City council awards sewer and paving contracts in special session
The council let contracts for asphalt paving on patching at 2.23 per square yard with 7 500 yards estimated and awarded Memorial Hall sewer work to Dearborn Construction at 14 699 50. Sieg Construction won Fourth Street east sewer repair at 7 285. Repass Automobile for two Ford trucks at 820 each. Bond issue authorized to take up a 42 500 Farmers Loan & Trust Co. judgment with 4 1 2 percent interest. Public hearing set for May 20. Walter Schwab discussed boulevard lighting survey plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hell
Fourth Street East
Farmers Loan & Trust Co
Hecause
Bryant
Memorial Hall
Dearborn Construction Company
E B. Spencer Construction Company
Sieg Construction Company
Sieg
Popular new hitch methods shown in Black Hawk county demonstrations
Roy Snyder demonstrated multi horse hitches at two farms in Black Hawk county, Raymond and Engle township. A four horse tandem and six horse gang plow setups were shown, with emphasis on eliminating side draft and faster, cooler field work using horses raised on the farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Snyder
Black Hawk County
G. M. Parker Farm
Raymond
Snyder
Parker Farm
Jesup
R. M. Gunn
Engle Townsip
Mr. Gunn
Gunn
Gunn Farm
Clarence Klein
Eagle Township
Klein
Rich
Gunn Place
Broadcast Fertilizer Gains Favor Over Hill Method
In Jesup Ta farmers shift from planter-applied fertilizer to broadcasting on corn and oats. C E Hood of Farmers Grain & Stock Co notes several tied farmers including Matt McGovern and James Peterson. Demand for commercial soil foods grows as shipments arrive. 2-16-8 remains top choice, with 0-16-0 close behind. six grades sold up to 0-8-8382 fertilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesup
C. E. Hood
Farmers Grain & Stock Co
Matt McGovern
James Peterson
Jascar
Property Owners Invited to Protest New Tax Assessments
City council sets Monday evening as board of review to hear objections to two year real estate tax assessments. Complaints may be oral or written. Bring current tax statements. Rolls prepared by Assro A Townsley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assro, A
Townsley
Marauder Enters Walnut Street Church
A thief entered via a basement window at Walnut Street Baptist Church last night and pried open two supply closets. Custodian L L Hayden reported the unlatched window and the missing poker from the heating room. Investigator Emil Steffen noted a boy found the window and alerted authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Street
Walnut Street Baptist Church
L. L. Hayden
Sixth Street
Emil Steffen
Barea
Tire thefts and car damage reported in Cedar Falls
L. E. Perham of Cedar Falls reported a tire stolen from his car in the 300 block of Park Avenue. James Harig, residing at 1528 1 2 Commercial Street, reported a tire theft from his car parked near his home. Mrs. A. M. Claus of 918 Mulberry Street said she struck a light post on Almond Street and Logan Avenue this morning, damaging the front of her car and the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Perham
Cedar Falls
Park Avenue
James Harig
Commercial Street
Parker
Mra. A
Claus
Mulberry Street
Polier
Almond Street
Logan Avenue
Towans Sweep Awards At Tarkia College Declamation
In Tarkic Missouri on May 4 Towans dominated the tri state declamatory contest. Robert Miller of Blanchard won the boys division with Robert Gavenden of Coin second. Marjorie Gibson of Blanchard and Lorene Bell of Shenandoah placed in the girls division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towans
Tarkic
Tarkia College
Robert Miller
Blanchard
Robert Gavenden
Coin
Marjorle Gibson
Lorene Bell
Shenandoah
sinWafly
No Jodin in Ration Cause Stock Loss
Wack of Jodin in the vegetation of eastern Towa is a common cause of many troubles in young animals, evidenced by weak and anthrifty newborn, hairless pigs, goitre and other ailments. Eastern Iowa goitre area residents advised to add iodized ration to mothers and young, per the Eastern Veterinarians Association weekly report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Eastern
Goitre
Eastern Laws Veterinarians Association
Hedrick
Carer
Dewitt
Goosa Lake
Ely
Osage
Hampton
Marshall Town
Ryan
Lisbon
Lowden
Wheatland
Davenport
Jwampton
Grdar Rapids
Preston
Mills
Téed
Big Rock
Toronto
Massilon
Chitkst
Krioun
Aqamosi
Corn Crop Delays Hit Local Farms in May
Unusual field conditions slow 1928 and 1929 corn planting around Jesup Iowa. On the William Burger farm north of town corn planting has begun on sod ground while 20 acres from last fall remain to be harvested. Oats acreage remains large and farmers may switch to Sudan grass and soybeans. Some men abandon planting altogether.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Sprelal Servierd
Jesup
Wiliam Burger
Sudan
Combine Owners Favor New Labor Saver Cheaper Than Threshing
A questionnaire of 10 combine owners over two years shows the combine saves labor and costs, increases grain grade and yields, and can harvest 25 acres per day with four men. Experiments at Iowa State College note five bushels per acre gain, while grain value rises about 10 percent from binder to combine harvest. Soybeans and oats also benefit from using the combine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hoegh
Elkhorn
Iowa State College
Towa State College
H. D. Hughes
Ferrin Rhode Island Reds Ship Eggs to Hawaii and States
Winthrop May 4 The Ferrin Rhode Island Red flock of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ferrin has gained wide recognition with hatching eggs shipped to Honolulu Hawaii and to many states. Recent shipments include Hawaii Louisiana and Maine. The record notes high state improvement and strong demand for Ferrin eggs amid varying per hundredweight costs across Belmont Cedar Rapids Savana and other markets.
