Alfalfa in Western Iowa Boosts Yields on Geiss Farm
FE H Geiss owns the largest alfalfa acreage in Iowa. From 60 acres, he reduced to 10 acres this year after high yields, feeding hundreds of cattle and hogs on alfalfa hay. The farm spans 480 acres with 40 in alfalfa. He reports 75–100 pound monthly gains in cattle feeding and up to seven tons per acre in peak seasons. Geiss uses a rotation: alfalfa six to seven years, corn two, wheat or oats one, then back to alfalfa. He notes alfalfa can be managed on smaller plots and disputes claims it harms corn when properly tended.
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FE. H. Geiss
Iowa
Geiss
Pottawattamie
Nebraska
Ewing
Combating Potato Pests in Early Planting
A farmer recommends preparing for potato beetles by mixing lime, land plaster, and green to dust over vines when the first beetles hatch, timing the spray before dew dries. The early crop matures before blight in July to August, with no losses reported in past years. An advertisement for Dean's Regulats laxative appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Amoselle
Atlantic Co
N. 1
Look for the Cause of Poor Hatchery Performance
The piece counsels breeders to diagnose why hatch rates and chick vitality fall, linking high mortality to faulty feeding and overuse of stimulants. It urges planning now to improve green feeding, proper exercise, and balanced rations, plus culling weak birds and using strong roosters to raise vigorous chicks next year.
Feeding Horses in War Time Shows Native Grains Viable
Army tests in the Philippine Islands reveal native cracked corn native palay and native green forage can replace portions of oats and hay in horse rations. Baleds of native fodder Guinea hay and Rhodes grass offer substitutes but supply remains limited. Ohio data note limited hay improves driving horse performance with alfalfa. Oats provide more protein than corn for dairy cattle, though nutrient yield per acre favors corn.
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Philippine Islands
Ohio
Hamilton County
Timothy
Attention to Details in Dairying
A short instruction on how failures in dairying stem from neglecting small details. It warns that focusing on grand schemes ignores leaks and losses, linking the old saying about a nail, a shoe, a horse, and a rider to business and even human life.
Cutting and Mixing Feeds for Better Digestion
R C L describes using powered feed cutters to cut hay and fodder for horses cattle sheep and hogs. Ground feeds like bran corn cotton seed meal and oil meal are mixed with coarse cut feeds to improve digestion by delaying passage to the second stomach and promoting rechewing. A poultryman and dairyman trim clover and alfalfa, dampen, mix with ground feeds, steam or scald, and let soften before feeding to boost palatability and efficiency.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Applying Fertilizers Advice From a Garden Column
The article notes two reliable plant foods bonemeal and manure while warning about choosing fertilizers carefully. Do not overapply and avoid fertilizing plants that are not growing yet. Start with weak applications as growth begins and increase gradually as the plant develops.
Lice on Cattle and Simple Spring Remedy
Denver Field and Farm notes spring lice on cows and calves, with bare rumps, head and tail areas most affected. A linseed oil wash applied with a whitewash brush, reapplied after seven days, eliminates lice and ticks, and cleans other crawling insects. Feeding lice wastes cattle energy, so treatment benefits overall health.
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Denver
Pruning Grapevines Boosts Fruit Production Says Expert
D E Lewis of Kansas Agricultural College explains pruning concentrates on maximizing fruit per vine. Unpruned vines yield excess growth and poorer fruit while pruning enhances quality and quantity by removing most of the vine to favor the remaining productive unit.
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D. E. Lewis
The
Kansas Agricultural College
Do the Chores Early Farm and Home Advice
A. C. McPherson urges farms to finish chores by supper to avoid overworking boys and hired men. He notes in offices and shops chores stop after regular hours and stresses fair, good planning to give workers evenings off, except during harvest.
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A. C. McPherson
Best Laxative for the Aged Advertisement Claim
An old age friendly laxative touts safety and painless action in Dr King s New Life Pills. The ad claims the product acts powerfully yet easily, suitable for the aged, with the endorsement Recommended by all dealers.
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Dr. King
Adv
Filling gullies with trashy manure to reclaim waste land
D Ravat in St Louis Globe-Democrat notes spring cleanup of winter manure yields ripe material to fill gullies and ditches in grain fields. Spreading old straw and stalks over land before harvest prevents erosion, preserves soil, and boosts fertility by plowing the organic matter under as a fertilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Ravat
St.ouis
Globe-Democrat
Newest Pest The dog threatens western sheep industry
The article notes dogs as a growing problem in the west and middle west, surpassing sheep in some regions. It cites Kansas data from 1910 showing 175,000 sheep and 199,000 dogs, and explains fence measures needed to deter dogs. Farmers say dogs make sheep keeping impractical.
