Concrete Posts Prove Serviceable After Six Years
Iowa State College agricultural engineers report concrete fence posts on the campus farm remain sound after six years with no defects. They tested mixes of cement and bank run gravel and found reinforced posts with quarter inch bars strongest, capable of resisting 500 to 1000 pounds before crushing. The notes also touch on butter bacteria, poultry parasites, phosphates, sorghum, rape forage, and beekeeping.
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Iowa State College
Agricultural Engineering Department
B. W. Hammer
Towa
Animal Husbandry Department
Reading Your Electric Meter At Home Instructions
Learn how to read your electric meter with a booklet from Iowa State College’s engineering extension. The text covers why meters differ, how kilowatts and watts relate, and how devices like percolators and toasters use electricity. it notes meters often mislead owners about charges.
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Engineering Extension Department
Iowa State College
Tractor care and bee feed tips from Iowa State College
Agricultural engineers advise checking tractor bearings and lubrication to cut belt wear and maintenance costs. They warn against cheap, impure oils that damage bearings and urge proper lubrication in all oil cups. The piece also urges beekeepers to inspect stores and feed for winter survivors, citing F. B. Paddock on bee nutrition and winter survival.
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Iowa State College
Spray Early For War Good Result
First apple, pear, cherry and plum sprays should begin as blossoms show color. Recommended mixtures include lime sulfur with water and lead arsenate, with adjustments for pest types. Last season Iowa spray cost about 75 cents per tree, yielding about three extra bushels and higher quality fruit.
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W. J. Kochen
Iowa State College
Iowa
Ames
Keep Dairy Calves Indoors Heat and Flies Trouble Young Stock
Dairy calves up to three months old should not be allowed outdoors for best gains. Heat and flies destroy calves early in the season, so keep them indoors with fly sprays and shade. Provide a sheltered pasture for outdoor time.
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Iowa State Colege
A. C. MacCandlish
Iowa State College
Motorists cheer for Kid Spring in street battle notes
Weston supervises a Detroit chassis project for a long journey while scholars and engineers gather from Washington to Saskatchewan for Michigan highway courses. The piece contrasts auto safety with late 1920s speed feats, cites Otto Walker’s Fresno records over 100 mph, and concludes with a view on presidential transport trends from horse to car.
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University of Michigan
Washington
Texas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Otto Walker
Fresno
California
Marion pioneer's early car figures on streets
Ist. He owned one of the first cars seen on the streets of Marion, io.
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Ist
Atreeta
Marion, Io
Joe Martin the motorist in film fan lore
Joe Martin, famed as the ultimate human monkey in comedies, is noted here as a gasoline lover who drives by himself, showcasing his solo driving habit.
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Joe Martin
Joe
Clutch Chatter Causes and Fixes Noted in Universal City
The article warns readers about clutch chatter seen in Universal City California. It explains possible causes including misadjusted tension glazed disc surfaces dirty oil gummed oil and dirt and for multi disk clutches running in oil or oil kerosene mixtures too much kerosene. It also mentions railroad passenger fares increasing and that the discussion continues on page six.
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Universal City
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