Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
IOWA SOIL SURVEY
90
GOOD START HAS BEEN MADE
THIS SPRING FOR COMPLETE
SEASONS STUDY.
WILL FINISH DURING FALL
The Result OF Years Work viii Be
Published Together With Maps and
Full Data Showing Fertility of vari.
Gus Districts and Crop Tests.

SAS SlStTiStS aHO STOp lGSI6.
Ames.--ln cooperation with the
United States department of agricul-
ture, the agricultural experiment sta
ton at Iowa State college is making
good start this spring towards
complete soil survey of the state. Men
will be placed in Lee, Muscatine, Web
ster and Pottawattamie counties at
once. THE work in these counties
should be completed by fall,' SAYS
Prof. w. H. Stevenson, who is in
charge. "and next year we will begin
on another group. We hope to CON-
plete a survey of the entire state in
about ten years"
These surveys are important be-
cause they will lay the foundation for
experimental and investigational work
on Iowa soils. From the facts secur.
ed In the field, soil maps will be pre-.
pared and published, giving complete
information about the soil types in
each county. Scores of counties are
asking for these surveys, but only a
limited number can be taken care OF
this year, and they were chosen be-
cause they present the most urgent
soil problems in the state. Lee coun.
ty is largely in the Mississippi loess
area. Muscatine county contains the
most valuable truck crop interests Of
the state and the survey is important
here to open the way for extensive
experiments with truck crops. Webster
county Is near the center OF the alkali
and peat section OF northern Iowa.
Pottawattamie county represents in a
general way the rolling hill soils OF
western Iowa and some soils of in
terest In connection with fruit produc-
ton. Another county Bremen, has al
ready been surveyed and represents
fairly the Iowa drift area.
Two field men in each county will
gather many soil samples and secure
data for the making of complete soil
maps. In the laboratories at Iowa
State college the soil samples will be
studied to learn their fertility and
limestone requirements. The whole
work will be published with maps and
complete reports on all fertility and
crop tests. This work will furnish OBJ
portunity for other investigators to
make study of the problems Of farm
management later on.
VIII Not Oppose chiropractics.
Chiropractors OF Iowa will receive
no opposition from the secretary OF
the state board of health in their ef-
fort to secure state law recognizing
their method OF healing. DR.. G.. H..
Sumner says that he will take no hand
In the fight which will be staged in the
next session of the legislature. While
he does not approve of any school of
medicine which does not provide for
thorough course in the recognized
branches OF medicine, he declares that
he will do nothing to influence the law
makers for or against the chiroprac-
tors.
The graduates in the new school Of
healing have begun to sound out the
members OF the state board OF health
to ascertain what their attitude will be
toward the bill to be introduced in the
legislature to provide for state ex-
amining board for chiropractors. II is
| believed that the new method will not
be fought as hard as osteopathy dur
Ing the period the osteopaths were
lighting for recognition.
Drug Licenses Revoked.
The certificates OF registration of
| the following druggists: Ed Higgins,
Des Moines; H. B. Griepenburg, Man
son, and Richard Kucharo, Des
Moines, have been revoked by the
state pharmacy commission for alleg.
ed violation of the drug and liquor
laws. The commission continued the
cases of two other druggists charged
with the same offense
Roads Through State Property.
Thomas H. Mcdonald of the state
highway commission will be employed
by the state board of control to make
plans for the Improvement of all
roads running through state property
Members Of the board announced that
all such roads will be improved and
concrete bridges established where
needed before the summer is over.
Form Bank at Blanchard.
Articles OF Incorporation have been
filed by the First Trust G. Savings
bank Of Blanchard, with a capital
stock of $4,000. The incorporators
are: F. M. Byrkit Of Red Oak, ]. H.
Walkinshaw, Thomas Boyle, Robert
McKie, c. A. Nordholm, Frank Hacker
and Walter Hacker of Blanchard.
The Garfield Mutual Telephone CON-
pany of Doom, with a capital OF s1O,-
900 also filed articles of incorporation.
Adventlsts Plan Big Meeting.
Perhaps the largest camp meeting
that has ever been held in the state
Of Iowa will be that of the Iowa con.
ference OF Seventh Day Adventists
which will convene on May 2Sth and
continue until June 7th. The encamp-
ment will be pitched on the state fair
grounds, and will attract perhaps 1000
campers from all parts of the state.
The Adventists have nearly one hun.
dred churches in Iowa. The larger
majority of them will be represented
at the camp meeting and there will
likely be many other states present
Parole Striking Transfers.
The state board of parole will grant
paroles to the three teamsters, OrVille
Divinney, NJ. B. Hampton and William
CASTOR, who were sent to prison last
winter for terms Of one year each for
rioting during the teamsters' strike,
according to reports at the state
house.
1t is said that 1t is practically GER
tain that the three Des Moines men
win be liberated at this term OF the
board. Members of the board do not
conside- the men to be blamed as
much as certain out of town leaders