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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1922
Page
4
Miss Viola Bell of Iowa State College Foods Department says muffins turn out best with the least mixing. Mix dry ingredients with liquids only until combined, avoiding excess stirring to prevent tunnels. For best texture, dry and wet mixtures are blended briefly, then combined just before baking.
Iowa State College poultry experts advise using only fresh eggs for incubators, within seven days of lay. They urge uniform size, careful temperature control from 101 to 105 degrees through hatch, turning on day three, and proper lamp maintenance for ample ventilation.
Professor C L Fitch Iowa State College extension specialist notes rising confidence among experienced potato growers as the season approaches. Iowa now yields about 8 million bushels against a 15 million bushel consumption, with some years covering home use. Miller Brothers Creston plan to expand from 20 to 60 acres, while L J Baxter Galva Ida county intends to add potatoes long term. Fitch cautions gradual increases and specialized knowledge for large scale farming.
Alfalfa is grown in every Iowa county due to proper soil treatment. Land must be well drained and sweet with limestone aiding field preparation. Soil fertility boosts growth. since 1911 alfalfa has averaged 46.50 per acre versus 27.35 for corn, with improved soil care potentially increasing value further.
State lawmakers pursue measurable tax relief grounded in fiscal prudence. Proposals emphasize simpler brackets and broader exemptions to ease burdens on residents and small businesses while preserving essential public services.
Animal husbandry men advise bringing horses indoors from corn stalks and giving a grain ration to keep them in best condition. Regular grooming to remove old hair is recommended to prevent trouble with collars.
F B Paddock of Iowa State College extension directs one hundred twenty demonstration apiaries in forty Iowa counties this year to prove methods that increase honey yields. Last year some colonies rose from 3 to 16 dollars income, with a maximum gain of 18.50. conservative average gains around 8 dollars per colony suggest about 5200 dollars total gain for the year. The State Beekeepers association orders equipment without commission to secure discounts. The group aims to place better queens in apiaries statewide.
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association certifies fifty-five thousand bushels of small grains after season inspections by secretary J. L. Robinson. Certification requires field and threshed sample conformity, purity from other varieties and weeds, rye spacing from other fields, and seed from post 1921 certified sources. Smut does not bar certification if its amount is labeled.
A sequence of township Farm Bureau meetings runs from March 1 to March 24 at various locations including W. A. Schultz farm Jack Creek Dolliver Center Grover and Armstrong Grove. The program features pruning demonstrations farm films and a moving picture machine to accompany sessions and films.
Farm Bureau activities recapped with a profitable pruning demonstration at O K Bervens and a well attended township meeting at Maple Hill. A work program through July lists dates and topics including soil care, home garden, seed law, marketing, and crop cultivation led by named local figures. Postponed Twelve Mile Lake demonstration due to bad weather, poultry culling event at Peter Hendrickson’s, and a visit to Armstrong High School to discuss agriculture as a profession.
The LeMaster school house was packed for the Jack Creek township meeting featuring four reels shown by the Farm Bureau picture machine. The program drew strong community interest and showcased rural agricultural topics.
County women from Grover and surrounding areas gathered under Mrs Harry Smith of Superior to form dress forms. About sixty attendees enjoyed a noon cafeteria dinner and a demonstration in sewing is planned for March 21 with monthly meetings set for the third Tuesday at Grover.
A fragmented clipping notes that an association may have multiple votes in directing activities regardless of stock amount and cannot pay dividends above a set percent. Also mentions dog license tags and a 1922 law taking effect January 15 1922, plus a brief wedding line from the Boston Transcript.
By a 276 to 8 vote the house accepted Senate amendments to the farmers marketing bill on February 11 and sent it to the President. The bill preserves co operative protections from anti trust laws under secretary of agriculture oversight and limits non member product dealings to match member volume, preventing closed corporations.
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