Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-06-24

hibtted with flne heller calf BY Dre-
vier. The second record WAS scored
when at the end Of the selling It was
found that 81 animals had been dis
posed of at total Of $N1. 1.16o. an
average of $5,31e. There were q
cows sold with calf 1t foot. Trojan
Ericas predominated. with almost %
many Blackcaps and q smaller Aum-
Der OF the Blackbird strain.
The Cherokee County Farm Bureau
has recently received carload Of
ground agricultural limestone at each
OF the following towns: Cherokee,
Aurelia, Larrabee. Meriden and Wash
ia. The stone is Of very good quail
ity running about half dust and all
passing through y inch mesh
screen. The Hawkeye Quarries Com
pany has co-operated with tho Chero-
kee Farm Bureau and has furnish
this limestone for test purposes.
These shipments were order last fall
but due to the car situation they
could not be made earlier. Freight
charges and the cost Of unloading
the cars are the only expenses i'm
posed.
The total amount Of promotion pa.
per held by state and savings banks
and trust companies under jurisdic-
tion of the Iowa state banking de-
partment as reported to the depart.
ment is 5,782,91O.5S. This does not
include the national banks since they
are not under the control of the
state. Polk county banks and trust
companies report $1,905 ,534.66, Dus
buque, s2o3,255; Woodbury.. $l92.so1.
80; Jackson, $145,0oO; Hardin, $751;
900; Henry, $121.0OO; Washington.
$117,440; Cedar. $11s, ,664.5o: Clayton.
$4,000; Johnson. $1OS.o2o; Winnie
shiek, S10S, ,S15; Muscatine, 3102,e71.-
IS Harrison, $102.9S0; three counties
Adams, Clarke and Lucas reported,
no promotion paper held.
Hampshire breeders of Iowa to the
number of fifty, met in Des Moines
recently to discuss conditions and
ways Of improving the brood in Iowa.
Among the important pieces Of WORN
out is the organization of Hampshire
pig clubs in various counties OF the
state. Last year there were but nve
clubs of this kind; now there are
more than forty such clubs, all de-
voted to the Hampshire breed OK
c1usively. The state association IL Of
fering prizes to the amount Of 500
In each county where such q club
has been formed. In order to raise
the money to carry on the work suo-
cessfully a strictly Hampshire gilt
sale is scheduled for West Liberty
on September 29th to which each
breeder will ship one animal to be
sold. he to receive fifty per cent Of
the price. while the other half goes
for promotion work in connection
with the clubs.
Iowa. up to March 3. had received
from the War Department go motor
vehicles. OF this equipment 612 are
trucks and 81 touring cars and lt
Ford ambulances. II @. NJ. G. ambu-
lances. II tractors, 3 concrete mixers
and considerable quantity Of mis-
cellaneous equipment. To date 288
OF the trucks have been distributed to
the various counties and to Z of the
state institutions where there 10 con.
siderable road maintenance. OF the
trucks received, 202 had seen usage
In various military camps. OF the
used trucks only about 30 have been
found to be in very poor condition.
the majority Of the others requiring
very little repair to put them into
splendid working condition. 376 Of
the trucks were absolutely new, and
many OF them never having been run
at all. The touring cars have all
seen usage and number Of them are
In first class condition. Twenty-nine
of the touring cars are Fords which
saw service at Camp Dodge.
The condition of Iowa's winter
wheat crop June l was not as good
as year ago. Soil conditions at
seeding time was poor. There was
a lack Of sufficient moisture during
the early fall Of 1919: There was lit
tle snow cover during the period Of
extremely low temperatures about
December 10. Excessive rains this
spring lowered the vitality OF the
plant on low and nat ground. The
condition on June was 83 per cent,
forecasting q production Of 8,762, 900
bushels. compared with 1e,S30O00 bu-
shells last year. The acreage Of win
far uthnof <h{o von, lu ro-. A. -
timated at $4,000 acres. Iowa's
spring wheat acreage this year is on.
" IS per cent of last years acreage,
amounting to approximately $4,000
acres. The condition June was %
per cent Of normal, forecastinx pro.
duction Of 6.1S4.o00 bushels, compared
with 7,145,o0o bushels last year. The
natural desire on the part Of farmers
to get back to their usual crop rota-
tion. discouraging yields obtained
last year on account Of scab. ana con.
tinuous rains preventing the seeding
Of the intended acreage, account for
the decreased acreage.
John L. Bleakly, former state audi
tor died at the Methodist hospital Fl
Des' Moines following An operatioa.
Adr. Bleakly was state auditor for six
years and served one term az senatoe
from Cherokee county, In tho Iowa
Legislature. For many years hs has
been prominent In business aHairs
and In business circles generally. At
the time Of his death. he was presl
dent of Pyramid Portland cezpent