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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1912
Page
3
E B Merriman details subscription rates as one year in advance for 1.60 and six months. Notices indicate mail post office entry in Graettinger and second class matter. Copy for advertisements is due Tuesday to ensure publication. free ads offered for public meetings.
Multiple candidates announce runs for county superintendent and county supervisor in District No 4 with primaries in June. Names include Taney J. O’Neill Joan Tuckman Javon Drekker Hana Westergaard Knute Iverson decisions to not run cited.
Carl Christensen moved to a new farm and seeks someone to maintain the house. Mrs. H. Sandvick served as a caller at Knute Iverson's home Friday. F.8. Sheffield returned Friday from Story City where he cared for ill parents who are much improved. Mrs. Seth Smith entertained the Ladies Aid Society last Thursday. Mrs. Sheffield dined with Mrs. Lena Christensen at Graettinger Friday. Miss Mable Thorson is much improved after a recent illness.
The Rock Island Lives will run five seed corn special trains in Iowa where Iowa State College corn experts will lecture demonstrate and test seed corn. A good crop means prosperity for all towns and farms, while a poor crop hurts every business. The Graettinger visit is Friday April 12 at 4 55 p m. All are invited and admission is free.
Grandpa Butler of Graettinger visited the Wells home on Monday. Mr and Mrs K J Kirby spent Sunday with relatives nearby. J H Millen and children visited Jim Kane’s home Sunday last. Mrs Joe Jackman visited friends in Emmetsburg. C H Giddings elected delegate to republican convention at Emmetsburg. C S Wells spent part of the week at Hoping. Eugene Kane Francis and Alice Jackman attended the dance at Emmetsburg Monday evening.
Fallow Jorgen Knutson weighs cream at Lost Island creamery. A large crowd attended the play Mil dred at Graettinger Monday evening. Fred Voorhees of Emmetsburg visited Fallow Saturday for separator business. Anton Nelson attends court in Emmetsburg this week. Miss Lillian Suss shopped in Emmetsburg last Saturday. West Walnut pupils enjoy a three day vacation this week. Aaron Anderson of Sandil r, N. D., visited Jens Show home for a week. Mrs Skow is his aunt. A vocal concert at the Norwegian church Sunday evening. Confirmation planned at the Danish church next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Christianson visited the O. C. Olsen home Sunday. Irwin Gaard Eastered with friends in the locality. Miss Maudie Fredricksen entertained friends Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Duea were Sunday callers at the Sheffield home, tallying a quiet afternoon social visit.
A study by H. E. Krueger shows heavy seed markedly increases oat yields. At Ontario station, heavy seed outproduced light seed by 104 bushels per acre in year one to three, and 22.4 bushels per acre in years four to six, while weight per bushel also rose from 2.2 to 9.6 pounds, signaling a clear benefit to thorough farming and sowing only heavy goat oats.
In oats, insect attacks are rare except when chinch bugs armyworms or grasshoppers are abundant. Grasshoppers cause notable damage though infrequent. A plowed furrow acted as a barrier to stop pests from crossing into a field, aided by insect destroyer in the furrow with the perpendicular side toward the protected field. Threshed oats resist insect attack due to their thick smooth hull.
Farmers note that grain must dry or cure in the shock before stacking. If kept six to ten days, slight dampness forms called sweating, improving grade through passing. Grains like oats soften in the stack if not fully cured, causing heat and a musty odor that animals may reject unless hunger drives them.
A fragment discusses real talkers with fresh ideas and warm words for dressing them. It notes that honor comes at a price in conversation. The speaker recalls three men of fact, two shuttered figures and one tyrannical figure named Holmes.
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