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Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18
SWEET CLOVER JUST RohT for CUTTING for Hay

should be made in advance, so that
the mower can be started and kept
ahead only few acres at time, One
man ran operate the mower and ted
der. The tedder should be started an
hour or so before the hay is to be
taken up, and this is work which re-
quires great care il the crop is to be
saved in the best condition.
If the hay crop is large loader is
almost Indispensable, because it will
do the work much faster than any two
men, and do it better AS it is always
difficult 10 get help in haying time, it
is good plan for several farmers to
buy and operate a loader and other
haying machinery on the cooperative
plan. by little careful figuring and
good Judgment a group of farmers can.
in this way, help one another to save
their crops, with less labor and less
expense. and with more certainty OF
success than could be attained in any
other way.
Timothy hay may be baled directly
from the swath withost much danger
of heating, although it is safer to have
the hay thoroughly cured before be-
ing baled ii hay is baled directly
from the swath it must be entirely
free from rain or dew. and this pro-
cess can be employed only under the
best of weather conditions.
Upon the weather depends almost
entirely the safety of the clover crop.
tn ali To-
it is in lnll, rich bloom, and before
any brown heads appear in the field
Many farmers claim that clover should
not be cut at this stage. but the ex
perience of the writer is that nine
times out of ten the crop will be saved
in peter condition than if allowed to
stand longer.
Start the mowers early in the morn
ing, because dew will not hurt the
clover, provided the weather is fine;
run the machine until about ten
O'Clock, and then stop for the day If
the weather is bright the tedder
should be started about noon and the
hay raked in small windows, and these
can be allowed to stand until the hay
is ready to be drawn into the barn.
If the weather is just right the hay
will be ready to be taken from the
field within "a hours, and put up in
that condition it should retain all of
its leaves and succulence, and make
excellent hay
If even a slight rain falls, or if thu
| hay is allowed to remain in the field
more than day, the small piles
should be, turned over. The hay must
be perfectly dry when it is put into the
barn: if it is not trouble will quickly
follow.
If the hay begins to heat in the barn.
there is not much to be done for it, To
] fork it over and stir it up only in.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

creases the trouble. If clover hay is
properly cured and put into the NOW
in first-class condition. and the NOV
well ventilated. there is not much
danger of heating
In order to make good cloverhay
crop we must thoroughly understand
the nature of the plant. When the
crop is ripening the water is constant
ly passing out OF the soil up through
the roots, the stalk, and into the air
through the leaves. The plant is be-
ing built up and matured in this way.
When the blossoms begin to turn
brown, that is sign that the connec-
ton between the water and the plant
is being lessened, and this is the time
when the crop should be cut, because
it completely sewers the connection
and reduces the amount of water in
the plant
Glover cut at this period has about
rs per cent of water left in the stalk,
and the problem is how to get rid of
the most OF it without drying out the
plant too much, thereby rendering it
lass palatable and less valuable as
stock food.
When clover hay is put into the
barn in exactly the right condition
it has about 20 per cent. of moisture.
which it has absorbed from the soil.
In the west, where the acreage is
generally much larger than in the east
and south, many clover raisers find it
good plan to cut their hay In the
evening, turning it over next day after
the sun is well up with the tedder.
The side delivery rake is probably
used more in the west than in other
! sections of the country, and this is
found to be a practicable and useful
machine.
The best time to make clover hay
is on a cool, clear day with the wind
blowing, for the wind cures the hay
better than the sun.
A very hot sun, particularly if there
is much humidity in the air, kills the
leaf structure and prevents it from
evaporating the moisture. When hay
is tossed up loose in the windrow, or
/ in small cocks, the air can pass
through it, and this absorbs the mois-
ture more rapidly than the sun.
Good hay is not dried grass. a dis
tinction which many farmers have not
learned When clover hay is put into
the barn it ought to have some mois.
ure in it, not the moisture produced by
rain or dew, but the natural moisture
which the plant has absorbed from
the soil.
II clover is not cut until all the
heads are brown, It can easily be
cured, but it will not make very good
hay Again, if the hay is raked up
into cocks when it is perfectly dry
and then becomes soaked. much of its
value is lost
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18
1KYLoADER5 IN OPERATION
SAVE IIl1E AND BAcKACHE

