Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-11-27

miles southeast OF Manchester. MT.
Roland is very much interested in the
growing of alfalfa and the use of lime
stone. He took pains to show US an
experiment he has been conducting.
in which he compared barley with
spring wheat as nurse crop. Also
where he compared the growth Of al
falfa and red clover and the effect Of
limestone in securing q good stand Of
the clover. 1t would be worth any
farmers time to drop In and see Mr..
Roland and get q look at his expert
ment with limestone.
One small patch Of ground was
lined as compared with another patch
that was not lined. The clover seed
ed on the limestone treatment Is an
excellent stand while the other would
not be left by any farmer for next
season. While Mr.. Roland has not Sc
cured as good a stand of alfalfa as he
wishes he is not going to give 1t up
but intends to seed again this spring.
The County Agent has taken soil SAM
pies on this farm with view to as
certaining the amount Of limestone
necessary to correct the acid con-
dition.
Mr.. Fierstine, who lives with Mr..
Roland, owns Jerry lime pulverizer
and they produce their own limestone
on that farm. We understand that
several loads of limestone have been
sold to neighbors.
Ground limestone is valuable to most
any Of the farm crops. If there are
any other farmers who have con-
Quoted experiments. Mr.. Roland and
the County Agent would be glad to
learn of their results.
International Livestock Exposition.
We wish to call the attention Of the
farmers of Delaware county to the
greatest exposition in the world which
is held annually at Chicago. This year
in spite OF the effects Of war and other
conditions, the fair promises to be the
greatest ever held. The fair will be
held November 30th to December It'll
and any man who is interested in good
livestock production can we'll afford
to spend at least two days at the Expo
sitiOn.
Combination Sale.
Arrangements are being completed
through the cooperation Of the Fair
association and the Farm Bureau for
a large combination pure bred sale.
1t is the intention Of the management
to. give liberal advertising over the
county and to make the sale a success.
Quarters will be furnished at the new
stock pavilion at the fair grounds.
Any farmer in the county or adjoin-
ing territory who may have pure bred
cattle or hogs which they wish to dis
pose of at this time and can furnish
pedigree so that the animals may be
catalogued by the secretary Of the
sale, should send them to the County
Agents Office.
The auctioneer for this sale has been
secured and the man has been widely
as being widely experienced
in the pure bred game. Rest assured
that the auctioneer will deliver the
goods II the farmers cooperate with
him. Complete details of this first
pure bred livestock sale will be pre-
sented in our next weeks issue.
Following this first combination
sale will probably be a general COM
binatien sale open to all classes Of
livestock in the county whether pure
bred or grades. It is to be presided
over by local auctioneers who are
well acquainted with local conditions
in the livestock over the county.
Farm Visits.
The County Agent was called to the
farm of ]. C. Mitchell east Of Delhi
recently to inspect some hogs that
were ailing. Mr.. Mitchell had made
shipment to Chicago and reports came
back that some of the animals were
sick and one or two had died enroute.