Farm and Household Notes on Accounts and Mulching
Iowa State College guidance advises starting simple with farm accounts focusing on an early year inventory and cash flow. Begin in January or March, track receipts and expenditures, and consider hog profits. Mulching with wheat straw is favored. oat straw preferred for undergrowth. Farm Bureau exchange shows $14,435 in surplus sales in Buchanan County via member card listings.
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Anes
Farm Bureau Exchange
Buchanan County
Farm Bureau
Candied Yams as Side Dish in Sumlay Chicken Meals
A recipe describes slicing boiled sweet potatoes into a pan, layering with sugar cinnamon and butter, adding hot water, and baking until brown. It notes sugar optional and a syrup option, with bananas similarly prepared to accompany Sumlay chicken in the South.
Mulch Strawberries Shield Beds From Harsh Weather
Strawberries require protection against severe weather and should be mulched for winter. Alternating freeze and thaw lifts plants and, with spring sun and wind, harms beds. Iowa State College horticulturists recommend slough hay oat rye wheat barley straw manure leaves and chopped corn stalks as mulch. slough hay most favored in Iowa.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Vaccination Saves Hogs In Fremont County Iowa
A Fremont County farmer delayed hog vaccination after a vet warned of cholera in his herd. Twelve hogs died before he vaccinated. six more sick animals died and the rest recovered. He now urges neighbors to vaccinate. Postmen also employ simultaneous vaccination methods.
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Fremont County
Iowa
Use Small Fence Posts for Next Season says Iowa State College
Forestry department of Iowa State College urges use of small fence posts over large ones for next season. Small posts set well perform as well as larger, with half the creosote cost. Creosote prices have doubled due to war transport stoppages, now about 30 cents per gallon. A four inch post absorbs half as much creosote as a six inch post. Best method is dipping the lower half in hot creosote 1 to 5 hours, then curing in preservative for several more hours. If using willow maple box elder cottonwood or basswood, dip the tops briefly as well.
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Forestry Department
Lowa Staite College
Preservative Fence Post Treatment Bulletin Noted
The forestry department at Ames College offers Bulletin No 158 on Preservative Treatment of Fence Posts. It lists creosote suppliers and recommends ordinary creosote over refined types, as the latter can cost up to 76 cents per gallon.
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Forestry Department of the College At
Ames
Stop Gullies With Brush And Plant Walnut Trees
Farmers can halt gully erosion by filling gullies with brush or woven wire at intervals, letting dirt collect and slowly fill the gully. Concrete dams are often too costly. Iowa State College engineers advise this method to protect valuable land. Black walnut trees should be planted widely to restock supplies, thriving in low, moist soils among existing crops and in rocky, well drained spots.
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Missouri
Missisippi
Iowa State College
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Best to Plant Nuts In Ground Storage For Spring Germination
Advice favors planting nuts in the growing site rather than nurturing saplings. After gathering and hulking, store in a cellar, cave, or pit with layered nuts and moistened sand or loam. Use a 5 foot by 12 to 20 inch excavation on well drained ground, add leaves or straw, top it to shed moisture, and cover with wire to deter rodents. Stored nuts will freeze and swell, then germinate quickly in spring.
Plans for Farm Building Boom With Spring Resumption
Farmers urged to plan summer buildings now as federal restrictions ease and spring opens. Iowa State College agricultural engineering and experiment station offer affordable blueprints from houses to chicken coops, with staff ready to assist in designing and tailoring plans for returning soldiers and local needs.
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Agricultural Engineering Extension Men
Iowa State College
Agricultural Engineering
Ames
Two New Beef Production Bulletins Issued by IA Station
Iowa State Agricultural Experiment Station released two Bulletins No 181 on baby beef production and No 152 on limited grain ration for fattening cattle. Producers may obtain copies by writing to the station.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Zone System Proves Stable In Livestock Shipments
Animal husbandry experts at Town State College endorse the zone system for moving livestock from farms to large markets. Data covering June 16 to December 14, 1918 show more even shipments than 1917, reducing daily fluctuations. Weekly percentages for 1918 ranged 28.1, 22, 14.2, 18.8, 11.8, 5.2, indicating a steadier market.
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Town State College
Fire efficiency tips for coal furnaces and even heat
Practical advice urges keeping a level fire across the grate for maximum heat in cold weather. After firing, avoid overloading and vary the bed thickness to maintain even combustion and longer coal supply.
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