Potato Beetle Invasion Reported In Local Fields
In Jack Creek and vicinity a Farm Bureau writeup notes landscape topics and club activities. Farmers discuss land values, yield improvements, legumes, green manure and soil drainage. The article mentions visits, marriages, and community events with several local residents named. It closes with a report on potato beetle eggs laid on potato leaves and references to planting and farm work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Savage
Franklin
Iowa
Farm Bureau Notes Discuss Meeting and Horse Power
The Town ship Farm Bureau met at Center school house on Wednesday evening June 3 with strong attendance. Members urged more farmers to attend for idea exchange and neighborly contact across the township. Next gathering will feature ice cream at Jorgen Andersen’s home in July barring weather changes. County Agent notes two issues: many aged horses and few colts or young horses, signaling a potential horse power shortage unless farm programs adjust to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie Prochaska
Emmetsburg
Andrew Olson
Edwards
Soren Nielson
Mamie Birkland
Near Fenton
Harvey Nichtern
Christian and
Son Mente
Cylinder
Coe
Cordeman
Nels
Calicut Beek Dr
Township Farm Bureau
Center School House
Jorgen Andersen
Pwo
Lemmet County
F. W. Churchill
Henry County
Mr. Churchill
Tips on Spraying and Potatoes from Henry County Notes
Practical farming notes cover timing and mixes for potato beetle control using Bordo and arsenicals, guidance on spraying for blight, and cautions about lime with Paris green. It also reports frost impacts on early potatoes, guidance to plant later varieties, and a short community update on alfalfa use, local incidents, and church announcements.
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American Legion
Jack Creek
Farm Bureau
Helen M. Welsh
Ada Stevens
G. Johnson
H. L. Thompson
Estherville
Nels Peterson
Vern Hanes
Lund
Kruse
Emma Hanson
C. Co. C
Lucas
Kate Hamilton
Will Powers
Edwin
George Booth
Sephus Lundh
C. CC. C
Emmet
Een DB
Eas George Toft
Farm Bureau Notes
Mile Lake Meeting
McClellan
E Sales Company
Chas. Waldron
Tom Pullen
George
Grinnell
Joe
Grinnell College
Des Moines
Gilbert
Idaho Springs
Colorado
Austin
Louis
John Wasserman
Margaret Allen
Town City
the State University
Will Shaw
Earl Stangland
Chicago
Daniel Booth
Hilliard and Son
Pacific Coast
Frances Lough
Los Angeles
V. R
Free Methodist Church
Chas. W. Sutton
Estherville Luth
Lena Gunderson
Ladies Aid
Lulu Knutson
John Sandren
J. Taylor
G. Lee
V. R.grace Episcopal Church
Flockhart
St. Thomas Church
Sioux City
Michaels-Stern
Palm Beach
Nau Brothers
William Jacobs
W.O. S
W.O.S
JeFferson City
J.m.witten
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