The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-12
THE DEN1soN REVIEW, WEDNESDAY, JUNE: 12, 1918

wash of the mixture. It is to be borne
in mind that spraying Is q preventive
measure and will not cure the disease
if it has gotten foOthold. Potato
blight Is dangerous and works very
swiftly, especially during warm, wet
weather such as has been prevalent
for the last three weeks in Iowa. Ev-
erything should be done to prevent its
appearance and spraying becomes i'm
perative if the crop is to be secure
from damage.
] Iowa's grain threshing this season
will be supervised to prevent losses
through inefnciency of the machine.
This has been provided for by the
recent action of the food administra.
ton in establishing grain threshing
division. Specially trained men known
as "threshmen's assistants" will be
sent out by the government and they.
will cooperate with the threshermen,
advising in overhauling the machines,
assisting in securing expert labor and
supervising the repairing of machines.
These assistants will be called upon
by the county threshing committee.
which will consist of the county food
administrator, the county agent and
retired thresherman. 1t is estimated
that ~ per cent of all the wheat
threshed is lost because the machines
are in poor repair or do not have
enough power. One per cent is lost
through leakage and 34 per cent be.
cause of careless handling of bundles.
Many conditions may be responsible
for waste. Threshing when the grain
is tough and carelessness in feeding
the machine, in scooping the grain and
in raking the field and shock rows
cause the loss of many bushels. I'm.
proper adjustment OF the cylinders,
blower and teeth are other causes.
With this supervision and c0opera-
tion by the threshermen, much of this
waste should be stopped.
Barley is a palatable, wholesome
grain which has long been used in
infant feeding and, to some extent, for
general cookery, and which can now
be used in quantity to save wheat
Barley -four is one of the best of the
wheat substitutes. Delicious breads
and cakes can be made by using it to
replace all or part Of the wheat dour.
The use Of barley flour for such pur-
poses, though new to most Of US Is not
new to some people. Not many yeara
ago barley was used more extensively
than wheat for bread making in many
of the European countries. Let us re-
vive the art of barley cookery and, by
so doing, stretch" our supply Of wheat
-four so that it may 60 further to meet
the needs OF the allies.
~
Tho Iooth INTO awino from oil
diseases for the year: ending March,
1918, announced by the United States
Department OF Agriculture as 421 per
1000, is the lowest in IS years, accord
ing to the records kept during that
period. This unprecedentedly low rate
of mortality presents . great contrast |
with those Of earlier periods, particu-
larly with the losses Of 1898 per 1000
in 1887, IA per 1000 in 1897 and 1889
per 1000 in 1914, years marked by Sc.
is even a remarkable reduction from |
has remained slightly above SO per
alent. r." T.
: Next Friday, June 14th;;-about TWEEN
ty farmers from the, different town:
ships Of Crawford county VIII meet
with w. L. Harter, . farm manage
ment specialist, and County Agent
Quist at the farm bureau Office, to dis |
cuss and figure cost of production. To !
date the government has had. but very !
little accurate data on cost Of produc- |
ing farm, products. Price fixing of |
the farm products is being urged. The
poyornmpnt Ia 9han6icannn6E IL it At. L