Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-07

One hundred and two wool growers
OF Madison county shipped $4,000
pounds of wool the past season
through the Iowa Wool Growers as
ISOLATION.
There was not a foot OF railroad
track in the entire state In 1886. Now
It is the proud boast that there Is no
region in Iowa more than nine miles
distant from railroad right OF way.
Hog cholera has been found In
herds in Buchanan and Black Hawk
counties near Jesup, and DR.. Munger.
Cedar Rapids, has been sent there to
prevent its spread. Two herds af-
dicted have been disposed Of.
farmers interested in tractors were
given an intensive short course In
tractor work at the McNabb garage
in Carroll recently by Prof. John
Glass Of Iowa State College. The at
tendance was about 200. Lectures
and demonstrations were given.
Owing to unsatisfactory marketing
conditions at Oakland, East Pottawat-
TAME county, cooperative market
ing association has been formed with
a total of 1865 share holders, and stock
subscriptions totalling $4,000. The
new company Is well established and
doing good business.
Several hundred one-room schools
in the state have filed applications
asking that their schools be given .
standard. rating. p. E. McClenahan,
state superintendent OF public instruc-
ton, is DESTROYS OF having every one
room school in the state listed as a
standard school. Such schools will
be permitted to attach sign above
the entrance reading, Standard
School No. --."
= Davis county had one OF the largest
corn clubs In Iowa the past season,
twenty-five members being enrolled
under the care OF County Agent v. G.
Warner. Hail during the summer
damaged a great amount OF the corn
acreage which caused some OF the
members to drop their work. but
many OF them raised as high as 90
and IS bushels to the acre. This
was all produced ON bottom lands
along the small streams OF the coun-
try.
The. farmers OF Clay county who
Joined the farm bureau donated per.
haps greater sum to the state fed
GRAFTON than any other county In
Iowa. This sum amounted to $6.829.
Practically every farmer gave $500
when he joined the county organiza-
t,or,.o Over s5 per cent of all farmers
in Clay county are farm bureau mem
bers. County Agent c. w. Martin
says there is not township IN the
county where there are over six men
who are not members of the organi-
cation.
The spirit OF cooperation among
Hancock county farmers is decidedly
strong. With four shipping associa-
lions organized and several more be-
ing organized, there is every reason
to suppose that the idea Is proving
popular. The four associations or
ganized are at Klemme, Britt, Garner
and Kanawha. All are doing a good
business and increasing in member
ship daily. Frequent meetings are
held and from SO to 125 farmers are
always in attendance.
According to DON E. Fish. county
agent of Henry county, there has
been a decline of fully 11.3 percent
in the number Of horses and colts In
that county the past year. In 1917
Henry county had 1852 head OF
horses and colts and in 1918. 12,OsS.
Prof. Kildee of Iowa State College
and Wayne Dinsmore OF the Pereher-
on Society of America, were In the
county and talked with the breeders
regarding the situation. Careful In
quiry brought out the fact that there
was only about one foal for every
four farms in the county. What is
true OF Henry county is true OF prac.
tically every county in the state, ex-
cept where special attention has been
given to breeding.