The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-31
Farm Bureau Notes.

Monday, August 25th, Will be farm
bureau day. at the Iowa state fair
Federation VIII viii b be 1>t the pr prin eipst
speaker. The meeting will be held
in a big tent close to the poultry
building. A special camp group has
been set aside for a farm bureau
camp. There will be many farm
bureau members from this county
that wish to attend the fair and II
at this camp please do so at once
through the county. agents office
and your place will be saved for you.
Every farm bureau member attend
ing this camp will register at the
agricultural building and can in that
way locate his neighbors. Let us
make this a big day for the farm
bureau.
We have now arranged for two
poultry culling demonstrations for
this county and would like to have
dates for about four more To all
those who wish to have their flocks
culled would you please arrange to
make a date with your county agent
at once. Our poultry specialist will
be in the county about three days
and will probably be here in Septem-
Gull your layers and healthy birds
from the others and show you the
best and latest methods Of poultry
raising and the. most approved way
Of feeding for egg production. All
this service will cost you nothing
but that you have at least ten
neighbors at the demonstration.
who shipped wool last year that the
bureau Of marketing is now check
ing up OH all dealers who handled
wool last wear under government
Supervision and Where # appears
that p~rotiteering was practiced that
all growers who consigned wool
will get a refund. This may and
may not affect our local growers.
There may some adjustment OF
prices obtained and a refund be
coming to some who shipped.
Now is the time to apply the spray
for the codling moth, and apple
crab. 1t takes about three weeks
for the apple worms to pupate and
the moth to emerge. AS soon as
they appear almost they lay lAelr
eggs, these hatch in two or three
days and the young worm at once
eats into the side Of the apple. TO
covered with a thin coating of
poison and before the worms begin
to come out. Use two pounds OF
lead arsenate paste to fifty gallons
of water. DO not use like sulphur
now as it will burn the foliage OF
trees if applied while weather
is SO hot. If it is handler you may
use the bordeaux mixture 4-4-5O.
4 pounds copper sulphate (blue Wit
roll. t pounds unslacked lime, 50
gallons water.
Now is the time to clean wv that
road side. Cut your weeds; perhaps
your neighbor will if he sees what
an improvement in looks yours has
done. Get them before they go to
seed. besides you will be complying
with the law.
Don't forget that now is the time
to SOW that alfalfa patch, SOW hardy
seed If you are able to obtain it.
Don't forget to lime and i%noculate
soil.
mass of information you can get out
ton merely for the asking. Call on
us for any bulletin you wish. The
county agent can supply you with al
most any kind.
Are you going to build this year?
Do you wish the assistance of comp
etent engineer on agricultural prob
Are you interested in blue
and plans? Can furnish all
practically free of charge. Any
relating to farm buildings of
any character or kind, sewerage dis
posal. drainage, l~andscaping or
kindred subjects will be taken up.
and considered and all help render
ed that is possible by the county
office. Call him if interest
I'd Service is free practically.