Gypsum as Fertilizer Evaluated for Iowa Soils
An Iowa farmer asks if gypsum can replace imported nutrients for legumes. Experts note gypsum mainly stimulates growth, provides calcium and sulfur, and is not a substitute for phosphate, nitrate, or potash. On acid soils lime is better. on alkaline soils gypsum may outperform lime. Applying 500 to 1000 pounds per acre suggested. gypsum costs about $5 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaces
Iowa
Tennessee
Chile
Germany
Towa
Rhode Island
Farm as Factory: Maximizing Returns on All Land
Farmers should treat land as factory floor space and crops as machines. By auditing field-by-field returns and using every square inch, farms can boost efficiency and nearly double usable land, ensuring crops pay for labor and inputs.
Silage From Shock Corn Use and Feeding Value
The article explains using shock corn for silage when silos aren’t ready. It notes shock corn makes fair silage but not as good as properly staged harvest silage. Adding about one ton of water per ton of dry fodder is essential for palatability and proper packing.
Foley's Honey and Tar Trial Package Offer
Readable ad fragment offers a five cent mail order trial from Foley Co. at 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago Illinois. Package includes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Adv Engbertson's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Adv Engbertson’s Pharmacy
Root Crops Prove Vital During Drought for Cattle
The drought drives cattle markets down as thin stock fetch low prices. Rutabagas carrots and turnips deliver good feed value nearly equal to oats, with 28 tons per acre yields reported. Roots store well and support fattening cattle and sheep when paired with roughage and proper handling. Randall Michigan notes drilling seeds in 28 inch rows yields larger roots and better quality through soil moisture retention and cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Randall
How One Man Knows His Sows
A farmer keeps breeding records for each sow showing last service date and due date. Seven days before farrow, sows are placed in 25 by 75 foot pens with fencing and a portable hog house. Sows receive a balanced ration from farrowing through three weeks, then move to larger pasture. Feeding plan prevents scours and aids piglets in sun exposure to prevent thumps.
Where to Spread the Manure on Nebraska Farms
A Nebraska correspondent advises spreading manure mainly on corn land when unsure, notes alfalfa responds well to manure on medium to poor soil, and suggests sharing manure between alfalfa and corn due to mixed rent arrangements. Wheat responds to manure but less than corn, and overall application rates affect value per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Wallaces
Dr Kings New Life Pills Advertises Easy Morning Move
An advertisement promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a mild laxative to relieve winter constipation. It claims inactivity causes constipation and promises a full easy movement next morning for 25 cents from any druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Emergency Shelf Remedies From a 19th Century Farmer Newspaper
A reader recalls Wallaces' Farmer advice on an emergency shelf for homes. The piece recounts a scalding accident treated with flaxseed oil and lime water, Carron oil, antiseptic gauze, and saline baths, then lists shortcuts for earache croup bleeding and poison antidotes with simple domestic ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaces
Des Moines
Wallaces’ Farmer
Jean
Susan
How I bought Experience
A farmer shares lessons from orchard failures and later success by planting on hilltops to avoid frost. He cites atmospheric drainage, frost protection differences, and advice from New York experts as key turning points. This reflection ends noting future expectations of a paying orchard investment and a stray promotional line about Dr Thomas Helectic Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Quinn
New York State
Moldy Grains Kill Hens in Nebraska Farm
An eastern Nebraska farmer's flock suffered 75 hen deaths after feeding moldy grain. University poultry experts linked the losses to moldy wheat from submerged lowland fields and sun exposed dry corn with hidden mold, noting enlarged livers and over fat birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaces
Nebraska
University Poultry Department
Nebraska Agricultural College
Poultry Department
Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement promotes Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment for red itchy skin and eczema. It asserts the product kills germs soothes irritation and restores skin quickly and is suitable for babies and adults. Availability at druggists for 50 cents with a guaranteed remedy claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hobson
