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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1921
Page
1
Agricultural notes advise rejuvenating unproductive grape vines through selective pruning to favor fruiting wood. Leave 10 to 12 buds on a cane, four to six on old stock, ensure open canes for light and air, and avoid shade to prevent black rot and weak fruit.
Lee Sharp of Iowa State College advises farmers to start early pig care with three week old piglets on a creep, fed buttermilk or milk daily, plus white wheat middlings for balance. Keep sows in top condition, provide dry quarters, sun, and liberal rations during lactation to prevent relapses and support future breeding or shipping.
The article outlines Red Cross Central Division services for veterans and dependents through 1920, noting 543,145 men assisted and 418,329 with definite service rendered. It highlights home service costs, vocational training needs, and the expanding role of Red Cross chapters amid ongoing postwar support. It also reports on Iowa disaster relief units and local anecdotal community nursing impacts.
Advice from H A Bittenbender of Iowa State College on starting chick feeding. Highlights include delaying food 48 to 60 hours, using sour milk or buttermilk, feeding 3 to 5 times daily in week one, starter mixes of cracked corn oats and wheat, careful portioning, and introducing dry mash after day eight. Also notes brooding and sanitation to reduce losses.
Thoro seed bed prep and oat seed treatment boost summer harvests, Iowa State College reports. Proper stalk land cultivation, thorough harrowing, and uniform sowing yield firmer beds and better coverage. Treat seed oats with formalin solution to reduce disease and improve stand. Iowa leads in oat production but needs better efficiency and drainage to lift yields.
Dr Charles Murray of the Iowa State College veterinary section urges using eggs from disease-free flocks to stop white diarrhea in young chickens. He notes current plans rely on costly typhoid like tests, best avoided by preventing infection from the start in high grade flocks.
Mr and Mrs Drake of Sibley visited the R Brown home Sunday. The Wood sisters Fern and Minnie spent the weekend with Charles Lewis. A WCTU meeting was held Thursday at Mrs Kruwells. Jim Merriott of Lake Park visited relatives. M E Leek was in Jefferson late week. Wilson Small started a bank job in Huntington. Ninth grade hosted a farewell reception at the schoolhouse. Mrs M J Weaver left for unspecified travel.
D. V. Palmer, deputy state game warden, reports a letter from the state game warden announcing that all duck shooters must be reported to state headquarters this spring. Enforcement actions will follow from the state office. Although federal law bans spring shooting, the state allows it until current legislation aligns with federal rules. The warden will enforce the law if possible, but hunters are advised to avoid duck shooting this spring.
Mr Fagen came back from Terre Haute Indiana to see his mother who is reported very low with asthma. Mr and Mrs S A Brunavold spent several days visiting relatives near Estherville and attended Aug funeral services.
Mr and Mrs Cornell Olaon attended the funeral services of the late Augusting Anderson at Estherville Friday. The Nasby and Alton crews hauled corn for Supetor. Hinden family moved to Jackson to occupy Henry Gilbert residence. Ed Stanwick family guests at Charles Olson home in Jackson. Administrator notice appoints John Piack as administrator of Charles A Vedane estate. creditors must file claims in Emmet County Court.
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