Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18


of farmers living south of Pringhar.
There has been considerable talk of
uunning high tension line from
p'ringhar, but it has not been decided
whether this will be done or whether
she farmers will build their own
plant.
A recent sale at the Wickfeld
farms, near Cantril brought a large
crowd of interested buyers from many
states. Two new records, average on
so head, sold at 1913; Paroles Beauty
Bird, bred to Lookout Lad went for
$4,000. The boar Lookout Oldfield,
sold for $500. j. A. Franklin of
Georgia bought Lookout Longfellow
End for $4,000 just previous to the
sale.
One thousand feet of inch tile on
January / of this year could be pur-
chased for 35.9 bushels of corn. In
1911, 555 bushels of corn were neces-
sary to buy the same amount, while
1n 1918 GIL bushels were required
The greatest trouble Iowa farmers ex-
perience at present is the inability
of the factories to fill the orders OH
hand. and although the prices are
high they are not out of reason with
other commodities.
So popular has incubator Matching
become in Iowa that the commercial
Matching plants have greatly increas-
ed in number in the last few years,
but Notwithstanding this expansion,
the demand for day old chicks has
thus far been greatly in excess of the
supply. Reliable hatcheries through
out the State usually have thousands
of chicks ordered months ahead. Only
by early ordering can the poultrymen
be sure of what he wants at the time
he wants them.
An excellent piece Of constructive
health work is being performed by
the county nurse and home demon
stration agent in Linn county, work
ing comparatively. The rural and
town schools are visited by the two
women and the facts on health and
foods presented to the pupils in story
form. Special stress is laid on the
use of milk Records on the number
of children using milk are being kept.
Parent-teacher meetings are being
held in some cases in order that the
facts may be reported to them.
Boys and girls of Iowa will have
q state fair of their own this fall
Preparations are now being made
Cor the junior state fair department
TO appear at the regular state fair.
The junior fair entrants will contest
for S6,505.50 in prizes. Over 300 pigs
end $50 calves will be entered by the
juniors. From twenty to twenty-five
teams of girls and boys will take
part in farm demonstration work and
essay to capture prizes with their ex-
hibits. Exhibits will include corn
clubs, baby beef clubs, pig clubs,
garden clubs, sheep clubs, canning
clubs. food clubs, garment clubs, poul-
try clubs, handicraft clubs, bee clubs,
and practical demonstration in ascer-
tanning cost of production.
Iowa's best acre of corn in 1919
was grown by a Scott county man,
Leroy A. Haines, of Princeton. 1t
yielded Ills bushels of dry shelled
corn. On that record he was award
ed the Raymond A. Pearson silver
trophy cup, which is offered annually
by the Iowa Corn and Small Grain
Growers association. Second place
in the contest went to L. j. Meyer, of
Iowa county, whose acre yielded 1863
bushels of dry shelled corn. The rank
ing of the other leading contestants
was as follows: Chris Kinsell, Ben
ton county, 1892 bushels; A. E. John
son. Pocahontas, 101.47; ]. O. West
rum, Hamilton, 1O126; Emil Kroeger,
Scott, 1888; G. " Griffin, Palo Alto,
94,72; Harold Nielsen, Monona, 1884;
Louis Schmitz, Plymouth, 1894; L. v.
Carter, Hardin, 1927.
A new clover, known as Annual
White Sweet which surpasses in pro-
duction the best results ever obtain
ed from medium red clover, the corn
belt standard, has been discovered
and developed by H. D. Hughes, In
charge of the farm crops section at
the Iowa agricultural experiment sta
ton. Its future value to agriculture
promises to be SO great that it ca mot
be estimated. Growing like magic TO
height Of four to six and even eight
feet during a period of four months,
this clover can be used for increas-
ing fertility as soiling crop, for
hay or to furnish honey for bees
This clover seems likely to revolu
tionize the rotation system now used
The problem of getting organic mat
ter and nitrogen back into the soil
cheaply is the most serious one in
fertility.
Iowa which packed more than g.,
100000 cans of sweet corn in 1919
should quit its practice of depending
for seed on the New England states
and grow its own seed.
That moving pictures and slides OF
farm subjects are most beneficial In
awakeaing interest among the farm