Grundy Center Creamery Reports Strong First Year Growth
Grundy Center Co Operative creamery, May 4, reports 366 948 pounds of butter produced in its first year, 116 000 above the goal of 250 000. Total butter value 158 615 94 dollars, monthly farmers payroll 12 800. Patrons grew from 175 to 250, average butterfat price 62 33 cents, debt being retired with a penny per pound sinking fund. A larger plant was needed as business grew and expansion continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Center, Inc
Grundy Center Co-Operative Creamery Company
Harry Hardinger
Harding
Altho
Grundy Center
Hardinger
Cie
Maurer Holsteins Lead Dunkerton Cow Test April
In Dunkerton Iowa on May 4 the J. N. Maurer purebred Holstein herd won April butterfat with 1,187 pounds milk and 37.1 pounds fat. F. H. Tribon purebred Holsteins were second at 35.7 fat. Jay R. Owen and Son grade Holsteins third at 33.8. James F. Peterson Jerseys fourth at 33.4. The Dunkerton average for 393 cows milking and 20 dry was 26.3 fat.
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Dunkerton
J. N. Maurer
Dunkerton Cow Test Association
Maurer
Newman Mortenson
F. H.tribon
Jay R. Owen and Son
James F. Peterson
Jerseys
Dunkerton Association
Mortenson
Ira Troyer
Trewitt Brothers
Prade Guernsey
F. HH. Tribon
Wolsteins
James
Peterson
Erade Jersey
E. J. Steely
Hewitt Brothers
D. L. Heiple
R. D. Jefferson
Lone
W. H.mecin- OB
Shippers in Benton Move 41 Cars of Hogs in April
Benton county shipping associations report 41.5 carloads of livestock in March spanning nine groups. Shellsburg led with 7, Vinton and Blairstown each 6, Van Horne Luzerne Newhall Harrison Atkins 3, Keystone 1, all to Chicago except Van Horne to Savanna and Blairstown to Cedar Rapids. Shrinkage per hundredweight ranged from 1.59 to 5.46 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Chicago
van Horne
Savana
Blairstown
Cellar Rapids
Shellsburg
Cedar Rapids
Newhall
Atkins and
Garrison
Keystone
Luzerne
Monthly Shipping Association
Benton County
Luzerns
Dee Newhall
Rrison
Atkins
Wettest period in five years delays farmers report
Des Moines May 4 The wettest seven month period October to April on record raises questions about field work and planting. Iowa weather and crop bureau says rainfall 17.29 inches in 1873-74 start to 1929 period ending April 30 tops all similar spans. It notes April totals may shift slightly and dry spell could come, delaying corn planting. It also reports smaller marketing of corn oats wheat and barley in April, with August peak for oats and July August for wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Couular
Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
State Department of Agriculture
Weather and Crop Bureau
Town Department of Agriculture
Towa
Native borers rough on crops in Iowa fields
Ames May 4 Thousands of dollars in crop damage are caused yearly by native borers and related pests in Iowa. George Decker of Iowa State College warns farmers underplay these insects, noting corn earworm costs alone exceed 900000 for 1926 and that stalk borers are widespread and damaging from field margins. He urges management through cleaning fence rows and removing tall grasses to curb borers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Towa
George ©. Decker
Tews State College
Decker
Inwa
Pooling Hogs May Become Next Step of Benton Co-Ops
Vinton Iowa May 4 There is a possibility that nine Benton county shipping associations may merge swine business under one expert manager to access markets not now available and to raise bidding power. A meeting will be called soon to discuss the proposition. The annual meeting will be May 16 at Keystone or Shellsburg. W Arthur from the marketing extension service is summarizing hog sale data for the meeting to show which markets pay the best prices for specific hog grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County
Benton Hvestock Shipping Associations
Keystone
Shellsburg
Shipping Association
W. Arthur
Marketing Extension Service
Manpower vs Machines Measured by New Dynamometer
Ames authorities report E G Melaben Iowa State College finds average men produce about 0.75 horsepower per 100 pounds. A dynamometer built by McKibben compares manual to mechanical labor, showing a man’s peak around 1.95 horsepower, a football tackle at the University of California achieving the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
E. G. Melaben
Iowa State College
University of California Tash
McKibben
Lawrence Schoenteber
Schoenteber
California
University of California
Valley Transportation bus line hearing held in Fort Dodge
A hearing on Valley Transportation's application to operate a Omaha to Minneapolis route via 14 northwest Iowa towns was conducted by B M Richardson of the Iowa Railway Commission in Fort Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Valley Transporation Company
Omaha
Minneapolis
Iowa
B. M. Richardson
Iowa Railway Commission
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Dearborn and
the Couriers
Parker and Gunn Farms
Walnut St. Church
Saytowa
Buchanan
Hawaii
Maurer Holsteins
Benton
Bays
H. H. van Deest & Son
Cedar Falls, In
el Caine
Amy
Reo
Women of America
Reo Brakes
Cc AR Ng Michig
Oiistrisupross
Waterloo
B. C
Koolman Wellsburg, Ia
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