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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
9
Iowa farm notes report ten miles of paving completed bringing Iowa road paving to 36 miles total by August 1. Progress slow due to material shortages. in 12 counties contractors await gravel and transport. Some firms are ready but blocked by supplies. outlook for improvement is not bright. Also advises ground prep for shrubs and trees and stresses time savings in silage cutting.
H B Munger of Iowa State College farm management discusses looming difficulties for Iowa farmers. A 1919 survey across Black Hawk Grundy Tama and Warren counties links higher land values to increased costs and reduced net income. He notes per acre value rose from 266 to 1680? per acre and labor income fell from 1879 to 260 dollars, signaling about 40 percent of farmers affected.
Cerro Gordo County supervisors moved to remove all signs along in county highways after the attorney general ruled signs on highways have no rights. Advertisers were given thirty days to remove them, otherwise highway patrolmen will remove remaining displays. Advertising men say highway signs are less effective than newspaper ads.
Iowa State College directed survey in two counties compares owner and tenant farms. In Black Hawk County 808 owner farms averaged 52 bushels of corn and 43 oats versus 508 tenant farms at 48 and 41. In Warren County 845 owner farms averaged 39 corn and 26 oats, while 297 tenants averaged 38 corn and 25 oats, with wheat at 20 bushels on both. Better lease and landlord tenant cooperation valued.
In Wayne county the Millertoy Livestock Shipping Association faced delays as three hog carloads waited at Millerton yards with no available cars. The Wayne County Farm Bureau, shipping officials, and county agents intervened, securing cars and shipping hogs next day, then investigating idle stock cars at nearby points and pressing for ownership changes to ensure future supply.
Households should prepare for summer by freezing butter for long storage. Mortensen explains making butter from sweet cream, washing to remove buttermilk, salting one and a half ounces per pound, and packing in rolls or bricks in parchment. Store in a cool cellar with brine to cover, using a rack to keep beneath the liquid. Stored butter loses palatability after months but remains cheaper than winter purchase.
Reports from across Iowa indicate 97 counties have numbered primary roads or are finishing the task under the uniform plan. Only Casa and Carroll counties did not join the Highway Commission scheme. Travelers praise the system as a great aid, guiding them by route numbers painted on poles and outlined on a yellow map in each area.
Spring pigs at Lowe State College move to pasture to escape dusty quarters while coughing and loss of appetite signal distress. Fresh creek or wallow water helps keep pigs comfortable and thrifty in hot, musty days. In Westminster Abbey lie the burial places of 13 English kings and five queens. In Emmet County District Court August Term 1920.
Dusty, dry weather worsens hog yard conditions as summer ends. Farmers are urged to relocate pigs onto pasture later in the season to improve hygiene and reduce disease risk.
A Keefe plaintiff sues Henry Drumheller and heirs over the North Fractional One half of the Northeast Quarter in Section 2, Township 99 North Range 31 West, Emmet County Iowa. The plaintiff alleges absolute ownership in fee simple and long adverse possession for more than twenty years.
The petition seeks to quiet title in the plaintiff against unknown defendants, claiming all adverse interests are barred by law and statutes. It names Morse, Kennedy & Herrick as attorneys and sets a court date in Estherville Iowa, with default possible if defendants fail to appear by August 2, 1920.
M. E. Wilson physicians and surgeon office over Kilgers and Klocow Hawe with Dr R D Heydenbure osteopath physician and surgeon. Osteopathy offers treatment for women health obstetrics deformities chronic diseases. Phone 106 and on night. Office Sconberg and Kilgora Building.
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