Mixed timothy and clover should be
cut Immediately after the bloom be-
gins to fall. Close watch must be
kept OF the meadow at this period, as
the timothy blooms and sheds its
blossoms in very short time. When
the bloom is on full. the heads are
full grown and the seed firmly set, SO
that they do not shatter easily in ham,
ding. Cut just at this time, the nu-
triton OF the hay is retained and 1t
makes fine selling product
If the grass is allowed to stand I'M
till a bit overripe. the seeds will shat
ter in handling, and much of its sub
stance will be lost. The stems, too,
become hard and lose much of their
succulence so greatly relished by the
live stock, because the moisture leaves
the stems very quickly after the grass
has reached maturity.
If cut after thoroughly ripe the
most desirable portion of the hay is
lost. Many Of the blades are entirely
lost in handling, and what remains
on the stems is tasteless and unpala.
table to stock.
Whenever you observe much hay
left in the hangers be sure it has been
rejected by the stock because 1t is
unit for their needs Sometimes
stock will eat this woody dry hay out
of necessity. but it does them no good.
On the other hand, the early mown,
mixed hay possesses all of those ele-
ments SO necessary to the building up
of animal tissue, and live stock will
eat it up clean. The farmer who finds
II difficult to obtain enough waste hay
to supply bedding for his animals may
be sure that he is getting about all
the benefit there is to be had from his
hay crop
While it is not wise to cut TOO
early, still it is better to err on the
side of early than of late cutting The
amount of good hay secured by early
cutting is usually greater than that
when cut after the crop has thorough
ly matured.
One thing in favor of early cutting
is the fact that the drain upon the
soil is stopped, The rpening process
of the hay crop exhausts the soil very
rapidly, and it is important that the
elements necessary to produce good
hay should be kept in the soil as long
as possible. Renewing and maintain
ing soil for hay is another story.
BY moving meadows early in the
season the grass will spring up and
form early and succulent fall graz
ing at period when there is usually
shortage in pasture, and when the
live stock need it most.
OF course, it can be dried out and
present the appearance of pretty good
hay, but all the same it is safe to count
that about half of its value has been
destroyed by the sin.
The use of canvas caps is therefore
to be recommended
Copyright, 1913, shultz Syndicate PressJ
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

Dainty Powered cotton crepes, plain
and crinkled crepes in lovely shades
mercerized cotton in new shades of
apricot. mulberry. peach bloom yell
low, Nell rose and wistaria, which
hangs like soft sheer silk. make lovely
summer curtains. Marquisettes, mus
Inns and organizes are full of posi-.
bilities, and soft ginghams are pretty
for a simple room.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

Boil six large potatoes, mash them,
add butter, seasoning and enough hot
milk to moisten. Chop fine three but
ton onions, fry in butter to light
brown. Wash, peel and scrape and
boil separately twelve small carrots
and four small white turnips. Chop
and add with the onions to the potato.
Season to taste, add little minced
parsley and cool. Mold into small
outlets, dip in beaten egg, then pow
dered cracker crumbs. Fry to a gold
en- brown in boiling fat
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

Wash one cup rice. put it in a ket-
tie and add one onion cut fine, one
teaspoon salt, one pound hamburg
steak and five or six cups boiling
water Let it cook slowly and uncov-
cred, as it burns IL covered. 1t takes
about one and half hours to cook.
When the water has almost cooked
away cover and set on back of range
where it will keep hot and finish cook
ing by its own steam.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18
CHICKEN SALAD AT ITS BEST
Appetizlng Dish, Particularly Appro-
pirate for Picnic Menu, Requires
Care in Its Preparation.

1t is best to cook fowl for chicken
salad the day before 1t is to be used.
Select plump one, medium size, with
white, firm flesh. Put into a kettle
of boiling water, to which you have
added sliced onion, a couple of bay
leaves, stick of celery or half
teaspoonful of celery seed and slice
Of carrot Bring quickly to a boil,
then push back on the stove or over
the gas simmerer, where the water
can be kept just below the hard boil
ing point until the chicken is tender,
but not stringy. This will make the
dark meat almost as light as the
white Take the kettle from the fire,
but leave the chicken In the broth
over night. A short time before serv
ing take all the flesh from the boness
rejecting all the skin, fat and gristle.
Cut in dice-shaped pieces and meas
ure.
Take nice white stalkEAaof celer
that have been cleaned, scraped anha
crisped and cut into the same sized
pieces as the chicken, allowing enough
to make about two-thirds the guam
tity of the chicken. Toss together, add
enough of the broth in which the
chicken was cooked to make rather
moist, season with salt, pepper and
little lemon juice, then add enough
mayonnaise to cover each piece of eel
cry and chicken. Toss lightly again,
arrange on crisp white lettuce leaves.
garnish with celery tips and olives and
dot with small spoonfuls of mayon-
naise.-Delineator
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

