Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-01-29

ton, Neb The price paid was $500
This pig won first in his class at
the state fair in Nebraska and was
made worlds champion at the Ma
tional Swine Show held in Des
Moines recently. The price paid is
the largest ever paid for a pig of
this age.
The object of the Iowa Farm Bur
eau Federation is not to displace or
run counter with any other organi-
cation now existing, but rather to de-
velop. strengthen and correlate the
work of the county farm bureaus of
the State: to encourage and promote
cooperation Of all representative agri-
cultural organizations in every effort
to improve facilities and conditions
for efficient production, conservation,
marketing, transportation and distri
button of farm products; to further
the study of agricultural legislation.
and TO advise with farm bureaus in
all movements that effect their inter
ests
The German synod of the Luther
an Church at Waverly has brought
suit in District Court to determine
whether or mol the German language
may be taught in private of parochial
schools
Farmers in Iowa must use the very
best methods of flock husbandry in
order to get the greatest returns
from their focks Sheep meetings
are to be held in many of the coun-
ties this year and farmers of the state
are urged to attend these when the
announcement is made of such meet
ings.
The efficient use OF labor is one of
The factors that influence farm pro-
hts. There usually are many ways
to utilize man labor on the farm, but
the average horse works only about
5R hours each work day That is
what makes horse labor expensive.
According to Tom c. Stone, sheep
specialist, Iowa State College, and
secretary. of the Iowa Wood Fleece
Growers Association, the present high
price of clothing is surely not. caused
by the price of virgin wool. At the
present market value, if cloth were
made from virgin wool and the raw
material were donated to the manu-
facturerer, it would only reduce the
cost Of mans suit about $500 or
$500.
Clay county farmers are becoming
interested in sugar beats as crop.
Britt, Garner and Mason City fields
have been looked over by interested
farmers and there is every likeli-
hood tina: another year will see
goodly acreage planted to sugar beets
In Clay county. Representatives of
the Northern Sugar Corporation have
ask that 500 acres be pledged in the
county before a dump is built at
Spencer.
Fourteen million six hundred thou
sand dollars will be available in Iowa
July ! for construction work on the
primary road system These figures
are given in the annual report of the
State Highway Commission, the first
portion of which has just been com
pleted and turned over to Governor
Harding. Construction at the close
OF the 1919 season was under way on
contracts for Improvement of 231
miles of primary road.
One interesting experiment with
sweet clover in Webster county was
that of turning car load of western
steers on 43 acre sweet clover field
for thirtyone days before it was
pioWed under as a clover crop. The
figures as to the increase of weight
on the steers for the thirty-one days
is 100 pounds per head. The growth
of the cattle was so marked that it
made a deep impression on all the
farmers who saw the cattle at the be-
ginning and end of the four weeks.
w b. Loveland, we'll known farmer
OF near Waverly, received milk
check amounting TO $4,000 for the
month OF October During that
month he MIXED 70 Holstein COWS
ana sold the milk to the GAINESVILLE
cheese factory. The cows were not
given any special care. receiving
about the same attention thar the
average herd does in Bremen County.
Mr.. Loveland says that his cows are
bringing him very fair return on
the amount of money and labor rep
resented in them
Recent Investigations throughout
Clarke county has disclosed some
very valuable limestone quarries in
/ certain sections of the county The
qnarries have been tested and show
as high a quality as any limestone