Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-04-14

i GloSu9IS0 1IOhD
III Over the State
Baskerville is to have.a new hotel.
Plans are now under way for the
erection Of a three story yfireproof
building. The cost win be about $780,
900.
The first stock sale ever held In
the new sales pavilion at Iowa City
was when Ward Rowland disposed Of
80 head OF Shorthorns for $5l, $50. an
average Of 1899.
Appointment OF pastors OF United
Evangelical church Of the Des Molnes
Conference was made at session at
Center Point, recently with Bishop
NJ. T. Maze, LIE Mars. presiding.
1 Activities among the shippers OF
Tama county have resulted the past
month In the organization Of two
shipping associations, at Montour and
Mberon. The former has member
ship of rs and the latter Is. Both are
doing good business.
In sale that is believed to have
broken AL records in Iowa for prices
paid, "a head OF Shorthorn cattle
sold for q total price Of e10S,2& in
the sale held ct the Upper Mill farm
near Wapello. The average price
paid for each head was $1,000.
Interest il being aroused In cleo.
tricity for farm use among group
or farmers living south Of Pringhar
There. has been considerable talk Of
running . high tension line from
Pringhar, but It has not been decided
whetAer:thi will be done or whether
the farmers will build their own plant
A@total Of ls2 clubs were establish
ed In 36 counties In Iowa during 1919.
csmposed Of $3.50 boys and girls.
These we're baby beef clubs, pig feed.
Ing cluAs, pure bred SOW and litter
clubs. pare bred calf clubs, and corn
clubs. This work Is recognized g
one OF the most important. Il not
t,tAs mostdmportant. pieces ofwork Of
4 rs fafS bureau.
II ''s Ars. IN w. Lynn. Is making an e.
sfoft tpS see that her farm fiocck pays
out and therefore keeps accurate rec.
ords. She keeps q daily egg record
and following are her figures tor
1913: from 143 chickens she 70
csivel 1853 eggs: ahe sold $4,000
worth Of eggs and 1T chickens for
Vze1.ts. Not only does she keep egg
records but feed records - we'll.
eixty-tuo counties of lows included
Sarm management as one Of thsir ma.
jor projects during 1919. Most OF this
WI aIii1ligt ssitlhe line q kseping
.hpsiness .xscardl. QS their sXaEk agur:
Ing the cost OF production 6f theh
products and making out their incotne
tax report. Fourteen thousand wo
hundred and ten farm record books
were aistri layt !.aa W the farm bu1saus =
Followinf ~ government 4 an
,nouncemS14sof ppnlatton Of New
ton, the 1ommeft ationss has
taken stsps u ~ int ofsthe
city census. II IL th6bn that the
government HEurss :sof 1877 are not
correct and the Ausiness men of New
ton have appointed committee to
take the matter up with the proper
authorities to see II something can
not be done.
At recent meeting Of the Hamil-
ton county farm bureau It was decid-
ed that the work for the coming year
would be carried on through COM
mittees to be appointed. the work to
be in the hands of chairman and
two or three members OF the bureau.
It will be the business Of these COM
mittees to assist in every way pos
sible the furthering Of each undertak-
ing in the township organizations.
The annual session OF the North
west Iowa Teachers association was
attended by more than 1900 teach.
ers. Among the speakers were DR..
Newell Dwight Hills Of Brooklyn, DR..
c. A. Fulmer of the University of
Iowa, President Mossman OF Morning
side college, Sioux City, Miss Theda
Gildemeister Of Winona. Mimi, DR..
Homer Seerley of Cedar Falls and
Dean William Gray Of the University
of Chicago.
Thirteen cow-testing associations
are now operating in Iowa under the
direction of the farm bureaus and the
Dairy Extension Department. These
organizations have 374 members, who
are milking 400 cows. AS result OF
their work and OF 97S individual
tests, 1876 cows were discarded dur
ing the year as Improbable. Dairy
manufacturing problems have been
taking the attention Of several coun-
ties. Worth county has conducted
butter scoring contest with one OF Its
creameries, which has created much
intrest in standardizing creamery pro.
ducts. Creameries over Iowa have
also federated for the purpose OF CO.
operating in the buying of supplies
and in shipping their products.
reduced.
The census bureau has announced
the following 1920 population figures.
Davenport, 58,727, an increase since
1910 or 1889 or 31.S per cent; Cen.
terville, s.846 an increase OF 1850 or
1913 per cent.
The Iowa Farm Bureau federation
has 5000 on deposit bearing 4 per
cent interest, and has st, 296 invested
In Liberty bonds valued at $4,000.
Besides the foregoing the organization
has cash on hand amounting to $751;
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