To make dress shields for thin
white summer waists. cut thin white
flannel the size desired. trim the edge
with narrow lace and tie in the dress
with narrow tame. They will keep the
waist dry.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

Required, one ounce of butter, one
tablespoonful Of tomato sauce, two
and a half tablespoonful of grated
cheese, four drops of lemon juice and
pinch of cayenne. Melt the butter,
mix it with the other ingredients, and
send to the table on hot buttcred
toast cut into neat SQUARES.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

In order to have juicy tender roast
of meat, 1t should be Drowned first
either in hot skillet or in an oven
which is hot. After it is well Drowned,
cook for the remaining time in slow
oven. In this way the juices are kept
in the roast and at the same time the
meat is made tender
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

Steam, wash and pit the cherries
and heat slightly to extract the juice,
To each pound Of fruit add three.quar-
tiers pound of sugar. Bring slowly to
a boil and simmer for twenty minutes.
Skim, put into Jam pots, and at the
end Of "a hours cover and put away.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

Whenever cloth. dresses become
spotted, sponge them with mixture
of equal parts of hot water and tur-,
pentine Iron the parts when dry over
a damp cloth. 1t makes the cloth
look like new.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

To take machine grease out OF
clothing the following is very good,
as it does not remove the color. To
cold water add little ammonia and
soap and apply this to the fabric.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

Take one pound of hamburger steak.
with a small piece of fresh pork
ground with it, soak three soda crack.
ers, or bread crumbs, in cup Of
sweet milk, mash fine; beat egg, mix
all with salt, pepper, and onion. Bake
in moderate oven an hour.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

1t takes some grit to thin a field of
corn. We hate to pull up nice, thrifty
stalks, and yet, when we do it, we
may be adding good many bushels
to the crop we cut next fall. Too
thick corn cannot ear as WELL nor ma.
ture as well quickly.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

If the boy wants to attend the ag-
ricultural college, and you can afford
1t, don't make the mistake of keep
Ing him away. The day will come
when you will be sorry.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18

When cooking sauerkraut or cab
bage. to prevent the smell going over
the house, II is very good to place a
small vessel of vinegar on the back
OF the stove.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-18
10 Clean Vinegar cruets.

When cleaning vinegar cruets use
potato parings, filling the cruet with
water and letting It stand until the
parings Torment.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-05
NORTH WEST CRESCO

Dave Ferrie and family spent Sun
day at Elias Ferries.
Mrs. Rose Bartholomew went tc
Minneapolis last Wednesday to visit
her mother. .-..
Susie Lusson is helping Mrs. Viii
Owens with her sewing for few days
Lee Kapler entertained company
Sunday.
Rob Thomson and family spent Sun.
day with relatives in Cresco.
Mr. and Mrs. B. p. Norton and daugh
ter Ida visited with John Steinman
Tuesday.
Anna Meyer is working for Mrs,
Henry Leferink.
Matilda Lusson helped Mrs. Reut
linger with her work Wednesday.
Mary McDermott left for her home
Wednesday. after a few weeks visit
with John McDermott.
Mrs. John DAILY visited with Mrs
Elias Ferrie Monday.
John Lusson entertained company
from st. Lucas and Festina Sunday.
Wayne Herold went to Protivin
Tuesday to attend the wedding of he'
cousin,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-05
ALBION.

Corn is suffering somewhat from dry
weather and heat, and our0peoplc are
beginning to fill their silos.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. S. Grinde are visit
ing relatives in Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Easier of Har-
mony were Albion callers Monday.
Our Cresco high school pupils have
resumed their school work in Cresco.
MIR. and Mrs. Ray Becker, of Leroy,
spent Sunday at the Joe Becker home.
]. N. Smith and family spent Sunday
at the G.. A. Wells home.
Our schools opened Monday with Miss
Perry of Lime Springs as teacher in
the barrow district and Miss Brown of
Cresco in the Albion district.
The neighbors and friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Stevens turned out and
hauled lumber and sand for a new barn
which is already under process of
erection.
Lyle Noble of Cresco was an Albion
visitor Saturday and Sunday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-05
KENDALLVILLE.

