Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-10
Scrap Iron.

Scrap iron Is commanding ratneI
high price these days, and every farm
er will do we'll to gather up the old
Junk iron around his place. InQuir-
les have been made at Manchester re-
garding prices, and junk dealers are
Offering COO per 100 pounds delivered
at Manchester. Boiler plate and sheet
netal are not included. For some rea-
SON or other such metal is a little
harder to dispose of on the market
and does not command a high price.
Practically everything else in the way
Of scrap iron on the farm will COM
mand good price.
A The county agent has been on sew
eral farms of late where at least lOOO
rounds Or more of old iron could be
gathered up and in a short time, In
stead OF permitting this valuable ma
terfal to rust away. Better sell 1t so
that Il can be converted into useful
articles such as machinery, cooking
utensils, and other things that are
badly needed these days. The frst
rainy day that comes along, II you
have your machinery in running or
der, gather up your scrap iron and
arrange to haul 1t to your nearest
jSnk dealer, and not only will It add
/ to the looks of your farm, but 1t will
also bring an income which otherwise
would be thrown away. II you have
trouble in separating old broken
wheels and things Of that sort, make
: nile Of this material, set fire to 1t
ana you can in this way get rid OF the
wood without much effort.
Insects.
Cutworms are the young OF a num-
ber OF brown, furry moths. About
Midsummer the full grown cut worms
burrow into the ground to change to
pnpae, which soon transform to moths.
ne young worms feed on the grass
during fall and in winter burrow into
TIE ground for protection. In the
sYring the worms come out OF the
ground and attack almost any young
p8ants they find at the surface. They
fsed ct night, cutting of the stems
,saeoe above the roots, and hide away
N loose earth or under rubbish during
the day. Later in the season they
cliamb the stalks at night and feed on
Ne leaves.
Control
The best remedy for cutworms Is
psisOned bran bait, made as foll0ws:
Thoroughly mix so pounds OF bran,
,pounds of Paris Green and hnely
chopped lemons. Stir to stin dough
With low grade molasses diluted with
enough water to mix we'll with the
bran. Scatter sparingly in small
Jumps around bases OF plants and over
entire field. Grass land Is most liable
to infestation by cutworms and II In
tended for corn or other crops It
should be plowed the preceding sum-
mer to destroy the grass as breed
ing place for the moths. BEWARE
OF POISONING THE POULTRY.
Poultry Meetings.
The u s. department of agriculture
has secured the services of Mr.. Ed
ward Brown, F.. l.. S., a noted English
poultryman to lecture throughout the
United States and has put two days Of
his time at the disposal OF the Iowa
State college.
We have arranged to have Mr..
Brown lecture in Cedar Rapids April
18th, and in Des Moines April nth, al
ternoon and evening.
Mr.. Brown is pOultryman OF IN
ternationaI reputation and enjoys the
distinction Of being the worlds great
eat authority on poultry matters. He
viii speak on the present and future
problems Of the poultry industry IN all
the countries at war and will give
America first hand information on
ASW best to manage the industry IN
war time.
We are giving his lectures VIDE pup-
licity and consider that every pouitry-
nan should deem himself fortunate IN
being able to hear him.
4 We are notifying you OF these lee
lures with the hope that you may De
able to attend one or more OF them,
"a they will be very interesting ana
viii give us valuable information on
our own poultry problems at the pres
emit time when we are striving for IN
creased production.
D. We are particularly anxious to nave
all the county chairmen of the war
poultry committees, county agents ana
poultry association officers present at
one or both Of these places, as we VIII
have morning sessions to dehnltey
organize our poultry campaign IN TINS
Scrap Books.
Now is the time to start scrap DOCK
which will contain timely suggestion
about the farm work. So often you