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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
8
The Agriculture Department’s Farmers Bulletin No. 731 explains the true army worm, its distribution across North America, and comparisons to other army worm species. It details the economic impact, life cycle, and practical control methods including field inspection, burning straw, and heavy spraying with white arsenic, plus safety reminders for livestock and crop protection.
The text notes that the True Army Worm pupa affects millet varieties most during outbreaks, with wheat and corn also harmed. It mentions rye and cat species suffer comparatively less and that occasional breaks in attack occur but are rare, reflecting uneven regional impact.
Don aldering the high cost of labor the mechanical milker is one of the most practical investments for dairymen. It halves labor costs and yields better milk quality while keeping cows at a steady production.
An article describes turning windfall apples into cash by washing sorting and milling them for cider and cooking apples. Harvested fruit sold at 65 cents a bushel in stores while cider reached 50 cents a gallon with extra demand from travelers and Halloween parties.
A cheap stock shelter is described as posts eight feet apart, eight feet high on one side and six feet on the other, forming a shed 12 feet wide and 40 feet long. Roof runs one way, north side and ends are boxed, gates at both ends, and a rack along the full south side. This shed shelters 26 to 30 two year old steers.
G F B Marton of Colorado Agricultural College explains calf aging by dental development. At birth two incisor pairs exist. by one month the first addition appears. Eighteen months shows the middle milk pair loss and a permanent pair appears. By twenty seven, thirty six, and forty five months the next pairs replace the prior ones. Temporary molars are later replaced but not used for age estimates.
The cow requires four clean beddings each night and stalls cleared of filth each morning. Mitts taint with foul odors when placed in the bucket. Keep stalls scrupulously clean, walls whitewashed, and dust brushed away to maintain hygiene.
A simple two foot elevated platform feed setup described by A. Burton in Farm and Home uses an earthenware crock covered by a chicken wire follower to discourage hens from mining feed. The platform prevents litter scratching and keeps grain off the floor, minimizing waste from young fowls.
H C B Hutchinson from Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station notes after drought and heat, bluegrass pastures are dry. Rye offers temporary fall and winter pasture. seed September or October. use 1.5 bushels early or 2 bushels later, or mix with 40 pounds rye and 16–20 pounds vetch for late sowing. Cover crop improves soil. rye and vetch add nitrogen and reduce erosion. next spring rye can be turned under before corn planting.
The article advises locating the tractor shed at a distance from major farm buildings to reduce fire risk. It notes fires are possible due to gasoline kerosene and inflammable oil around tractors and sheds and urges shielding larger buildings by distance.
Alfalfa can be grown in most sections of the sand hills country in Nebraska. Val entine substation tests suggest replacing intertilled forage crops with alfalfa to prevent soil blowing. It is described as more valuable than any other forage crop and cheaper than weeds. Experiments indicate alfalfa outperforms all clovers, including sweet clover, in adaptability to local conditions.
Washington recalls the Morse Elm at the old Willard site near Fourteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Respondents once believed a Baltimore to Washington telegraph inventor fooled officials, only to learn later that Dr. Samuel Morse sought funding, securing the elm's nickname Morse Elm after the historic misimpression.
President Wilson relies on golf to clear his mind and think clearly during work hours. He owns a rare English set with long 40-inch-plus shafts and a doeskin bag, given by his brother John A. Wilson of Franklin, Pa. He favors a steady short game and precise putting at Washington Country Club in Virginia, where caddies are paid 5 cents and secret service guards accompany him as a regular member.
Col G B Young of the Third Infantry observed a lapse in message delivery at a Washington Radio camp where Nations Guardsmen and new recruits train. A rookie misdelivered a simple request to help free a car from mud, prompting Lieut Col Anton Stephan to design a training system to verify accuracy by repeating messages through the guard chain to the lieutenant.
A bipartisan report from the joint printing committee urges curtailing the leave to print. It notes a million volumes yearly waste papers and basements filled with unfranked documents while private firms profit from public expense ads. The Will cuts departmental prints and requires committee review before printing. The houses may override committee action to prevent report suppression. A separate exchange asks about coins from shoes, a chiropodist quip.
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