Mrs. Margaret Beverage of Mason
City was welcome guest of her
brother. w. A. Clink, anu family, Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Phil end Effie Sanborn of Cresco Wis
tied at the John Ellingson home over
Sunday.
Mrs. John Prince and babe returned
home Sunday, after weeks visit with
her mother. Mrs. A. Handke, of Cresco.
Mrs. Ada Young is assisting Mrs.
Peterson in the store this week.
Mrs. Reuter- autoed the Gunder Tor
geson family to Lime Springs Sunday.
The dance in the hall Friday night
was we'll attended and fine time is
reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Yates of Canton
visited at the Walter Daskam and
Clifford Eddy homes Sunday.
Marie Ellingson went to Austin Mon
day to attend school.
Mrs. Kate Davis visited at the w.
A. Clink home Saturday.
Miss Minnie Todd spent from Friday
until Sunday with Cresco friends.
Harry Smith and Eta Hubbel of
Canton spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Smith.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmo Stephenson re-
turned from Spencer Sunday morning,
where they had been to attend the
funeral of their mother, Mrs. Adah
Stephenson, who died at Mercy hospital
after very serious operation.
Fred Barnes autoed Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Ryan to Cresco Monday night.
Minnie Hanson returned to Enderln,
S. D., Saturday, after visiting her
sister, Mrs. Pete Ellingson.
Florence Handke returned to her
home in Cresco Sunday, after assisting
her sister, Mrs. John Pierce, with hel
homework, since the arrival of the
new baby :.sl. .... ....
Ruth Patterson of Cresco visited
friends here last week.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-05
Notice of Convention to Fix Salary
of the Deputy Superi ntendent
of1Schools.

In compliance with Chapter 107 Of
the laws of the 35th General Assem-.
bly,. notice is hereby given that con-
vention of representatives of the school
corporations Of Howard County, Iowa,
will be held in the Court House at 2
o'clock p. M, Saturday, September
20, 1918, for the purpose of fixing the
salary of the Deputy County superin'
tendent of Schools.
Each school township, city, town OF
villag e independent district and each
independent consolidated district in the
county shall be entitled to one vote.
Each school corporation shall be rep
resented at said convention by the
president of the school board, or in his
absence or inability to act, by some
member of such board, to be selected
by the board.
Provided however, that where con-
gressional township is composed in
whole or in part of rural independent
districts that such rural independent
districts shall be entitled to one vote
in the convention, which vote shall be
cast by such person as may be select.
ed by the presidents of such town.
ship, and in compliance with said pro-
vision the president of the independent
districts of Lincoln, Florenceville,
Oakly, Nichols, Liberty, Albion and
barrow, of the township of Albion,
Howard county, Ia, will hold meeting
in the school house in the indepen-
dent district of Nichols, at 2 O'Clock
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-05
SCHLEY

Mr.. and Mrs Will Ferrie, who were
visiting their sons Lawrence and Ed
in Montana, returned home Tuesday.
Everybody in this vicinity attended
the picnic in Lourdes Monday and all
report real good time.
Will Hyke and family visited at the
John Hovorka home Sunday.
Harriet Dougherty spent last week
in Cresco.
Chas. Degro and family moved out
of the Svoboda house and into the Ket.
tleson house Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. Clinch did trading in
Schley Tuesday.
Ed Svoboda moved onto his farm
near Schley Monday.
Mrs Fred Taft attended the picnic
with Chas. Franks folks Monday.
Harriet, Edna and Leo Dougherty
are attending school in Lourdes.
Chas. Malek and family spent Sun.
day in CreScO.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-05
DAVIS CORNERS

MIR. and Mrs. Fred Vagts autoed to
Cresco Thursday evening.
Emma Mohs spent Sunday with
Hazel Sigler at Saratoga.
Rowena, Alvina and Grace Henning
were Cresco callers Thursday.
Archie Mohs spent Sunday at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eberling and
children visited Sunday with VIM.
Stopperan and family.
Carl Johnson and Albert Henning
autoed through our burg Monday.
Emma and Archie Mohs attended the
dance at Lourdes Monday evening.
Henry Henning and Carl MONS are
painting the store for Aug. Aberly.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-05
CHESTER.

