Highway Commission Urges Winter Road Prep In Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission calls for timely winter road preparation focusing on culverts ditches and drainage to ensure water drains off roads. Emphasizes layering new dirt in ongoing construction and keeping road centerlines smooth for freezing weather. Advises against extensive dragging and urges final pre freeze work to yield pavement like condition. Also notes livestock disease loss sharing where owners bear one third of appraised value not including salvage, with state and federal shares.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Weight of Settled Silage in Iowa Silo Depths
In Iowa State data, settled silage weighs about 35 to 39 pounds per cubic foot depending on depth. The report explains calculating cubic feet by radius, using pi 3.1461, and multiplying by silage depth to get total volume.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa Cattle Tuberculosis Test Effort Expands
By January 1 authorities aim to test nearly a thousand Iowa cattle herds under the new law in effect July 1. Iowa’s average disease reaction rate is about 6 percent, higher than the roughly 4 percent seen in other states with similar laws, underscoring the need for the measure and its execution.
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Iowa
Timber lands in Iowa seen as big future asset
William L. Hall the assistant United States Forester toured Iowa State College and southeastern Iowa noting large privately owned timber areas. He said private lands will be managed by scientific methods due to high forestry product prices and urged farmers to plant quick growing cottonwood on unused nonagricultural land or river islands to supply rough lumber pulp and fence posts.
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William L. Hall
United States
Iowa
Hall
Iowa State College
Towa
Mississippi River
Fall
Texas pig breeders scout quality stock at Iowa fair
An elder Texas pig man paid about 800 dollars per gilt at the Iowa State Fair and bought a third prize pig for a club boy. Another buyer purchased ten gifts in Polk County. He notes Texas farmers now pay over five dollars for a boar, with Texas breeders impressed by the high quality animals found in the state and showing interest in pure bred rams.
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Texas
Polk County
Milk production costs stir inquiry into profiteering
An inquiry asks what it costs to produce a quart of milk and whether the milk producer is profiteering. The question reflects concerns over dairy pricing and farm economics, prompting discussion on costs, margins, and consumer impact.
Texas breeders seek Iowa pigs after Des Moines show
Texas agents led by Edwin Houston visited Des Moines swine show and bought 50 hogs while evaluating Iowa herds. Paul Tomlinson of Iowa State College extension notes strong market for pure bred boars. Texas buyers eye Poland Chinas and Durocs. one Texas agent plans to purchase 100 Poland Chinas in Iowa.
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Texas
Iowa
Paul ©. Tomlinson
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Edwin Houstin
Texas Agricultural College
Des Moines
Pig Club
Tomlinson
Milk Cost Study Shows Varied Production Expenses
A dairy farmer consumer notes milk costs around 12 cents a quart. Illinois figures from 680 farms with 18,902 cows show costs per 100 pounds of milk: grain 44 pounds at 55 per ton, silage 18 pounds at 6 per ton, hay 0 pounds at 80 per ton, other roughage 39 pounds at 10 per ton, labor 22 hours at 30 cents. Results indicate no profiteering by producers despite quality and circumstance differences.
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Iowa
Milk Prices and Producer Profiteering Questioned
The bulletin notes milk costs per 100 pounds at 4.46 dollars and 3.85 dollars in Des Moines, with a 34 percent test. It cites Town State College paying 4.20 dollars per 100 pounds for 4 percent milk and asks whether producers are profiteering, suggesting the answer is easily determined.
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Des Moines
Town State College
Remove Kinks from Ropes With Ground Drag Method
A newly purchased rope that is kinky can be loosened by tying it to a wagon and dragging it along the ground to remove twists and kinks, making the rope usable.
Optimistic Thought The King Cannot Always Rule
A fragmented reading hints at a historic opinion on monarchy and governance. The text suggests limits to royal power and the idea that a king cannot always dictate outcomes. It reflects a broader belief in constraint and potential reform.
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Eatonictis
Ratherville, Iowa
the Cleaners
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Emmet County Land and Abstract Company
Fitherville
Cowan
Lota
Fiemet County
Fagle
Howard Tspfset
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Avalon Farms
Burt & Jones
Estherville, Iowa
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