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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1922
Page
4
Iowa state apiarist F B Paddock warns careful timing for moving bees from cellars. Move after days with cool nights, 40 to 50 degree temps, preferably at night. Check feed. feed pure honey if possible, or dilute boiled honey, or use sugar syrup if needed. Emphasizes disease protection and improving breeding as stocks recover.
Iowa State College experts advise light spike tooth harrowing on winter pastures to spread cattle droppings, prevent untouched grass, and improve fertilizer value. Seeding timothy red clover or alsike boosts re seeding on thin pastures, with oats sown at one bushel per acre to shield new plants. Labor saved will pay for itself.
Iowa State College animal husbandry officials urge rapid growth and abundant milk from mothers to produce high quality lambs. Provide a protein rich ration and early grain from three weeks old. Ensure creeks and access to good hay and ground feed to support steady intake.
Horses from stockfields require careful handling as summer approaches. Remove loose hair to prevent sores from rubbing harness. Do not push for heavy work at first. allow muscles to harden gradually to avoid spoiling the horse for the season.
Iowa State College official Dean Curtiss urges immediate herd culling and stock improvement as demonstrations show 25 to 100 percent higher returns than selling grain. He urges farmers, agents, bankers, and farm bureaus to back campaigns, extend credit, and use better sites for sound, conservative investments in breeding stock.
H. H. Kildee of Iowa State College cites export demand for pork and other meats, low meat stocks in packer storage, and Europe’s fat shortages as drivers. He notes a shift back to greater meat consumption at home and urges promoting meat eating to improve farmers’ markets.
Iow a State College horticulturists urge orchardists to buy spray materials early so they have supplies when needed. For 16 to 25 trees to be sprayed five times, guidance covers lime sulfur volumes, lead arsenate powder, black leaf 40 for aphids, and Bordeaux mixture usage per tree.
Iowa State College expert C V Holsinger urges clearing refuse from the asparagus bed before shoots appear and applying barnyard manure to warm soil and feed plants. Properly treated beds supply fresh asparagus until June first. Meat rings began in Page county forty five years ago and spread to other counties, enabling farmers to have fresh meat through summer. Keep stock off new seed when ground is soft.
Pruning wounds must be treated to save trees from damage. For wounds over two inches, apply a paint solution of one ounce mercury compounds to two quarts white lead and raw linseed oil to deter fungi such as Illinois blister canker. Make clean cuts, trim limbs from the bottom to prevent bark tearing, and cut close to the remaining branch for faster healing.
Ralph S. Van Hooser has been recommended for Terril postmaster after leading the Estherville civil service examination. The candidates included Mrs. Margaret Nefzgar and Mrs. Bertha Gill, with Van Hooser chosen for his status as a ex service man and top score.
A I Anderson of the Animal husbandry department at Jotva State College urges clean farrowing pens. Whitewash and bed with clean materials before sow placement. Avoid excess straw as it mats pigs. Use shredded corn stalks or shavings for bedding. Add a few planks on cold floors and provide gentle heat with a small stove in early farrowing houses.
Thirty years ago sympathy pours for Mrs. Forrest whose eye condition may be permanent. Roy Goldsberry buys a farm east of Geo Felk’s and trims lumber for a dwelling. School election names John Barker and H. A. John to directorships. old schoolhouse sale passes. Blue Earth City visitor C. W. Dillman returns home with family. A barn on the orphan’s home farm west of town is toppled by strong winds. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Seeley welcome their first child since last Saturday. Civil engineer Scudder wed in Peoria Ill. Eva Archibald and M. E. Toothacre wed in Estherville. Rev. A. R. Toothacre officiates. August Anderson settles on Arm strong Grove Section 17. S. W. Brown, county judge and early public man, dies at his son’s in Petersburg. wife and four sons and two daughters survive. Daughters Ole A. Oleson and Austin Jones reside in Estherville. Three deaths occur in the week: a brakeman Hemingway’s child, Mrs. Ole W. Olson’s West Bend tumor operation tragedy, and Mrs. G. L. Nastegaard at Twelve Mile Lake.
Political notice from J Klopp announces candidacy for the office of Emmet County Auditor. He respectfully solicits the support of electors for the June primaries.
Alandian CACC UUEL announces run for sheriff of Emmet County as a Republican candidate in the June primary. E G Robb is named, with emphasis on party designation and the primary election path.
Several residents announce candidacies for Emmet County offices in the June primary. John G. Smith seeks County Auditor. Co T Strid runs for County Auditor. Sidney E Bemis seeks County Clerk of the District Court. E H Hanson runs for County Treasurer. All acknowledge Republican primary decisions in June 1922.
Emmet County resident Fred S Himebaugh declares candidacy for the Iowa state representative seat. He emphasizes seeking Republican primary support in June and urges voters to consider his qualifications and plans for Emmet County.
The notice designates FOR supervisor of the fifth district comprising Twelve Mile Lake High Lake and Jack Creek townships. Voters in the Republican primary in June decide the race for Frank Hildreth.
Ray Kennedy seeks re election as sheriff of Emmet County subject to June primary voters. Tom Nivison also announces candidacy for sheriff of Emmet County subject to June primary elections.
The speaker announces candidacy for the office of county attorney subject to the will of the voters. The statement signals a formal run and implies forthcoming campaign details and eligibility.
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