Notice in Probate for Samuel Glenn Will
To whom it may concern you are notified to appear at the Court House Winneshiek County Iowa on February 5 1917 at 2:00 p m to attend probate of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Samuel Glenn late of Decorah township deceased show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate O G Kallevang Clerk of District Court By S J Moore Deputy E R Acres Attorney
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Winneshick County
Iowa
Samuel Glenn
Decorah Township
Winneshiek County
Olai Kallevang
J. Moore
E. R. Acres
District Court OF
Winneshirk County
Cathrine Stoskopf
Caroline Gross
Samuel Stoskopf
Mary Stoskopf
Katie Koehler
Albert Koehler
Mary Barth
Valentine Barth
Cheabold Stoskopf
Julia Stoskopf
Emma Thoman
Lawrence Thoman
John Stoskopf
Bertha Stoskopf
Josephine Vogel
Henry Vogel
Julia Korstad
Melvin Korstad
Dena Thoman
Alfred Thoman
Clara Severson
Henry Severson
Frances Lien
Oliver Lien
C. S. Boice
Catherine Stoskopf
N. E
St. P. M
Decorah
Towa
Elk Cater ii Shoua
Boice
Lin
Harriet B, Pike
Harriet E, Pike
Ly Winneshiek
Ray Algyer
Willett & Nelson
Notice of Discharge in Bratfos Estate Appeal
Notice in Winnebago County Iowa District Court informs Arne Tuskind Olia Sorenson Gus tava Hover Casper Tuskind Randina Kinneberg Melvin Brodshaugh Casper Brodshaugh Carl Brodshaugh Gunerius Atfos Kia Stenberg Oscar Dahler Adolph Dahler Richard Johnson Bertine Patterson Carbon etta Howell Dena Howell Martin Johnson Henry Lamm Gustava Johnson that Gustava Johnson administratrix will file a final report by January 25 1017 and seeks court approval hearing set February 5 1917 objections if any may delay release of bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshire
WI & IN
Gustava Johnson
Reinhart A. Bratfos
Notice of Final Report and Discharge for H. C. Hjerleid
Public notice to heirs Andrew Sandager and others that by February 5 1917 the District Court at Decorah will hear the Final Report and Petition for Discharge of H C Hjerleid as administrator of Hans Theodore Sandager deceased. The hearing will consider approval of final accounting compensation and disposition of estate funds before exonerating the administrator and bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Sandager
Peter E. Sandager
Emma R. Sandager
Martha Roe
Elise Holness
Ella L. Sandager
Elmer T. Sandager
District Court
Winneshiek County
Decorah
H. C. Hjerleid
Hans Theodore Sandager
State of
Iowa
Decor
Equity suit over land in Winneshiek County Iowa
Samuel Rice sues Omri E mery and others alleging ownership in fee simple of multiple parcels in Winneshiek County including Southeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter Section 26 and related tracts. The petition claims absolute ownership free of liens and encumbrances and references Road No 503 Burr Oak Decorah highway. Parties include numerous spouses heirs and the La Crosse and Southern Railway Company with many heirs named. A filing deadline precedes December 26 1916.
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NX District Court OF
Iowa
Winneshirk County
Samuel Rice
Omri W. Emery
Patrick Fitzsimons
James G. Stevenson
Sarah McMullen
Robert Giffin
O. M. Barrett
C. T. Brode
Marshal B. Sherwin
Oliver Barr
Mary Rice
Thomas Rice
Mary Jane Rice
Mark B. Sherman
James Ackerson
la Crosse
Iowa & Southern Railway Company
Jane Willsie
Thos. Willsie
Henry Willsie
Charles Willsie
Hester Ann Willsie
Eliza Willsie
Sarah Ellen Willsie
Almond B. Sage
Mary J. Russell
Jas. C. Russell
Susan Chambers
Ed. Chambers
Anna
St. P. M
Burr Oak and Decorah
Winneshiek County
Towa
District Court of
Burr Oak and
Decorah Public Highway
Quieting Title Action in Winneshiek County Iowa Lands
Meantime Boice Hook attorney for plaintiff seeks to establish title in lands described in Section 25 and Section 2, Winneshiek County, Iowa, against adverse claimants. The District Court warns that default will be entered if defendants do not appear by February 1917.
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Ninety-nine
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Decorah
Boice & Hook
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Thomas Igin
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Winneshieck County
W. L. Barker
Decorah Republican
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Adams Seed Company
Mars
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C.F. Ambli
Highlandville
Burr Oak Mercantile CO
Burr Oak
J. C. Beard
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Portland
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Winneshiek Hotel
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