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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-16
LINE SPRINGS.

Lars johnson and family enjoyed q
visit the past week With their sister.in.
law. Mrs. johnson, from Ridgewsy.
Oscar Ksmpen, Of Madison. Wis.,,
was Lime Springs caller, Tuesday.
Levi Somsen is here from Dakota foz
. visit with old friends. He was &
former resident here.
Mrs. Ella Stradley returned to her
home in Michigan, after spending . few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. A. J. Cray.
D. II. Bowers spent Sunday ct Crssco.
Roy Fiske and Lester Walker were
up from Cresco. Monday.
Mr.. Swanson, who bought the old
Harvey Wells farm now occupied BY A.
Osenga and family. arrived Saturday
from western Iowa and will live in the
d.. Maggie property on the way to Old
Town until March 1st.
Miss Mira Buck came up from Cresco,
Saturday.
Mrs.. C. J. Moar spent last Saturday
in Cresco, the guest Of Mrs. Mcintosh.
Mrs. Elwood and Mrs. J. B. Cray
were Cresco visitors. Saturday.
The Misses Smith, Hostetter, Welsh,
Anderson. Roberts, Marrow. Evans.
Grace and Mareells Jones attended .
teachers meeting ct Cresco. Saturday.
G. w. Moar, Kssper johnson and
Rice Jones took the examination for
rural route carrier ct Cresco, Saturday.
F. D. Boyer has purchased Mrs.
Bucks residence. Mrs. Buck will
move to Cresco 30 % to be with her
daughter, Mira.
Mrs. Ben Davis entertained number
of ladies last Friday evening in honor
Of Mrs. Harold King. A pleasant even
ing WAS spent in hemming dish towels
for the bride, after which dainty
refreshments were served. Mrs. King
received many pretty and useful gifts.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-16
CHESTER,

Ham Brown was up from Cresco
Thursday.
Mr.. and Ms. Cen Wells and child
rem were here from Leroy Friday WIS.,
iting at thu Fred baldwin home.
Ira Baldwin went to Leroy Friday
evening.
WILDER Howe and George Ness are
putting up ice for the creamery.
Chas. Latcham and Earl Blade went
to Cresco Saturday to, take the Civil
Service examination.
Douglas Phifer care Friday night
from Caledonia. Min =, to visit his
brother, L. L. Phifer.
Sam Mckee of Owatonna stopped
here over Sunday on a return trip
from New York to his home.
Maurice Winslow went to Minnesp-
oils Sunday morning.
Mrs. Avery has been quite sick the
past week
The Basket Ball team was defeated
again at Cresco Thursday night by .
score of l6 to Is. The boys put up q
very good game but seem to play
against hard luck.
Those from away who attended the
funeral of Arthur Obert which was
held from the Wells Eaton home Fri
day afternoon were Mrs. Belknsp and
Mr.. Cochran from York, S. D, sister
and brother of Mrs. Arthur Obert, Mr..
Will Obert from Minneapolis, Mrs.
Walter Barnes. Elmer and Pearl from
Turtle Lake, Wis. Elmer Eaton from
Chandler, Minn., and Miss Elmer
Eaton and children from Cresco, MI.
Leon Eaton Of Madison Lake, MIMI,
Lutte and Emma Eaton of Cresco and
Mrs Clara Palmerton Of Leroy.
Will Laws went to Lime Springs the
first Of the week.
Gordon Thomas returned to Chicago
" ednesdsy night where be 10 attend
ing school after . two weeks vacation
1T home.
Clarence Guy Of North Dakota is Wis.,
ting ct tho Fred Baldwin home.
Mrs. Claud. Nsurer returned from
La Crosse where she has been visiting,
W ednesdsy evening.
Ed Tibbals was up from Lime Springs
Thursdsy.
lars. Nell Larson and daughter
Leone returned from Cresco Thursday
noon.
Oliver Holman of Grand Meadow
came to spend two or three days in
Chester the latter part Of the week.
Elsie Mckee went to Cresco Friday
evening for an over Sunday visit with
relatives there.
Mrs. Tiliie Hastings of Leroy was
ceiling on old friends Thursday.
VIII. Barnes went to Cresco Thurs
Jay morning from which place he re-
turned accompanied by his wife who
has been at Mercy hospital and 10 get
ling along nicely. p
Mr.. and Mrs. Lornie Phi +r were be-
tween trains callers in Cresco Thurs
10y afternoon.
LAURA Ness came from Austin Satur-
10y evening to spend Sunday at home.
Mr., and Mrs. Arnold Jensen and Mise
)orotha Thomas were Austin shoppers
his week.
Mrs. C. H. Thomas gave . tea Sat-
,rdsy afternoon for the benefit Of the
cemetery association.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-16

