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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
4
A detailed method for testing corn seeds using wet Canton flannel and cloth testers. It describes numbering ears, preparing cloth squares, wrapping five kernels per ear, and using a rag wick to keep tests moist. After six days, open testers to read sprouts and roots, discarding weak ears and noting costs of nonviable seed. The process promises profit through seed testing and can involve children and rainy days.
The National Crop Improvement Service reports regional estimates of corn unshippable due to poor quality: Ohio 36 percent, Indiana 48, Illinois 26, Missouri 16, Iowa 38, Nebraska 29, Kansas 30. Heat and mold threat to kept seed. New seed corn may come from shocked corn cut before the freeze. farmers retain old corn as seed after harvest.
In nearly every county an agent works to secure seed corn for farmers. Teachers are asked to test seed at home and report promptly on availability or sale prospects. If all teachers act, the 1918 seed corn supply should be assured. neglect could mean a dismal crop year.
The Live Stock Breeders Association will hold a meeting Saturday at 1 at the courthouse to promote pure bred stock and assist small breeders. Oat seeding tips emphasize use of a fanning mill and drilling, plus formalin treatment for smut, with Iowa State data citing a three bushel per acre gain.
A gay reckless Irish war correspondent played by William Desmond leads Paddy O Hara in a Triangle production directed by Walter Edwards and photographed by Chester Lyons. The plot follows a Balkan romance with Mary Medvor the princess seeking safety and a divorce clause in a marriage contract. Cast includes Robert McKim J J Dowling and Walt Whitman.
A collection of sale notices from Fairfield Iowa includes items such as an iron crib, a seven room house on West Grimes street, an offer on 700 South Second Street, Timothy hay, farm mortgages from Jefferson County Abstract and Loan, a modern bungalow on East Burlington, Rhode Island Red eggs, farm lands magazine Landology, a drug store in a town of 400, and seed potatoes from Thompson's Greenhouse. Notable contacts include Mrs B R Crabb, Mrs C E Sappenfield, RE M Brown, Hugh Shriner, and the Jefferson County Abstract and Loan Company.
Wanted to buy a good fresh cow. Also a woman or girl for general housework. Also wallpaper cleaning and frescoing. Contact by phone numbers 3619 2293 and 4579.
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