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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03

serves anywhere. the whole world win
be dependent upon the 1917 crop, the
Argentina wheat crop is already near
ly a failure, and the corn crop is not
much better. The Australian wheat
crop. which, like that of South Amer
lea, Is harvested in our winter, Is fifty
million bushels short of last year A
semi-oficial report from Francannpts
French wheat at IS per cent as sgalnst
"a per cent last year largely because
of want of fertilizer, the crop of Hol-
land is unpromising, and that of Eng
land backward, while in the United
States there is want of moisture In
the winter wheat states.
Here is the summing up:
with reserves exhausted, and the
world situation what it is, there is no
danger of overriding production, for
the largest possible crop in this ooun.
Try is certain to bring remunerative
prGes. 1t must be remembered that
II the war ends at any time before the
crop of 1918 is harvested there will
be great demand from central Eu-
rope on the crop of 1917"
Iowa should not contemplate this
situation with thought only of the
enormous prices for bumper crop.
And yet the Iowa farmer need not be
unmindful of the profit ahead of him
as he comes to his spring work. For
once his duty and his reward run to-
gether.
The heavy SHOWS have given Iowa
every prospect of favorable spring.
Every acre of available land in Iowa
should be cultivated as never before
and seeded and planted as never be-
fore. The world will need every
bushel the Mississippi valley can pro-
duce, and that demand will be meas
ured in prices never before realized
for staple food products since men be-
gan to till the soil.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03

from seven to twelve hours. Remove
and drain for one hour, then SUD.
merge for five minutes in a barrel OF
hot water, held at q constant temper
azure of $50 degrees Fahrenheit. me
water ought to be thoroughly warmed
before putting in the barley because
it will cool off the water. Boiling Wa
ter should be kept near at mana
which can be added at intervals which
will keep the temperature nearly
constant, but should never be allowed
to come into direct contact with the
grain as it's vitality will be injured or
destroyed. Be careful that your Their
mometer is correct. You ought to get
yours tested at the creamery or the
cheese factory.
After this treatment the grain
should be spread upon the barn floor
to cool before sowing. 1t should be
sown the same day or not later than
the day after treatment, for If you
don't look out it will swell and start
TO sprout and it will be hard to get
1t through the seeder.
In the treatment for smut, formal
dehyde is the most desirable as it is
easiest to handle. Smut is not so very
bad in barley this year, which is for
tunate because if you wish to make
a profit on crop you can put it in at
ter all other crops are planted, excep,
corn and potatoes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
HORSE LABOR ON FARMS.
INationaI Crop Improvement serylce.l

On the grain farm the heaviest
work for the horses comes in April,
May and in August, September and
October. The rest of the time there
is practically nothing for the horses
to do. But enough horses have to be
kept during the year to take care of
the work during these busy months.
When averaged up the horse on the
grain farm only works three hours a
day. These figures were secured in an
investigation by the Minnesota Exper.
iment Station, under the direction of
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
MORE BEANS.
National Crop Improvement Service. 1


A farmer in Hubbard Co., MINI,
planted twenty acres of beans from
which he received 377 bushels, selling
them in the field for s1,1S5 This is
not the highest record.
The Michigan men and the Colorado
men and, in fact, all states are turning
to beans with great deal of success.
There are three main principles to
be observed in the control of weeds.
They are: first, preventing the weeds
from going to seed on the farm: Sec
ond, preventing the weed seeds being
brought to the farm, and third, in the
case of perennials, starving out the I'm.
derground parts by preventing them
from making top growth.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03

Thomas Cooper, now director Of the
North Dakota Experiment Station. In
this same investigation it was found
that when the crops are diversified,
the horse labor is better distributed.
There is less work for the horses in
the seasons that are the busiest on
the all-grain farm, and there is work
or the horses when there is no work
for the horses on the all-grain farm.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
OUR PLA1EoRM.