Curt Tibbals was up from Lime
Springs Monday.
Miss Bertha Roberts accompanied her
sister to her hone in the northern paat
of Minnesota where she will spend
several weeks
J. J. Mcdowell was a Lime Springs
caller Tuesday afternoon.
Nick Moe from Calmar spent Satur-
day and Sunday with bis brother Julius
Moe.
Mrs. C. H. Thomas and Mrs. E. D.
Capper went to Austin Monday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-16
SPILLVILLE.

Mrs. Robert Heuser, who has been
i'll for some time left on Tuesday for
st. Joseph's Mercy hospital at Cresco
where she will take treatments.
Viola Huber accompanied by her
cousin, Viola Zahasky, of Protivin, left
on Monday for Dubuque to attend
school.
Barbara and Anna Andera left on
Saturday for Minneapolis for an ex-
tended stay.
John lSoukup recently bought the
Mrs. Frances Swehls residence; con-
sideration $4,000.
EDWARD Poushusta left for Mason
City on Monday to attend business COL
lege.
j. C. Checkal returned from Chicago
recently after a weeks visit with rels-
tives.
Gustsve Heuser was a caller at Cal.
mar on Tuesday.
Viols Balik visited At the Frank
Klemish home at Protivin last week.
John Shindelar, from south of town,
had the misfortune to fracture his foot
last week and will be laid up for seve-
raj weeks.
Robert Heuser was q caller at Cres-
co on Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
Drouth a Blessing

The shipment of cattle from drouth stricken areas in Texas during the sum- mer of 1918 has resulted in benefits greater than merely saving the animals, according to a report of the Bureau of Animal Industry; United States Depart ment of Agriculture. Nearly 300 900 head of cattle were shipped from Texas to the southeastern states A large number of the animals were bought outright in small lots and went into sections of the southeast, which prom ises to be the nations new area for expansion in beef production Most of the animals were cows, and were prop erly cared for they have given farmers start of from to 10 years over the usual methods of grading up native stock by pure-bred buls It cost the government only few cents a head to move the cattle. If these well-bred animals, the report shows, had not been moved and saved as they were, they would have perished on the ranges or would have been slaughtered at marke. centers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
ss.Ss2TT 5as AGE-HERALDS FARM PAGES
Flax For Alabama

Carrying further the programme of di- versifcation which has caused farmers to abandon the one-crop system and to plant peanuts. velvet beans. corn and hay crops with their cotton, Alabama farmers may be urged to devote part of their time to the growing of flax if eastern flax consumers carry out their plan to begin an educational campaign among southern farmers. In the past few days the Ala bama department of agriculture has been in correspondence with flax consumers who believe flax can be grown in paying quantities and quality in the south, es- pecially in the boil weevil section of Ala bama and other southeastern states
 F. o. Hooton, supervisor of the bureau or markets of the state department of agriculture, has furnished the organiza- ton of flax consumers with information about Alabama possibilities
 Data has been gathered by the flax buy CTS to show that the commodity may be grown in the south "A test crop of flax was grown in southeast Georgia this year which was pronounced as high grade as the Irish or Belgium flax" said a re- port of the organization submitted to the federal government. There is no diff culty under proper soil selection of grow ing high-grade fibre flax in any state
 
