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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1919
Page
2
Farm notes outline that early plowing in July boosts wheat yields by about a quarter. Despite smaller fall wheat acreage, Iowa State College research shows deep, moist seed beds from July tillage pay off. With tractors replacing horses, July plowing may yield faster, more efficient preparation for winter wheat.
Disking stubble soon after small grain harvest kills weeds and seeds, destroys insects, conserves surface moisture, improves soil structure, and promotes air flow and bacterial activity for nutrient availability. If clover failed, reseeding becomes easier. rainfall timing affects success, and disking remains beneficial even without clover. Town State College at Ames notes this as a good practice.
Ruth Amundson, an eighth grade pupil from Decorah in Winneshiek County, won the state premium in the WENS Milk Essay Contest. Her essay Milk, as a Food for the Growing Child won first place in the English, Home Economies, and Dairy divisions of Iowa State College. Forty one county essays were sent to Town State College for judging. The statewide contest drew from 154 schools and four thousand seventh and eighth graders. plans for next year remain undecided.
Dairy leaders in Iowa and across the state discuss a proposed 80 percent butter fat minimum for butter. The department warns dealers against underweight products and vows stricter enforcement. Experts urge proper tire inflation to prevent wear from bad roads.
Tom Stone secretary of the Iowa Fleece Wool Growers Association reports Iowa has shipped 800000 pounds of wool to Chicago with expectations of at least one million pounds this season. Wool will be graded and sold by August 1 as the market trends upward. The association now has 3000 members and plans active organization work for the coming year.
The Iowa State College agricultural extension official reports that winter radishes stored in a cool room remained crisp and tender, not sharp, and notes that fall crops like salads, beets, turnips and carrots can be planted now to mature for fall and winter use.
Prof F G Churchill Iowa State College reports common wheat diseases in Iowa fields including wheat scab and black chaff. He surveyed counties and found infestations with damage ranging from none to 50 percent, most severe in winter wheat. He urges locating a disease free field now for seed next year.
A poultry expert from Town State College warns external parasites like lice and mites devastate flocks. Remedies include vaseline on young chicks and dry applications. digging out infected cane crops and dodging dips to avoid illness. Clover seed remains scarce and costly for next year.
The man who has a held from which a crop of seed can be taken this fall is fortunate indeed. The yield of seed is likely to be particularly good where the first cutting was made relatively early.
A man recounts to an Iola State College agri cultural extension expert a method to jumpstart green and snap beans. He digs a trench after peas are removed, fills it with water, then plants beans that sprout in five days, far earlier than usual, and hopes they endure until fall rains.
The engineering extension department at Iowa State College warns that overloading cars this summer damages tires by causing sidewall separation tread loosening and inner ply breaks. Excess weight shortens tire life. experts advise using oversize tires to handle heavier loads safely despite higher initial cost.
Over five hundred women from across New England attend the School of Citizenship at the New Hampshire State College. Speakers urge political engagement as men and government falter. Meanwhile, Toledo’s Western College, renamed for donor Leander Clarke, faces debt after consolidation with Coe College. The state board of control acquires Toledo buildings and 109 acres for a home for orphans and delinquent children.
Iowa dairy official finds two large silver dollars hidden in a Kanawha stock yard scale beam affecting weights. In Estherville area, multiple real estate transfers are recorded, including Anna Dickerson to J H Griffith and Arthur J Case to M E Wilson, with farm loan offers by Iowa Savings Bank at 5 percent.
A column urges housewives to make kitchens cheery and efficient by removing surplus furniture and dust catching shelves and by adding labor saving devices. It argues that counted steps would reveal many weary miles saved with a better laid out work area.
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