National Crop Improvement servIcs.l
The four fundamentals following are
being taught where grain is a factor:
Establishment of one variety
of each kind of seed best adapted to
soil and climate.
second.-The tanning and grading
to obtain uniform seed, free from
trash. immature grain and weed seeds.
Third.--treatment of grain diseases
by use of formaldehyde, etc.
Fourth.-Testing for vitality Of all
seeds with the assistance of the school
children of the community.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
PROPER SEEDS
There is Still Fair Supply Quickly
Available.
National Crop improvement servlc..l

National Crop Improvement service.l
A great many of our farmers will
not plant their full acreage this year
on account of a supposed shortage of
seeds. We are informed by the whole
sale scotsman in the country and the
various experiment stations in the
states, that there is still moderate
Supply Of pedigreed barley and certain
kinds of corn on hand for quick ship
ment.
Potato is going to be the hardest
seed to obtain. However, in most in
stances, potatoes can go in last. The
advantage of a state Potato Growers
Association was never more apparent
than now
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
PREVENTING RUST AND SHUTS
National Crop improvement sersIce.l

TNHt1uHtI Orup FWWuvemeHt oer''ee'1
Barley is comparatively free from
diseases and insect enemies. 1t is.
however, affected with rust and smut,
but not to the extent that oats are
usually affected. Little has been done
regarding the prevention OF rust,
but considerable has been done in
the eradication of smuts. Ordinary
smut can be handled with the for-
maldehyde treatment the same as
oats, but the loose smut is hard to
eradicate unless the modified hot wa
ter treatment is used. This is deli
cate proposition and should be done
carefully Place the barley in gunny
sacks and subimerge in cold water
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
: TREAT SEED POTATOES

Inc Prevalence OF Scab on the High
Priced Seed Potatoes This Year
Makes It imperative That They Be
Treated With Chemicals Before
4 Planting.
. National Crop Improvement Servios]
I While the operation of treating is
comparatively simply, close attention
must be given to the direction and de-
tails followed absolutely. Your care
1essness may mean ruin of the po-
tatoes or danger to children or stock.
Simply-Be Careful.
According to your conditions and
equipment, the seed potatoes may be
treated in crates, loose in barrels or
In sacks. Treatment must be done be-
fore the potatoes are cut or sprouted.
The commonest method is to mix
one pint of formaldehyde (be sure it
is full strength) with thirty gallons
of water. Soak the seed stock in this
solution for two hours, just before YOU
are ready to start cutting. This solu-
ton may be reused two or three
times, if no time is lost between
patches. One of the easiest ways is to
place the solution in barrel and
place sackful of potatoes in it at a
time.
Corrosive sublimate is an excellent
chemical to use, and will kill rhizic-
tonia as we'll as scab, but it is dead
ny poison and must be kept where chill
4aren or stock will not get it. All YES
sells used with this material should be
carefully cleaned afterwards. If you
prefer this, use four ounces OF cor
rosive sublimate to thirty gallons OF
water, and soak the potatoes for an
hour and half The powdered chemi-
cal should first be dissolved in hot
water and then added to the main
holution Do not use metal vessels. AT
ter treating, the potatoes should be
promptly washed in clean water until
AL traces of the solution are gone, and
they they should be carefully dried
the sooner the better.
1t only takes little time and very
little money to treat all your seed pc
4atoes by either method, and it pays
big in larger yields of better potatoes
free rom disease.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
WHISPERS ON BARLEY.
National Crop Improvement Service. !

6""V0HHE o'op IMPROVEMENT StrV1ce.1
Considerable complaint has been
made in the past on account of the OBJ
noxious character of the boards of
barley during harvesting and subse-
quent handling. This objection has
been largely removed since the intro
duction of the binder, self feeder at
tachments to threshing machines and
self straw stackers. There is little
danger in using the straw for feeding
or bedding for stock.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
FARMING COMMUNITY QUESTION
tnat,on.. Crop Improvement ssrl...l

IN6ttbH6s CTUp Improvement StFVI66.I
Far be it from us to urge the far
.mers to do anything more than they
are already doing, but in case any Of
our farmers are prevented from plant
ing their maximum acreage through
the lack of money, labor, power or
seeds, it is a public question and We
ought to nelp them solve 1t immedi.
ately.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03

Miss Mabel Hansen, who returned
to her home in Extra last week,
after clerking several months in
her brother, Henry's, store, is "a
gain in the store at Brayton for
while longer, going down one
day last week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03

Miss Lena Eckles went to Lewis
to visit at the home of her rela-
tives, returning home on the early
Monday morning train to resume
her school duties in Audubon Town
ship.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
AMOUNT OF SEED CORN.

