The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-06-11

| II did not see a thing that would
care to take chances with" said Joe
i'and i have some pasture land with
blue grass on it almost knee high. But
l think i will have to let it grow or
use it for fertilizer. ~
do you know1 let. the tail end OF
my cattle go for feeders along in APP
ril, and they brought around $16.50.
Now I still have the best bunch left,
and they are good corn fed steers,
but doubt IL l could get Is cents for
them now, with the condition of the
market" M ss III
Crop conditions are'excellent in his
vicinity, and according to Frank he
had good luck with his pigs and will
have a fine bunch for the fall market.
The farmer who does not possess. a
fine orchard or a grove about his place
does no. realize what he misses in
the way of song birds. During these
beautiful spring days the cheerful
wren and the remarkable thrush
commonly called the American Night
ingale' making the Iowa orchard
resonant with their melodies. Stu
dents of musical lore have attempted
to reproduce the notes of the song of
the thrush, but have never succeeded.
We know of one farmer who has
planted and cultivated a certain va
rietyttof fruit Just because of the song
'birds-that they might have the fruit
for their own, and thousands Of birds
VISIT this place each spring and
summer. sg4
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.QUAck GFAssSINIosRAsTpRE
Marley Chanlpiin, associate agroao-
mist at the South Dakota State col
legt lat Brookings, SssD offers some
for converting a field
spotted with quack grassaanto pasture.
8 liz ASziS isid may Sc improved .by
blowing early in June to depth Of
about five inches and then discing
and working the surface quite Wig.
orously until about the first of July,
at which time it may be sown to al
falfa at the rate Of ten pounds an acre
or sweet clover at the same rate, or a
mixture of from five to ten pounds Of
bronze grass and five or six pounds
Of sweet clover and alfalfa.
. The blowing and working of the
land during June should put the field
in first class shape for seeding the
grass and the quack will come up
again and mix with the alfalfa, bronze
grass, sweet clover, or whatever has
been soWn. ~ DR.: :je5ri: a. #3 4
:. The field should not be pastured the
first season, but may be moved and a.
light hay crop removed in the latter
part of the, season. IL ~ 4
The quack should not be permitted
TO ,corn sup and grow too rank as it
would have a tendency to smother
the Seeding plants @ The following
spring the field should be ready to
turn in sheep. hogs or other stock. If
the field contains alfalfa and is to- be
used for cattle, due precaution should
be taken to avoid bloating. |jf'
it becomes desirableS to
turn. the field back into crops again
It should be pastured as closely as
possible for a season, which will have
. tendency to reduce the. vitality of
The quack grass roots so that the Grad
lcatlOn process WILL be somewhat cas-
Ter than if the field had never been
pastured. Sheep are excellent for
this purpose. -s++ #&F w.
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Pres. J. J.. Howard, Of the Iowa
farm bureau :, federation has been
spending some time down at Wash
lngton urging the repeal of the day
light saving, law, and promises that
petitions signed by 100000 Iowans
will be put on file with one or both
houses of congress favoring immedi-
ate repeal. Mr.. Howard, as do many
other representatives of the agricul-
tural interests, says it is important
to get the law off the statute books be-
fore the harvest time. 1t is doubtful,
however, whether this can besdone.
The probabilities are that The 3lawswill
be- Eepealed butt will take time. The
has become an issue of
the city and town versus the rural
$4,000 90 -sN5staEG "