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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1919
Page
3
City Clerk N B Egbert certifies the annual financial statement for Estherville Iowa for the year ending March 31 with total transactions totaling 106255.33 dollars. The document affirms the accuracy of the city's financial records for the year.
Opens in southern Iowa and northern Missouri with spray guidance. Recommends lime sulfur and water, Bordeaux mix with arsenate, lead arsenate, blue vitriol, lime sulfur, and water proportions. Applies to orchards and fruit trees as season begins.
Poultry extension experts at Iowa State College note early hatched chicks are stronger and more vigorous due to hens’ peak breeding condition. Late hatchlings need more feed but endure heat and parasites poorly, and cooler wet falls raise cold risk. Delaying pasture turnout may boost per acre pasturage by avoiding spring grass stress.
A first of four special articles by John S. Glass on tractor operation. It lists common engine failure causes such as lack of fuel, no spark, and no compression, and offers remedies for fuel troubles including draining water, cleaning lines, ensuring proper carburetion, and avoiding kerosene as a fuel.
Iowa State College trials over nine years show soiling crops supplying nutrients for dairy cows during hot dry summers. Alfalfa, soybeans, sweet clover and alsike clover rank high for forage. amber cane and mixtures like oats with field peas or cow peas with corn prove effective, with yields around twelve tons per acre and low production costs.
Scrambled notes suggest research on pig litters showing sow pregnancy size influences piglet outcomes. Mentions Gary and Steere, with unclear lines about sow nutrition and pig survival while noting potential improvements in pig raising.
A farm engineering expert from Iowa State College warns against overzealous tinkering with new tractors. He says owners often crank and modify engines at the first sign of starting trouble, risking bigger issues instead of proper diagnosis. Patience and careful checks are urged before making repairs.
Iowa legislators approved a new conservation bill allocating 100000 dollars annually for public parks across the state. The measure, pushed by Prof L H Pammel and the Conservation Board, envisions camping and picnic facilities along major roads with water and grounds, aiming for a park in every county and even patrol homes along routes.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions corn and testing in a ground context with garbled names and terms. The readable parts indicate experimental or testing notes about crop quality and planting, but no clear event, date, or identifiable entities are preserved for a definitive summary.
The text describes keeping the era marked and separated to avoid confusion. It mentions the rag doll test with kernels laid out to germinate in a damp rag and stresses accurately marking the squares so none slip during rolling.
Hogs fed by Ames animal husbandry research reached a Chicago market high at 21.15 dollars per pound under the free choice system developed at Ames. The record price was aided by the station’s standard practices and the exhibit at the Towa agricultural experiment station.
Fragmentary old ad copy touts kidney pills as the sole cure for kidney disorders. Readable bits mention Estherville and names like Fisher and Linda Street, but the text is garbled and incomplete.
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