[Natona! Crop Improvement Servce.l
From twelve to fifteen ears of seed
corn are required to plant an acre. All
corn should be terminated right now
in order to test its vitality and you
should throw out every weak ear you
can find. 1t will not pay you to plant
poor corn this year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
VALUE OF STRAW.

National Crop Improvement serylce.l
Don't burn that straw stack. You
might just as we'll burn up dollar bills.
In addition to returning actual fer
tilizing elements to the soil, it adds a
large quantity of immensely valuable
humus, if carefully spread over the
fields.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03

Mrs. Frank Kreamer was ON the
sick list the first of the week with
a severe attack of neuralgia and
complications.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03

Walter Hockenberry, of Oakfield,
was called here last Thursday, by
the serious illness ,of his mother,
Mrs. S. E. Hockenberry. He returned
home the following day.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03

A. w. Harvey, wife and daughters,
Ruth and Ethel, were entertained
last Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nick Mertes and family, south
OF town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03

Mrs. William Bintner Sr. and
Miss Cecilia Tharnish Went to
Carroll Monday morning and at
tended the funeral of the late John
Rieff of that city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03

Tom and Willis Elwood were in
Council Bluffs last week several
days, visiting at the home of their
sister and husband.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03

so as to be in first-classed condition
for buyers.-Heiron ]. Black, Burling.
ton, Wis.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03

H. P. Hansen will go to Omaha
some time this week to bring back
two Dorts which he will have for
sale at his garage.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
AN APPEAL TO THE FARMERS OF IOWA
( Mr.. Farmers:

summer fne tobehlh rtrnhey before
aopl 10y : - - s ~ s m : ' ~ "
li of he'll erndbe besides ng
frowan hefece
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Wmyou is Shocking oyouforh od
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03

Professor Dorman returned home
on the early Monday morning train
after being a business visitor out of
town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
local
Items

w. o. Scott made business trip
to Omaha the first of the week.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-04
Mothers Day Observed

At the home of Mrs Garside
Wednesday afternoon the W. F.
NJ. S. and W. G. T. u held a joint
meeting in honor of mother.
Mrs. Mary E. Bigger, president
of the missionary society, presided.
Papers were read by Mrs. Hall on
correspondence between mothers
and children away from home; by
Mrs. j. B. Jones on what mothers
and sisters can do to provide COM
fort for the soldier and sailor boys,
and by Mrs. Dueker on the tri-
umph over formidable difficulties
by Cyrus Hamline in his persistent
and eminently successful endeavors
to found college on the Bosphor-
us.
Mrs. Bigger was prepared to
answer the questions of the mys-
terry box read by Mrs. j. E. Welsh.
The missionary society decided
to hold the June meeting in the
church.
Signatures to petition for
dry zone around soldier encamp-
ments aud for prohibition as a war
measure were secured.
Dainty refreshments were served
by the hostess and daughters. The
attendance was gratifying, both on,
the part of members and visitors,
to everyone of whom Mrs. Bigger
presented a narcissus.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-04
Not Good Farm Weather

The past week has not been good
for farm work or growing crops
An over supply of moisture with
snow, cold winds, frost and lack
of sunshine has retarded growth
as well as work in the fields and
gardens. It is feared that if it
continues much longer that all
seed corn that had been planted
will be lest and much valuable
time wasted. The farmers have
been very active this spring and
were never more anxious than now
to raise a full crop of everything in
the way of food and work was we'll
advanced at the time unreasonable
weather set in. About the worst
feature of the whole business is
that seed corn is scarce and hard to
get and it is feared that with the
loss of what had already been
planted the supply will be so cut
as to decrease the acreage. How
ever, the season is yet early enough
to raise a bumper crop and it is
hoped it will turn out that way.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-04

We have the heaviest tire bill to
meet on the 10th of this month we
have ever had since we commenced
business. If we could collect the
accounts on our books that we con-
slider perfectly good by the time
needed we could meet this bill
nicely. But If they are not col.
lected it is hard TO tell what will
happen. So il you are one Of the
good ones come in and settle,
please. and save being asked about
Il. POWER GARAGE.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-04
Who Can Beat This?

