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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1921
Page
3
Iowa State College soil specialists report that exposed manure loses most of its value as fertilizer. Tests show 89 percent of organic matter, 80 percent of nitrogen, 80 percent of phosphorus, and 80 percent of potassium are lost when manure is left uncovered from spring to April. This doubles losses by direct value decline and reduced crop yields.
H A Bittenbender of Iowa State College warns lice and mites cut growth and egg production. Advice covers red mites, scaly leg mites, depluming mites, and treatments with stock dip, lime sulfur spray, and home mixes. Cautions include handling and safe application to birds and housing.
John B Brindley of Iowa State College told county agents at an agricultural economics conference that raising property valuations to increase tax levies would harm taxpayers now and later. He favors temporarily raising levy rates or introducing an income tax as a fairer, more collectible solution.
Households should keep milk and cream out of direct sun to avoid off flavors. Iowa State College tests show ten minutes of sun causes off flavors, 45 minutes yields tallowy taste. A cool shady box is recommended for bottles at delivery. The Dramatic Club of Iowa State College will stage two one act plays at the state fair under Prof. Shattuck without charge. Salted butter is believed to keep better than unsalted as salt enhances flavors both good and bad.
The document notes clothing costs up 80 percent, house furnishings 150 percent higher, and metals and metal products 33 percent higher. It compares the farmer’s dollar to 1918, stating it’s worth only about 50 to 75 percent of a dollar, signaling broad price increases and a weakened dollar.
President J R Howard of the American Farm Bureau Federation says the St Lawrence deep waterway would bring ocean-going ships to Chicago Duluth Milwaukee Detroit and Cleveland harbors. He estimates farmers in the middlewest grain belt would save at least five cents per bushel on surplus shipments, with authorities indicating as much as sixteen cents.
John Muir records a harsh weather spell in the Shasti Gounitry observing persistent storms. He notes calm bouts for study, fires kept near the nest, and watching tree gestures and crystal deposition as a fountain for streams. A Douglass squirrel forages in snow, burying barley leftovers, illustrating resilience in severe conditions.
A Circulat part of 4 shroud or a sthy that ye looped over a mast. A new sport follows the blimp era as fishermen ascend to spot schools from air and drift with the fish, pulling them in as they descend and hover over the water.
The hellbender or water dog is a large ugly but harmless salamander found in Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee and southward. Also called alligator and water dog it reaches one foot to twenty inches long, brown blotched with tufted gills, hides among weeds and rocks by day, hunts crawfish worms and frogs at night, can live hours out of water, and spawns in April and May.
A compact glossary clarifies nautical terms. Cat is a tackle for hoisting the anchor and Chalna refers to iron plates bolted to a ship’s side. Dog watches are two hour half shifts from 4 to 6 and 8 p.m. Draught denotes depth, not a drink.
Government stats show wholesale prices for farm products in June were 13 percent higher than 1918 with overall commodity costs up 48 percent. Lumber and building materials led gains at 102 percent above 1918 while fuel and lighting rose 87 percent.
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