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West
Middle West
Kansas
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Lime as a soil amendment in conjunction with fertilizers
The text clarifies that lime does not replace other fertilizers and contributes little soluble plant nutrients aside from small amounts of phosphorus and insoluble potassium. It argues lime should be used only when soil reaction or legume growth indicates calcareous soil needs, and the best results come from combining lime with phosphorus, potassium, and nitrogen sources.
Guaranteed Eczema Remedy Ointment Ad Claims Cure
Dr Hobson's Ezeema Ointment promises to cure eczema and related skin conditions after twenty five years of failure with other treatments. Customer testimonial from J C Eveland of Bath, Indiana asserts success. Formula of a physician, in use for years, with a 50 cent price. Pfeiffer Chemical Co Philadelphia and St Louis.
Potatoes: Lime-sulphur fails as Bordeaux replacement
State experiment station tests at Geneva New York show lime sulphur sprays dwarf plants and reduce yield by about forty bushels per acre. Bordeaux mixture increased yield by about one hundred bushels per acre in the same trials.
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State Experiment Station
Geneva
N.Y
It Cares While You Walk With Allen's Foot-Ease Ad
Antiseptic powder sprayed into shoes relieves stinging corns itching feet growing nails and sore feet. Promises comfort from tight or new shoes and reduced size needs for women. Claims relief for sweating calluses swollen tender feet. 25 cents worldwide, trial package free. Allen Olimstead Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Addreas
Olimstead
le Roy
Time Savers in the Kitchen Use Simple Helpers
Time Savers outlines three handy kitchen aids a bill hook for grocer’s checks a neat tissue paper box for polishing glass and mirrors and a large wire hook to store empty paper bags for easy access and organization.
Shake Off Rheumatism With 25 Cent Liniment
A reader advisory promotes Chamberlain's Liniment as a quick cure for rheumatic pains. The ad urges trying a twenty five cent bottle and notes availability at Engbretson's Pharmacy in Ady.
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Chamberlain's
Engbretson
Ady
Making Cheap Pork in Pasture Based Hogs
The article advises farmers to raise hogs on pasture and cheap forage to boost profits. It emphasizes fencing, rotating small pastures from one to five acres, and using clover or mixed green pastures to maximize land value and health of hogs. Includes guidance for solo farmers to convert idle land into cash via hog pasture.
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W. F.C
Experiment With Hogs At Town Station Pasture Test
The Town Experiment Station reports pasturing 16.5 hogs at 90 pounds for 150 days on one acre with alfalfa. Hogs received 4 pounds grain per 100 pounds live weight daily, and a grain mix of corn plus 1/20 meal. Total gain was 3109 pounds with expenses around 10 000 pounds of meat meal. After crop cost 10 75 per acre, corn 50 cents per bushel, meat meal 2 per cwt, net profit with hogs at 36 was 97.00. Six hogs netted 1.03 per bushel of corn fed on alfalfa pasture.
Take Plenty of Time to Eat and Healthy Digestion Tips
The ad warns against eating rapidly as it leads to indigestion and constipation and eventual illness. It advises thorough chewing and salination of food, then suggests Chamberlain's Tablets for fullness or dullness after meals. Sold by Engbretson's Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Engbretson’s
Notice of Equity Petition in Winneshiek County Iowa
Arther A. Larsen seeks to quiet title to extensive Winneshiek county real estate in Decorah based on over ten years adverse possession. Defendants include G. P. Adams John Boon Edwin Adams John Olson Jonathan Beckner J T Atkins and others with claims of misdescribed deeds lost certificates and erroneous records. Default deadline Sept 22 1913 unless defenses filed.
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G. P Adams
G. P. Adams
Johnon
John Boon
Edwin Adams
Sarah E. Adams
John Olson
Martha Olson
William Rathbun
John Tear
John McKay
Jonathan Beckner
Henry Wilson
Savings Bank of Decorah
Hammond A. Beard
Henry Lohofer
Lewis G Aarness
Lewis G. Aarness
G. G. Aarness
Oscar Amunrud
Carl C. Rocksvold
J. T. Atkins
J T. Atkins
Towit
Winneshiek County
Iowa
District Court of
Decorah
Arther A. Larsen
Winneshirk County
Towa
Savings Bank of
Oscar
Notice in Probate for L. H. Rygg Will in Iowa
To Whom it May Concern you are notified to appear at the Court House in Winneshiek county Iowa on September 22 1913 at 1 30 p m to attend probate of an instrument claimed as the last will of L H Rygg late of Decorah township deceased at which time you must show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate In testimony the clerk has subscribed the name and affixed the seal this May 28 1913 J A Nelson Attorney Clerk District Court 23 Clairallevang Seal
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Amunrud
Carl
Rocksvold
Winneshiek
Laintiff
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Towa
L. H. Rygg
Decorah Township
Clai Rallevang
Clerk District Court
J. A. Nelson
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Ont
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Mags. Blake
Wallaces
PAIGE
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Gray & Davis
Colorado
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L. R. Schrempf
Republican
Pittsburgh
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