Valley Center Oil Boom Leaves Town A Shadow of Its Past
Malley Center Kansas April 30 story details 21 tests drilling for oil on the townsite. Initial optimism faded as wells yielded water or failed to produce. A notable find on the Plains Oil school's athletic field produced oil but soon declined, prompting closures and dismantling of rigs. Valley Center's beauty and growth suffered as drilling moved in, with ponds dug, trees felled, and homes relocated. Authorities plan rebuilding including a new jail, while nearby districts like Golden Triangle and Wright pool remain active.
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Jones-Kirk
Brown
Kan~sas City
Miller
Ramsey
Plains Oil Company
Valley Center
Kansas City
Golden Triangle
Wright
Kansas
Arkansas Valley
Braman
Okla
Oxford
Kan
New Vegetable Colocake Produced in Colorado
Denver April 30 active report reveals M G Van Sickle a Denver horticulturist bred a new cucumber like vegetable called colocake from Colorado cucumber lines The plant trellised nearly eight feet high yields hundreds of fruits starting four months after planting Bees in greenhouses aid pollination and the plant produces both male and female embryos Van Sickle a pupil of Luther Burbank guards the germination secret to keep seeds unavailable in immature fruit The name Colo cucumber blends Colorado and cucumber and the invention is said to be selling in eastern markets
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Calo
M. G. van Sickle
Colorado
van Sickle
Luther Burbank
Farm Management Association Formed for Four Counties
Ackley April meeting forms the Four County Farm Management association with 140 farmers signed up. John Hunt named president. R K Bliss and C E Herriott to audit and direct the new group headquartered in Ackley. The plan aims to balance books, compare with average returns, and identify profitable fit for dairying or hog raising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
Grundy
Butler
Hardin End
Franklin
Four County Farm Management Association
Pioneer- Farm Management Association of Iowa
John Hunt
Hunt
H. M. Swansey
State Bank of
Extension Service
Garden City
Hardin County
Dike
Cedar Falls
Sheffield
Greene
Conrad
Hike
C. E. Herriott
Economics
Ames
New Farm
Herriott
Iowa
Middle West
R. K K. Bliss
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Indiana
Minnesota
Greene farmer ships cattle to Chicago and Mt Auburn
Greene Iowa April 30 Ben Pringle accompanied two cars of cattle to Chicago Saturday evening and shipped one load to Mt Auburn. Anderson Brothers, Tyden farms west of town, also shipped a load to Chicago Saturday evening.
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Greene
Ben Pringle
Chicago
Mt Auburn
Anderson Brothers
Tyden
Cluster Bud Spray Dose to Be Given in Butler County
Allison Iowa April 30 It will soon be time to apply the first orchard spray of the season in this county The spray named cluster bud spray must be applied after the apple blossom buds separate but before bloom Four to six days are available weather permitting The spray controls apple scab and various leaf eating insects but spraying during bloom will kill pollinating bees Use lead arsenate and lime sulfur mixed separately in water Never mix the two concentrates together to avoid a black ineffective mixture Good spray mix requires careful preparation Present prospects point to a good crop of apples
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courter Special Service
Allison
John Mullins
Mullins
Shredder Proves Highly Effective in Corn Borer Work
United States Department of Agriculture entomologists report the husker shredder as a practical tool in eliminating corn borers. Shredding corn stalks reduces overwintering carryover, with tests showing 98 to 100 percent kills when stalks are cut to half inch or shorter. Surviving borers likely perish during storage or feeding shredded material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Cost of Producing Butterfat Reveals Wide Farm Variances
A South Dakota study reports cost of producing butterfat ranged from 20c to 63c per pound across two farms near Beresford, with herd yields of 290 and 175 pounds per cow and Beresford year prices at 45c. Returns on investment varied from 10.3 to 10.6 percent, highlighting how total output drives profit or loss despite similar costs.
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Beresford
S. D
South Dakota
Union, Clay
Lincoln
United States Department of Agriculture
Delaware fruit crop prospects and damages from winter
April 30 in Manchester Indiana Oscar C Smith, a local fruit grower, reports expected Delaware area yields at 60 to 65 percent of last year. Grapes may reach 60 percent, berries largely damaged by rabbits, with strawberries at about 75 percent. currants and gooseberries improving, summer apples down from last year, and spraying advised as buds break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Couriar Special Service
Manchester
Oscar C. Smith
Mr. Smith
Clearing House Aids Farmers In Working Out Farm Relief
A Northwest group, the Northwest Farm Managers association, acts as a clearing house for farm relief ideas. Members, either individual landowners or large estate managers, test systems under real conditions and share results. Thirty four working committees cover farm operation, leases, insurance, finance, machinery, and farm home making. Cap E B Miller of North Dakota State College serves as secretary. Frank W Reinotch of Lartmore is president, with long-time Elk Valley Farms experience. Later, a separate item notes Susquehanna students borrowing a fire truck from Great Bend, Pa.
