Henry County Farm Bureau Campaign Resumes Membership Drive
The Henry County Farm Bureau restarts a three-man team led by J C Anderson Story City J B Sogard Ave and Wm Bexey Mt Union to recruit members in Center Marion townships first then Sew London Jackson Salem Tippecanoe. Commission rules clarify prorated payments to producers with individual memberships and two Chicago firms offer free or low-cost membership options.
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J. C. Anderson
Story City
Cooperative Livestock Commission
Chicago
Wallace
Shipping Association
Producers Commission Firm of
Farmer's Union Commission Firm of
County Agent Baxter Hired Again
The Farms Bureau board renewed County Agent Baxter for another year under the same contract as this year at their meeting last Saturday.
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Baxter
Farms Bureau Board
Put the Sound Apples in a Pit
P. G. White of near Rome advocates storing sound apples in a pit to outlast unsound fruit. He describes excavation, lining with straw, stacking in a cone, sealing with dirt and straw, then covering with stable manure until February or March. A tile tube allows later access, though large supply may require cave storage.
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P. G. White
Rome
White
You Can Pick Most of Them by Their Color
The article explains culling hens by color and feather condition during a lean period. Yellow beaks and shanks indicate non laying birds. newly molting birds with yellowing feathers should be sent to market. Faded birds with dull plumage are deemed unproductive.
Dills to Demonstrate Winter Bee Prep at Mt Pleasant
On Friday afternoon October 12 L E Dills a bee specialist from Ames will build a packing case and show winter bee preparation at G F Marolf s Mt Pleasant home. Marolf recently added six hives and switched to new queens from Alabama.
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L. E. Dills
Ames
G. F. Marolf
Mt. Pleasant
Marolf
Alabama
Aint We Got Fun Club Event in Henry County
A large October 27 celebration in Mt. Pleasant will honor donors to Henry County club funds. Rh. K. Bliss director of the Iowa State College Extension Department will speak on club work and its growth in the county.
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Ber
R. K. Bliss
Mt. Pleasant
Henry County
Rh. K. Bliss
Iowa State College
Bliss
Poultry Culling Demonstration Planned in Marion Township
It is time to call the county agent and he is holding several poultry culling demonstrations this month to help farmers improve flocks by removing inferior hens. A session will be at Ray Brown's home in Marion township west of Prairie Gem on Friday morning October 12.
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Ounty
Ray Brown
Marion Township
Prairie Gem
Tiroed Sows Will Be Selected in County
Beresford animal husbandry man from Ames will visit the county to conduct a brood sow selection event.
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Beresford
Ames
Farmers Set Wages For Corn Husking In First District
A survey across the Farm Bureaus aims to agree on fair wages for growers and huskers. Counties have pegged pay at per bushel, anticipating prices will adjust with corn costs.
State Convention of Women Voters Set for October
Des Moines hosts the Iowa League of Women Voters state convention October 25 and 26 led by Mrs. J. H. Tomlinson. The meeting will discuss training women for public participation, legislative measures, tax issues, and improving citizenship without party bias. Open sessions invite all members to vote and contribute to informed political action in Iowa.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa League of Women Voters
J. H. Tomlinson
Iowa
Tomlinson
earna@&t
Lower Rail Fares For Iowa Illinois Game Announced
Iowa City announces reduced round trip fares of one and a third from all Iowa City points to Iowa City for the Illinois Iowa football game and homecoming on October 20. Tickets go on sale October 19 and 20 from Des Moines to Council Bluffs and other divisions. Special trains from Burlington and Des Moines will run to the game at Iowa field.
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Iowa City
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Iowa
Iowa Field
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Manley
Decorah
Vinton
Sioux Falls
Department of Athletics
Rock Islands Railway
Burlington
Moline
Nickel Is Plenty for Cap of Coffee
Chicago Oct 15. Joseph Rushkewicz secretary of the city council high cost committee says ten cents for a cup of coffee is too much. He reports actual cost per cup as coffee bean cent cream cent sugar cent total under two cents. He says five cents would be fair.
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Chicago
Joseph Rushkewicz
Edity Council
Notice to bidders for deep water well in Washington Iowa
Sealed proposals due by five o clock P M October 30 1923 for a deep water works well about nineteen hundred feet deep. Bids on blank forms available from Engineer Arthur L Mullergren Kansas City Missouri or inspected at City Clerk Washington Iowa office. City Clerk S J Kellogg approves release.
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Washington
Iowa
City Water Works
Arthur L. Mullergren
Gates
Kansas City
Missouri
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Henry County Farm Bureau
Ex Ittel
Salem
Salem Township
A. C. Wolf
Harry McCabe
McCabe
Mr. McCabe
Farm Bureau Office
J. &. Guthrie
Iowan
Guthrie
Duroc Jersey Hog Sale
Knotek Bros
Rivreide
Pilot Colonel
Lowa
State Convention of Women Voters
Giants
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Bob Meusel
Ruth
Hank Gowdy
City OF Washington
S. J. Kellogg
Wey
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