Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-21

mate 37S.000,000 bushels or ID per
cent OF the entire yield in the United
States, according to the September
forecast of the government crop blu.
I reau. The yield this year will sur.
pass that of 1915 by 100000 bush
els. Iowa produced 100000 900 bushels
OF corn last year. The total corn
| yield for the United States 10 esti.
mated at 2,710,000 bushels compared
with 1854 100000 bushels in 1918.
Corn is now selling at II cents, giving
a valuation of s2S7,2l0.000 for the
United States crop. Potatoes will be
one-third less in price in Iowa than
last year. The yield will approx.
mate 10,500.000 bushels compared with
15y540,000 bushels last year. The total
potato crop for the United States is
estimated at 21s,OO0,O0O bushels, or a
deficiency of 100000 bushels as
compared with 1915.
The Iowa department of public in
struction has prepared a booklet for
Iowa day, October 20, when all insti-
tutions Of education and all civic, COM
mercial and farmers clubs are invited
to participate in appropriate exercises
"A better knowledge of the wealth,
resources and possibilities of our
state should become matter of gen.
eral information among our people"
said Albert NJ. Devoe, superintendent
OF public instruction, in a foreword.
Prosperity is everywhere in evidence.
Therefore, Iowa can afford the best
homes. the best churches, the best
schools, and the best colleges in the
world. Let US give attention to the
occupations, the institutions and con.
ditions affecting the welfare of our
people,"
| DR.. Richard ]. Allison, a former
Charles City boy, who has been den
list in Canada for the past few years,
entered service in Canada year ago
as lieutenant and has recently been
| promoted to the position of captain.
He is the only man born in the Unit.
ed States who holds this rank. His
company is now awaiting a call to
cross the sea. Dr. Allison was for
merly member OF the old company
d, /. N. g.. Of Charles City and has
had some previous military training.
The farmers wife is going to get
the same expert help in her kitchen
as the county crop experts afford the
farmer In his field, in Black Hawk
county. Miss Tura Hawk has been
appointed the first home economics
demonstration and adviser in Iowa.
| ,xyit
er, Black Hawks crop adviser. Miss
Hawk is a graduate in home econom.
les from Iowa state college. She win
conduct demonstrations of modern
home methods. and poultry raising.
Iowa's apple crop this year will to,
tai about 100000 bushels which is
only fifty per cent of the crop last
year when the total yield was around
| 100000 bushels. This is the esti-
mate made by Wesley Greene, secre-
tary of the State horticultural socie-
ty. Not only is the crop in Iowa
short but throughout the middle west
generally. The apple crop of the en-
tire country will by no means be up
to that of a year ago.
John Cownie has had printed and
sent to every publication in Iowa, at
his own expense, an article on saving
seed corn this month. He says If his
advice in regard to saving seed corn
had been taken, now given for more
than an average life time, through the
press and at farmers and other meet
ings, the additional yield of corn in
Iowa II sold at market price, would
have hard surfaced every public high
way in the state.
Two new buildings on the Iowa
State Fair grounds may be asked at
the coming session of the legislature.
A cattle barn to cost $4,000 and
dairy building, to cost from $4,000 to
| $4,000. The state fair managers
claim they will never again be able to
| get to the fair those live stock ex-
hibitors who were compelled to put
their stock in the old sheep pens and
In tents this year. Hence new build
| ing is wanted for the stock exhibit.
| Flour has gone up. And not only
that, but jobbers and milling company
officials predict further rise. The
shortage of wheat is given as the
cause. The jobbing prices to the re-
taller are $3.50 per barrel and range
from $50 to $3.50 by jobbers in Des
| Moines, an increase of from thirty to
| forty cents. Dealers anticipate fur.
| Their increase In the near future, and
fully expect to see nine and possibly
ten dollar -four.
| Governor Clarke has issued a pro
clamation setting aside the first week
in October as Seed Corn week in
Iowa. The governor calls attention
to the fact that the best results have
been obtained with corn when the
seed corn has been selected before
the first serious frosts. Special cam
paigns are being arranged for in the
schools of the state
| C. 0. Macy OF Lynnville, paid $500
! an acre for the 800 acres In the wide
| Unknown Prosser farm several miles
| south of Grinnell. The Prossers,
among first settlers in Poweshiek
county. occupied the farm for many
years.
The First Presbyterian church at
Bloomfield, organized in 1864, with
IA members, has just dedicated a new
church with membership of several
hundred. The Rev. H. C. Duckett,
pastor of the church had charge of the
dedicatory services.
Tabor college completed its first
day Of registration with larger mum.
Der Of students entering than have
enrolled in the college for a number
of years. The large enrolment 10