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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1922
Page
8
Agricultural and local news item detailing a homemade fly spray using coal tar dip fish oil cow oil whale oil and oil of tar for barns and cattle. It also recommends a 200 100 100 75 pound ground mash to sustain laying hens in summer and notes local social events and community notices around Estherville Iowa including birthdays, hospital stays, and church activities.
In a February 9 1922 Senate session Senator Robert M LaFollette claimed wages for railroad workers lagged cost of living since 1914 and that wage gains did not keep pace with prices. He cited Department of Labor data showing a widening gap from 1918 to 1920 and warned of proposed wage cuts harming purchasing power and general economic health.
Iowa State College extension adviser H H Cornell notes proper pruning timing depends on plant type. Most ornamental shrubs should follow natural form with summer pruning after blossoms fall, cutting out old wood. roses and bush fruits may require summer or winter cuts to preserve blooms.
Iowa State College entomologists advise spraying currant and gooseberry bushes to control currant worm larvae. Use arsenical poisons such as lead arsenate or paris green in water when foliage is dry, or apply white hellebore as a non poisonous alternative. If worms appear during fruit ripening avoid arsenicals due to poisoning risk.
Iowa State College extension expert F G Churchill outlines alfalfa pasture management to avoid ruin in the first season. Rotate animals across plots, graze when dry to prevent bloat, cut promptly for a second crop, and use a spring tooth harrow or an alfalfa cultivator.
J L Gordon of Iowa State College poultry department stresses that dry mash is essential for laying hens in both summer and winter. Ration selection by hens often backfires, causing a drop in egg production. proper dry mash use can sustain highest output.
At the May Algona meeting of the Iowa Educational Butter Scoring contest the top samples reached 96 percent, with Ed Andreason of Manley and Carl Gramm of Waverly leading. Fifty of sixty two entries scored above 90, part of a Butter Day event attended by 115 dairymen. A Community Club program and banquet accompanied the contest. June’s event will be in Dyersville with entries due by June 1 to F. W. Stephenson.
Max Levine a bacteriologist at Iowa State College says boric acid and related compounds do not kill botulism organisms in canned foods. He tests beans green peas asparagus corn and carrots finding baric compounds ineffective. He endorses the cold pack method as safer and approved by the U S Department of Agriculture for home canning.
Horticularists at Iowa State College say water sprouts form where limbs were pruned in fall and winter. The young sprouts are of no value to the tree and can be pulled off while they are green, saving trouble in next season's pruning.
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station cautions that sheep especially old ewes with lambs require ample salt in summer. Deprivation makes sheep behavior chaotic and reduces ewe and lamb production. All livestock should have access to salt, with free choice feeders recommended for easy access.
Gruver news notes visits from Albert Irwin and Jim Cummings families. A town and township horseshoe tournament is set for Saturday, June 10 to select pennant contenders for the Farm Bureau picnic on June 16 at Walden's grove. Activities include dancing, church updates, school play days, and a notable funeral in Estherville.
LaFollette argues that a fundamental economic truth is evident to any educated child, yet it remains ignored and violated daily by politicians and policymakers. He stresses the need for practical understanding in governance and economic policy.
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