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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1921
Page
2
A historical notice discusses feeding dairy cows corn ground into meal to boost milk and butterfat, with Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station results showing corn meal beats ear corn for milk and fat. It covers costs, bulk benefits, grinding timing, and notes on rye varieties like Rosen rye, plus grower lists and Iowa's limited rye demand.
H A Bittenbender of Town State College says market cockerels early to cut heavy eaters and disease risk, and to improve pullet development. Provide warm, well ventilated hen houses, repair drafts, and offer ground mash made from corn oats gluten and scraps to promote rapid maturation before winter lay.
Iowa State College farm crops department states Rye is a better pasture and cover crop than a grain crop in Iowa. Its rapid fall growth suits green manure and pasture needs, thriving on well drained loam and even on light sandy soils. More hardy than winter wheat, Rye offers reliability under adverse conditions with similar seeding practices to winter wheat. Six pecks of grain sou
Observations at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station show honey bees work a full ten hour day. Bees carry 75 to 90 percent of their weight, make 13 trips on average, with some reaching 24 trips. Average field time is 24 minutes, hive unloading about 11 minutes, and workday runs 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Hall a Clay county farmer at Peterson paid income tax in 1920 though he only farm six acres. He leased six acres of railroad right of way, used manure from stockyards, and grew tomatoes egg plant onions potatoes and melons sold in Cherokee and Spencer. He expects 1500 from one melon acre and 1300 tomato plants on another. he also grows exhibit crops and feeds melons for the state fair weighing 14 pounds each. He notes proper cultivation and manure aid profit. silage for pigs is unsatisfactory and hogs eat less than worth.
Time saving method advised by Town State College husbandry department to hog down part of the corn crop. It cuts husking, cribbing and reloading, allows hogs to self-feed, provides exercise, and keeps hogs healthy with less risk of cholera. Manure remains on the field, benefiting soil.
Experts advise farmers to feed hogs a portion of corn fodder to acclimate them to green feed before moving to corn fields. Hogging down corn in Iowa is a practice about twelve years old, with 1920 data showing 721,000 acres fed this way and an estimated $3,000,000 saved in picking and handling for farmers.
Town state college horticulturalist W. J. Kochen advises farmers to weed out bruised, wormy, and scabby apples before storms and avoid storing in warm, poorly ventilated spaces. Keep fruit cool, near freezing, to slow bacteria and allow proper ripening, with corn cribs suggested until freezing weather.
The Paso Robles Press reports Ignace Jan Paderewski, residing on a large California ranch near Paso Robles, plans to convert rental income from his 2,680 acres into cash for the Polish treasury. Once Poland’s premier, he now seeks funds amid war wounds and political setbacks, negotiating with New York capitalists while his fame waned after leaving the U.S. stage.
Stubborn backache and suspected kidney trouble prompted Mrs. M. J. Stokkeboe of Third St Estherville to use Doan's Kidney Pills from Johnston & Co Drug Store. She reports swift relief, stating she now keeps Doan's on hand. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY manufactures the pills sold at 60 cents.
Do not abuse credit as a courtesy. Merchants extend monthly charge accounts to trust customers with goods for up to thirty days. Bills should be paid between the first and tenth of the following month in full. Avoid the unpaid balance habit, as late payments cost merchants and harm your credit.
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