Iowa crop conditions forecast 1919-20 season
Des Moines reports Iowa winter wheat and oats acreage down from last year due to poor seeding soil and heavy rains. Wheat production projected at 6.16 million bushels versus 7.15 million last year. oats about 202.4 million, barley 8.07 million, with clover and alfalfa seedings constrained by price. Pasture and hay conditions around 90-95 percent of normal across the state as farmers adjust to weather and market factors.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Towa
Fruit crops and beets lead in farm fair reports
Per Cen reports show watermelons at 85 percent and muskmelons 86 percent with sugar beets at 98 percent. Jowu bids a fair this year for production of one of the best fruit crops in years as the agricultural apple crop was estimated at Super jeent June t
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Jowu
Former Dubuque Girls Win Places at GOP Powwow
Miss Donna Amsden, once of Dubuque and now Los Angeles resident, serves Hoover at the Republican convention as his private field clerk. Frances Amsden, University of Minnesota student, also attends. Dorothe Bliedung, daughter of a former Dubuque girl, works with the Poindexter camp in Chicago.
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Dubuque
Donna Amsden
Monroe Amsden
Puruque
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Fie Vlerk
Amsden
Leland Stanford Unionity
Los Angeles
Becuse
Mr. Amsden
Brick falls from chimney kills laborer at Fairmount Creanery plant
A laborer, one of seven children, was killed instantly yesterday when a brick fell 112 feet from a chimney under construction at the Fairmount Creanery plant at Third and Park streets. He lived at 2808 West Horn Street Highland.
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Fairmount Creanery Company
Third and Park Street
West Horn Street
Highland
Choose Curtiss If Lowden Wins
Chicago reports suggest Charles F. Curtiss dean of Ames college of agriculture could become secretary of agriculture if Frank C. Lowden wins the presidency. The Iowa connection and prior collaboration on farming issues bolster the forecast of Curtiss taking a high federal post.
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Curtiss
Lowden
Hes Moines
Chicago
Charles F. Curtiss
College of Agriculture
Ames
Frank C. Lowden
Inois
United States
Gurtigs
Iinois
Dean Curtiss
Iowa
Illinois
Lowdon
Tama Jim’ Wilson
Washington
Edwin T. Meredith
Des Moines
President John Earl Relinquishes All But His Financial Duties
In Des Moines on June 9, the Des Moines and Union college boards agreed that Des Monica college’s educational work will move to Union college of Town. Dr John A Barr, president of Des Monica, will serve next year focusing on financial affairs at Union college, with Dr Wurl agreeing to assist in that role.
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Des Moines
Des Moines College
Union College of Town
Des Moines and
Union College Boards of Trustees
John A. Barr
Des Monica College
Te New College
Ha de
Yinion College
Wurl
Board votes for vice president and plans name choice
The college board elects a vice president to manage internal affairs for the year. A committee including Shaffer, Burton, Sage, Shull and Pearson recommends a permanent college name. They will consult educators about the name and plan to support a candidate soon. The article notes Union College carbon content around 50 percent.
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A. H H. Shaffer
New Hampton
Burton
Chicago
Frank R. Sage
Washington
C. Shull
Sioux City
Raymond A. Pearson
Ames
Wood
Union Col Carbon
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