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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1917
Page
4
A full house attended last night at the New Chicago Mission for Parents Day. The program showcased every branch of the mission’s work with recitations solos quartets and short talks. Supt Kuhns urged stronger parental influence and Christian parenthood as the highlight of the event.
The National Crow Improvement Service notes 1915 yields of 299,000,900 Daviers on 7,600,000 acres and 1916 with 181,000,000 bushels on seven and a half million acres. Barley prices may boost acreage this year with much malted barley returned to feed stocks. Planting barley is advised one week late, up to May 10 or 15, before corn, as barley requires less labor and offers lower risk. oats and barley can supply hay or green feed if land remains idle.
Nine room corner house with big planted garden for sale or rent. Empty oak paint barrels for sale at fifty cents. The Loudien Machinery Co offers three fresh cows. Scotch Collie puppies pure bred. Typewriters rebuilt to factory standards with one year guarantee. Ill-formatted ads include various items and locations.
Banner Sunday School attendance reached 76 as Mothers and fathers enjoyed a brief Mothers Day service. Ruth Lee led special music from the boys and girls classes and girls won log cabin testaments in a class contest. Six conversions and two reconsecrations crowned the revival week.
A private sale of household items includes an Edison phonograph. The sale occurs at 204 South Main Street.
Pearl McGill announces a clothing service in New Chicago offering suits cleaned and pressed for one dollar. The notice invites residents to bring last season’s clothes to refresh their look at the local shop.
The piece argues Americans must organize for emergencies and improve conditions to lift farmer prosperity. It notes farmers know their work, current prices are decent for now, and urges county service organization and early fall plowing after harvest for next year’s season.
National Grain Improvement Service notes barley should be sown after oats or spring wheat and that early spring frosts harm barley more. In Canada barley goes to June, but in this country late May is safer this year. Use 1¼ to 2 bushels per acre, drill or broadcast, with 1 to 1½ bushels as a nurse crop for clover and timothy.
General Barnett, commandant of the Marine Corps, called on editors nationwide to help recruit for the famous fighting corps. He said 4,000 men are needed to reach authorized strength.
The National Crop Improvement Service reports USDA estimates farmers lose 250 million dollars yearly due to marketing delays from poor roads. Emphasis on counties rich in agricultural products and the need for 365 day roads to safeguard ongoing community prosperity.
The National Crop Improvement Service reports farmers disappointed in spring wheat seed can switch to barley for higher profits. The Wisconsin Experiment Station at the University, led by R A Moore, offers pedigreed barley by telegram order in various quantities. Seed suppliers are well stocked and idle land can still yield a strong barley harvest. Barley is urged as a leading crop where spring wheat grows and may suit regions further south where other crops fail.
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