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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1939
Page
6
Farm Bureau notes discuss possible marketing quotas for corn under AAA rules as farmers weigh cooperation versus non cooperation. Iowa State economists expect total supplies to rise by Oct 1, with resealing or government transfer of much unsealed corn. A fall corn loan program depends on voter outcome.
The third annual Horticulture Field Day will be held at Iowa State College on Sept. 8 with tours of tree fruits small fruits vegetables flowers ornamentals and beekeeping around the campus starting at 10 a.m. Plantings cover about 180 acres led by extension horticulturist Ss. W. Edgecombe. Apple orchards and the annual flower garden will showcase color and study opportunities for Iowa gardens.
Past experimental results in recent demonstrations show the value of applying lime in autumn to improve soil conditions. The notes suggest a follow up study to measure long term effects on crop yields and soil pH balance.
More than 1700 Iowa farmers will join county planning sessions in September to outline a unified county program. Meetings will cover the 1940 outlook, soil conservation, farm security, and local rural needs, with focus on weed control, land rental adjustments, and AAA program operations.
Washington Lodge So. 26 A vw. & A. M. holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Ray Cox W. M. Fourth Ward Yard secretary.
The Davenport to Kansas City local No. 8 departs at 9 58 a m and the No 25 Southwest Limited departs at 1 42 a m The East Bound No 8 Kansas City Davenport local departs at 5 14 p m and the Mo 2 Southwest Limited departs at 1 26 a m Service notes Nos 8 and 8 run daily except Sunday W Bell agent.
Sorghum silage should be cut in the hard dough stage for best feed value and moisture. Do not add molasses. Atlas Sorgo is highly productive but matures late and may need standing until frost to maximize yields. Professor Hughes of Iowa State College notes farmers’ questions reflect timing and processing basics.
Imbehbeh suburb hosts the world’s largest camel market where camels from the Near East are bought and sold daily in a bustling trading hub.
Wellman schools will open Monday September. The freshman class is expected to enroll forty students with twenty from rural schools and twenty in the primary grade, all of whom have attended.
The DIXIE DUGAN school lists its faculty for the year with Superintendent Harold E. Ross and Principal John Stock among the leaders. Cornerstone laying for the new St John’s Lutheran church featured Lay Cornerstone Services and a speech by Rev Albert Bostelmann. Community members attended Steiner reunions and family visits spanning Cedar Rapids, Kalona, and Des Moines. Marie Fogel of Wellman is ill with a heart condition.
The first American newspaper appeared in Boston 16 years before Benjamin Franklin was born.
A science note explains that icebergs break easily under intense stress and even a loud shout can cause fragments to split from the mass. The article highlights how external forces rapidly destabilize large sea ice formations.
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