Beater Plow 16 Hailed Against White Grubs in Iowa
The Iowa State College agricultural engineering team reveals a rapidly revolving heater plow designed to pulverize soil and destroy white grubs. Tests will occur in Ma haska county under the college engineers and entomologists. The grub pest, last troublesome in 1827 and for 1930, threatens eastern and southern Iowa crops.
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Ames.ia
Iowa
Agricultural Engineering Department
Iowa State Colleges
Mahaska County
College Agricultural Engineers and Entomologists
Beater
Town State College
E. V. Collins
Joint Farm Bureau Meet Brings 200 At Janesville School
Black Hawk Bremer counties convened a joint Farm Bureau meeting at Janesville school drawing over 200 attendees. Events included community singing Merwin George entertainment by 4-H Jackson Juniors and other club acts with talks by Paul Johnson and Carroll Streeter on rural recreation and county farm programs.
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Janesville
Black Haw
Jackson Township
Bremer County
A. B. Loveland
Merwin George
Jackson Juniors
Gedar Falls Rainbow Club
Good Luck Club
Cedar Falls Township
Washington Township
Paul Johnson
Carroll P. Streeter
Farmers Wife
St. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Farmers in Clutter Community Invest in Two Row Corn Pickers
Tracer reports eight farmers in the Chutler community bought new two row corn pickers this fall with more ready to buy. Despite demand, deliveries slow and some nearby farmers still buy single row pickers.
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Clutter
Self Regulation Dialogued At Packer Industry Conference
Chicago October 22 Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M Hyde urged self regulation as the best form of regulation but stressed it must be genuine. Dr John R Mohler explained the Packers and Stockyards Act gives the secretary broad regulatory powers and noted cooperation with the department of commerce to promote ethical practices and efficiency.
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Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
Arthur M. Hyde
Tormindate
John R. Mohler
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Department
Packers and Stockyards Act
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Commerce
Hyde
Mohler
Herbert Hoover
Oklahoma 4 H Dairy Judging Team Wins National Title
The Oklahoma 4 H dairy judging team, led by coach J W Bohr of Oklahoma A and BL college, captured the national championship at St Louis last week. Members James Childers Hillsdale Howard Nelson Duncan Halley Kennedy Ardmore join the state team chosen from top county individuals to represent the United States in England this summer. This marks consecutive national titles for Oklahoma dairy juniors despite the state team selection method.
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Oklahoma
Althout
Oats Yield Boost From 2-12-4 Fertilizer in Fayette Tests
Fayette county trials on 19 farms show oats yields rising with a 2-12-4 fertilizer. On 15 plots harvested, average gains reached 3.7 to 26.5 bushels per acre depending on treatment, with untreated plots averaging 28.5 to 36.6 bushels.
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Fayette, In
Fayette County
Herald Strong
Strong
Fayette
B. W. Lodwick
Thea Oats
Iowa club boys win big at national dairy show in St Louis
Five Iowa junior dairy club members and 2B calves traveled from home to the National Dairy Show in St Louis. They totaled prize money of 847 dollars plus freight allowances, aiming to cover major costs with calves handling by Rex Piepow and team. Rex Piepow Aurora led the showman ship with Donald Hamer Waterloo third and Herbert Rowland St Ansgar fourth. Caretakers Rex Piepow Kurt Fratzke Jesup James Kearns Duncomb and Walter De Winter Fort Dodge supported the calves during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Club
Congress
Iowa
Indiana
Hoosier Club
Towa
St. Louis
Rex Peiplow
Aurora
Donald Hamer
Waterloo
Herbert Rowland
St. Ansgar
Rex Piepfow
Kurt Fratzke
Jesup
James Kearns
Duncomb
Walter de Winter
Fort Dodge
Farmers in Tama County Back Corn Pickers Popular
In Tama County the new oWO-FOW corn pickers prove popular with sales by the Cherveny Implement company. More than one carload has been sold and additional units likely this year. The last two units in the recent car were sold to F. M. Elliott north of Dysart and Charles Manley of Gran township.
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Cherveny Implement Company
F. M. Elliott
Dysart
Charles Manley
Gran Township
Hog Cholera Loss at New Low Level
Hog cholera losses reached a new low level this year, with 31 states contributing to a summary by Dr A A Houck of the Bureau of Animal Industry. Indiana Michigan Nebraska and Ohio show higher prevalence, while many states report declines and Louisiana Oklahoma and Indiana note sharp drops. Immunization rates have risen about 15 percent this year compared with last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
A. A. Houck
Bureau of Animal Industry
Indiana
Michigan
Nebraska
Ohio
Colorado
Kentucky
North Carolina
Texas
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Alabama
California
Georgia
Kansas
Maryland
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Virginia
Washington
West
Arkansas
Iowa
Forida
Doctor Houck
Farmer Sells 80 Acre Farm North Of Farmer
The 80 acre farm of Mrs. J. E. Woor north of Farmer was sold this week to A. M. Garrick of Cedar Falls for 141,200. The deal, by John F. Goss Land Company, included a Cedar Falls house and averaged 177 per acre. Garrick is linked to the Clinots Centre railroad at Cedar Falls. The property is part of the Rood pro- Atteing acreage in the Farmer vein and features multiple buildings.
