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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1917
Page
2
Reed Bree urges farmers to secure well ripened disease free seed from reliable sources to prevent anthracnose and blight. Avoid frost killed pods, inspect fields, and hand sort seed to ensure high germination and prevent disease spread. Seed testing and careful storage advised for next season.
By evening all firms with commercial foods must report on hand or in transit as of August 31 to the department of agriculture in Washington. The preliminary survey covers eighteen principal commodities and targets about 100 business types including elevators mills canners grocers and hotels. Refusal or noncompliance carries up to one year in prison.
In the September Farm and Fire section a writer notes grain costs for breeders at Atlantic coast sites run about 1.50 to 1.75 a year, while large pigeon farms report market returns of six dollars a dozen. Farms average six to nine squabs per breeder annually, with labor largely done by one man.
The article extols cooperative cow testing associations as the cheapest accurate method to test milk production, enabling culling of unprofitable cows and guiding feeding and management. It cites 1914 data on 163 U S associations, notes Europe’s larger early adoption, and argues average U S cows yield about 4000 pounds of milk annually with 160 pounds butterfat.
A federal forecast predicts a potato yield over 487 million bushels this year, well above 1916 and 1919 levels, making potatoes cheaper and easing household diets. With early-season spuds in markets, the department urges abundant consumption to prevent spoilage as wheat supplies stay tight.
Seed treatment by formaldehyde best for destroying smut spores. Clean grain with a fanning mill, spread in a layer, apply a 1 lb formaldehyde to 45 gal water solution, wet kernels thoroughly, cover for two hours, then dry before drilling. If no fan mill, use a tank method to let smut balls rise and skim them off. Dry thoroughly if not planted promptly.
Frost warnings loom as conditions favor frost tonight. Government thermometer read 29 this morning after a 38 minimum. Corn, only 10 percent dented, remains at risk with much in the milk stage and kernels just forming. If warmth does not return, a killing frost could seriously hurt the crop.
An unusually large Evergreen sweet corn ear is reported weighing 27 ounces and 14 inches long. The ear comes from a 12 acre field on sandy loam near the La Porte City road in Orange township, reported by St. Sorenson.
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