Farm Bureau Plans Yearlong Pasture Programnotes
A Iowa State College extension agronomist urges a comprehensive pasture plan spanning spring through fall. He recommends lime in fall if needed and varied pasture types including permanent, rotation, and supplement pastures with sweet clover and clover-grass mixes. Rye and oats seedings, Sudan grass for summer grazing, and careful stocking to avoid winter kill are advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul M. Burson
Town State College
Burson
Sudan
Farm Bureau Advises Early Alfalfa and Clover Seeding
Iowa State College crops professor H. L. Hughes warns sowing alfalfa and sweet clover after September 1 is unsafe from central Iowa north, though southern Iowa may have success after mid September. He stresses firm seedbeds, rolling if possible, and using about 15 pounds of seed per acre for fall plantings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Iowa
H. LD. Hughes
Iowa State College
Alfalfa Cutting After Mid-September Raises Winter Kill Risk
H. D. Hughes of Iowa State College warns that mowing alfalfa after mid September in Iowa can lead to severe winter kill. Recent unusually long falls let farmers cut late without loss, but such falls are not guaranteed each year after a crop is cut.
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Iowa
H. D. Hughes
Iowa State College
Hughes
Fall alfalfa timing to reduce winterkill and boost next season’s yield
Agricultural guidance stresses balancing root reserve replenishment with fall cut times. Cutting too late or too early can weaken plants and increase winterkill risk, while a mid September cut preserves reserves for a vigorous spring growth and heavier hay yield. Late cuts reduce hay quality and risk root damage without ground cover. proper manure spreading and careful seedbed prep support overwintering. An ammonium sulfate top-dress a week before sowing stimulates early grass growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Fall sowing best against weeds for lawns warns Iowa State College
Extension horticulturists from Iowa State College advise fall seedings for grass to outcompete weeds and establish heavy turf before winter. Sowing in early September starts ahead of spring germination, but late fall planting risks winter kill. For a 1000 sq ft area 14 pounds of seed is suggested, with specific blends for open, wet shaded, and dry shaded spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Iowa Extension Sees August Hog Market Shifts
Economists from Iowa State College Extension Service report August saw lower marketings and more light weight butcher hogs while sow numbers fell. Hog prices rose in late August as marketing decreased, with expectations of a further seasonal price decline before the spring pig crop and weak demand curb values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Harmony School Opens After Labor Day Break
Harmony notes show Charlotte, Deborah, Daryl Longer and Mildred Miller back in high school as Tuesday start. Visits include Mrs. Elmer Roeder, Ralph Kelsey, George Stott of Batavia, and Ed Hecks family. Local residents attend Labor Day celebrations and several gatherings at neighbors’ homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Longer
Harmony
Charlotte
Deborah
Daryl Longer
Mildred Miller
Elmer Roeder
Ralph Kelseys
George Stott
Batavia
Ralph
Town
Bill Chmelar
George Kurtz
Brighton
Hazel ‘Horn
Carolyn Sampson
Ed Hecks
Otto Schiebel
Chas
Schiebel
Della Miller
Carl = Peterson
Walter Longers
Ralph Kelsey
Lyle
Clarence Fletcher
Glen Anderson
Randolph Kelsey
Letha Kleeese
Ed Heek
Alice
Ellen Roeder
Harmony School
Katherine Vacha Is Teacher This Year at Young America
Young America school opened with Katherine Vacha as teacher and six pupils enrolled. Local callers last week at the Glenn Schwartz home included Mr and Mrs George Hei and their guest from St Louis Dr Rollin Neal of Springfield, plus Jr and daughters and Mr and Mrs B B of Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Rhodebeck
Young America
Katherine Vacha
Glenn Schwartz
George Hei
St. Louis
Rollin Neal
Springfield, Jr
B. B
Keota
Ghost Town Oskaloosa Declines After Toll Era
In southwest Missouri the town of Oskaloosa once thrived on Phil tolls brick plant and the Toltec theater. Labor strife and a later health decline led to the 1920 retirement of Toll and the plant's closure. The town now dwindles with half the town sold to satisfy a large judgment.
