Agriculture as Industry Shifts Toward Applied Science
Indianapolis, Oct 23. Purdue University President W E B Stone told the farmers national congress that agriculture is becoming an industry worth studying. He said science will raise production and later guide social and economic aspects, urging colleges to curb rural decline, improve marketing, direct producer consumer links, and train teachers and leaders for a broader agricultural role.
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Indianapolis
W. E B. Stone
Purdue University
Farmers’ National Congress
Stone
Agricultural College
Experiment Station
Tome
Church
School
When the Little Ones Go To School
Mary Kelleg Walters writes from Farm Life about the shift from summer’s busy household to the quiet loneliness of the empty home as children return to school. She recalls small acts, worries over Jennie’s geography, and the contrast between wedding‑like freedom and parental routine, awaiting Christmas vacation.
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Dan
Ruth
Jennie
Mary Kelleg Walters
Autumn Lessons From Old Mother Earth
A reminiscence on stepping outdoors in autumn to savor nature. The author notes blooming buckwheat fields and corn aromas, recalling honey and perfume as nature’s fragrance gathered through the year. He muses on the unmatched scent humans cannot replicate.
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Earth
Nature
Iowa Cow Testing Associations Report Monthly Records
The Iowa Cow Testing associations report for the month ending Sept. 13 shows 5,854 cows tested with 61 on official test. Fifty move of those cows produced 40 pounds more butterfat and seven reached 60 pounds or more. Davenport led with the high cow and the highest average among the 10 top cows. Fall cows are starting ty tomen and better records are expected. Thirty-one member farms built new silos this month, lowering feed costs and improving cows for winter. Pioneer association members all have silos, some with two or three. Purebred association testers add more dairy bulls. Two weak-bred youngsters went to Marion-Springville and other associations. Benson and Fredsville report big savings on tankage and distillers grains via cooperative buying. A meeting Oct. 3 in Des Moines announced the Iowa Federation of Cow Testing associations, adopting constitution and by-laws. Four associations did not fund a representative. first annual meeting slated for Ames during Jan 29–Feb 3.
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Iowa
Davenport
Ty Tomen
Pioneer Association
Marion-Springville
West Branch
Charles City
Tripoli-Webtgais
Jesup
Benson and
Fredsville
Iowa Cow Testing Associations
Dairy Cattle Congress
Iowa Federation of Cow Testing Associations
Ames
George Schumacher
Antone Christiansen Neta
Brooklyn
Forrest Kingery
H. W. Hyde
J . H. McConneh
Benson
Jens Christiansen
Marton
Springville
L. G. Crouch
Klemme—ow
F. Willams
Roland—Walter Rasmussen
Coggon
Central City
S. P. Cowgill
John K. High
Charles T. Dukes
Howard Wright
Kossuth County
Ole Hansen
Tripoli-Westgate
Hans Lundby
Independence
The flower crushed for the attar of roses
A reflective meditation contrasts perfume production with a mother's sacrifice for her son. The writer notes that for every breath of beauty, something precious is given up, as mothers endure heartbreak to nurture loved ones, returning gentleness and grace in return.
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EF. L. Vincent
Take Care When Preparing Lunch
A guide from the Iowa State College home economics department urges careful lunch prep. It recommends clean lunch boxes with utensils, a variety of breads and fillings like nuts, eggs, peanut butter, baked beans, or cottage cheese, and including fruit. Suggested desserts include custard, tapioca, rice pudding, jelly, cookies, and ginger bread.
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Home Economics
Iowa State College
Farm Meetings Prop Up Iowa State Extension Efforts
The tenth annual report of the Iowa State College agricultural extension shows a record year with 6,433 meetings, 5,476 lectures, 3,356 demonstrations, and 8,261 farm visits reaching 619,865 people. County agents rose 45 percent as counties organized and outreach expanded through 575,000 bulletins and 86,000 posters.
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Agricultural Extension, Department of
State Dept Reports Wide Farm Education Drive
The agency outlines extensive campaigns including 82 percent readiness, run off curd formation efforts, seed corn campaigns across 33 counties covering 3,000,000 acres, and debt relief steps. It notes short courses, 41 Panama Pacific trips for state youths, and 484 boys receiving free Amos Winter course visits, highlighting broad annual activities.
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Uhru
Panama- Pacific
Sina
Department
Cheese Recipe Advocates Farm and Home Method
Town State college dairy department promotes another cheese method stating more cheese should be made on the farm and at home. The recipe for neufchatel cheese uses 10 lbs sweet milk with 4 tsp sour buttermilk or clabbered milk, warming to 70 to 72 degrees, adding diluted rennet, and draining curds for hours until whey drains away.
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Town State College
Pressure Undy Cloth Scrape Dry Curd From Cloth
Fragmentary text describes applying pressure to undyed cloth at intervals and scraping dry curd from its surface, indicating a cleaning or processing step. No clear entities or context to determine a full event or outcome.
Time Until Curd Is Sufficiently Set
The note states waiting for curd to be sufficiently formed, then adding salt to taste to finish the cheese preparation for use.
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Holland
Netherlands
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Western Union Telegraph CO
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OX Park Avenue West
Crescent Ice Cream Co
East Side
Citizens Gas and Electric CO
Waterloo
Hansen & Hansen
Voln-Vius Mfg Co
Chicago
Dik
Wrigley’s
Wrigley Way
Wrigley's
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