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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1922
Page
5
Estherville patrons share a bustling week of travel and visits. Mr. and Mrs. Knepper trip to Dysart. Lauretta Flindt returns from Fort Dodge. families visit Kin in Storm Lake and Cedar Rapids. teachers and students depart for Boulder and Ireton. court sessions and medical updates shape local affairs.
Dr A Ivy learns his father has died at 85 after two years illness. He and his family had just returned from Lancaster Wisconsin and he will attend the funeral. Other local items note visitors, minor injuries, and household movements.
County organizations joined Tuesday for an all county Odd Fellows and Rebekah picnic at Turtle Lake Park near Dolliver. About 100 members and families enjoyed a feast, swimming, games, a ball game and horseshoe contests with speeches by Rev. Marsh, Rev. Dirks, and Mrs. Merriott describing the Odd Fellows home in Mason City.
A weatherproof raincoat made from Mitsumata paper crafted from leaves and stems of a mountain shrub in Japan is highlighted. Conductor Allen Singmaster and his family have returned from three weeks visiting Valley Junction.
Melvin Swanson works for H. W. Woods while Louie Mathwig bought a John Deere combine from W. J. Connor & Co. at Dunnell Saturday. John F. Anderson and John Sten strum built a new hog house at Cloverdale farm last Friday. Lynn Silcox helped at the Larson garage during the senior partner’s absence in Huntington. Wm. Fanter called at the L. J. Anderson home Sunday. Paul Johnson was out Sunday evening preparing for the county exhibit at the State Fair. A boy was born to Mr and Mrs H. R. Lanning Sunday morning. Ed Langford’s mother of Fairmont visited and returned to Fairmont. H. W. Woods and M. H. Silcox filled their silos early this week.
Entomologist F A Fenton of Iowa State College warns apple maggots are damaging late apples in Iowa orchards and could worsen. He describes corky brown strands in pulp, bitter taste, and internal decay from larvae tunneling inside. Flies appear in July with August peak. larvae hatch in a week and cause wind falls. Control by winter spray with lead arsenate powder, 10 pounds per 50 gallons, to kill adults. Orchardists urged to apply extra spray now.
Since 1909 Iowa formed cow testing associations boosting herd production, lowering costs, and guiding better feeding and selection. The Kildee cup honors top eight cow herds for butterfat. in seven years five herds won it, with Guernsey, Jersey, and Holstein hosts. Iowa now has twenty active associations.
Webster City report claims Chicago & Northwestern officials scouted Goldfield and Webster City as possible shop locations. The move would shift about six hundred Northwestern employees from Eagle Grove, tied to ongoing strike tensions and alleged local hostility toward the railroad.
A bulletin explaining how to organize a purebred association is being published and available by request from the Ames extension service. It outlines steps to form the group and manage record keeping for production milestones.
Agricultural engineers at Iowa State College report that improper plowing starts ditches that could be avoided. Ditches should run at right angles to slopes, terraces can curb wash during summer rains, and dams or obstructions placed gradually in deep or side ditches can control erosion. Plans for dams are available from Ames engineers.
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station pomologists report over ten years that clover improves orchard yields. In Northwestern Greening trials, clover plots produced about 473.4 pounds per acre from 55 trees, while bluegrass yielded 298.5 pounds. Clover also fostered vigor and consistent annual fruit bud formation, unlike bluegrass. Over 50,000 bud observations have been recorded as experiments continue.
Mites and lice and disease during the late summer tend to reduce the size of the poultry flock. The report notes that these pests and illnesses lower flock numbers and impact productivity, urging farmers to monitor for infestations and adopt control measures to protect remaining birds.
Agricultural guidance from Iowa State College urges timely action to rid flocks of red mites depluming mites and lice. Clean pen areas, sun exposure, and targeted treatments with stock dip lime sulfur crude oil and homemade powders to control mites and lice by inspecting birds and starting cleanup promptly.
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