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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1919
Page
8
The discussion argues that the modern farmer must study profits and market choices, balancing grain and livestock sales while considering soil fertility. It cites changes from the auto era, notes the need for rotation and soil replenishment, and warns against tax and price measures that ignore soil cash value.
A Marion County Farm Bureau meeting rails against setting clocks forward anew, arguing daylight saving harms farming by disrupting labor and production schedules. City dwellers are accused of missing the rut concept while farmers urge a Washington petition to block another clock change.
A meat expert from Iowa State College explains that proper smoking preserves pork longer and improves flavor. Brined meat should be soaked, rinsed, and air smoked in a dry, clean smoke house with slow, Hickory-based smoke for several days to a light brown color. Dry cured meat follows the same method and can keep for a year in a dry, dark, rodent-proof smoke house.
The animal husbandry department at Iowa State College says silage is a top winter feed for beef cows in the breeding herd but should be fed in moderation with clover hay and other roughage. If silage is unavailable, use shock corn with clover hay and straw. when using corn stover, increase clover. The goal is to keep cows in good flesh for spring calving.
A Hardin county farmer turned a net egg profit of 800 dollars by focusing on five key practices. He emphasizes proper housing and feeding, careful selection, early hatching, and producing infertile eggs. He also uses a deep grain tier for scratching and a dry mash of ground corn oats and tankage in a self feeder.
A transcription shows two girls speaking in broken English with phrases like Aincha hungry and So my. Less go heht. They discuss where to go next and how to pay, using slang and phonetic spellings to depict casual street conversation. The piece centers on everyday slang and urban dialogue.
In Hardin County Iowa a farmer banked the foundation with straw to prevent freezing and kept water running. Neighbors who mocked the idea dipped cistern water while underground pipes thawed in spring. The report notes the method’s success and cautions frost risk.
Advice warns ashes must be cleared to prevent grate blockage. If left, heat loss increases and the house becomes cold for days until a replacement grate arrives.
Iowa State College extension horticulturist R. R. Herrick reports figures from 46 sprayed Iowa orchards showing an average gross of 194.28 per acre in 1918 with spraying costs 38.35 leaving 155.93 net profit per acre. In contrast 23 unsprayed orchards yielded 15.55 gross and 10.84 net, making spraying about 12.5 times more profitable.
E P Popejoy of Butler county explains soil improvement steps. He spread two tons of limestone per acre, grew and fed clover to cows, plowed under the second cutting, saved manure, then turned in a ton of rock phosphate with humus. Now the corn field looks good.
Recitals and lecture events listed for Central Plano include Frances Sheehy on February 18 and multiple Students' Recitals. Bohumir Kryl and daughter perform January 17 at 8 15 pm. Criterion Quartette appears January 26.
Two blocks from the square on north Main street with east frontage. Ample width and depth for an ideal building lot. Apply to J. G. Sybenga. Also at the Chronicle office: fresh typewriter ribbons for all makes and subscription service for daily papers with available discount.
Mrs Robert Allison of Mattoon Illinois describes indigestion and constipation relief after using one bottle of Chamberlains Tablets. She reports headaches dizziness heavy chest pressure and constant misery before the remedy. For sale by F D Stubenrauch.
Wabash schedule lists trains Howell Iowa to West and East times 9 16 am 7 44 am 8 12 pm passenger service 6 31 pm one day timetable fragment shows multiple morning and evening departures including 9 16 am and 7 44 am with 8 12 pm and 6 31 pm references indicating partial schedule for Rock Island service at Howell Iowa and surrounding lines.
A historical description notes a Chinese alarm clock using a slow burning toss stick placed between sleepers’ toes. At the appointed hour the sleeper cannot roll over, so he rises promptly rather than waiting for a second alarm.
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