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Oskaloosa
Missouri
Phil KR. Toll
Kansas City
Toll
Dickinson
Wheater
Middle West
Ozark
Mulberry
Kas
Acive
Kansas City Art Institute
Greenwood
Local residents share visits and small town routines
Lennis Hunter home hosts callers while Harley O Laughlin improves in Iowa City hospital. Families from Riverside, Davenport, Moline and Keota visit, shell corn, reseal government corn, and families like Pringle and Rhodebeck attend Sunset Park gatherings and Start High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lennis Hunter
Harley O'Laughlin
Iowa City Hospital
Claud L. Lynn
Riverside
J. M. Phillips
Jim
Carl Phillips
Raymond van Doren
Kenneth
Vera Wolf
Will Marie
Charles Palaner
Lloyd Walker
Frank Pringle
Richard
Leland Pringle
Lennis
Willard Hunter
Toppan Johnson
Wellman
Howard Clendenning
Moline
June Clendenning
Harry Dodson
Clara Dodson
Essle Dodson
Lone Tree
Canton
Cloyce Pringle
Davenport
Claud Rhodebeck
Sunset Park
John Harris
South Hill Community Mourns Death of Superintendent’s Wife
South Hill on September 6 reports the death of Superintendent Rauscher’s wife last Tuesday. Funeral services were held Thursday at Mt. Pleasant. Among mourners from the area were the Tindall family and the Sands and Lowe households who were noted in the Washington shoppers scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera L. Sands
South Hill
Rauscher
Mt. Pleasant
Colon Tindall
Marilyn
Doris
Rank Sands
Washington
Lyle Lowe
Haskins School Opens With Eighteen Pupils This Year
Mrs. Sam Boyd teaches at Haskins School as eighteen pupils attend the first day. Farmers busy with haying and crops report a heavy bean crop. Local families visit, attend a Saturday Chautauqua Park event, and plan gatherings at Keating and Murphy homes as relatives travel for visits and treatments in Davenport and Keokuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godlove
Haskins
Sam Boyd
Alex McCreedy
Anna Nicholson
Burke
Art Nicholson
Muscatine
Mia
Chautauqua Park
Columbus Junction
Ettiene Spenser
Claire
Louis
Ralph McCoy
Kay Rita
Keating
John
Jennie Keating
Joe McCreedys
McCreedys
J. R. McCreedy
Ross
Davenport
J. R
Leland Swanson
Lawrence Wilson
Larry
Keokuk
Ethel
Vivian Booth
Vivian
Mrs. Gee. Murphy
Ed Murphy
Washington
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Lester B. Krabbs
W. S. Kyle
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S. Becond Ave
Washington, Iowa
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State Bank Corner
Washington St
Theodore B, Bailey
Law Loan & Trust
Jones Funeral Home
East Main St
Bherman’s
West Main St
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East Main Street
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J. O. Brown
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R. F. McFarlane
Will Dupuis
Clarence Jacobs
Fred Reid
Erry Library
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Ee Ee
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Eoag Soem Oey Gasrtool
Arnold
Do Blild
Journal
Europe
America
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N. J
Oskaloosa, Mo
Des Moines
Carl White
F. H. Sands
Donald
Willard Lee
George Marr
Ainsworth
Mabel Munson
Helen Young
Allen Conrad
Vernon Conrad
Joe Conrad
Donald Sands
John Atkinson
Charles Harris
Elmer Cherry
P. L. Lenn
Ottawa
Starved Rock Braty Park
Grant Humston Jr
Ruth Humston
Dorthy Humston
Lois Humston
Norma Jean Rhodebeck
Helen Rhodebeck
A. B. Schmoeller
P.l.etter
Haskins School
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