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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
6
Iowa State College advises farmers coping with floodwaters to plant emergency forage crops like sorghum millet and Sudan grass to salvage land. Replant potatoes where possible and use succession crops. Buckwheat offers a fast harvest as a wheat substitute. Reports note local farm updates, new markets, and community drying plans to curb food waste and support conservation.
Cedar Rapids editor Cyrenus Cole urges the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce to plant 87,100 black walnut trees 100 feet apart along the Lincoln Highway across Iowa. He argues this would beautify roadsides, provide future wood and nut crops, and address wartime timber shortages.
Farmers in Iowa advise Bordeaux spraying to halt potato blight in eight to ten inch high plants. A four to four to fifty blend of blue stone and lime with water is recommended, plus optional arsenate for pests. Apply biweekly or more with rain. spraying is preventive, not curative. Also notes wheat substitute and buckwheat potential for drought-affected crops.
Iowa State College gardeners warn that excessive rainfall has left many beds shallow rooted and fragile. They urge thorough cultivation to conserve moisture and destroy weeds, building a dust mulch to help crops endure drought later in the season. An ordinary garden rake with a stiff handle is recommended for amateurs to crush clods and work the soil effectively.
At the Ames meeting held June 5 the State War Emergency Food Committee urged farmers whose cornfields were ruined by floods to secure early variety seed from government reserves in Mason City and Emmetsburg via county agents. Northern grown corn and a small Delaware variety are available, useful for silage or fodder. Farmers in southern Iowa may benefit most.
Iowa State College soils section pushes survey work this summer to inform farmers about land fertility. Field parties survey counties including Winnebago Polk Louisa Palo Alto Wayne Marshall Madison, detailing soil types and important local features. Sudan grass touted as short season hay with good yields and easy curing, suitable for pasture or seed, sown 10 pounds per acre in rows 80 inches apart.
Virginia came home crying claiming she and her friend Bobby fought. She said Bobby struck her, and she cried that she was hitting him back in response. The exchange reveals a domestic dispute between two youths.
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