Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-02-26

The sale attracted very large crowd
most of the buyers being from centr. |
Iowa and distant parts of the state
ana nearby states. Only a few OF
the animals went to county breeders
F, j. Sedlacek becomes the owner
of the 40 acres of land just south of
ST. Angsar, which formerly belonged
to A. O. Gilbertson. the purchase
price being $1,000 per acre for the
land and was a cash deal. This piece
3f land is practically unimproved so
far as buildings are concerned. but
he land itself is in a high state Of
cultivation, being clean and well fer
-ilized, onions and other truck crop
having been raised ;here for num-
Der OF years. Mr.. Sedlacek plans on
ontinuing the raising of truck crous
III this field and plans to have tn,
'tire field pat into onions the com
ing year
Iowa building tradesmen meet in
Oes Moines at Hotel Fort Des Moines
10 organize permanent association
md to make plans for a state build.
ing congress to be held later this
year in Des Moines.
Miss Clara Suffer, home demon
stration agent of Black Hawk coun
y advocated hot noon lunches sery-
I'd in rural schools AMI Scientific
,aeding OF children as Well as hogs.
o increase the health and strength
of farm children, addressing the
Webster county farm bureau at f.
Dodge.
Plans for the first drainage
riot in Fayette county have been
lied with the supervisors. 1t is 10.
ated in Smithheld township, and will
embrace about 1900 acres. The pre-
urinary estimate of cost is over $780,
GO. This first project has, been
'tarted by farmers thru the assistance
Vi the farm bureau association and
he extension department of the state
College at Ames. A number of com
nunities in the county are ready to
,ollow
led the effort of man to redeem them.
1t last have yielded. The tractor did
he business. The former river basin
is shoulder high with weeds every
season and horses could not get
through them. The tractor, however,
goes through easily and ploughs up
the ground besides knocking down
the weeds which obstruct the work of
filling the land Farmers declare
shat when the river bottom is clear
grease land values in the vicinity Of
Fort Madison from 10 to Is per cent
The soil is rich loam and has never
been used.
The 100000 bull has arrived 1t
was born on the Waterloo Jersey
farm, just in time to be valentine
The calf weighs rs pounds and each
pound is the quintessence of wealth,
for the animal is worth several times
its weight in virgin gold Really the
calf is 100000 bull for it com
Dimes the blood of Financial Sensa-
ton" and Financial Beauty's King"
and half interest in both animals
has been sold for $50. 900. making the
value of each $4,000. Financial
Sensation" is hall owned by the Grey
stone Jersey farm: E. T. Meredith,
secretary OF agriculture, bought a
half interest in Financial Beauty
King.
While there has been considerable
sickness among the hogs in many 10.
calities the fatalities have been few,
the most serious feature in the stu
alton being the set back in finishing
for market compelling later ship
ment than originally intended Colds.
pneumonia or flu is the most prevail
ent trouble. The general believe is
that the sickness is due largely to
the poor ventilation in sheds. After
being shut up in a close shed all
night hogs coming out in the morning
into the cold air steaming and in ex.
cellent condition to catch cold Ar
range your shed in such manner as
to provide better ventilation and you
Will have no sickness Of any kind to
amount to anything in consequence.
Iowa had a net balance in her prim-
airy road fund January /, 1920. for
expenditure on construction and main
tenance work on her 6400 mile prim-
airy road system of $5,046, 770.36. This
very satisfactory showing is made in
the December report on the activities
of the State Highway Commission
made by Fred r. White, Chief Engi-
neer. Federal Aid funds to the
amount of $4,000 were obligated
during December leaving a balance
in Federal funds still to be obligat-
ed before July of S1,50S 1855 %.
Plans and specifications now before
the Bureau of Public Roads are suf-
icient to obligate all but 100000 of
this and by February /. this addition
al amount will be entirely covered
by the work in preparation
Logan b. Urice. secretary OF the
Benton County Agricultural Assocfa.