The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-26

work, for l know very we'll that the
women folks assist on that farm, a:
they do on nearly every other farm
have been on farms where there were
no women folks and have noticed the
difference, no matter if the "old batch
was a good worker and handy abou
the house. 1t needs the feminine touch
around the dwelling to make 1t
home. Think of the numerous chores
performed by the women. If all the
women would go on strike this world
would soon be a wilderness. Well
God bless the ladies', and here is hop
ing they will never strike. While
have wandered away trifle from my
subject, can get back again as easy
as lifting I'D out of the ditch. Mr.
Meier has SO acres planted to corn
and 40 acres in small grain, the rest IN
pasture. He built hog house last
fall 2Ox6O Most of the side walls
were made of hollow tile brick and
Mr.. Meier does not just exactly like
the way they are laid. He is thinking
strongly Of rebuilding the, side walls.
Next year he is going to try out the
feeding of baby beef for the market
and / believe his farm is adapted to it..
From what he said to me am going to
expect to soon see him burning up the
road" with new auto.
Potato bugs may be expected any
time now, say the truck crops men at
Iowa State college, and people who
have potato patches should greet the
bugs with a dose of arsenical poison.
Arsenate of lead may be applied to the
plants in powdered form by busting 1t
over the foliage after it has been
mixed with lime in the strength of one
to five. This method will suffice for
the small patch, but for the larger
area spraying is advised. Arsenate OF
lead may be sprayed upon the plants,
using " pounds of the powdered form
or pounds of the paste to SO gallons
of water. One pound of paris green
mixed with a pound of lime and dis
solved in 100 gallons of water, is a
good solution for the bugs. If they
are very bad this solution may be made
one to fifty. Calcium arsenate, rela-
lively new spraying. substance, brings
very good results when applied at the
rate of 1iA pounds to so gallons of wa
ter. An equal amount of lime Is used
with this solution as with the paris
green. The spraying should be thor
ough and all the leaves kept. covered
by renewing the application from time
to time to. take care of the new growth
and the washing off by rains. The lead
arsenate sticks on the leaves better
than the other two sprays. Gardeners
should not neglect this precaution this
year. ~
k 1t is expected by authorities on the
wheat situation in Iowa that over one
fourth of the entire crop Of winter
wheat produced in Iowa this season
will be needed for seed this fall be-
cause the acreage of winter wheat Is
so far below normal. 1t is estimated
that at least one-fourth Of the crop
will be required to bring the acreage
back to the normal. The increased de-
mand and need for wheat and the
fixed price may even cause an increase
in the acreage, thus requiring still
larger amount. Farm crops men Of
Iowa State college fear that, because
of the attractive price and the urgency
for marketing, much of the winter
wheat will be marketed and little OF 1t
saved for seed If this should be done
the winter wheat crop would be seri-
Ously curtailed next season and there.
fore the farm crops men are warning
the farmers to be sure and save q good
supply of seed. Any farmer who has
a field of a known variety Of winter
wheat should plan to get it threshed
as soon as possible in order to make
the seed available for fall sowing. He
should also notify his county agent of
the fact that he has this stock of seed
that the agent may help in distributing
it,. Although the marke price looks
very attractive, It will be more profit.
able to the farmer to sell good, high
grade winter wheat for seed as the
demand will make premium for good
winter wheat seed which is unmixed
with spring wheat. To cooperate most
fully with the government in the wheat
situation the farmers will assure an
adequate supply Of seed winter wheat.
Last spring E. S. Metcalf sold his
residence in Denison and rented a
farm located about four miles east, OF
Buck Grove. He has been having
coolies of bad luck. Since corn plant
ing time he has had span of heavy
draft horses turn up their toes to the
daisies. Just as il that was not
enough he had to plant ten acre field
of corn three times. First the cut
worms got it and then the floods came
and washed it out. He has 80 acres
in crops and is tending it alone. Fifty
five acres are planted to corn and 1t is
keeping him on the jump killing morn
ing glories and such. Has an eleven
acre field OF oats and twenty-one acres
of wheat. His small grain is looking
very good. Has nine large brood sows
and fifty-one spring pigs and they are
all coming fine and fancy. Into all
lives some rain must fall" No doubt
Mr.. Metcalf thinks he has been pre-
scented with cloud burst. He is full
of pep for one of his years and am
going to expect him to soon shake of
the i'll luck.
Carl I.orenZen has twenty-five head
of hogs just about ready for the mar
ket, but he thinks the market will be
little better soon and he will then
sell the lot He is located about two
miles east of DelOit.
i Poultry experts warn against crowd
ing too many chickens into one coop