The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-12
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Buckwheat offers opportunities to
the Iowa farmer this year, say the
farm crops experts at Ames. Besides
the increased demand for buckwheat
as a wheat substitute, another reason
for growing buckwheat is to get crop
from the land which has been laid
waste by the recent floods. Buck
wheat is very satisfactory short
season crop, maturing its grain in 8
to IL weeks after sowing. The seas.
on for sowing comprises the last two
weeks in June and the first two weeks
in July. 1t can be drilled or broad.
casted at the rate of three or four
pecks per acre. The average yield
for Iowa is about IS bushels and the
price last year averaged around $500
per bushel. Although the grain can
be fed to livestock, it is chiefly used
in making buckwheat flour, now in
Farmers who SOW this crop are ad-
lvised to secure their seed as soon as
possible, because the supply is re-
ported as scarce and hard to get.
Wearing bright colors is wartime
duty, says Miss Ethelwyn Miller, do
nestle art expert at Iowa State col
lege. Dyes are by product of coal
tar, which is used in the manufacture
|of munitions and their use in large
quantities will tend to keep down the
price of munitions. In addition, the
widespread use of bright colors will
reduce the price OF khaki c0lOred dye
and American women can show their
patriotism by leaving the khaki colors
to men in military service. The psy-
Geological effect OF bright colored,
smart looking dresses should not be
underrated. In France and England
the wearing of cheerful colors has
been found very valuable in keeping
up the spirits of the men who are back
from the front and in maintaing the
courage of the women themselves. And
according to experts, the American
dyes Of today are as good as the Ger
man dyes ever were and can be worn
without any fear that they will fade.
Because of the recent heavy rainfall
which has visited the state, garden
plants have made but little progress
and have had a tendency to become
shallow rooted. Shallow roots always
result when there is an excess Of
moisture and when dry weather comes
the plant is unable to stand the
drought as we'll as in an ordinary year.
Truck crops men at Iowa State COL
lege admonish the gardeners of Iowa
to be prepared for this condition by
cultivating their gardens thoroughly
as soon as possible. This will build
up a dust mulch and conserve mois-
ture, besides killing the weeds, which
viii! flourish greatly after the wet
weather. The experts place special
emphasis on the necessity of thor.
ough cultivation this year if the crops
are to thrive. In connection with the
the best implement for an amateur
gardener, aside from the wheel hoe,
Is an ordinary garden rake with a
stiff handle, so that it may be used
in crushing clods and other work too
heavy for the ordinary handle.
Potato blight, which often does seri-
Gus damage in Iowa, is best controlled
by spraying the young plants when
eight to ten inches high, using Dor
deaux mixture, say the truck crops
men at Iowa State college. A 44-60
mixture is best made from four pounds
of bluestone, four pounds of lime and
so gallons of water II necessary, two
and half pounds of arsenate of lead
can be added to- kill the potato bugs.
This spray should be applied every
other week to keep up with the new
growth which the plants make. 1t may
be necessary to spray oftener II rains