Washington County Farm Bureau Announces Orchard Spray Schedule
Fruit growers in Washington County will receive notices from the Extension Service of Iowa State College about when to spray to combat insects and disease. Growers can sign up by sending their name to the Farm Bureau. Sprays timing: plums before blossom. apples about a week later. cherries and pears often need none. raspberries gooseberries and currants sprayed with apples.
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Orchard
Washington County
Iowa State College
Farm Bureau
Spraying guidance for apples and dairy cow tests in Iowa orchard notes
Extension specialist H B Nichols recommends six quarts of liquid lime sulfur or five pounds plus 1 percent lead arsenate per 60 gallons for apple spray. coverage is key. The report covers cold damage to fruit in Missouri Kansas and southern Illinois, good bud sets, and a March dairy cow test showing strong milk and butterfat yields from Washington County herds with cost analyses and herd averages.
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H. B Nichols
H. K. Nichols
Nichols
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Mr. Nichols
Washington County
W. W. Fleig & Sons
B. C. Foster
Wellman
Sherman’s Funeral Home and Abstract Office Notice
Sherman’s Funeral Home at 305 West Main Street advertises ambulance service and lists attorneys Livingston and Eicher with their abstract department at 204 West Main Street opposite the court house. Phone numbers provided as 253 and 147.
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T. J. Pease
Court House
Penney Store Corner
Main St
O. F. Boller
Commercial Bank Corner
Washington St
Jones Funeral Home
East Main St
Sherman's Funeral Home
West Main St
Chase
Brown
Livingston & Eicher
Ss. W. Livingston
and &E& C Richer
Dairy Herd Testing Offers Money Saving Proof
The article argues that butterfat production over twelve months reveals good and poor producers, not the test alone. It notes an upcoming restructuring of the association, and asserts that membership costs nothing while saving money in dairy herds. Farmers milking cows in the association can confirm the proof.
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Morey
Township Meeting At Taylor School Highlights April 28 Event
Last Friday night a good crowd gathered at Taylor School for a township meeting. Mrs Claude Rhodebeck presented the women's work and urged attendance at the women's achievement day on April 28. Marketing was discussed by the county agent and a Q and A session closed the meeting.
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Taylor School
Claude Rhodebeck
Farm Bureau Women Plan Achievement Day and Fairfield Conference
The Farm Bureau women of Washington county plan an April 28 achievement day program focusing on 2nd Year Home Management. The event includes lessons on kitchen care, laundry, sanitation, and home finishing. A major district Farm Bureau conference in Fairfield on April 26 features Chas. E. Hearst as principal speaker and group sessions led by Mrs. Milner and Warren Walrod.
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Farm Bureau
Washington County
Iowa
Fairfield
Seventh Farm Bureau
Chas. E. Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Washington, D
C. E. Milner
Warren Walrod
Seventh Farm Bureau District Meeting Schedule
Ilowa and a group led by Geo W Leffler will hear reports on group meetings work in Washington and tax discussions. State officials urge southeastern Iowa members to attend with districts including Muscatine Washington Keokuk Wapello Jefferson Henry Des Moines Louisa Davis Van Buren Lae. April 25 Monday Grand Prairie school Jackson tnp. April 26 District Conference Fairfield. April 28 Women s Achievement Day Washington Mrs May Larson judge. April 28 29 C T A convention Cedar Rapids.
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Ilowa
Geo. W. Leffler
Washington
Iowa
Counties
Seventh Farm Bureau District
Muscatine
Washington, Keokuk, Wapello
Jefferson, Henry, Des Moines
Louisa, Davis, van Buren and
Lae
May Larson
Cedar Rapids
April 22 rally at Washington two meeting at Glendale school
A meeting scheduled for April 22 at Glendale school follows a rally in Washington two with local participation. Community members are invited to attend and discuss local issues.
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Rrally
Washington
Glendale School
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Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Diamond Service
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Northeast Corner Square
Ralph W. Thompson
Bailey
Lemley & Yardnsurance
Washington National Bank
Hall
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D. O
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Kew
Provident Mutual Life Ins. Co
Philadelphia
H. W. Hyde
Dist
Brown’s
Auto Body
Red
N. la. Ave
John W. Applegate
City Hall
State Theatre
Plumbing Ream & Carson Plumbing and Heating
North Lows Ave
Fred's
Iowa Ave
Johnson’s Grocery
C. E. Bassler
Ainsworth
Jackson Tnp
Grand Prairie School
Farm Bureau Calendar
the Evening Journal
Rockford Sox
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