O. S. Hanson went to Chicago Thurs
day on business.
w. F. Carter has sold his restaurant
to the Misses Larson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Freemire left
Thursday evening to attend the races
at Elgin, ILL.,, and to visit friends at
Lily Lake, III. >.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Martin left Ches-
ter on Tuesday. Mr.. Martin has been
pharmacist for the J. D. Lyon Drug
Co. We understand he has purchased
a drug business elsewhere.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams are
guests at the c. G. Lake home.
One of Hans Peterson's little daugh-
tiers had the misfortune to break her
arm A son of VIM. Brooks met with
the same misfortune. DR.. Warren was
called to reduce the fracture in both
cases.
The public school opened Monday
with Prof. Robinson, from Rudd, Ia,
as principal, Miss Faults, of Strawber
nv Point, assistant principal, and lone
Thorsen primary teacher.
Lew Bulls, of Cone, Iowa, arrived
in Chester Tuesday with a car load of
the finest melons ever seen in these
parts.
Mrs. C. T. McWilliams was taken to
Rochester, Mimi, Wednesday, for
treatment.
Has Peter Hanson will soon build a
new barn.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-05
NORTH ALBION

Elsie Huntington is visiting hel
sister, Mrs. George Hudson.
Otto Kreuger spent Sunday with his
sister, Mrs. Phil DeGrave.
Mrs. Emma Cummins and son JOSEPH
of Chicago are visiting at the JOSEPH
Hayes home.
Minnie Wolf spent Sunday with
Clara Kreuger
Emma Gericke accompanied Glars
Blatter to Preston Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs August Fleet anc
daughter of Waukon and Fred Grass.
camp of Preston visited at the A. A.
Bigaik home Sunday.
Lucinda Bigalk, from Harmony,
spent few days with Marie Milbrath.
Esther Mae Bigalk called on George
W. Volkman Monday.
Leona Bigalk. who is taking sewing
lessons at Cresco, was an over Sunday
visitor at home.
Belle Goldworthy spent the latter
part of the week with Esther Mae
Bigalk.
John Larkin spent Sunday at the
Joseph Hayes home.
Earl Graf, of Cresco. made busi-
ness trip to George Volkman's recently
Newton Bigalk was Granger caller
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bigalk, Jr. are
attending the Minnesota state fair.
Mrs. Amel Keune autoed to Cresco
with John Bigalk Saturday.
Mrs. Joseph Hayes. Mrs. Anil
Bigalk and Josephine made flying
trip to Diamond Ridge Wednesday
afternoon.
Herbert Milbrath was Cresco caller
Saturday.
Carl Wolf called at A. A. Bigalk 8
Monday morning.
Mrs. Wagner, of Waverly, Iowa, VS.
tied at John Bigalk's Sunday.
Josephine and Esther Mae Bigalk
visited friends in Lime Springs Thurs
day.
Mrs. Augusta Walter visited her
daughter, Mrs. Albert Bigalk, Monday.
Henry Bigalk called at Canton Fri
day.
Mrs. A. A. Bigalk and daughters
Josephine and Esther Mae attended
camp meeting at Granger Wednesday
night.
Lost-A straw hat. Finder please
return to Mrs. Joe. Hayes and get re.
ward.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-05
ORLEANS.

Mrs. r. F. Burr and daughter Grace,
who have been visiting in DEBORAH for
a few days, returned home Monday.
Winifred Dorm and Mildred Klingle
visited Katie Walton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Neibauer en-
tertained company from near Lourdes
Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Steinmetz and son Joel and
little daughter Kathryn left Monday
noon for a visit with relatives in
Omaha, Neb. n
Mrs. Richard Cummins, from Chi
cago, visited at VIM. Cummins' Tues
day. 9
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Eddy and daugh-
ter Florence returned home Thursday
from Minneapolis. 5i1Ls,
School started Monday Sept !, in
District No. with Hattie Morton as
| teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Humphrey, of
Mason City, visited at the Guy Humph-
rev home Sunday
Frank Kyle left Sunday for Chicago
where he hopes to find position rail-
reading, and Mrs. Kyle will remain
here until the busy season is over. His
friends all wish him the best of luck.
Mrs. John Cunningham visited her
daughter Mrs. Culbert the first of the
week. ..a
Mrs. George Hill and daughter left
Monday for visit with relatives and
friends in Vinton.
Mrs. John @. 'Rowlee is assisting her
daughter Mrs. Perry with the house,
work for a few days. a..
The country life social at the Fred
Brown home last Thursday afternoon
and evening was very we'll attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gardner called
at the O. G. Watros home Sunday af-
ternoon.
The Walton boys are helping Bert
Perry fill silo this week.
Mr.. Cummins is drilling well for
Mr.. Gilmore in Cresco this week.
Mrs. Lloyd Cameron, of Cresco, Wis.,
tied her sister, Mrs. Geo. Burgess,
Sunday.