Uniformity in Butter Cream Tests Across Creameries
The Iowa State College Agricultural Extension notes that butter color and cream richness vary daily and across creameries. To market uniformly and enable small creameries to ship carloads, factors such as cream screw position, separator speed, milk temperature, skim milk flushing, and milk richness must be controlled for consistent test results.
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Nat&biich
Agricultural Extension Department
Lows State College
Dairy Department
Iowa State College
Creamery Tests Daily at Decorah Co op
The Ice Cave Creamery, the state’s largest farmers cooperative creamery, tests daily every batch of cream for butter fat. N C Bendicksen leads the teats with his daughter handling testing and recording. Overrun and moisture tests are reported daily to the secretary, with records open to about 500 patrons. The creamery was purchased five years ago by Winneshiek county farmers.
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Ice Cave
Decorah
A. L. Rudnick
Iowa State College
N. C. Bendicksen
Winneshiek County
Cereal disease hits 1919 grain crop across state
State plant pathology reports hundreds of inquiries from farmers about the small grain situation. Cereal survey estimates show scab severely damaging winter and spring wheat with up to 90 percent heads affected in some fields. Extreme heat and hot, damp weather accelerated ripening and disease impact.
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Town State College
Marquis
Iowa
Fence posts and creosote treatment mistakes at ground line
A farmer complains creosoted fence posts rot when buried too deep. Investigation shows creosoted portions buried below ground line receive no treatment, while some woods like osage orange or cedar resist decay. For full guidance, request Iowa State College bulletin No. 158 from Ames.
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Nanea
Bulletin
Iowa State College
Ames
Alfalfa Pasture Benefits and Bloat Risks
Alfalfa proves a strong hog pasture and feed in the Corn Belt while cattle and sheep risk bloat. Hogs tolerate alfalfa anytime with no prior adaptation, but cattle and sheep require gradual exposure. A Tow experiment station survey shows notable bloat difficulties among pastured cattle and sheep, with risks varying by season and field conditions.
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Tows
Don t Run in Flat Bang!
A lane warning from Iowa State College warns motorists against running on a flat tire. It explains rim damage, fabric loosening, and possible tube tearing, advising to remove the tire and drive slowly on the rim, with caution about wear on the wheel.
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Motorist
Engineering Extension Department
Iowa State College
Oil Helps the Road in County Not on Graded Places
Professor John Glass an agricultural engineering specialist argues that oiling newly graded country roads is beneficial but not a cure for mud or waterlogged beds. He notes the first mile out of town is often the poorest surface and estimates oiling costs around 225 to 250 dollars monthly for short hauls.
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John Glass
Glass
Turkey Red Proves Beat Winter Wheat
Wheat growers seek high yielding varieties and pay high prices for seed. The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station compares wheat varieties yearly and finds Turkey Red leading for yield. New Burbank wheat shows little value in the Corn Belt. Marvelous lacks winter hardiness and yields low quality grain.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Burbank
Corn
Local Moves and Shifts Highlight Small Town Update
Thirty years ago Mr and Mrs J W Randolph moved into the E L Brown house on Howard street E J Sandrol left for Chicago to select a fall stock Ridley and Elmer Crumb L have bought the J W Ridley livery stable and will run the business Woods is improving while his father remains ill The notes record various town movements and market prices.
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Ji. W. Randolph
E. L. Brown
Howard Street
E. J. Sandrol
Chicago
Ridley
Elmer Crumb L
J. W. Ridley
Aera Woods
Erie
Osteopathy, Estates, and Local Notices Mixed in Plsile Dispatch
A fragmented item from Plslie Wisconsin lists attendees at a death and a caregiver staying with relatives in Platteville. It also cites scattered real estate transfers in Estherville and surrounding areas, including several lot purchases in Stafford and Jarvis additions. The garbled notice mentions Mankato Commercial College and osteopathy promotional lines among estate records and a church matter in Emmet county Iowa.
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Paul Petschow
Gordon Hulett
Stafford & Jarvis
Estherville
Tne Pirby
Mark Stoffel
Joe Heneman
Ridley'’s
Margaret Syerson
Jne P Kirby
Loughs
H Rhodes
A A Halleck
Woods
Catherine Bradford
Ernest W Olson
Eee
Tees
Clyde E Brenton
Martin Anderson
E B Butler
Larson's
Wallingford
J White
Union State Line
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Iowa News Highlights Swalm Family Return to Iowa in 1919
Des Moines reports Col Albert W Swalm and Mrs Swalm traveling back to visit old friends. Swalm, former editor of the Oskaloosa Herald, served as ambassador to Uruguay and later in Southampton England. He aided American troops during WWI and held Iowa National Guard command. Also noted are Charles Burker’s death in Glendale by gas suicide and a Sioux City dog bite case leading to rabies findings, with twenty mad dog bites reported in Iowa this year.
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J.W. Jarnagin
Des Moines
Iowa
Gol
Albert W. Swalm
Col. Swalm
Oskaloosa Herald
Uruguay
South America
Harrison
Southhampton
England
Charles Burker
Glendale
California
New Sharon
Mahaska County
Gettysburg
Arthur Schubert
Waterloo
Sioux City
Iowa City
State Board of Health
Jefferson
Veterans to police state fair grounds in Iowa plan
Maj. Lloyd W. Ross, Croix de Guerre recipient, is to organize a 150 veteran police force for the state fair grounds. He aims to recruit doughboys and officers to handle any incident, using his wartime leadership as a guide.
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Lloyd W. Ross
One Hundred - Sixty-Eighth Infantry
France
A. R Corey
State Fair Board
Ross
Secretary of State
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Wilsconsin
Tracy
Galeetta
Neeasce
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Osceola
RK. Thompson
Guineaville
Missouri
Mr. Thompson
America
Carroll
Fort Madison
Chio City
Indiana Prison
Burt & Jones
U. S
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