Semi Annual Report and Poultry Lighting Bulletin Summary
Emmet County treasurer L W Brawford reports cash in banks 207458 31 and cash in drawer 392 07 with total 212478 90 and ledger balance 208418 8. The rest highlights a bulletin by Professor Fairbanks on artificial illumination for winter egg production, detailing lighting in pens, perches, and wiring. Also included are poems and civic essays by local writers urging civic cooperation, vaccination debate, and Dr Arrow defending vaccination and public health.
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Prarsi Ramners
Capitol Grounds
Weae Pth Eee
Eagles Relief
Wees Web Ee
Gen. State
Tor R
Fair Grounds
Orv Reeee
Tas
Teachers’ Institute
Yarreeteen
Behool
Pepeee Oey
Saber Este
Rte
Co. Auditor
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Hog house ventilation urged by Iowa State expert
Plentiful cold December weather highlights the need for proper hog house ventilation. A W Clyde extension agricultural engineer at Iowa State College notes that hog houses collect moisture and heat, risking pig comfort and health.
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A. W. Clyde
Iowa State College
Timber wolf hunted down by Horswells near Armstrong
B. H. Horswell and son Howard with L. A. Horswell hunted timber wolves on New Year’s day tracking from Hugh Anderson place for about ten miles. They bagged a good sized wolf. Anderson’s recent loss of sheep makes the success welcome. Wolf bounty is $15 with hides worth $10 to $15, per Graettinger Times.
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Buia
B. H. Horswell
Howard
L. A. Horswell
Armstrong
Hugh Anderson
Anderson
Graettinger Times
No Creed Distinction in Aid for Little Storm Lake Girl
The Algona Advance notes broad Protestant and Catholic support for relief to the Storm Lake girl bitten by a bear in West Bend Park two years ago. The drive, sparked by a Protestant origin, shows widespread generosity across creeds, especially at Christmas, highlighting shared humanity over differences.
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Father Dobberstein
Storm Lake
West Bend Park
Algona
Grant
Lee
Appomatax
Julie O'Grady
Electric Lighting Boosts Winter Egg Production
The article notes that artificial light in poultry houses extends the birds’ walking day to boost egg production in winter. Poultrymen nationwide use gasoline lanterns, gas lights, and electricity with varying light intensities. Experiments by the New York State College of Agriculture in Ithaca sought the proper light amount for floor space.
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United States
New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
N.Y
Frost on Hog House Floors Signals Ventilation Issue
Exceedingly heavy frost during cold weather indicates improper ventilation. As the frost melts it leaves hog house floors damp and dirty, suggesting moisture problems.
Transforming suede shoes through dye and polish
Suede shoes that are discolored can be dyed with a liquid dye made for ordinary leather shoes. The dye flattens the nap and a good polish later makes old suede shoes look like respectable leather ones. Laura Holmes, instructor at Iowa State College, says processed shoes are easier to care for.
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Laura Holmes
Iowa State College
Iowa to Raise Disease Free Pigs System Emphasized
Iowa State College extension men will educate fifty county farm bureaus and county agents on a swine sanitation plan. Demonstration farms will show how to prevent disease like bull nose and necrotic enteritis by new pastures, clean pens, and better feeding. E L Quaife Rex Beresford J S Craft and Bee Stouder lead the campaign.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Towa
E. L. Quaife
Rex Beresford
J. S. Craft
Bee Stouder
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Farm meat demonstrations planned across many counties
R W Snyder and C B McDonald agricultural extension men from Jaws State College will conduct farm meat demonstrations over the next two months in numerous Iowa counties including Henry Lee Marshall Benton Dallas Guthrie Decatur Ringgold Davis Monroe Scott Iowa Crawford Shelby Louisa Jasper Bremer Lyon Washington Ida Winneshiek O’Brien Howard Woodbury Kossuth Hancock Osceola and more. The Iowa Weekly Industrial Review notes Florida’s inheritance tax ban to attract wealth and develop resources. Sac City Canning plans a three story Storm Lake plant. nearby freight and banking news follows with stock shipments, a new Arthur Savings Bank, paving plans, Tamar County road funding, and Chicago firm talks in Johnson County.
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R.W. Snyder
C. B. McDonald
Jaws State College
Henry,Lee
Marshall
Benton
Dallas
Guthrie
Decatur
Ringgold
Davis
Monroe
Scott
Iowa
Crawford
Shelby
Louisa
Jasper
Bremer
Lyon
Washington
Ida
Winneshiek
O’brien
Howard
Woodbury
Kossuth
Hancock
Osceola
Florida
Sac City
Sac City Canning Company
Storm Lake
Clutter
Brooklyn
Malcolm Livestock Shipping Association
Arthur—Arthur Trust & Savings Bank
New Institution
Des Moines
Tracr
Tamar County
Corning
Towa City
Chicago
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Diverse farm and construction items across Iowa era
A digest of regional agricultural outputs and public works notes outlines milk, peanuts, cattle, and crop figures. Projects include bridge and hospital expansions, school planning, and railroad surveys. Legislative items mention Muscle Shoals and farm crop values for 1924 with corn and cotton notes.
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Alta
Monroe
le Grand Brothers
Des Moines Livestock Exchange
Ames
Squaw Creek
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Lutheran Hospital Association
Waterloo
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company
Casey
St. Luke's Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Wickfield Farma Company
United States Senate
Department of Agriculture
Adlerika relief for gas and constipation hints
An old drug advertisement suggests Adlerika cures tiredness after meals by expelling gas from the stomach and bowels. It touts buckthorn bark and magnesium sulphate mixtures as quick acting, claiming relief within hours and noting it is gentle on the bowels.
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L. W. Brawford
Emmet County
Fairbanks New Bulletin
K F. Hayward
the Pines
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E. R. Waite
Shawnee
Oklahoma Board of Commerce
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Misc. To Co. Bridge
Huntington Savings Bank
Huntington
Emmet
Total
C.creeseen
State of
J. P. Kirby
Wilson Small
Mabel Herrick
Emmet Coekl
Don J. Kirby
M. K. Whelan
Estherville
Burplus Fund
A. A. Herrick
A.A. Herrick
Sec’y
Jay Johnston
Earth
North
Africa
M. LaCroix
Suede Shoes
Queen Marie
Romania
Iowa Weekly
Industrial Review
Birney Hospital
Lincoln Street
M. E. Wilson
Kilgore & Klocow Hew
J. M. Frederickley
Sconberg & Kilgore Bldg
G. Ewen
Iowa Savings Bank
F. W. Hanson
PH. C. Palmer
Lincoln St
Mariposa
Lucile Crumb de Guile
Coleman Hospital
North 8Th Street
HR. C. Coleman
M. D
IM. R.sathe
J. Hansen
Stade Farm
Dunnell
E. O. Chedley
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