Paving Progress Across Iowa Contracts Report
Paving contracts cover 184 miles under federal aids with weekly output of 4 to 5 miles. Polk county gains three quarters of a mile on the Ankeny road. Floyd county expects over three miles on the North Iowa pike. Humboldt about a quarter mile. Scott a completed mile base. Greene not yet started. Black Hawk section on Hawkeye highway finished. Overall 39 counties have 51 road projects, including 490 miles of grading and 239 miles completed. Graveling totals 113 miles with nine completed. Feeding stuffs decline as corn prices drop and pasture feed remains ample, reducing farm demand.
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Tnder
Polk County
Ankeny
Floyd County
Iowa
Humboldt County
Scott
Sioux County
Greene County
Hawkeye
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Poison for Grasshoppers and Crop Outlook in Iowa
Poison for grasshoppers outlines a poison bait mix using wheat bran arsenic oranges molasses and water to combat infestations. Potatoes show a favorable yield outlook with U S crop bureau estimates at 387 586 000 bushels nationally this year and prices trending down in central markets. Hot lunches expand to over 1 000 Iowa schools per extension reports with 30 percent of consolidated schools serving meals.
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Iowa
United States
U. S. Crops Bureau
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Denmark Sends Much Butter to Iowa Markets
Danish butter shipments reaching Iowa in July likely affect local pbuttermakers as about 6,000,000 pounds are unloaded. The largest single car shipment from Denmark totals 45,440 casks weighing 112 pounds each, aggregating 5,892,280 pounds of butter. Much of the butter goes into storage as Argentine butter also arrives.
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Iowa
Denmark
Con
Livestock Market Seen Having Good Year Ahead
H H Kildee head of animal husbandry at Iowa State College predicts a favorable year for purebred breeders despite market unsettledness. He states partners value good bloodlines and will continue buying first class sires and dams, with steady rather than sensational sales and overall sound activity.
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Altho
H. H. Kildee
Iowa State College
Mr. Kildee
Weeds and Losses From Unlawful Plants in Iowa
Dr. L H Pammel of Iowa State College warns that annual millions are lost to unlawful weeds in Iowa crops. He cites barberry as a focus of eradication and notes other troublesome weeds such as sour dock, quack grass, burdock, wild parsnip, and European pepper grass.
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Lowa
L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College
Dr. Pammel
Missouri River
Rocky Mountains
Sugar Beet Fields Boost Iowa Crop Prospects
Iowa sugar beet fields are driving a nationwide surge in sugar output, with a projected fall increase of 333000 tons. This rise would add about six pounds of sugar per person compared with last year’s crop, and Iowa is a key contributor to the boost.
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Iowa
United States
Sugar Demand Rises Worldwide as Asian Markets Grow
Dr. FE A Taylor of the U S Food Commission notes a surge in sugar consumption in India China and Japan as war prices raise real incomes. Europe aims to curb imports while Belgium plans to meet its own needs. The Orient’s demand is escalating beyond prior levels.
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Nilsion
Europe
Belgium
FE. A. Taylor
U.S. Food Commission
Towa State College
Orient
India
China
Japan
Home Problems at the Iowa State Fair Exhibits
Home management and cooking demonstrations will be shown to Iowa women at the Iowa State Fair August 25 to September 3. The home economics extension department from Iowa State College will present methods and discoveries in home life with daily food and clothing exhibits led by Miss Neals S Knowles. Lectures for farm women will run morning and evening throughout the event.
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Iowa
Home Economics Extension Department
Lowa State College
Neals S. Knowles
Cultivate Alfalfa to Repel Bluegrass, Iowa Test Advice
Iowa farmers complain alfalfa cannot withstand bluegrass. H D Hughes from Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station says spring tooth harrow or disk harrow can eliminate the grass. Cultivate after the second and third harvests. Wet seasons favor spring tooth. dry seasons favor disk harrow. Also mentions Emmet County district court 1920 August term.
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Iowa
H. D. Hughes
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
W H Keefe Lawsuit Notice in Emmet County Iowa
Original notice filed in Emmet county Iowa names W H Keefe as plaintiff with defendants Henry Drumheller and heirs of Drumheller and others. Property described as North Fractional One half of the NE Quarter in Section 2 Township 99 North Range 31 West. Court clerk advised that a complaint is on file with district court.
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Henry Drumheller
Cora E. Drumheller
Cora E. Stevens
Pansy Geraldine Drumheller
Geraldine Drumheller
Geraldine Terry
Emmet
Iowa
Clerk of District Court
Emmet County
Estherville
Morse, Kennedy & Herrick
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State OF
W. H. Keefe
Schuster
Estherville Grocer
Shat Brewing Company
Bott
Roy
Hfe
Georgia
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Fortomarea
Honolulu
Tahiti
Alberta and
Madame Lyn
M. E. Eldred
Russell Strait
Kenney & Strait
F. A. Kenney
North Fourth Street
the Burnham
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