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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
4
An article reviews hill selection to boost potato yields. It cites the Ohio experiment station showing high yielding hills produce greater yields over three years. It also notes fall digging and seed selection as key, plus a Maine grower reporting substantial gains from careful hill selection and midseason culling.
Frost killed corn dries quickly and silage must be hydrated with ample water from a well or spring to pack tightly and prevent souring or molding. Ensure water is plentiful, especially around the edges, to avoid spoilage. Do not abandon the crop due to frost.
Public sale of farm property at Stone farm located four miles east and four miles south of Germania and near Buffalo Center announced for Friday October 8 1915. Sale begins at 12 o clock noon with lunch provided. Worthen Bross of Germania acts as organizer.
A fragment lists 31 head of livestock including 14 year old sorrel mare with foal 1 bay 3 year old mare weight about 1200 and 32 yearling colts plus 2 geldings and 1 mare, with a sucking colt, noting the horses and colts are all good ones.
Head of milch cows with some giving milk and several due to freshen soon. Nine head of yearling steers and heifers. One two year old heifer with calf. Short Horn bull present.
Sale lists John Deere binder and multiple cultivators with 40 acres of corn and two hay stacks. Also offered are eight head of hogs and about 150 chickens with terms of 12 months on bankable notes and cash for items under $10. Auctioneers are W B Tripp and clerk Frank Sheron.
Farmers discuss seed harvest timing and methods for drying corn. Advice covers hanging ears, avoiding crowded clusters, spreading in well ventilated spaces, and sealing buildings against cold. Emphasis on printed stationery for proper identification and addressing in farm communications.
An editorial note advises delaying silage to maximize dry matter in corn while readying harvest. If frost arrives, use water in the silo to compensate sap loss. Weather may delay until Oct 26, but frost chances are against it. compare likely frost impact on hard versus soft corn per Wallace's Farmer.
Cor with Hustler, Philly Kehl sowed 120 acres of oats last spring aiming for a bumper crop. Excessively soggy field delayed binding until overripe. Birds ate about a thousand bushels, leaving 7,920 bushels thrased for an average of 66 bushels per acre.
City Meat Market owner J. B. Buns announces a new policy to buy eggs for cash or in trade. The notice invites local suppliers to bring eggs to the market for immediate purchase.
An Iowa ad offers well drilling and cleaning services by Wm Helfer of Titonka with a satisfaction guarantee. Also selling Short Horn cattle a mix of reds and roans, raised by Prince Acanthus Jr., with contact in Sexton and a phone mention.
Calla panswered promptly, Phone 49 Titonka TowA.
The Germania column lists Fred Keultz and two sons visiting Woden and many local residents visiting relatives in Kamrar Estherville Buffalo Center and Algona. It notes a threshing accident injuring Peterson Brothers crew and describes various travel visits from Luverne to Mason City and Glidden, plus a marriage in Ledyard and a nursing note about local teachers and officials.
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