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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1918
Page
3
Coleman announces candidacy on the Independent ticket for Supervisor of District No 2 covering Estherville and Estherville Township. He asks voters to support him between now and the November 5 election and vows to work for the district and county.
Des Moines Coliseum hosts the MidWest Horticultural Exposition from November 6 to 8 featuring meetings of Iowa Vegetable Growers and Fruit Growers associations, Beekeepers, Poultry and Pet Stock, and the State Horticultural Society along with a national Women’s Farm and Garden group. Notable exhibits include a six prize canning club display from ten states, a state junior garden exhibit, and a large floral display with a growing garden never before attempted.
Many buyers seek feeder sheep and Iowa State College's animal husbandry team asks sellers to write to the agricultural extension department with quantity and price. County farmers exchange lists seller wants and buyer wants locally, then unmet requests are sent to Ames for the state exchange monthly.
Large number of breeding and stock cattle listed for sale in drought areas of Texas. Cattle owners seek buyers, with Iowa farmers urged to contact J Burns at Texas A&M or C F Walker in Fort Worth for market information. Also notes hogs, hog cholera control in Iowa, vaccination efforts, and county agent support.
Iowa State College hosts a state wide judging contest linked to the 1919 winter short course. High schools statewide are invited to enter teams of three for farm crops and animal husbandry judging. Previous winners included Sioux Rapids in farm crops and Woodbine in animal husbandry. Entries eligible from students currently or previously in agricultural courses. no student with prior state contest participation may be on a team.
Buena Vista County farmers see sorghum milled using an improvised horse powered crusher set up in Storm Lake after the county agent located gear and connected water and gas. Several smaller mills open in the county to process crop.
Wright County women and girls organize a county wide rag drive collecting cotton and wool rags for sale. Eagle Grove Camp Fire clubs held rag days, 78 and 102 pounds collected respectively, sold for two and a half cents a pound yielding $4.50 for day one.
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