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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1963
Page
2
Oct 10 County 4-H committee meeting at 8 p m in the County Extension office. Oct 14 Bremer County Soil Conservation District commissioner meeting at 8 p m in the County Extension office Tripoli. Oct 17 Meeting for 4-H photography project members at 5 p m in the County Extension office Tripoli.
A weekly garden column by County Extension Director Gene Vincent offers tips from Iowa State University experts. Pull peppers before frost and store plants in a basement to ripen. plant sweet peas early next spring. prepare soil with organic matter and possible fertilizer. Plant bulbs like tulips and daffodils in October for January to March blooms using cold storage. mulch strawberries with soybean or oat straw to protect fruit buds from freezing and boost next year's yield.
September meeting at Bill Clausen home sets gilt program for 1963 64 with Bob Towne to use gilt this year. Officers elected: Gordon Sievers president James Rathe vice president Larry Ormston secretary Bob Towne treasurer David Peters reporter Bruce Gienau historian. Bill Clausen gave a talk on Quarter Horses.
Pete Bernard found a 30 pound mushroom on a farm near Albia and also uncovered a smaller mushroom weighing 15 pounds.
A tip suggests obtaining 1 inch chicken netting to create a rabbit proof fence around raspberry and other fruit plantings. A 30 inch high fence can protect valuable plants if rabbits are a problem in the neighborhood.
Bremer County Extension Director notes that a well managed beef cow herd should stay profitable for 2 to 4 years. ISU economist Francis Kutish cites rising population and growing beef appetite as support, despite recent price drops. Expected cattle numbers reach 105 to 106 million by Jan 1, 1964, signaling a 2 to 2.5 million gain and a 3 percent rise in beef slaughter.
President Virgil Hancher met with University of Iowa faculty on the eve of the new year and described world trends affecting universities. He, retiring as SUI president, spoke of growing government funding for universities worldwide and noted a swift revolution in the United States, urging recognition to advance.
Pearl E Pardee explains how stores use displays, aisle placement, gondolas, lighting, color, and shelf positioning to influence purchases. Power items are placed to steer buyers, with banners and sale signs highlighting key products and shaping shopper choices.
Market notes indicate cattle were sold in the first half of 1963 amid rising feeder cattle demand. The long term outlook favors higher feeder prices versus fed cattle unless weather worsens. A drought could trigger liquidations and price drops. good conditions would prompt restocking and rebounds in stockers feeders and fat cattle.
The message stresses that price perceptions may mislead and urges tracking grocery spending. It notes households spend a large share of income on food and that budgeting should include non food items like pet foods shampoo toothpaste and paper products. Decisions on when and where to shop affect total costs.
Edward Dagel of Sibley reports apple blossoms appearing on a damaged large limb of a farmyard tree. Leaves withered after the break, then revived with buds and clusters as if spring, with tiny apples forming already.
Executive C purchases a Piper aircraft for Iowa Coven subject to attorney approval as the lowest bid. Skymaster offered $54,239, with Wasp craft Baron at $61,459 and Hughes Preferred Piper Azteg at a higher price.
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