Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-08-27
CORN PACK HARD HIT
PRODUCTION FOR CANNING IN
SOUTHERN PART OF STATE
WILL BE REDUCED.
CROP BETTER IN THE NORTH
State Food Commissioner Says That
Owing TO Continued Drouth the
Amount Of Cereal Suitable for Pre-
serving viii Be Greatly Lessened.

Des Moines.--The pack OF sweet
corn at the canneries in the southern
part of the state probably will be re.
duced somewhat this year, while in
the northern half of Iowa there will
probably be an increase according to
| indications.
Regarding the southern part Of the
state A. T. Erwin Of the crop section
OF the Iowa State college at Ames
says: ''On account Of dry weather, the
crop is maturing very rapidly in the
southern half of the state, which will
not only shorten the yield somewhat,
but the successive paintings are COM
part of it is likely to mature so fast
as to get past the canning stage be-
| fore It can be handled"
w. B. Barney, state food and dairy
commissioner, says that In the north
! ern part OF the state the sweet corn
| is at its best and the canning estab-
lishments will have a long run All
of the fields and pastures are green
in the north for the reason that there
| have been ample rains, he asserts.
| With the northern half OF the state
having an increase in pack Of corn,
the loss in the southern half will be
! more than overcome, 1t is said.
Iowa generally has $4,000 acres OF
sweet corn. The yield for the Gamer
is about three and one-half tons per
acre. for which the farmer common
Iy receives from 81 to So ton. The
stalks are richer than the field corn,
SO that the fodder is also worth more.
According to Mr. Erwin the aver
age production of tomatoes for the
Gamer runs from 5000 to 5000 acres
each year. The yield is from four to
FIVE tons per acre. The value is 81
ton. The earlier blossoms have set
very well. but the blossoms which
have opened during the last two weeks
have set poorly on account of the
drought There is a small acreage In
pumpkins and also limited acreage
Of cabbage used by Gamers for kraut
Preparing for Legislature.
I'VE are beginning to prepare for
the next session of the legislature"
said w. A. Duckworth, custodian OF
the state house. I'VE have a PROPOSE
ton of getting new curtains for the
senate and house chambers, or re-
pairing the old ones. The bids for
new curtains came to $4,000 so the
executive council decided to repair
the old ones. They will give service
for four years more anyway. The
curtains now in use have done duty
for thirty years. II had my way we
would not have curtains at any of
the windows. All that Is needed are
shades and we could put shades at all
of the windows for less than $780,.
don't see any sense in curtains any
way. What is the use of placing win
dows in the side OF a building and
then placing something over them so
as to shut OF the light. You might
as we'll be without the windows"
Work for States Prisoners.
There is plenty of work In hand
just now for the inmates OF the Iowa
/ prison at Fort Madison. Practically
no odd jobs are being done for there
| are several small contracts to be filled.
| These call for work near the fnstitu-
tion and at two of the other State in.
situations.
A gang OF men are at Glenwood to
repair buildings at the Home for the
Predetermined Another gang was
sent to the epileptic colony at Wood
ward to clear the land, and make pre-
parations for larger gang to be sent
later to do skilled labor on the build
ihgs and grounds. Another group of
men is working on the prison creek
rip-ripping for the power company.
This is considerable of an undertaking.
The tool company and chair company
are using men and teams grading ard
filling their grounds.
Iowa Firm Has German Contract.
The Des Moines Sawmill company,
one of the largest manufacturers OF
gunstocks in the world, has an order
from the German government for
100000 gunstocks that car not be de-
livered on account OF danger OF seiz-
ure In shipment by other warning Eu-
ropean nations. Two carloads OF the
gunstocks are ready for shipping, but
are being held in Des Moines.
The order from Germany was re
ceived two months ago. Work was
started Immediately on the lot, and
10000 Of the gunstocks have been
completed. AS the gunstocks are
made especially for army use, they
are contraband of war and would be
quickly seized in shipment by nations
at war with Germany.
May Not Serve Sentence.
II is probable James Blake, farmer
Of Guthrie county, will receive execu-
tive clemency before going to jail for
six months for killing a man. One Of
the largest and most complete petit
tions for parole ever presented the
! governor has been produced in his be-
half Blake had been annoyed and
harassed by his victim at all times Of
the night and beat the doors and win
dows and shot at Blake. Finally
Blake returned the fire with deadly
result and the signers Of the petition
believe he was justified.
Preparing Food Contracts.
The state board Of control is pre-
pairing its estimates for food con-
tracts for state institutions for the
next six months. 1t is feared that
owing to the high prices caused by the
European war, the. state may be hit
heavily. Every six months 1t pur-
chases about 100000 worth of food
stuffs. An advance OF 10 per cent
generally would raise the cost to the
state about $4,000.
The state board will not suffer by
the advance in rate OF sugar. 1t took
bids by telegraph