Farm and Garden Notes on Egg Co op in Orange Township
A year ago four farmers in Orange township formed a Key Sellers association to market guaranteed fresh eggs. They set a standard weight and price premium, selling to Waterloo grocers for 4 cents a dozen above market. The group now ships 175 dozen eggs per week and eye expansion as orders from Chicago pullman cars increase.
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Orange Township
Ames
Agricultural College
Orange Association
Waterloo
Pullman Car Company
Chicago
N. A. Smuther
Becay
M Suuicker
Alfalfa Profits for Hog Feeding Endorsed by Expert
George Y Wowler of the Fowler company cites alfalfa as the top pasture feed for hogs, noting Ames experiment figures showing an acre of alfalfa valued at 250 after costs. He compares alfalfa and rape plus corn against corn alone, champions middlings as a cheaper protein source, and praises the self feeder system for hogs with steady gains in midwinter trials.
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George Ywowler
Fowler Company
Janeaville
Lowa
Ames
Iworth
North Iowa dairy cow production contest results
A year long dairy cow production contest in Worth County North Iowa tracked 727 herds across 214 underperforming groups. The average butterfat per cow was 134.3 pounds annually, with total fat 1,205,804 pounds and an average cow value of 40.29 dollars at 30 cents per pound.
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North Town
Worth County
Iowa
Iowa City
Barred waterers praised by John Edward and testers
J M Exvard of the Town Experiment Station at Antes touts an airtight barrel waterer with top and bottom holes for hog troughs. Linden’s Hlom Liste builds a concrete model with a float valve to prevent backflow and keep the supply clean.
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J. M. Exvard
Antes
Hlom. Liste
Linden
Williams' Pink Pills For Nervous System Relief Ad
An old time advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a nervine tonic that reaches nerves through the blood to treat neuralgia sciatica sick headache and other nervous disorders. It advises rest outdoor exercise and avoiding excesses and invites readers to request the booklet Diseases of the Nervous System and purchase pills from the Williams Medicine Co Schenectady or via mail at 50 cents per box or 2 50 for six.
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Dr. Williama
Williamia
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Selle Dr. Williams
Soil surveys of clay mitehelle and ringcold counties
Soil surveys at Clay, Mitehelle and Ringcold counties, conducted with Iowa State College and the bureau of soil survey, will be completed in six months and provide farmers with specific fertilizer and soil management guidance. Follow up work will expand to carbon and other soil types, with county reports and county demonstrations.
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Iowa State College
Cet
Bureau of Sailk
bafOimtien
Arsenate substitutes in potato pest control debated
Extension notes at Iowa State College compare lead arsenate with paris green for potato pest control. Paris green price surge drives growers toward arsenate substitutes like lead arsenate and toad arsenate, with pastes favored for ease of mixing and early season application.
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Iowa State College
Iran
Shearing timing guidance from Iowa State College
Under Tawa conditions shear by mid May per animal husbandry experts at Iowa State College. Weather can push earlier, but delaying to June 1 or later wastes wool and flesh. Beginning when wool is gummy slows work. warm weather and seeds increase fleece weight but reduce price per pound. Late shearing should be avoided.
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Iowa State College
New County Agents Named Across Dickinson Pieyd and Wardin Regions
New county agents including W Hy Sawhill to Dickinson county W A Dickinaoo to Played county and Ben Walker to Mardin join the ranks as the number of counties with agricultural agents rises to sixteen.
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Dickinson
Pieyd
Wardin
W. Hy
Sawhill
Dickinson County
W. A. Dickinaoo
Ben Walker
Mardin
Twenty Graduates in Class at Ackley
A garbled OCR scan lists names and fragments about graduates and mentions Ackley, a Padova event, and several individuals and entities. The readable portions indicate a class of twenty graduates with references to people, places, and possible sports or academic items, but the text is highly corrupted and parts resemble stray phrases rather than a coherent narrative. The main identifiable fact is the formation of a twenty graduate class at Ackley.
Pigs Best Warvester of Corn in New Bulletin
A new Ames Agricultural Experiment Station circular argues pigs are superior corn harvesters across Iowa. It details feed mixes for hogs on corn, notes spring pigs of 100 to 159 pounds as best, and outlines ration schemes with alfalfa, clover, timothy, and other forages for fattening, growing, and breeding sows.
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Towa
Animal Husband
Lows Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
Tha Teason
Sixty Counties Enter Tennessee Boys Corn Contest
Organizations of the boys in 64 town counties have completed plans to compete in this year’s boys corn contest. This marks 25 more counties than entered in the final competition last year, showing growing participation and regional interest.
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