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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1921
Page
3
The state agricultural bulletin notes most corn crop has avoided frost while late corn and wheat sowing shift from Sept 22 in northern counties to about 16 miles daily south. Rye sowing mirrors wheat, potatoes are poor, meadows and pastures are excellent, clover hulled, apples scarce, livestock healthy.
Charles Harper of Linton was in town at Linton on Wednesday. Willard Byrer visited Alfred Byrer in Bicknell on Sunday. Victor Fisher drove to Vincennes on Saturday. Charley Myers and family visited Mic and Mrs Emanuel Whumerick in Odon on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ira Kelsey and Mrs Herschel Byrer with daughter Fern spent Sunday with Joe Chestnut. Will Humerickhouse and Jove Chestnut were at Jasonville on Monday. Mrs Thomas Resler and Mrs Herschel Harper visited Mrs Jessie Chestnut Sunday afternoon. Joby Humerickhouse and family, Rev Will Faith and mother Mrs Thomas Faith visited friends in Greene County Sunday. Melvin Harper of Linton visited his father Charles Harper on Tuesday. Mrs Jennie Sims, Mrs Nancy Sims, Mrs John Spurgeon and Miss Vivian Spurgeon went to Vincennes Friday for the fair.
Farmers in Chester County eastern Pennsylvania save barnyard manure in paddocks beside stables, often paved with flagstones. The practice, used for over a century, conserves nutrients and enhances soil fertility, according to United States Department of Agriculture guidance.
A county survey of 75 farms shows corn average 65.5 bushels and wheat 41.6 bushels with emphasis on manure management and soil improvement. Variations noted in Chester County reflect local soil and farming practices rather than statewide methods.
USDA specialists report wide variation in production costs across farms. Wheat on 441 farms averaged 2.51 per bushel, but over 0 percent produced above this, up to 820 per bushel. Cotton on 542 farms averaged 23 cents per pound, with about 6 percent costing more. The department presents frequency tables to show the share produced at or below given costs.
The roosts and nearby woodwork of the poultry house should be painted occasionally with a suitable liquid killer or with a beta gene to kill the mites that torment the fowls by day and night, recommended by Crum poultry supply dealers.
Farmers can profit from geese with a cheap shed as shelter. Geese thrive in winter on an allage, clover and chopped vegetables diet with some grain, making inexpensive feeding feasible.
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