Fertilizer Demonstrations Highlight Iowa Trials
Seventy four fertilizer demonstration plots on Iowa farms test phosphate and potash use across high lime and alkali soils, with lime and phosphate TVA-style long term tests on 260 farms. Plots compare yield with and without fertilizer, using varying 0-20-0, 0-20-10, and 0-9-27 blends. County spread includes Emmet, Winnebago, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Wright, and others, with harvest yields to be reported. Field meetings will share results with farmers.
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Iowa
Bruce M. Kilpatrick
Extension Agronomist
Iowa State College
TVA
Cary
Emmet
Winnebago
Roseal
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Tumvoldt
Wright
Franklin
Sac
Calhoun
Webster
Hamilton
Cerro Gordo
Mitchell Howard
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Payette
Chickasaw
Bremer
Butler, Benton
Woweshiek
Washington
Louisa Lew
Davis
Apanocse
Wayne
Case
Crawford
Acc
Kilpatrick
New York Visit Highlights State's Wild Life Claim
Wildy Willy Sheridan, famed Michigan aviation figure, tours New York City as Governor Loren D. Dickinson denounces alleged excess drinking by women and men. The governor claims he witnessed heavy drinking during a governors' conference in the city.
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Willy Sheridan
Michigan
Loren D. Dickinson
New York State
New York City
Dickinson
Kidnaping pursuit ends as Russell captured in Ozark Arkansas
The article reports Jack Russell aka midwest desperado captured by a country sheriff in Ozark Arkansas after being wanted for the alleged kidnaping and murder of Bill Hamilton, a young flour salesman, with crime experts and six states involved in the manhunt.
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Jack Russell
Midwest
Ozark
Ark
Bill Hamilton
Russell
Hay curing tips and poultry outlook from Iowa State College
The article discusses hay curing methods to minimize leaf loss, noting drying to about 30 percent moisture before barn storage. It reports poultry hatchery production rising, storage stocks above recent years, and prices likely to stay low. It also covers egg production, government poultry purchases, and seasonal impacts on flocks. A reader asks about meringue drops and explains caramelized sugar forming brown spots.
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Hughes
Iowa State College
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Lamb prices rally as spring lambs hit markets
Iowa State College economists report farmers across the country expect fewer lambs per 100 ewes than last year yet more ewes on farms this spring. Unfavorable pasture delayed early lamb marketings while May slaughter of sheep and lambs fell 10 percent. Many early lambs entered feed lots and will reappear as fed lambs later summer, with prices expected to ease mid June to mid August.
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Iowa State College
Danville Teen Akes Shotgun Stand in Father's Death
Police say 16 year old Alta Heath shot and killed her father Andrew Heath 59 a brickyard worker after he allegedly violated a family ordered peace pledge made two weeks earlier. The case follows a fatal domestic dispute in Danville Illinois.
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Danville
Ill
Alta Heath
Andrew Heath
Shell Color Gives No Clue to Quality or Food Value
The text notes that shell color kept cool offers no hint about either the crab’s ego quality or its food value, suggesting other factors determine desirability.
Charleston Tea With Roosevelt Story Unfolds
A Charleston social climber duped local society by inviting President Theodore Roosevelt to tea. Roosevelt, after shore leave, agreed to honor an old servant’s wish to meet the president, pleasing the enslaved-era tale but angering Charleston's women while amuseming the men. The piece notes the ruse originated from the West.
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T. R
Charleston
Roosevelt
South Battery
Western Newspaper Union
Light affects flower colors under artificial lighting
The article notes that color harmony in flower arrangements shifts under artificial light, with colors like yellow purple and blue losing their effect. It cites flower shows where daylight pleasing displays appear dull under artificial illumination, and highlights violets as especially susceptible to color loss.
Easternmost City in the United States
Eastport, Maine is identified as the easternmost city in the United States. The note names Eastport as a notable geographic extreme on the U S Atlantic coast.
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U. S
Eastport
Maine
Puerto Rico Among World’s Densest Populations
The report places Puerto Rico as one of the most densely populated regions globally, surpassed only by Europe, Java, the Straits Settlements, Madeira, and several Caribbean dependencies. It notes Puerto Rico is 12 times as dense as the United States and exceeds Connecticut in density.
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Puerto Rico
Europe
Java
Straits Settlements
Madeira
Lesser Antilles
Barbados
Martinique
Mauritius
United States
Connecticut
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Melvyn Douglas
Can Blondell
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Ned Macmurraw
Farm Bureau Notes
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Saya
W. H. Pierre
Wile Bey
Iowa State College Extension
New York
Wildy
Willo Sheridan
Antecen
James W. Schultz
Kodak Films
Dairy Products Marketing Association
Lhat
DPMA
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal Surplus Commondities Corporation
FSCC
Towa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
H. Dr. Hughes
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Phonephoto
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Elmo Scott Watson
Theodore Roosevelt
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Pacific Mills
Montgomery Ward
Wards
South Side Square
Home Bakery
State Theatre
Iowa Southern
Morgan’s Cafe
John Yousling
Mrs. Wm. Morgan
Washington Lumber and Fuel CO
Pioneer Yard
M. J. Gabriel
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