Seed potatoes treated with hot formaldehyde win yields in Mitchell county
Better Iowa reports extension experts show seed potato trials where hot formaldehyde treatment reduced disease by 27 percent across four plots. Treated potatoes reached 83 percent clean yield vs 56 percent in untreated, and yields rose from 70 to 86 bushels per acre. Farmers plant treated seed, select disease-free stock, and harvest to reuse seed, aiming to gradually eliminate disease and improve local seed quality.
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Mitchell County
R.H. Porter
Iowa State College
Extension Service
Iowa
New L shaped concrete block from Iowa State College
Iowa State College agricultural engineers design an L shaped block that is smaller and easier to produce. The block measures 8 by 16 by 1.5 inches, holds 240 cubic inches, and covers 128 square inches of wall area. It withstood 2100 psi in compression tests, uses one third the material of standard blocks, and can be manufactured with a simple, inexpensive machine.
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Amés
Agricultural Engineers
Iowa State College
Farmers Creosote Posts Demonstration Sparks County Program
Farmers in Benton county launched a community effort to treat fence posts with creosote after a Vinton demonstration by I T Bode of Iowa State College. A 50 percent water gas tar creosote solution from the Vinton gas works successfully treated soft maple posts, showing how rapid growing woods can last as long as hardwoods when properly treated.
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Benton County
Vinton
I. T. Bode
Iowa State College
Bode
Iowa stock shipped to Mexico for agricultural school
Twelve milking Shorthorns from Cerro Gordo county and 42 Poland China hogs from Clinton county were shipped to Mexico City for the school of agriculture. The 12 cattle brought $3,050, and the animals will help establish good herds in the republic of Mexico.
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Cerro Gordo County
Poland
Clinton County
Mexico City
School of Agricultural
Republic of Mexico
How long do lights shine in Ames Iowa
Engineers at Iowa State College estimate street lamps burn about 40090 hours yearly when on throughout darkness. If off after moonrise on clear nights the yearly total drops to around 2000 hours, and turning off at midnight yields about 1000 hours. For 1922 lighting times request bulletin 50 from the engineering extension department at Ames.
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Iowa State College
Engineering Extension Department
Ames
Organize Bull Association Farmers Club Formed at Emmetsburg
A new organization for buying purebred bulls has started at Emmetsburg. Five farmer groups, guided by H. R. Searles of Iowa State College dairy extension, pledge to buy bulls from dams with yearly butterfat of at least 500 pounds. A permanent constitution and by laws have been adopted.
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Farmers Club
Emmetsburg
H. R. Searles
Iowa State College
Two Hundred Fifty Three Horses Shipped From Here
W. J. Gardner shipped two more carloads of horses from Lake Park on Sunday, bringing total shipments since December 10 to 253 head. Cars came from Sibley, Lake Park, and Spirit Lake, all sent to Pennsylvania. Express charges on Lake Park cars totaled 1536 dollars. DeVoss and Kelsey assisted Gardner in buying for the Pennsylvania market, excluding blacks or mares. Total cash receipts likely exceed 20009 dollars, with many horses noted in Dickinson and Jackson counties. Spirit Lake Beacon.
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W. J. Gardner
Lake Park
Sibley
Spirit Lake
Pennsylvania
Express
Messrs DeVoss
Kelsey
Milford
Mr. Gardner
Dickinson
Jackson County
Farmers Organization Growth at Chicago Market
The Equity Co-Operative Exchange, the sole farmers terminal live stock market on the Chicago market, shows strong growth. December 1921 sales rose 12 percent from December 1920, with 1921 year total up 33 percent over 1920 and 98 percent over 1919, aided by more producers joining despite lower shipments late in December.
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Farmers’ Organization
Chicago
Equity Co- Operative Exchange
Another Speculative Firm Goes Broke In Grain Loss
The failure of one of the largest grain brokerage firms in the country K E Wagner Co on December 30 caused a drop in the grain trade. Wheat declined 2 3 4 cents while corn fell 1 1 4 cents oats 1 1 2 cents and rye 3 5 8 cents amid the news.
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E. W. Wagner Co
Grain firm failures prompt call for farmer marketing coops
A second large grain firm collapsed amid heavy losses on speculative markets. Experts urge farmer marketing organizations to avoid being dictated to by weather and profit hunters. The STOCK YARDS ACT becomes effective this month with packer and stock yard operation delayed to January 18 following a Landis and fellow judges ruling. The court denied a permanent injunction against enforcement while granting an exemption during appeal. Livestock producers back the government and expect the Supreme Court to uphold the law, ensuring openness in terminal market operations for producers.
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Landis
Evans
Fitzhenry
Livestock Commission and Speculators
Secretary of Agriculture
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Notice of First Meeting of Creditors
In the District Court of the United States in the Northern District of Iowa Everet Griese was adjudged bankrupt on December 16 1921 The first meeting of his creditors will be held at the court in Central Division to be announced by the clerk
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District Court of the United States
Northern District of
Iowa
Central Division
Everet Griese
Court Meeting for Creditor Claims in Estherville
The Court House of Emmet County Estherville Iowa opens January 31 1922 at 1 00 p m for creditors to prove their claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct related business Dated Algona January 7 1922 S W Crowell Referee in Bankruptcy Also an advertisement for Dean s Kidney Pills praising kidney health with a testimonial from Mrs W R Rost of Esthenville and a price of 60 cents a box.
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Estherville
Dean
W. R. Rost
Third St
Ethene
Johnston & Co
Absence of Groom Noticed After Ceremony
The item notes the groom’s absence was not observed until after the wedding ceremony, reflecting on the Boston Transcript report. It appears in a Best Daily for Farmers page promoting Des Moines Register delivery and a price offer, with a stray English paper mention.
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Des Moines Register
Boston Transcript
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Mexico
Capital City
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Soils
Organize
Bull Association
Wasserman
Pillsburys Wheat
Sun Maid
Mens Lamb
Wasserman’s
S. W. Crowell
Board OF Health
Chiropractic
Frank P. Lowe Palmer
Rhodes
Estherville, Iowa
Winchester
Kilgore
Klocow
Ehler
Monarch
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