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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
10
Wisconsin’s alfalfa experience shows growers should lime soil, inoculate, and ensure good drainage. Seeding with barley nurse crop in spring, correct lime application, and soil testing via clover nodulation aid success. Avoid sour soils and soil acidity. start small with inoculated mixtures and proper seed bed preparation.
An analysis from Wallaces Farmer highlights how judgment, experience, and management affect laying performance. Variations in feed and housing influence the hen's body maintenance and digestive capacity, dictating monthly egg output and the timing of stop or restart under changing weather.
Earl C. Roesa, publisher of the Hamilton County Republican in Ne Kan Ady, Terale, endorses Chamberlain Medicine Co.'s cough remedy after a discussion with a company representative. He cites long use at home and calls it the only cough remedy on the market.
Analyze cost data for a 1000-pullet flock to determine economics of egg production. Labor 71⁄2 cents per bird monthly, overhead 24 cents, feed 25 cents, totaling 45 cents monthly per bird. If each bird yields 144 eggs yearly, minimum price per dozen should be 45 cents. Authors urge farmers to track real costs, emphasize byproduct value, and balance care with potential returns.
Idle acres on many farms lie unused or poorly used due to wet patches that cannot be tilled. Draining these small low grounds costs little and opens rich land. With spring work approaching and favorable prices, farmers should install tile to expand cropping area. Each drained acre increases production and aids the war effort.
An old promotional note urges readers to subscribe to Decorah Republican and Weekly Kansas City Star for global war coverage. It asserts millions are fighting, navies active, and the world’s face may change. A sensational line warns that peacock feathers signal a death in the house within a year.
Had the grip three weeks. With January comes la grippe. Lin gering colds settle in the system causing one to ache all over feverish and chilly tired heavy and drooping. Mrs Lizzie Henderson Ky writes my daughter had la grippe for three weeks. I gave her Foley's Snow and Tar now she is all right. Ady.
A Iowa Homestead article argues shredding fodder from twenty five acres of corn saves labor and preserves quality. Benefits include reduced spoilage, precise feed planning, and easier handling in bad weather. Shredding may outperform timothy hay in roughage supply and suits work horses in spring when hay is costly.
News notes 11 000 town children across 60 city garden clubs in 1917 yielded over 150 000 dollars in food but shortages of trained leaders hinder expansion. A six week course at Iowa State College from January 21 to March 1 aims to train leaders. The program, free and led by the state club leader and assistants, covers garden study soils machinery insects and diseases club methods and flowers. W eit : If what you have to say is not worth saying sing it and win applause.
Somerset Virginia and Montgomery Indiana readers report relief from backache rheumatic pains stiff joints swollen ankles and bladder troubles after using Foley Kidney Pills. One writer says she felt reborn and another notes months of treatment relieved by the remedy.
Wallace's Farmer from Des Moines discusses cross breeding as a practical option when breeding stock is scarce and high priced. It advises cautious crosses, favoring pure breeds with selective introgression, warns against two weak stock cross, and notes eye appeal favors purebreds. It also covers housing cleanups and disease prevention in dusty, saturated yards.
The 1918 World Thrice-a-Week promotes wartime news from Europe at a low price, offering a yearly $1 subscription and a combined deal with the Decorah Republican for $2.30, highlighting prompt reports on troops and world events. Also ad copy for Chamberlain's Tablets notes health benefits and price.
The Forester's annual report shows timber sales in fiscal 1917 more than doubling 1916, exceeding 2 billion feet valued over $3.7 million. About 727 million feet were cut and sold for $1.507 million, with Oregon alone handling roughly 688 million feet. Roughly 113 million feet, worth nearly $150,000, were cut under free use permits by over 41,000 settlers near forests. Eastern areas also grew, though western forests dominated. The material is mainly lower quality, removal aiding forest growth. Public sentiment has eased on wartime tensions, even as citizens enjoy pretzels or franks.
Notice to appear at Winneshiek County Court House February 4 1918 at 2:00 PM to probate the supposed last will of Isabelle G Josvanger late of Madison township deceased. The clerk J Moore records the notice with the seal dated December 17 1917. Willett and Nelson attorneys represent the case.
Mrs George Lewis of Pittsfield New York reports her five year old boy recovered quickly from a two to three week cold after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. She notes rapid improvement following treatment and says the medicine ended the illness. For sale by R A Engbertson Adv.
Olaus Viste as executor of A P Rude's estate files in Winneshiek county district court a petition against Otto Dahlfelm seeking $1100 note balance plus $1230 mortgage claim with 8 percent interest plus costs and attorneys fees. The action requests foreclosure of the mortgage on Lot two of nine and Lot eight of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter in section six, town ninety-eight, range west of the Sth P.M. If Dahlfelm fails to appear by noon on the second day of the next term in Decorah, default will be entered and judgment rendered.
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