This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1927
Page
6
W R Morehouse urges investors to distinguish reliable promoters from high pressure scams in mining oil and invention ventures. He advises consulting bankers or the National Better Business Bureau to verify facts, inspect investments, and avoid exchanging solid holdings for fraudulent schemes.
Three South Carolina banks launch a plan to provide a rent free, centrally located facility for Greenville and surrounding counties farmers for a creamery canning plant and a farm women's club. The project aims to boost livestock farming food production and local sales with a surplus garden and fruit processing center and cooperative supper and activity space. Georgia bankers have also advanced diversified farming efforts including vetch seed sowing and a state prize funded by a bank in Atlanta.
A fragmented passage laments vast yearly losses by wage earners from hasty investments. It calls on banks to provide clearer guidance to investors to protect their funds, with a nod to Will Green, President of Labor, as a figure referenced in the outdated text.
Des Moines Iowa May 31 Many eastern people who opposed agricultural legislation argue laws would not affect prosperity Yet Thornburg secretary of agriculture notes railroad stocks rose from about 56 a share in 1921 to about 100 in January this year a gain to 179 of its 1921 value While Iowa land prices fell to 68 of 1921 Thornburg blames lack of marketing laws for farm price declines He says big business prospers while agriculture suffers and urges fairer rural policy
Des Moines May 31 The total cost of indemnities salaries and expenses paid in tuberculin testing all cattle in the first 80 counties accredited was 94 cents per head. Secretary Thornburg says two thirds of this went to farmers as indemnities and one third covered salaries and expenses. The figure covers 1 138 412 cattle tested in the first 30 counties and is expected to approximate the state average for the remaining counties.
Iowa State College extension forester I T Bode says fence out livestock and chickens before planting evergreens. After planting, cultivate and mulch the surface through summer to conserve moisture and suppress weeds. Mulch with straw or leaves. stop cultivation mid August to prevent late growth and winter kill. If watering, trench around tree and apply water then mulch again. More deep watering less often is recommended.
Des Moines Iowa May 31 A survey of fruit trees shows damage from an extreme cold event in fall 1925 before sap left the trees. The cold October recorded by Weather Bureau left sap in trees and many crotches injured though some trees may recover.
A survey of 238 completed records across 23 Iowa counties finds the 25 best farms averaged 60 bushels per acre of corn versus 42 on 25 low farms and 44 on all 298 records. Oat yields ran 39 on good farms, 31 on poor, and 35 overall. hay averaged 1.6 tons per acre on top farms, 1.4 overall, and 1.1 on the lowest.
The 25 least profitable farms lost 1169 while the 25 best returned a net management ratio of 2803 after expenses and interest. The average management return across all farms with records was 778. The gap stems from management quality, not scale, with good farms yielding about 19.09 per 100 invested versus under half for the low performers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.