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Fargo
N. D
Congress
Northwest Farm Managers’ Association
Cap EB. Miller
North Dakota State Agricultural College
Orchard Losses Marked by Winter Mouse Nests Near Hedges
In this vicinity Mr. Smith William and John Herman and Jenk Evans report winter damage to fruit trees. Evens heaviest loss occurred closest to hedges and prairie edges. Mr. Smith notes a peculiar detriment to fruit trees. Beneath the snow mouse nests were found encircling young trees and several were damaged in this manner.
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Mr. Smith
William and
John Herman
Jenk Evans
Evans
New Cooperative Hog Marketing Point Planned for Mason City
Ten local co operative livestock shipping associations in North Iowa form the North Iowa Cooperative Livestock Marketing Association to pool hog shipments. With a 2000 car yearly capacity, the group aims to secure transit rates from Milwaukee and special terms from Rock Island and Great Western. If the trial at Mason City succeeds, a permanent location will be established to concentrate hogs, sort by grade, and ship to markets offering best prices, improving farmer returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Mason City
North Iowa Co-operative Livestock Marketing Association
R. M. Hall
Hanlontown
Mibwaukee
Rock Island
Great Western
Michigan Holstein Makes High Record
The 134th Holstein to exceed 1,000 pounds of butterfat and the 95th to pass 30,000 pounds of milk in a year, Mercedes Jewel Ormsby Queen, owned by Detroit Creamery Co., Mbt. Clemens, Mich., Holstein-Fresian Assoc. announced. On four-time milking she produced 1,006 pounds of butterfat in 365 days, with best record at 26 pounds. Bred by John Erickson, Waupaca, Wis. Sire: Sir Pietertie Ormsby Mercedes 37th.
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Chicago
Mercedes Jewel Ormsby Queen
Detroit Creamery Company
Mbt
Clemens
Mich
Holstein-Fresian Association
Queen
John Erickson
Waupaca
Wis
Pietertie Ormsby
Mercedes
Parkersburg Adds Kindergarten to School System
Parkersburg will establish a kindergarten department in the fall after a unanimous school board vote at a special meeting. The move was led by parents of future entrants and supported by the Woman's club, marking a new expansion in the Courvier Special Service area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courvier
Parkersburg
Board of Education
Woman's Club
Farmers Questions and Comments Invited Editorial Notice
Readers invited to send inquiries and remarks to the Editor Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Communications directed to editor are to be addressed by mail or phone number 5100 for the paper.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
Immigrant Reunites With Family After Long Struggle
Maurice Grika, once barred by citizenship rules from bringing his wife and two daughters from Russia, was finally reunited with his family after decades of delays. He came to the United States in 1912 and, after years of attempts and delays intensified by World War I, secured final naturalization in 1928, enabling his wife and daughters to join him at a Chicago home shared with neighbors.
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Maurice Grika
Grant, Avenue
Chicago
Russia
Grika
United States
Biberia
Tego
Ellis Island
Jacob Tabach
Grant Avenue
J. Warner
Cottage Street
J. Strom
Fourth Street
Musical program entertains P E D at Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls April 30 a musical program entertained members of Chapters FV and R P E O at their joint meeting in Gilchrist hall faculty room. Participants included Miss Abe Freeman Mrs K B Olesen Mrs Frederick Schmidt Miss Olive Harker and the Cecelian Glee club. A S Kingman spoke on fire hazards at a Baptist Men’s Service League dinner in the church dining room.
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Cedar ‘Falls
R. PE. O
Gilchrist Hal
Abe Freeman
Olesen
Frederick Schmidt
Olive Harker
Cecelian Glee Club
S. Kingman
Baptist Men's ‘Service League
Waterloo Elks May Seek State Meeting
Waterloo lodge No. 296 may invite the state convention of Elks to Waterloo in June. The decision to enter the contest awaits action at the monthly meeting. A Cedar Rapids lodge also plans to bid. The convention city will be chosen soon by the committee and is expected to draw about 700 members.
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Waterloo
Convention of Elks
Elks Home
Cedar Rapids
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Ross
the Courier
Ackley School
Bliss
Pioneer
Black Hawk County
Farm Management Association
Cowtest Association
Farm Record Association
Herriot
Association
L. G. Allbaugh
Economics Extension Service
Washington County
J. C. Wilson
Stout
R. Stubbs
Austin
Dumont
Glenn Stockdale
Austinville
Hardin
Martin Lauterbauch
Iowa Falls
F.morts
New Providence
Terry Grice
Geneva
de Witt Mallory
Hampton
W. E. Donelson
Ogden
Farm Burreau Federation
Muri McDonald
Paul Taff
L. W. Pinger
W. B. Hamilton
E. 8. Olson
Butler County
Delaware
Great Bend
Susquehanna
Michigan Holstein
Imusical
P. E.D
Waterloo Elks
Phelps
Jefferson St
Waterloo Hotel
Russell-Lamson
Bop
Wilbert Shallenberger
Wilbert Shallesberger
M. D
Oakwood Boulevard
Bennett Tire & Battery Co
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