AN AUTUMN IDOL AND VENTILATION NOTES
A mixed verse on politics features Hillquit Townley Brookhart and Kate O’Hare with a chorus of reformers in midwinter Chicago. The piece shifts to farm advice explaining proper ventilation for livestock to prevent damp barns and disease, urging outlet flues and citing Extension Service bulletin No.106 from Iowa State College.
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Jack Dalton
Chicago -Town
Hall
Hillquit and
Townley
Col. Brookhart
Kate O’hare
Extension Service
Envol farmer cheers Brookhart and Kate O’Hare
In Manson Iowa in September 1922 a farmer on a barnyard fence complains of debts after selling oats for twenty cents. He voices support for Brookhart and Kate O’Hare, highlighting harvest era politics and local sentiment.
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L’envol
Brookhart
Kate O’hare
Manson
Iowa
Educating the Young to Fight Radicalism and Preserve Democracy
A viewpoint urges broad education as the sole defense against rising radicalism caused by unemployment and economic inequality. It argues that empowering the next generation with knowledge will reveal right from wrong and keep the United States from civil strife, citing Russia as a cautionary example. It also memorializes Cousin Jane, a lifelong resident portrayed as youthful in spirit despite ninety years, whose reserve and steadfast trust in love defined her life.
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United States of America
Russia
Cousin Jane
White House
Ventilate Farm Buildings Say Iowa Researchers
W A Foster and Dr K W Stouder of Iowa State College urge proper ventilation in farm buildings for profitable stock growing and cattle feeding. Their recent study shows unventilated barns become unhealthy and less efficient, impacting cattle health and growth.
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W. A. Foster
K. W. Stouder
Iowa State College
Feeding Silage Any Time From Silo Fill Iowa State Advice
Iowa State College dairy experts say silage can be fed immediately after filling or any time after. Fermentation changes occur within days, with major shifts in the first five days and near complete processing by day twelve. Mold on top is unsuitable, especially harmful to calves and horses, though not to mature cows.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
V R Spraying Shows Good Apple Yields in Iowa Study
In a 1922 experiment near Wapello, Louisa county, spraying apples yielded 80.2 percent good apples versus 10.7 percent from unsprayed trees. The trial, conducted by the farm bureau and Iowa State College extension service, used five bushels of apples as part of the results.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Farm Bureau
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Spraying Cuts Disease Boosts Apple Orchard Profits
Two trees produced more apples after four seasonal sprayings that controlled scab blotch and worms. Total spraying cost per tree is about 96.2 cents, including labor and materials, yet the owner gained over three bushels of clean apples. H. E. Nichols estimates statewide average spraying cost around 80 cents per tree, with production profits to sprayers.
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H. E. Nichols
V. R
Beekeepers urged to shield bees in winter storage
Iowa beekeepers face heavy losses from improper winter storage and weak colonies. F B Paddock of Iowa State College says 10 percent losses occur from poor storage and feeding, and advocates windbreaks or packing cases. Ensure 45 pounds of honey per strong colony and continuous feeding as bees do not truly hibernate.
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Iowa
F. B. Paddock
Iowa State College
Mr. Paddock
Ames
Notice of Election in Emmet County Iowa 1922
Sheriff Tom Nivison proclaims the November 7 1922 general election in Emmet County Iowa to fill offices including County Auditor Treasurer Clerk of District Court Recorder Sheriff Attorney Coroner with three supervisor districts. Polls open 8 a m to 7 p m. Witness dated October 16 1922.
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Tom Nivison
Emmet
Iowa
Armstrong
Denmark
Estherville
Twelve Mile Lake
High Lake
Jack Creek
Best plan to winter experiments indoors versus outdoors
The text notes that wintering can occur in cellars kept dark at about 57 degrees and that experiments indicate outdoor wintering is the best plan to follow.
Western-bound box cars moved from east to relieve rail congestion
Washington October 26 The American Railway association car service division ordered all western box cars on eastern lines to return home without loading and move west empty if no westbound loads are ready This drastic step aims to relieve a severe car shortage affecting the western agricultural and stock raising regions The Great Northern petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission several days earlier seeking action to ease the shortage and congestion
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Washington, D. C
United States
The
American Railway, Association
Service Division
Car Service Division
Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Toledo
Cleveland
Youngstown
Wheeling
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Great Northern
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Soy Beans Protein Feed Boost for Dairymen in College Area
Dairymen at State College Long refer to soy beans as a valuable home grown protein supplement. Experiments show cracked soy beans produce $60 per ton for milk cows versus $45 for linseed oilmeal, making them a profitable addition to corn silage alfalfa hay cracked corn and ground oats.
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Iong. State College
Fertilizing Gardens for Next Spring
Gardens to be reused next spring respond better with barnyard manure and lime. Commercial fertilizers aid a successful crop next year. Many plots are continuously cropped, so fertilizers are necessary to maintain production.
Plans for Barns and Farm Buildings From Extension Service
The Iowa State College extension service offers construction plans for general barns cattle and horse barns dairy barns ventilation hay and machinery sheds shops garages silos water tanks hog houses self feeders and crib buildings at a small cost. Also available are septic tank plans and devices for livestock handling. Ask the bulletin editor at Ames for Extension bulletin 33.
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Iowa
State College
Bulletin Editor
Ames
V. R
Principle Follows Habit Thrift Quote by Dr Frank Crane
A concise quotation underscores thrift as a habit and true principle becoming effortless with repetition. Dr Frank Crane notes that acting from principle is hard until it becomes habitual, after which ethical behavior becomes automatic.
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Frank Crane
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