 which will successfully grow corn, oats, wheat rye, potatoes or cotton and the crop is very profitable to the farmer, It is not exhausting to the soil requires no fertilizer if grown as a rotational crop and is highly prized by the trained in- tensive farmers of France and Belgium.
 In south and southeast Georgia and in Florida the crop is sown in February and natures in from eighty to ninety days, leaving ample time for the planting of corn, cotton. potatoes any other crop on the same land and giving the farmers in those regions a much desired spring crop In sections of Georgia, Ala bama, Mississippi and other cotton states where the boil weevil has made such havoc and occasioned much loss to the farmer, flax will grow as a substitut crop, requiring less labor and attention than cotton or any other rotational crop which he can produce. Moreover, as soon as the factories are erected for treating the crop it will yield more money to the farmer"
 Before the war flax sold for 25 cents pound. It is now 75 cents, $1 and sl.50 a pound, based on grade, according to the report, and there is an unlimited de- mand. The report shows that more than 100000 flax spindles of Europe are icle now because flax cannot be obtained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
Movable School

Better methods of field operations. mort ton and the importance of working six full days per week during the crop season were the salient features of a four-day movable school of agriculture for the colored farmers of Tallapoosa county, which has just closed under direction of Harry Simms, local district agent.
 The men and boys present were taught to operate a farm level, to construct a terrace, how 10 set, pruRegand spray fruit trees, how to select and test seed corn, how to inocuiate a hog for cholera and were given simple lessons in farm car pentry, such as building steps, cutting rafters and figuring bills of lumber. All of these lessons were taught by actual demonstrations in which the farmer par ticipated.
 The women and girls were given lesons in shucl work, rug-maklna, soap making, the horne-Inade fireless cooker and It's use' housecleaning, cooking, household econ only and home sanitation.
 The work was inspected and the meth ods indorsed by leading white citizens among whom were Harry Hertzfeld
 The movable schools are held under the ausnjces of the A. F. I. extension service and are conducted by Harry Simms, I us kegee Institute, assisted by N Junalllta Coleman. home economies agent, Ius- kegee Institute, and a corps Of local agents.
 The next movable school will be held in the Guys community, Montgomery coun- ty. twenty-five miles from Montgomery on the Mt. Carmel road, on the farm or Button Cross. from the 18th through the 20th of February.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
Active for Safer Milk

Barre, Vt, a thriving municipality of about 15000, is the first small city in the United States which requires dairy men furnishing it with milk to place tkeir herds under federal-state super vision for the eradication of tuberculosis The result has been accomplished by close and persistent cooperation on the part of the mayor and other municipal authorities, the department of agricul- ture, the state commissioner of agricui- tt;re, the local board of health and the dairymen themselves, and by the support of a local veterinarian.
 Eradication of tuberculosis was begun
 r a thoroughly systematic manner. The regula.o of the federal bureau of ani- nal industry and of the state commits sioner of agriculture were supplemented at it's own expense a large barn, in which were assembled all small herds, scar4 tered lots and individual cows. The city also furnished necessary conveyances- and employed a man who devoted his time to notifying owners when to bring their cattle in for test, assigning them stalls as they came in, and keeping the cattle moving out promptly after tests were completed.
 Two hundred and sixteen herds. com posed of 2f07 individuals, were tested, and 319 reactors-17.9 a per cent of the total were found Those reacting to the test were promptly shipped out and slaugh- tered under federal inspection.
 Among the larger cities whose milk IS obtained entirely or chiefly from tuber- culin-tested cattle that have passed fed- eral and state tests are Birmingham and Washington, D. C. Ill addition, numerous others have ordinances requiring the ttberculin test applied under local super vision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
Federal Rice Standards

The district office of federal grain su- peryision at Atlanta has been advised that the United States bureau of markets will hold hearings on proposed standards for milled rice at the Charleston Hotel Charleston S. C., beginning at 2 a. m March 10, and at the St Charles Hotel New Orleans, beginning at 9:3o a. m March F. Producers, milers. merchants bankers. inspectors, warehousemen and others interested are invited to be pres ent. Opportunity for discussion will be afforded to as many persons as prac- ticable.
 Permanent standards, under the United States grain standards act, based largely or the information obtained at these hear ings, will be promulgated by the Secre- tary of Agriculture in the near future. After those standards become effective the act requires that they be used in all transactions by grade in interstate com merce.
 Copies of the proposed standards can be obtained from the office of the federal grain supervision TIP Citizens and South ern Bank Building, Atlanta, or bureau of markets, United States department of ag- riculture Washington, D. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
Price Currents Valuable

