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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
5
Washington remarks by General Lord recount a hospital shipment with a human skeleton and misclassified items to illustrate waste. He recalls his first honest estimate to Congress was padded and was met with harsh scrutiny, likening it to a dog biting a sober man returning from the club.
The United States biological survey estimates about 52000 elk remain in two main groups. Yellowstone park region holds most of the herd, while northern and southern groups face habitat loss, winter mortality, and encroachment by settlers. Thousands have been relocated in the past decade to aid re stocking efforts.
Julius Klein reports from the Commerce Department that US Latin American trade for the year ended June 30, 1922 rose about 44 percent from 1914 levels despite wartime low mood. He notes increased European trade and over 200 million dollars of American capital flowing into public loans in Argentina and Cuba.
The American Forestry Association plans a new National Arboretum in Washington to hold seeds from famous trees across the United States. Indiana sends the Dumont Kennedy elm. other noted specimens include Lincoln hauckberry Decorah Iowa and the Washington horse chestnut Bath Pennsylvania.
Washington report highlights a Department of Agriculture bulletin urging cost reduction in dressmaking by minimizing labor and distribution. A government worker cites creating a dress form from layered wrapping paper saving about $102 on a wardrobe worth $210, while enabling others to learn to sew and form forms for teaching.
The piece, centered on Denver Dutchy and a traveling reporter, laments the end of the classic hobo era. It says hobos are traveling workers who harvest grain and build railroads while facing arrest, harsh vagrancy laws, and a harsh winter ahead with unemployment rising.
Arthur States of Lima Ohio was released after serving weeks on a $1,000 liquor charge when county commissioners set a daily rate to settle the fine. He is paroled with a $7 monthly payment plan, which would take seven years to complete. The county has already spent $100 on his incarceration and estimates $1,249.50 more to collect the fine if he stayed jailed.
Bradstreet reports show June construction value reaching 218,674,499 across 141 cities, a new high for 1922. The second quarter totals 53,568,331, up 32 percent from Q1 1922 and 63.7 percent above Q2 1921, with half-year total at 1,200,998,472.
District Attorney Banton reports that the so called Wolves of Wall Street have defrauded victims of about $70 million with fraudulent stock promotions and bucket shops since the war ended. The office has worked on the case for six months. A separate note mentions an English two wheeled motorcycle trainer capable of carrying up to 100 pounds.
German pacifist Countess Hetta Trauberg, once interned for peace propaganda, has been expelled from Germany. She travels to Vienna to compile a book using Vienna archives and reportedly possesses war letters between the Russian emperor, Wilhelm II, and Francis Joseph.
United States Department of Agriculture bulletin advises harvest when broom corn fiber is deep green from tip to knuckle and seed not yet dough. It warns immature fiber shrivels, overripe brush lacks elasticity, and proper harvesting prevents waste. Copies available from USDA Washington DC.
United States Department of Agriculture prepared Oklahoma county program figures to guide extension work. Meetings with community members set yearly goals, using tenant land data to promote farm ownership loans and demonstrate crop varieties with eight wheat plots. Figures guide county agricultural plans.
A portable hog feed rack offers easy mobility across a farm. The device features 2x12 to 16 foot runners allowing quick relocation to suit feeding needs.
The description outlines a portable feed rack with rounded ends. It uses three 2x6-12s nailed between runners for a solid base. Uprights are 2x4s and the slats 1x0s. A floored space inside the V shape and a 21x12 board around the rack sit just above the runners to complete the manger.
The article explains that turf grasses like bent and Bermuda increasingly reproduce by runners rather than seed. The U.S. Department of Agriculture studies vegetative propagation, selecting superior lawn and golf course patches to cut runners and grow new plots. Commercial growers sell cuttings, while individuals can cultivate better strains in gardens and replace old turf after establishment.
Poultry litter especially straw imbued with droppings is a valuable garden fertilizer. It benefits clay soils by gradually transforming their texture into rich friable soil, enabling easier cultivation and bountiful crops of vegetables and flowers over a few seasons.
Vetch is praised as a soil improver though it won’t start on poor soil. It favors sandy land but needs some substance for successful growth, highlighting its selective growing conditions.
The text explains that cutting sweet clover causes the sickle bar to rise above the lower buds on the stems and that the second growth arises from these buds Alfalfa grows from crowns at the soil surface.
Deep cultivation in gardening can harm plants by severing roots. Experts advise light mulching and weed filling to conserve moisture and protect root systems.
Farmers feed grain to cows on pasture to sustain milk yield during July and August droughts. They also spray fields to deter fires as pastures grow dry and short in midsummer.
Stable flies cause discomfort to livestock and financial loss to owners. Keep stables poultry houses and pens clean to prevent manure buildup. Install screens on doors and windows and spray animals lightly each morning with a mixture of five gallons kerosene and one pint oil of mirbane off tar or cresylic acid.
A collage of Iowa items: Lake Park drowning report and local officials preparing gas and oil burners, a Clarion kids picnic record, death notices for H B Allen in Pasadena and A G Kellogg in Webster City, and various farm and county events.
Under normal conditions clover should be cut when heads turn dark brown. Cutting early morning or evening when dew is present can reduce head loss if slightly overripe. Cut as high as possible to speed threshing with less straw to handle.
Instructions advise thoroughly cleaning and spraying chicken houses especially nests and roosting quarters with coal oil or fuel oil thinned with coal oil or auto oil. Spray monthly in warm months to prevent red mites and preserve poultry health.
One acre of alfalfa pasture can save 40 bushels of corn in hog fattening. In summer clover and rape are nearly as effective. Cane Sudan grass and cane offer similar efficiency.
Commercial poultrymen and researchers have long established the role of mash in the ration for laying hens. The text notes the settled belief among breeders and contest coaches regarding mash’s place in production and experiments.
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