The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-08-11
THE FARM NEWS
SPECIAL PAGE DEVOTED TO THE FARMING
y INTERESTS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY

| IONS OF collars OF damage TO gram
fields the army worm, has made it's APP.
pearance in some sections fthe coun-
/ ty, and over in Sac and some parts of
Ida the damage done has been consid-
cradle. Up in the north and west part
Of the county the pest seems to have
appeared but not to any great extent.
Reports have been received at the Iowa
State college of the outbreak in the
west central part of tn state. The
worms have been infesting the grain
! fields and making their way into the
some localities where sugar beets are
grown, the worms are doing damage.
The entomologists Of the agricultural
experiment station advise the following
measures for dealing with the army
worm IF the worms are migrating,
blowing is the best control measure. By
plowing IA shallow furrow, throwing
the dirt towards the worms, and then
blowing deeply in the same furroW,
throwing the dirt in the same direction,
an effective barrier against the prog
ress of the worms may be provided. The
furrow should be deep and with a sharp
straight edge which Oill prevent the
worms from climbing UP and out. A
few post holes at intervals in the fur
row will trap the worms more complete
ly, for they will fall into these rs they
travel along the furrow. When the
worms are in the corn fields or damag-
ing other cultivated crops, they may be
destroyed by scattering poison bran
mash at. the rate of to 10 pounds per
acre, mixed as follows: 20 pounds bran,
Il pound paris green, / lemon extract
equal to lemons, quart moIasses, 2
gallons of water. If worms gather
along the margin Of a field. they may
be destroyed by spraying with Kerosene
and firing, by rolling or by brush drag
ging. do not let them migrate into the
cultivated crops. A few hours Of work
will stop them"
We were over in Iowa township last
week and stopped at c. Grage's place
in section 6. The threshing crew had
just left the farm, having finished
threshing the oats crop, which turned
out very good. Mention was made last
year in these columns about the new
home that was being built by the
Grage's. The house is now completed,
and is most comfortable one. 1t is al
most square and is a story and a half
high. "A fine porch on the front and a
well screened porch. at the rear adds to
the appearance Of the home. Mrs.
Grage is daughter of Fred J. Wenzel,
and the day we called the father and
brother Emil and wife were visiting at
the place. Mrs. Grage has good many
chickens this year, and is catering to
the pure Rhode Island Reds. She isl
also much interested in a new orchard
set out this spring by Mr.. .Grage and
the boys, and she has every hope that
the trees and berry bushes will grow
and produce wonderful crops She is |
also caring for the milk from IL cows,
and this is no small task. Mr.. Grage |
has 60 head of mixed cattle, and pur-
chased some of the foundation stock |
from the McCracken brothers at Ma
nilla. He also has some of the Nc J
Cracker Poland China stock on his |
farm. He has go head of spring shoats |
and these show up very fayorably. The |
Grage's have family of eight chill
dren, six boys and two girls, and the I
help proposition is the least Of their
worries. The boys are large enough to
take mems places, and the girls are Of
great help to the mother.
FIJI
John Hamann has lived in section 26,
township, for the past 20
years, and is well known over the town
ship, because of his integrity. His farm
is one of 100 acres, but he Is not work.
ing much of the land himself; has 1t
all rented out except about SO acres.
1t is well improved and cared for. The
home is presided over by Mrs. Hamann,
who is daughter of Claus Krohnke. of
and she takes much inter-
est in the home. She fayors the Column
bia Wyandottes and has 300 chickens,
and 40 young ducks. Her flowers in
the front yard are beautiful and show
much care. Mr.. Hamann has SO head
Of Chester White hogs and is running
! few Shorthorn cattle.
I'll
Evidently the children Of school age
are increasing in district No. 3, Nor
gan township. for the directors have
Just completed good sized addition to
he school building, and have otherwise
the school grounds. The yard
has been recently moved and the school
are well fenced