In finding a market. the quotations or .price currents will often be of value to the farmer in determining the general price levels. These quotations appear in newspapers, trade journals, auction sheets, bulletins published by private commission firms, and farm papers. In the case of fruits and vegetables, they are prepared by newspaper reporters or representatives of trade journals who are supposed to cover the market each morn ing and determine the range of prices for each commodity, either from actual sales or from the opinions expressed by members of the trade.
 Public auction sales and transactions on boards of trade also indicate general market conditions and aid in determining prevailing prices for the day. Auction quotations have the advantage of repre- senting bona fide sales in the majority of cases and of showing actual amounts moving at different prices. Quotations as sometimes published, are not of great value unless prce ranges are given for the varieties of each commodity as well as for the commodity as a whole. If, for example, the published quotations give the range in prices for apples as whole entirely disregarding varieties or grades. the statement would be so broad as to be almost worthless and would lead to serious misinterpretations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
Price Currents Valuable

In finding a market the quotations or
 price currents" will often be of vailfe to the farmer in determining the general price levels. These quotations appear ln new spapers, trade journals. auction sheets, buleltins published by private com mission firms and farm papers. h the case of fruits and vegetables, they are prepared by newspaper reporters or rep resentatives of trade journals who are supposed to cover the market each morn ing and determine the range of prices Tor each commodity, either from actual sales or from the opinions expressed by mem- bers of the. trade.
 Public auction sales and transactions or boards of trade also indicate general market conditions and aid in determining prevailing prices for the day. Auction quotations have the advantage of repre- senting bona fide sales in the majority of cases and of showing actual amounts moving at different prices. Quotations as sometimes published, are not of great value unless price ranges are given for the varieties of each commidity as well as for the commodity as a whole. If, for example, the published quotations give the range in prices for apples as a whole, entirely disregarding varieties or grades. the statement would be so broad as to be almost worthless. and would lead to serious misinterpretations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
Situation in Nutshell

The level of prices paid producers of the United States for the principal crops increased about 4.5 per cent during De- cember; in the last 10 years the price level increased in like period about 2.2 per cent. On January 1, 1920, tho index figure of prices was about 1S.9 per cent higher than a year ago. and SAT per cent higher than the average of the last 10 years on January 1.
 The prices of meat animals-hogs, cat tie, sheep and chickens to producers Of the United States decreased 20 per cent from November 15 to December IS; in the last nine years prices decreased in like period ' per cent. On December J the index figure of prices for these meat animals was about 15,5 per cent lower than year ago, 94 per cent lower than a year ago. 9.4 per cent lower than two years ago, and AZ per cent higher than the average of the last nine years on December b.
 These facts are shown by the figures of the bureau of crop estimates, United States department of agriculture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
Get In a Peanut Club.

The publicity and information depart ment of the Southeastern Peanut Crush ors' Association are carrying on an eX tensive educational campaign in CO., opera tion with the agricultural extension de- partments of the university of the differ ent southeastern states dealing with pea nut growing for market as a substitute for cotton in connection with general crop diversifcation. Lantern slides and illus trated charts will be used in lecture work, not only to stimulate the planting of larger acreage of peanuts, but to en- courage an effort for a greater produc- tion per acre.
 S. W. Hiatt. who has charge of this work, recently resigned the poseition of district agent in the Farmers Co-Opera- tive Extension Work with the Univer sity of Florida to take charge of fhis department. His experience in fighting the boil weevil for several years will en- able him to render valuable assistance to farmers in the newly infested territory He will be assisted for a time at least by H. Blackburn, who has also had ex- perience along this line.
 Recognizing the great value of the club in promoting better methods of crop production, the Southeastern ePanut Crushers' Association wish to announce to the club members in the territory cov- cred by this association Georgia. Ala bama Florida and South Carolina) tnat they will give a special prize of $75 to each state so covered to the county club of ten members growing an acre each of White Spanish peanuts and making the best exhibit at the State Fair in 1920, the exhibit to include one peck of nuts and the complete record book from each member. subject to the rules of the reg ular club work handled by the state club leader.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
Beef Cattle Judging

