Wallingford Cow Testing Assn First Year Ends
A report from the Wallingford Cow Testing Association notes the first year’s work closes February 28 1918 with success. It lists cows yielding over 40 pounds of butterfat in the 28 days ending that date and emphasizes selecting dairy cows by productivity rather than appearance or milking alone.
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Wallingford Cow Testing Association
GE. Moore
Belle
Holstein
C. Skattebo
N. H. Mortenson
Twelve Mile Lake
Wallingford Red Cross
Twelve Mile Lake Club
Helge Helgeson
Misa Beck Burg
Ina Burg
Joe Amdshi
John Nelson
Jorgen Anderson
Misa Mamie Thompson
Hes Alga
Wallingford Red
Thirty Years Ago Notes and Local News
Measles sickens Eddie Silge. Delegates F E Allen E J Woods and L R Bingham attend state convention in Des Moines. Passenger train stuck near Superior after drift. Drawing winners at Littell's include Frank Miller Horace Evans Fred DeMunn. Markets from Jehu Foote: oats 22 24c wheat 57 68c barley 35 46c flax 95c corn 31 32c hogs 4 50 4 55. Steamship model photos for sale at Tondal's gallery. M A Little conducting business in Des Moines this week.
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Our
F. E. Allen
E. J. Woods
L. R. Bingham
Des Moines
Superior
Littell
Frank Miller
Horace Evans
Fred DeMunn
Jehu & Foote
McLean
Presbyterian
Court House
Ton
News Twenty Years Ago From The Vindicator 1898 Update
From the 1898 files, updates on Spain tensions, a Kettleson school house sale authorized for April 6, and teaching assignments. Albert Mahlum to teach Martin school at $30 per month. G N Coon plots ten acres east of the river for residence lots, with buyers including Joe Hardie and Chas Clay. Henry Amundson takes a drug-store post in Clarion after pharmacy studies. A marriage near Bigelow links John F. Gress and Blanche Edwards. new tenancies and moves announced for Mint Street homes.
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Spain
Kettleson
Albert Mahlum
Martin
G. N
Des Moines
M.arried
Bigelow
Minnesota
John F. Gress
Estherville
Blanche Id
Irving
Illinois
Graves
Hous
Iowa Governor Sets Seed Corn Price Limits in Crisis
Governor of Iowa proclaims fair seed corn pricing amid a state shortage. He directs that crib corn with good germination should not exceed 10 dollars per bushel and crib-selected seed corn not exceed four dollars per bushel, urging all growers dealers and seed firms to comply. The measure aims to ensure seed supply for farmers and support soldiers and sailors.
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State of
Iowa
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Visit From Iowa City and Local Topics in Estherville
Kirtland Allen came from Iowa City for a brief spring vacation visit with his parents and will return Monday or Tuesday. W A Byfield runs a neat, clean, orderly restaurant in Estherville with bakery buns and meals served on the premises. Note on a wedding: Miss Cora Courtright wed Mr Bert Miller at the M Ev Parsonsate last Wednesday. The piece then shifts to 1918 seed corn policy urging equitable distribution, opposition to selling surplus seed corn, and a call to test and ready seed stock, citing wartime concerns and political authority of Governor W L Harding, Des Moines, March 14, 1918.
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Kirtland Allen
Iowa City
W. A. Byfield
Estherville
Cora Courtright
Bert Miller
M. Ev
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