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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1921
Page
2
A farmer uses a pencil to estimate 1921 oat costs at about 8 per acre, vs potential sale at 5.00. He compares with 1920 Iowa Experiment Station data showing costs per acre from seeds to storage totaling 15.09, noting possible reductions but oats remain a non income crop.
Iowa produced 9,327,772 tons of forage on 4,555,824 acres in 1919 as per a census bureau circulary. The figure accounted for 6 percent of U S forage. Hay acreage fell about 1.9 million acres from ten years earlier with nearly 2,000,000 tons less. Silage was 2,334,676 tons from 298,645 acres on 21,155 farms, while corn for forage added 1.5 million tons from 117,113 acres yielding 410,184 tons.
IST RE MUST SAVE If It Does It Helps Both The Farmers And The Town ist re MUST SAVE If It Does It Helps Both The Farmers And The Town Co operative enterprises among farmers are beneficial to a town when they result in savings to the framers says EG Nourse of the agricultural economics department of Iowa State College The country towns in Iowa exist mainly for Towa farmers and when farmers secure more money for their products they have more money to spend in the towns But adds Dr Nourse when co operative associations are not needed they result in a loss to the farmers and demoralize the business of the community Bs one of the most important questions always in undertaking a co operative Project Dr Nourse points out is the question whether it will actually effect a saving The co operative market ing of live stock in Iowa has large pos sibilities but it is possible that one fourth of the associatons formed may go to pieces because of too small volume of business ineffi cient management or lack of interest on the part of its members There should be a large volume of business to justify organizing an as
The text notes that a livestock association and a grain elevator need loyal members beyond meeting quotas. It argues a hundred carloads a year and 200,000 bushels of peas are not enough if ton or grain supply wanes. Member commitment is crucial to prevent common cause failures.
The Ames Town Engineering Experiment Station reports corn cobs, largely waste nationwide, could become profitable byproducts. At Ames labs cobs became paper pulp for strawboard and yielded acid tar, wood alcohol, and char coal. Distillation produced acetic and formic acids and furfural worth about ten dollars per pound, with potential to replace other chemicals if cheaper.
Iowa state highway commission disapproved Scott county contracts for paving 13 miles of the Davenport New London and Davenport Gambri road with brick bound and bituminous filler. It argued 58000 per mile is excessive and 25 percent assessments would burden property owners. The county would need bond issues, likely sold at 6 to 7 percent, raising costs. A petition from over 70 percent of property owners urged postponement for at least a year.
The text advises husking ears from the last three to four loads of corn to be put into the silo and processing only stalks and leaves. Tramping and soaking the husked material with water creates a tight seal, leaving a thin waste layer and preventing cat corn in the mix for other uses.
August sowing advice covers soft turnips Strap Leaf and White Globe plus sowing cover crops like rye in unused space. Guidance on pruning fruiting canes for raspberries and blackberries and thinning apples and grape vines to improve yield and overall tree balance.
A guidance note recommends a final spray between August 15 and 25 to target late brood codling moth and late infections from sooty blotch, black rot, and apple blotch. The measure aims to protect fruit from remaining pests and diseases before harvest.
A fragment notes spray guidance. For lead arsenite use 1 pound per 60 gallons water to control codling moth. For complete control lime sulfur should be added 4 quarts per 50 gallons water.
Town Agricultural Experiment Station says corn for silage should be mature enough to shock, with one fourth brown husks and leaves. Cut into about one inch lengths for good packing, ensuring moisture for fermentation and avoiding air pockets.
A short note endorses Ralphs Home Made Ice Cream as tasty and satisfying with a concise positive verdict.
The Marcus News editor’s wedding, reported by the Sac County Bulletin, took place August 2 in Belle Plaine Iowa. Floyd Hamilton married Miss Orra Belle Shefford in a midnight blue suit with local merchants supplying accessories. The groom wore a satin handkerchief and nasturtiums for boutonnières while the bride wore white.
The excerpt notes farmers grimly watching skies as summer approaches. A mellow greeting met with complaints about ruinous weather highlights rain shortages, ruined corn, and peas harmed by a persistent breeze. The fragment conveys growing agricultural anxiety about impending harvests.
A rustic verse recalls a farmer and poet Walt Mason musing on weather. The wind, heavy dew, and dry summer nights color his warnings, yet autumn proves rewarding with plentiful oats, corn, and hens. The tone blends whimsy with plain-spoken rural economics.
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