Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-10-30

Waterloo or Cedar Rapids will be-
come headquarters for the Pershing
highway, now located in Cedar Falls.
The Bankers Stock and Bond bu-
reau, $4,000 capital stock, has fled.
articles Of incorporation with the
Polk county recorder.
With the slogan, Join the Red
Cross-aN you need is a heart and a
dollar" the third annual Roll Call Of
the Red Cross will be launched No
vember 2-11.
About $1,000 acres OF corn, which
should make 100000 bushels, is
Warren c0unty's contribution to
Iowa's corn crop this year.
Big prices are being paid for pure
bred cattle these days and southwest
Iowa Is rapidly becoming the most
progressive section Of the country in
cattle breeding.
The boys Of Polk county judging
team have gone to Ames to take part
in the state contest for a representa-
tive team to be sent to the Chicago
live stock show for further Judging
Sale Of the Atlantic telephone sys-
tenn to the Iowa Telephone company,
one Of the associated companies OF
the Bell system, Is announced by the
Musson Brothers Telephone company.
The Algona Commercial club is
having 10000 booklets printed and
distributed. They will call attention
to resources and the advantages Of
the community. Algona business
houses will be well represented.
French and Spanish have risen as
the most popular languages for study
at the University of Iowa after the
war. Thirteen are registered in the
department of romance languages
this year. The majority are studying
French.
Six hundred stockholders OF the
Iowa Farm Investment company were
represented at a meeting of the cor
pOration. 1t was voted to increase
the stock to $5.0O0,O0O It is now ST.
00o.000- A loan department for max
ing loans on Iowa farm lands will
soon be started by the company.
The farm tenant house is being
given some consideration these days
also. Farmers generally have come
to understand that to secure and hold
good help It is necessary to pay good
wages, and provide comfortable
home-like conditions. The old make
shift cabin or leanto will no longer
answer the purpose.
The Guthrie county court house Is
regular beehive possibly not OF In
dustry. but Of honey. Through the
many years which the building has
stood bees have been finding lodging
in Its walls. The result is there are
almost tons OF the finest honey stor-
ed away. At least 500 pounds of the
honey has been taken from the walls.
While there Is surplus OF light
horses on the farms there is still
notable deficiency in heavy, desirable
draft horses. Last years there was
tremendous decrease in mares bred,
but during the spring Of 1919 a very
large percentage OF good mares were
bred, which Is expected to meet the
future demand for horses Of the bet
ter type.
The corn-fed hog is lifting few
mortgages this year and although he
may have deserved his reputation as
"a mortgage litter in former years,
there will be mighty few farm loans
paid out Of hog profits this year.
Trade has been so unsettled that
many farmers in the state have con-
cluded that it Is not worth while to
grow pork this winter and are turn
Ing to sheep and cattle.
Through the efforts of Mrs. Mary
Gregg, home demonstration agent, of
Marshall county, more than 1887
quarts Of fruits and vegetables were
canned this season by ten girls
clubs OF sixty-one members. One
member Of this club Gamer person
ally 400 quarts. A greater part Of
this canning was done by the girls
at odd times at their homes. Most
Of the clubs in the county are being
continued as "breadlmaking clubs"
H. s. Fain has a hog house which
cost $4,000 ON his farm near EN-
metsburg. It Is heated by steam, ell
ectric lighted, and SO arranged with
a ventlating system that the air is
completely changed every seven min
utes The steam pipes are all i'm
bedded in cement under the floor,
which Is Of wood construction, nova
ble for cleaning and sanitary pur-
poses. Every pen has Its automatic
water fountains and ventilatdng pipes.
The sky lights are SO arranged that
they can be closed and opened handi-
~ from the center runway. A we'll
furnished room at one end provides
for caretaker, who Is always on the
Job at narrowing time.
Two diseases that are causing
much unrest among the cattle and
stock Of the farmers In Marion ccun.
ty has made Its appearance recent
". The diseases are known a& chOl-