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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
2
Corn Wanted Silver King variety. Call at this office. Livestock for sale two young males two years old this spring or trade for young mares two Percheron mares six and eight years old in foal six young cows from cows with milking records six fine Scotch heifer calves ten to twelve months old weight 600 to 800 pounds also Pride of the North seed corn N A Lind Phone 83 Rolfe Iowa
The National Crop Improvement Service reports the tenth annual North Dakota Demonstration Farms rotation study. Wheat yield averaged 29 percent higher, often followed by manured corn. oats, barley, rye, and alfalfa yields varied. Each farm’s rotation and detailed field practices are listed.
National Crop Improvement Services notes barley’s feeding value outruns corn for pig diets. With current prices barley can match or exceed wheat profits, while oats yield less income. Farmers still have two to three weeks to shift remaining acreage to barley as wheat heads to market judgment.
Des Moines hosts a war food committee census directed by the United States Weather Bureau and the crop service to map extra production needs for spring. Seed reserves will be located and indexed, with crop correspondents reporting on germination, surpluses, acreage, and labor status for corn potatoes spring wheat winter wheat and potential seed shortages.
Carroll officers and State Agent W B Griffin arrested two men named Darleigh Plamond and Clarence Mason in Manning for suspected arson at the Great Western depot near Harbur. A separate search followed a bridge arson attempt six miles from Carroll aimed at wrecking a train. The man fled and was not found after an all night search.
The records show time and labor spent and the yield obtained prove cheap seeds never paid. The same lesson runs through the Mine where cheap seeds fail to yield profit, and the conclusion is clear: quality seeds pay in the long run.
J B Coffey of the Ohio State University Animal Husbandry Department says navle disease in colts can be prevented by clean sanitary stalls for mares and foals and a disinfected stable. Use clean new straw and keep iodine ready to bathe the navel cord. Do not milk the mare before or after foaling to allow colostrum, a natural laxative, to aid the newborn. After a few days both mare and foal can exercise in the pasture lot.
The article advises using a sharp hoe to slice off large spinach plants as soon as they reach edible size. This preserves smaller plants to grow larger over a week or two, extending the season and reducing the risk of bolting as warm weather approaches.
Rolfe community items note birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Paul Lothian on April 27. Local clubs plan May 9 Missionary Society meeting at Mrs C W Siefkin with studies on Latin America and San Martin. Local men enlist or are prepared for service including Ralph Hoover, Mose Miller and Owen Patterson with travel to Fort Dodge, Fort Logan. Rolfe Auto Co announces two-carloads of Fords and new Chevrolet agency plans. May 4 5 sales at Laura Hood listed. school foundation work proceeds and residents report improvements and community projects including renovations and new plants.
Pigs at an Iowa station were offered 14 minerals free of charge while fed corn and its byproducts. The results were negative. minerals did not improve the stock in any noticeable way. Available minerals included rock salt, charcoal, limestone, bone ash, cinetérs, black corn product, wood ashes, gypsum, salts, calcium etc.
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