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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
8
Titled remarks by Director T R Miner outline the Farm Bureau budget, expenses, and savings for farmers. He notes initial funding was zero and highlights prejudice, aims for better support, and plans for next year with committees, office space, and education.
A Iowa State College extension specialist urges planting strawberries to grow small fruits in Iowa. With potential production five times higher than recent years, proponents push a regional campaign. A ten‑man Midwest committee was formed at the Des Moines Midwest Horticultural Society meeting to lead the effort.
Farmers waste about two billion dollars yearly by improper manure handling. Iowa soils experts warn losses come from leaching and fermentation in unprotected barnyard piles. Tight floors gutters and bedding reduce liquid loss. haul manure out when possible. store it under lean-to sheds or covered yards to preserve value.
Prof M Mortensen of Iowa State College says European dairy farms commonly store lime in a buried barrel. He describes placing lime in a barrel in the ground, adding water to slack it, and using the mixture for whitewashing barns and milk houses, cleaning utensils, and disinfecting. He notes lime is cheap and long-lasting.
Protect young and fruit trees from rabbits during winter. Tar paper strips reach ground to lower limbs but wear out quickly. wire lasts longer. Use screen wire 3 to 4 cents per sq ft sewn or stapled. cornstalks for small trees. Hardware cloth galavanized wire netting costs 7 to 8 cents per sq ft and is more economical due to longer life.
Wartime policy push for compulsory income reporting leads to voluntary farming practice. Miss Mabe and Dora Van Donse laar visited Oskaloosa last Saturday, reflecting social notes from the region.
Marion Le Cocq writes from New York to Dear Folks at Pella recounting wartime social life with fellow Pella men, meeting Heine and Hoime, dancing at the Hudson Theater and Astor Hotel, and touring the S. S. Von Steuben shipyard. He notes crowded streets, a radio station glimpse, and army life highlight details. He plans to attend Rutgers and studies clarinets while visiting old Hope College friends.
The Rev William Elliot Griffis D D L H D of Ithaca New York donated a 1917 edition book collection to Central College. The gift highlights Griffis long career as minister educator traveler and historian and includes works in romance history social science religion biography and art. The college expresses deep appreciation and notes Griffis plans to remember the college again.
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