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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1949

Page

14

Michigan seal motto and designer noted

The state seal of Michigan bears the translation If you seek a beautiful peninsula look about you. The seal was designed by Lewis Cass, governor of Michigan territory after the War of 1812.

Michigan Lewis Cass Michigan Territory

Twin Calves Increase Calving Difficulties for Dairies

Twin births in cattle raise calving challenges compared with single births. Cows producing twins are more prone to dystocia and complications requiring veterinary intervention and careful management. Proper monitoring and nutrition help mitigate risks to both dam and calves.

Mrs Blankenhorn Transforms Kitchen To Aid Heart Health

Mrs. Floyd Blankenhorn remodels a cramped kitchen into a compact work unit with a peninsula layout. The redesign places the range center stage with built in stools, adjusts storage to reduce reaching, and adds pull out racks and easy wipe surfaces.

Floyd Blankenhorn Peninsula Blankenhorns

Maple logs and Danish farms profile

The article notes bowling pin makers favor blond maple due to white sapwood that yields better lighted pins. It also cites Denmark with about 200000 farms. typical Danish farm spans around 60 acres while average size sits near 35 acres.

Denmark

Two Washington Boys Sign Up for YMCA Camp Arrowhead

Ted Howell aged 11 and Orin Jarvis aged 11, sons of W. E. Howell and Harold Jarvis, are the first Washington youths to enroll for YMCA Camp Arrowhead. They will attend the Ottumwa camp for the week of July 10 17, Secretary Artemas Brown stated today.

Ted Howell W. E. Howell Orin Jarvis Harold Jarvis Washington Arrowhead Y.M.C Beys Ottumwa Artemas Brown

Tests Develop Better Type Onion for Iowa Growers

Iowa State College says the Iowa Yellow Globe 44 onion offers better keeping quality color and uniform maturity due to four years of inbreeding and selection. Developed from self pollinated Brigham Yellow Globe lines begun in 1940 the deep globe onion has outer scales that cling to the bulb aiding storage.

Iowa

Onion Seed Hitched to Muck Soils for Tests

Field tests so far use muck soils with recommendations to limit onion growing to peat and muck soils until more tests are done. Jeterson states seed will be available to growers for upland soil tests. Small seed lots can be obtained via the vegetable crops subsection at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station in Ames, with larger quantities to reach commercial channels next fall.

Jeterson Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station Ames Peterson

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