A few weeks ago, according to
the Linneus News, a lady sold a
hen to the Jones Produce company
of that city for the handsome sum
of $1.81H.
On Wednesday of this week,
Mrs. Harry Landree of Laclede,
who raises pure bred Plymouth
Rocks, sold to Henderson & Sons
Produce Company, a hen which
brought her the neat sum of $1.85.
Thus Laclede has the county seat
skinned by 81 cents per head on
big poultry.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-04
Dixie MinstreIs

Bad weather did not keep people
away from. the opera house We'd
nesday night on the occasion of
the Dixie minstrels put on under
direction Of the Parent Teachers
Association. The house was com
fortably filed, the receipts being
in the neighborhood of fifty dollars.
The performance was good and
every number on the program was
generously applauded aud in nearly
every case call-back. Prof.
Crookshank, Mayor Allen, Max
Jones, Clifford Shell, Raymond
Garside, Cool Griffith and Cecil
Barton did the black-face and their
work passed all expectations. Ber-
ME Lyntz and DuIin Hall, accom-
panied by Ray Warfeld, sure
enough black faces, did a buck and
wing dance that was equal to any
thing ever seen on the local stage
in that line and brought forth a
storm of applause and laughter.
Instrumental duet by Misses Be-
atrice Harter and Ellen Garside,
solo by Miss Flo Hunter and vocal
duet by Misses Hazel Rankin and
Gladys Riggen were pleasing parts
of the evenings program.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-04
New Merchant in Town

Laclede has a new merchant,
and one that we believe will be
valuable acquisition to the town.
E. Thurman of Kirksville last
Friday bought the Hopper furni-
ture and undertaking stock, took
charge at once and removed the
stock to the Benson building, a
much larger room and better To-
cation for the business. Mr..
Thurman returned to Kirksville,
packed his household goods and is
permanently located here, having
leased the Harter residence in the
north part of town. He is a
licensed embalmer and funeral
director and has had experience in
the furniture business. He is a
man of fine business appearance
and strikes one as being able to
handle any business IN his line
that may be given him. Laclede
welcomes this new family to town
and hopes their business and social
relations in the community may be
both profitable and pleasant.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-04
Al. WlIard Dad

Al. Willard, for many years q
citizen Of Laelede. who went to his
old home in Illinois q few weeks
ago 10 spend the summer. died last
Sunday, a few days after being
strickened with apOplexy. The
remains we're buried there.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-04
Parent Teachers Program

The Parent Teachers Associa-
ton will meet next Tuesday, May
8, at 3 p. m. The committee has
arranged a splendid program for
this meeting. Baby Week" is
being observed throughout the
country and the subject for the
afternoon will be child welfare. !"
Each mother present will be pre-
sented with government publica-
tions relating to the care of chill
dren.
The children will give a play
let in which they will represent
different foods, some which are
wholesome and some which are
not.
Other numbers on the program
will be:
Instrumental solo Beatrice Harter
Vocal sOlo-----------Miss Hunter
Reading Gladys Anderson
A Modern Nursery Rhyme
---------- Eunice Farrar
Song Viola Anderson
Reading Miss Ruth Doak
Care of the Baby Mrs. Max Jones
Which viii You Choose, Babies
or Boozei Mrs. 81. j. Dueker
This win be the last regular
meeting of the association for this
school year. All members are
urged to be present.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-04
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Gene
and Go During the Week