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Farmer
A. M. Garrick
Cedar Falls
John F. Goss Land Company
Was & Rash den
Gartick
Clinots Centre
Winter rye planted with good prospects, Iowa expert says
H D Hughes of the Iowa agricultural experiment station notes farmers may still seed winter rye this fall. Varieties like Rosen rye Minnesota No. 2 and Swedish are productive and hardy. Seeding rate six bushels per acre with drilling preferred. early fall seedings give fall pasture and better winter cover. If delayed, rye can be sown before ground freezes with fair next year crop expectations.
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Towa
H. D. Hughes
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Minnesota
Hughes
Jessie
Hughes. Oo
Sprole Holdings Tops 1000 Acres in Grundy County
Sprole Holdings near Zaneta in Grundy County expands with 169 acres added to Tama County land holdings. The Grundy farm entered at 173 dollars per acre, bringing A. W. Sprole's area around Zaneta to over 1,000 acres.
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Sprole
Grundy County
Courter
W. H. Sprole
Tracer
Tama County
Zaneta
Innis
Hudson
Mr. Sprole
Three Counties Get 506 Tons Limestone
Nine farmers across Fayette Black Hawk and Buchanan counties received limestone from a Great Western special run here yesterday about 500 tons dumped. Recipients include George Smith Waterloo J Campbell Dunkerton Charles Seg Blackav Dunkerton E A Clark Bert Eid Joe Puff all of Oelwein August Brown Fairbank FA Bell Investment Company and Mrs Fred Guergens Stanley. The Bell Company received two carloads.
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Oelwein
Fayette
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Lmestone
Great Western
George Smith
Waterloo
J. ¥. Campbell
Dunkerton
Charles Seg- Blekav
Dumkerton
E. A. Clark
Bert
Eid
Joe Puff
August Brown
Fairbank
Bell Investment Company
Fred Guergens
Stanley
Bell Company
Eight Farm Meetings Slated This Week Countywide
Eight township bureau meetings are set for the county this week. Schedule includes Oct 22 Lincoln township at R D Kerr home, Oct 23 Union township at Finchford school, Oct 2 6 Lester township women at Mrs Don Happel home, Cedar township at Frank Cotter home, Eagle township at Nick Reiter home, Oct 25 Mt Vernon township annual meeting and banquet at county home, Waterloo township at Earl Cort right home.
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Lincoln Township
R. D. Kerr
Union Township
Finchford
Lester Township
Don Happel
Cedar Township
Frank Cotter
Eagle Township
Nick Reiter
Mt. Vernon
Waterloo
Earl Cort
Harmonicas Featured At Cirls Club Meeting
Harmonicas were in evidence at the Bennington Busy Bee 4-H club meeting at Miss Frieda Schmidt's home. After the regular session the girls practiced, and the program included a business drill, a health talk on the importance of milk, and selections from the 1930 music memory list.
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Dewar
Bennington
Busy Bee
Frieda Schmidt
Farm Bureau Membership Surges in Black Hawk County
Farm bureau drives in Black Hawk county push toward 700 members as J H Schraeder of Arcadia leads efforts. Cedar Falls township tops the list with Mt Vernon adding twenty new members. Completion hinges on finishing drives in Barclay Bennington Lester Cedar Falls Mt Vernon and Washington.
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Farm Bureau
Black Hawk County
J. H. Schraeder
Arcadia
Carroll County
Jude
Cedar Falls Township
Grange
Vernon
Black Hawk
Barclay
Bennington
Lester
Cedar Falls
Mt. Vernon
Washington
Rhine wine 1929 vintage praised as top quality and yield
Nierstein on the Rhine Germany October reports the 1929 vintage likely to rival 1921 and 1918 for quality and quantity. Sunny weather since August boosts Rhine and Moselle vineyards with plentiful crop and Ludwig Schmidt of Germanys largest family vineyard says the year should be a No 1 for both quality and quantity.
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Nierstein-on-Rhine
Germany
Rhine and
Moselle
Ludwig Schmidt
Seid
City statue honors aristocratic beggar in Hunedoara
Hunedoara Romania October 22 A statue is erected to a beggar named Hohog the last of the Nandras to hold the boter title for refusing to sell his vote on the Transsylvania Plebiscite The act honors the family name and his loyalty to Roumanian nationality over Hungarian money in a pivotal vote.
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Hunedoara
Roumania
Hohog
Nandras
Boter
Heidelberg Duelers Face Baden Boundary Ban on Duels
Heidelberg Oct 22. Students at the University of Heidelberg who practice the old Taploy duel are thankful the state boundary line runs near their campus. Baden forbids student dueling and authorities view any breach with strict scrutiny.
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Heidelberg
University of
Student duel rumors hinge on Heidelberg hotel room
A fragment mentions a secluded room in the Hotel Harle at Neckerstetnach near Heidelberg as a center for student dueling rumors and Hessen observations, with no prosecutions.
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Pete Facie
Hessen
Wille
Neckerstetnach
Heidelberg
Pécona
Bulgarians Seek Clyio Marriage and Divorce
Soha dispatch reports efforts to introduce an Israeli permit as Bulgaria considers a marriage and divorce framework.
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Soha
Church Leaders Rally Against Civic Marriage Changes
A recent congress of lawyers declared a system antiquated and the church synod instructed clergy to preach against civic marriage. Church discipline will be used against those advocating the lawyers' proposed changes.
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Raf Ali
Peety
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