Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
FREE LIMESTONE
FOR WINNESH|EK
Many Winneshiek County Farmers
Take Advantage of Free Lime
stone Offer to Them.
BEEKEEPERS HOLD
INTERESTING DEMONSTRATIONS
Club Leader, Mr.. Ciink, Reports Good
Progress in Different Clubs in
His Department.

fer of car load of ground agricul-
tural limestone free of charge to all
parties making requests before June
18th.
Seven carloads have been request
ed by our farmers and will be di-
vided among a dozen or more farm
ers. Earlier trials on many OF our
farms have demonstrated very decid-
ed results. Soil samples have been
gathered or sent to this Office upon
which acidity tests have been made.
With very few exceptions these
tests have invariably responded as
acid or as more commonly called
sourness. In such cases, lime or
ground limestone is necessary in cor
reeting or neutralizing this sour
ness. People in other parts of the
county are interested in procuring
limestone grinders with which to
make available the immense stores
i'll our large quarries.
SiuD Ltduef IsepOftS UoOu IfOSftSS
i'm His Department.
Mr.. Clink who has been at work
a little better than a month in the
interest of the young people in town
and country, reports that much in
terest has been shown in this inn
portant and valuable phase of ex-
tension and educational work. He
has visited schools and made per-
sonal calls to many a farm home. A
large number of boys and girls have
registered in the following clubs:
Market Pig Club which will con-
tinue for four months.
Purebred Gilt Club which will
continue until late in the fall.
The Dairy Calf Club which will
continue until June or September Of
next year.
The Corn Growing Club which will
continue during the growing season.
An opportunity is still available
10 anyone interested in either Of the
above clubs. Communities directly
Interested in this work should com
nlunicate with this Office and the
club leader will be glad to ar
range his schedule and call on groups
or individuals for that matter to ex-
plain the work and give them an
opportunity of taking up this very
instructive work for young people.
Judging from present indications
there will be no idle moments for
the club leader. The boys and girls
iii a few localities will require all
of his time if permitted to do so.
II is up to the different localities to
show their interest and to avail
themselves of this opportunity.
Beekeepers Hold Interesting Demon
STATIONS.
Last March, beekeepers conven-
tion was called at Calmar At that
time a County Beekeepers Associa-
ion of eighteen members was formed
The main purpose of this associa-
;ion is to encourage and promote bet
tie: bee management and more bee
keeping as we'll. This organization
thru the Farm Bureau made arrange
nents for three apiary demonstra-
tions thru the assistance of spec
ialist of bee management from the
Iowa State College. Last week Mr..
e. w. Atkins assisted the County
Agent in these three demonstrations
as follows:
Tuesday afternoon at H. S.
Smiths apiary near DEBORAH, We'd
nesday forenoon at the apiary of
Anton Moser, Fit. Atkinson and in
the afternoon at the apiary Of Peter
G. Tangen, near Ossian.
Honey production was discussed,
hives were inspected, questions an
swered and other points of interest
drought to the attention of large
number of beekeepers present at
thGoc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ucSS ueUlOu-
STATIONS had combined attendance
of sixty or more. Since the organi-
zation of the beepeepers association,
ben new members have been added
TO the association. This means that
Winneshiek County Beekeepers AS
ISOLATION now has twenty-eight men,
hers. This is an expression of direct
interest and decided cooperation,
This association with such co-opera-
tio ought to do much in the future
OF bee management. The demonstra-
6ons were immensely enjoyed by all
In attendance, in fact, requests have
already been made for additional
demonstrations in preparation for
winter to be held in the fall III there
is sufficient interest manifested in
this part OF the project, arrangements
Gan be made accordingly.
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There may be. O dearth OF &c.,
900 men. as George Perkins says, but
few men make 1t a practice to dodge
q 4 n. nm Al.