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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1926
Page
2
Mn and Mrs Allen Habeger and others listed as Oelwein people yesterday. A five room Elgin house with furnace heat will be vacant June 1. War particulars apply to R P Strauch at Echo office. Mrs Rob Grimes of near West Union underwent an appendicitis operation at West Union hospital last Wednesday morning and is reported to be recovering well, with hopeful prospects for improvements from her conditions.
Dr L Hutchinson of Ohio advertises a full line of 2, 8 and 4 burner stoves praised for perfection in workmanship and operation. Mrs Chris Drickson and son John and granddaughter visited Higima near Decorah, then returned home. Erickson still lives on the Decorah home farm but rents to Janvrin Brown. A meteorologist spoke in Chicago predicting a summerless year for 1927. Weather Bureau officials doubt the forecast.
M Long of Blue Valley Creamery Institute leads a 10000 acre alfalfa crop push with local leaders. He cites alfalfa’s higher yields, richer protein, deep roots improving soil, palatability for livestocks, and lower feeding costs versus timothy and other forages.
Poor drainage and sour soils hinder alfalfa on Mississippi Valley farms. If natural drainage is lacking, fields must be artificially drained as alfalfa cannot tolerate wet feet. Alfalfa also requires substantial lime to reach neutral soil and support root and seed development, making it a highly desirable feed for young stock and dairy cows when soil conditions are correct.
Coburn declares alfalfa a great mortgage lifter noting its cultivation feeds, preserves homesteads, and reflects nature’s gifts. The speech extols alfalfa as crucial to a bountiful rural economy and to supporting families in a sunlit, biscan government era.
In a brief agricultural update, officials report that the TES variety achieved three perfect ratings this year, with no other crop yielding similarly in the country. The short item outlines the unusual performance and hints at potential market implications.
The article notes alfalfa leads hay crops in suitability and yield with a six year U S average of 2.8 tons per acre, outpacing clover and other forages. It highlights drought tolerance through hardy seedings, weed eradication advantages, legume permanence, occasional winterkill but longer lasting fields, and superior market value and palatability compared with red and white clover.
The piece traces Grimm alfalfa’s origins in Carver County Minnesota from 1857, credits Wendell Grimm and German seed lines, and explains growers’ success with local stock versus outside seed, noting Grimm’s early spring growth, dormancy pattern, and distinctive bloom variegation. It cautions buyers to seek seed records tracing to Carver County Minnesota.
Alfalfa and clover are favored legumes in American farming but alfalfa leads in yield drought tolerance permanence and feeding value. The 1925 U S acreage shows alfalfa at about 20.8 percent higher since 1920 while red clover acreage rose less, reflecting alfalfa’s growing dominance in US agriculture.
Mrs H W Falk and guitarevel visited Mrs Feller near Dikaden Fayette county. Mrs C L Huisinga came from Ap lington for her mother Mrs Hans Keiser visiting for about a month. For sale second hand range in No 1 condition. Two pups for sale. P Stoehr and Spud Sanders Postyile went to Lansing for fishing on Monday night and Tuesday. They found the sport poor and returned home with two fish, no black bass.
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