P. F. Weaver made a business
trip to Chillicothe last Friday.
Wesley Love made a business
trip to Meadville Tuesday after
noon.
q. B. Talbot made business
trip to Carrollton Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. j. W. Johnston of Fulton
is visiting her son, A. E. Johnston
and wife here this week.
B. Ward Welsh, on his way from
Minneapolis to st. Louis, spent
Sunday with home folk.
Mrs. Max Jones and little son
Gene Clay, are spending this week
with relatives at Hamilton.
Mrs. N. E. Randall and baby
came up from Hannibal Wednes-
to visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. Anna Walters and little
son spent couple of days this
week with friends at Linneus.
Mrs. Ella Mahurin of Brook
field visited the family of W S.
Mahurin south of town Wednes-
day.
Mrs. ]. W. Haight and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Grace Barber, of Brook
field spent Wednesday afternoon in
Laclede.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Jones were
in Chicago last week, stopping at
Aurora to visit Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Fl. Armbruster.
DR.. and Mrs. H. h. Bonds are
spending the week here, the doctor
filling his regular dates at his Office
IN the Benson building.
Fred CIinefelter is home from
the agricultural department of the
state university to help with the
spring work on the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Hatfield of
Argentine, Kans., are spending
this week here with the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Childress.
Max Jones spent Sunday and
Monday at Hamilton with Mrs.
Jones and their little son who are
there for a weeks visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs. L. B, Jones has been at
Linneus this week helping care for
her new granddaughter born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. G. Jones last
Sunday.
Misses Jewell Middleton and
Nancy Edwards of Meadville, en-
route to attend the public school ex-
ercises at Sumner, spent last Friday
afternoon with friends in Laclede.
81. E. Dreyer, travelling passen-
ger and immigration agent for the
Great Northern railway, with head
quarters at Kansas City, was in
Laclede Wednesday looking after
prospective business to Glacier
National Park
DIR. A. v. Griffith of Chicago
spent Monday among old friends
here. He did a big optical busi
ness here some years ago aud by
request of some of his old Gus
toners he will make occasional
visits here during the summer.
Mrs. F. P. Moore, who until her
marriage last yeal was Miss Mabel
Kraft, sent in a check to have
THE BLADE sent to her at Tower
Hill, I'll. Mr.. aud Mrs. Moore
reeeuflV moved from Browning to
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-04
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

Regular meeting of the Grand
Army post will be held on Satur-
day afternoon of this week at the
officers room Of the Lomax &
Standby Bank. AS the matter Of
preparing for Memorial services
will be taken up at this time, it is
hoped every member who can will
be present.
Commencement week of the La
cIede high school begins with the
baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Fl.
J. Dueker at the Methodist church,
Sunday evening May, ID, Rev. A.
F. Zeigel of KirksyilIe will give
the commencement address at the
opera house on the evening of May
II, his subject being, Ideals of
Life. " There are four girls and
six boys in the senior class.
The farmers of ths south end of
the township met at Forker last
Friday to re.organize and make
mole perfect their cooperative
shipping association. The fol-
lowing board Of managers were
elected: A. B. Henderson, l. R..
Griffin, Fred Miller, Ross Louden,
VIM. Turner, Lyman Andrews
and L. T. Ringland. The officers
and shipping manager ,>are to be
elected by this board.
Lewis H. Andrews, a former
popular hardware clerk in this
city, but located at Lansing, Mich. :,
for the past two years, came We'd
nesday morning for a short visit
with friends here and with home
folks in Charlton county. He has
needed the call of his country and
enlisted in Battery A, at Lansing
and expects to be called into SER
vice next week. He reports en-
listments active in Michigan since
it is known that men were actually
needed and would probably see &C
tive service.
Miss Belle Welsh, accompanied
by Mrs. Henry Welsh and Mrs. E.
K. Welsh, motored to MeadviIle on
Thursday of last week and spent
the day with ThOs. Moore and
family. On their return Miss
Welsh and Mrs. Henry Welsh, the
latter known among her relatives
and many friends as Aunt Mary"
made this Office a pleasant visit,
Mrs. Welsh leaving a dollar to
have her name placed on our
Sumner list for a year. Notwith-
standing the 83 and half years that
have passed over her head, Aunt
Mary is as active as most of US at
half that age and the cheerfulness
with which she goes about indicates
a character and understanding of
life that too few of us possess,