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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
8
Zoologists from Town State College urge farmers to create a daily bird feeding spot this winter. Small scraps like old soup bones and bread crumbs attract downy woodpeckers and other species, turning a sheltered branch or window south side into a bird cafeteria with suet and screenings.
A Minnesota dairyman asks if an Aberdeen Angus bull suits grade Holstein and Short-horn cows for crossbreeding to market one-year stockers. A similar farmer uses Angus most years to keep Holstein milkers and occasionally introduces a Holstein sire to maintain grade Holstein supply. The Angus cross yields black, hornless calves good for top markets. red Short-horn calves stay closer to Short-horn color. Overall conclusion favors the Angus bull as best option.
The horticultural department of the Town Agricultural College offers storage tips for apples. Select only sound fruit, store in a well insulated room or buried in chaff, maintain near freezing temperature without freezing, keep the room ventilated, and wrap apples in tissue paper for fancy fruit.
A December Farm and Fireside writer recommends using movable night pastures with sheep to clear weedy or brushy land. Fence a small area at a time and shift after each spot clears, often faster and cheaper than grubbing, with the growth providing some feed value. Also notes Dean's Ointment for baby eczema and itching, 50 cents a box.
A farmers guide advises avoiding pushy agents and new varieties, urging buyers to select trees from reliable nursery catalogues, compare descriptions, and insist on a duplicate order listing all varieties with size and price. It warns against substitutions and suggests marking the order with no substitution until agreed.
An advice column notes egg prices rise with feed costs and urges fair feeding. A grocer quotes 48 cents per dozen, a dealer predicts up to 60 cents. The piece warns moulting pullets and poor ground conditions ruin laying and complicate recovery.
A Minnesota dairy farmer asks how to grow clover or alfalfa without small grain and how to strengthen straw on rich land. The advisory notes possible early haying, silage timing, intercropping alfalfa, and using a short straw oat variety such as Iowa’s Towa No 105. it also suggests a fertilizer mix of 250 lb acid phosphate and 50 lb muriate of potash per acre, noting wartime price limits.
A December Farm and Fireside editorial warns against chasing flashy new crops or methods. It argues most experiments fail due to missing factors and urges farmers to stick with proven staples that are consistently in demand, reserving novelty for experiment stations.
A farmer notes that small careful breeders can profit from pure-bred draft mares. He cites Kanite 89818 and her foals, illustrating how a single quality mare can cover her costs through offspring sales and work on the farm, even when starting with modest investments.
An Iown correspondent estimates a 16 by 34 foot silo with 30 feet of settled silage yields about 110 to 120 tons. At 40 pounds per steer per day for 130 to 150 days, roughly forty 1,050 pound steers can be fed from January to grass time with hay supplementation. Quality of silage and forage affects exact numbers.
A Plymouth County Iowa farmer compared two cows with similar appearance under identical feed. Over a year cow one yielded 149 pounds of butter fat for a net profit of 10.55 after 64.15 feed cost, while cow two produced 387 pounds for a net profit of 49.60 with similar feed costs. The farmer plans to continue self testing and cull poor performers.
An old retail flyer promotes Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathart Tablets. It instructs sending five cents with name and address to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package. An Adv Engbertson's Pharmacy notice and a quip about alibis appear in the same fragment.
Springfield resident H H Adams at 87 years old says Foley Kidney Pills eased his kidney trouble and age related weakness. The ad claims the pills build up weakened kidneys purify blood and relieve bladder issues. Also promotes Foley remedies and Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil with general consumer ads.
Ush a Hislop named administratrix of the J H Mackenstadt estate in Decorah Winneshiek County Iowa intestate. Bond posted and authority taken to settle debts and collect assets. Creditors and debtors must present claims or make payments as directed by law dated January 15 1917 Decorah Iowa Boice and Hook Attorneys.
Notice in probate in the district court of Iowa in Winnebago County. The document invokes estate matters and directs relevant parties to heed proceedings and deadlines per local probate rules. Further details appear in the official court notice.
An old advertisement pitches Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment as a remedy for red itchy skin. It claims to kill germs soothe irritation and restore skin to normal with a general audience focus.
An Iown correspondent asks if hogs gain as well on snapped corn as husked corn when fed with tankage in a self feeder. The author notes no experiments but expects snapped corn to finish husking at lower expense despite possibly slightly slower gains.
A short health note warns that late breakfasts lunch and early dinners cause indigestion. It recommends allowing at least five hours between meals and taking Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion. Sold by R. A. Engbertson Adv.
A short piece advises turning cold into a habit you break by sponge bathing each morning at about 90 F and sleeping with the window raised. It claims this reduces colds and suggests Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for quick relief, sold by R. A. Engbertson in Ady. It ends with a proverb about borrowing trouble.
Inactivity and winter fatigue contribute to constipation with dull energy and sallow complexion. Dr King's New Life Pills offer a mild laxative to ease the bowels without griping, a dose at night promising a morning movement for 25 cents at the druggist. The passage also quips about poverty joys.
A reader from Paoli Indiana describes various cough types including dry cough winter cough la grippe cough bronchial cough and asthmatic cough. Enos Halbert explains his own nightly coughing and credits Foley's Honey and Tar with relief and sleep restoration.
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as fast relief for colds coughs and croup. Claims to heal inflamed membranes loosen phlegm ease breathing and stop throat tickling with no opiates. Summary also quotes a George Soule remark on romance in the New Republic.
Court in Winneshiek County Iowa requires all named heirs to appear February 5 1917 at 2 00 pm at the courthouse Decorah to show cause why the last will of Samuel Glenn deceased should not be admitted to probate. Clerk Olai Kallevang Seal Deputy S E Acres attorney signs this notice dated December 30 1916.
Notice of appointment of admin istrator of the estate of Helge S Olson late of Madison township Winneshiek County Iowa. He has taken the trust by bonds. Creditors must exhibit claims and debtors pay to Decorah State Bank Decorah Iowa. Dated Decorah Iowa January 17 1917.
To Andrew Sandager and others you are notified that by January 2, 1917 a final report and petition for discharge of H C Hjerleid as administrator of Hans Theodore Sandager estate will be filed in Winneshiek County Iowa. The hearing is set for February 5 1917 at Decorah Court House to determine discharge and bond exoneration.
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