real need in agricultural regions to- day is more widespread knowledge of how to judge live stock properly While the judging of the finest animal is likely to remain an art in which relatively few persons can attain the highest standing. nevertheless farmers as d whole should be thoroughly familiar with the general principles of judging stock. Knowledge of this sort is a real asset.
 The art of judging beef cattle is the foundation of all beef-cattle shows. and also is largely the means of determining the value of cattle offered in public sales. It serves as basis for every man who buys and raises cattle to seek improve ment along well recofnizzed lines.
 Sample score cards for fat and feeder beef cattle and for breeding beef cattle, together with a model card for compara- tive judging by class or team, constitite part of the material contained in a recent Farmers Bulleting issued by the Depart ment of Agriculture, entitled Judging Beef Cattle" The q pages of text dis cuss in popular language the various features of judging beef cattle, and it contains suggestions regarding ther scoring. The bulletin may he had free upon request.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
20-Year Experiment

The 20-year breeding experiment which the bureau of animal industry is conduct ing in cooperation with the Kansas Ag- ricultural Experiment Station at Man hattan, has been in progress since Sep- tember l. 1915. The principal objects are to determine whether the milking ten dency in beef cattle is trapsmitted main ly by the dams through the male line of descent and to what extent this milk giving function of the dam influences the beef character of the progeny. Several steers and bull calves have shown un- usual merit and have become prize win- ners of importance.
 Experiments of the kind mentioned are particularly adapted to cooperative fed eral and state work. The great length Of time necessary for satisfactory results in cattle breeding and the need for rec ords of official character made it diff cult for individual breeders to conduct the work in a manner likely to be Of general value to the industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
P O w FER "A MIN WE'D ADW AVS
Hens Help College Boys

New honors are due "Biddy," the barn. yard fowl, since 225 of her have pooled their efforts and are helping put three boys from Goshen. Conn, through Con- necticut Agricultural College. The hens. which now reside not far from the coi- lege, are doing a mighty good job, too. for the boys know how to care for them. In fact. the boys interest in college, and hen sas well, goes back to their mem bership in the Goshen Poultry Club, one of two organizations that engaged in a contest intended to show what intelli- fent care can do in raising poultry.
 tI was a Marathon race. so to speak, that lasted over a year. the finish taking place last October. And 1t was a race for real money. H,oo0 being the prize Strangely enough, both sides won. A net profit of s1.O0O from each group of hens in a period of one year was the goal set for each club, and both groups cleared considerably more than that amount Eleven boys living near Goshen Qnclud-' ing the three now tending their flocH5 while going to college) constituted one club. and the other, known as the West Hartford Poultry Club, was composed of boys living near Hartford The unique contest was suggested by the state club leader of Connecticut, who had the co- operation of the poultry extension spe- cialist of the agricultural college.
 In a sense each club was racing against time to see if it's hens, which aggregated approximately 400 could be made to pro- duce sl,O00 profit a year. Naturally also there was rva1ry between the two clubs to see winch would make the biggest showng. Both clubs held monthly meet ngs at winch each boy reported regarding his flock-the number of hens, the num- mer of eggs lad, the amount of scratch feed and dry mash used More than one boy receved kindly but ponted crtcsm of hs methods when reports showed poor egg producton. At the close of the club year the West Hartford club had made a profit of & 92 hen, while the Goshen club did even better, with a profit cf S4 a bird. Thus each club surpassed it's goal by wide margin
 Inspired by this success, the three Goshen boys have gone to college, taking their hens with them. The birds. all of which were raised last summer by club members, have been true to their trust. laying eggs more prized than the golden variety laid by the legendary goose.