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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1916
Page
6
John G. Redinbaugh of Logan Iowa, Civil War veteran aged 79, describes a four year struggle with cataracts. After failed surgery in Omaha he sought Dr Weber who treated his blind left eye at a hotel and restored his sight without pain. His wife cared for him afterward.
A farmer is urged to prepare silos for unexpected events by inspecting doors filling cracks and checking interiors. He should fix loosened knots on wooden components and sharpen cutters so readiness is ensured when frost or surprise arrives.
A well known cement products manufacturer praised a winter short course on cement technology calling it worth about $1000 to his business. The program, to be offered again next winter alongside the farmers course, aims at improving production quality and efficiency for cement product firms.
Most Iowa contest associations report July milk output down due to hot weather and poor pasture with flies. A summer silo or small patch of sailing crops would help maintain milk flow. A home spray mix using coal tar dip fish oil tar oil coal oil and soap in warm water applied twice daily is advised to deter flies.
Pleasant Valley district north of Davenport in Scott county sent onions to England this season. Bottleneck yellow onions sold at 3.50 dollars per bushel to growers. The general onion crop is good though drought reduced yield. some fields reach 300 bushels per acre. Pleasant Valley has about 300 acres of the fancy variety.
Instructions urge removing smartweed by filling low spots and pulling dock when wet. Foxtail should be cut when in bloom. A local man once called his wife a bird of paradise and now mocks her as a shitepoke.
The passage notes that many farm features such as watering troughs smoke houses ice houses corn cribs hog waterers and building foundations can be made of concrete. Blue print plans for these structures are available from the Extension Department at Iowa State College in Ames for five cents each.
July testing reports show 5,000 cows examined across sixteen testing associations with twenty four depa rtmental offices involved. The effort marks a sustained rise in official tests and recordkeeping for dairy herds nationwide.
Twenty five farmers toured central Iowa with Iowa State College engineers to study gasoline tractors. The project seeks to judge profitability optimal conditions and failure causes, based on farmer experiences from the initial field trip.
The piece likens Army drill to turning rough wood into polished furniture, claiming military training builds intellect, physique, and morals. It argues young guardsmen gain self reliance, discipline, and determination, promising they return home as better men.
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