Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-07-08

y SlSantlc move to raise the entire
lorty-two miles of levee in Des Moines
ana Louisa county was instigated
when the joint levee boards contract
ed with Engineer Harmon, to under
take the task of drawing up plans
ana supervision of the work. The
JOB calls for an investment of APP
proXimately 100000, and would place
lhe ieyee, not only three feet higher,
Dut three feet above the high water
mark if recommendation to the Mis-
slssippi river commission are carried
| out.
Crop conditions In Iowa are encour-
aging according to the latest reports.
he present indications are that the
Yields per acre will be up to normal,
the condition of all crops having i'm
proved materially since June /. No
dehnlte figures are available as yet
on the corn acreage. The acreage in
corn Is undoubtedly larger than the
farmers had contemplated earlier in
the season. The weather was UNI
favorable for the seeding of oats and
farmers were forced to plant to corn
considerable acreage they had in
tended for oats. Hence the corn
acreage is not short as much as early
reports indicated
The biggest poultry culling school
ever held in the United States lust
closed at Iowa State college at Ames
after intensive study of the latest
theories and practices in the selection.
culllng and management of poultry
Approximately $50 county agents
county demonstration agents and
others interested were enrolled for
the school, A part of the attendance
was made up of a corps of men who
We're getting special training in pre-
pafatlon for poultry culling cam
patgn which will be staged in some
forty counties of the state. Besides
those enrolled for the full course.
scores OF farmers and farm women
went to Ames for part of the work.
The population of Des Moines is
l2o,46S. This is an increase of 1874
per cent over the citys population
when the federal census was taken
ten years ago. Des Moines was Gre
dlted by that count with S6,36S souls.
rms is an unusually high percentage
OF growth for cities in Des Moines'
class. The 1910 census placed Des
MONIES the siNty-second city in the
United States in population. While
census announcements are far from
complete, Des Moines 1920 showing is
certain to advance its comparative
rank several notches 1t would not
be surprising if, when the figures for
all cities are announced, that Des
Molnes is in tiftieth place or better
Nevada, with justice, lays clam to
being one of the foremost stock and
gram shipping points in lowe Last
year 400 cars of livestock were ship
ped from that point and 425 cars of
grain. In addition, Nevada LAYS
claim to being one of the largest
horse markets in the state of Iowa.
There are at least 90 car loads ship
ped annually. local buyers doing
good business in those animals For
radius of about five miles Nevada
claims trading territory, and while
perhaps it does not extend that 1fr
west, in an easterly direction the aver
age is made up. There are virtually
90 business houses with almost every
line of mercantile effort represented
Iowa land values show no decline.
but rather vigorous upward tend
ency. Near Sheldon, in O'Brien coun-
ty, land sold recently for $1,000 per
acre, that during the boom last sum
mer was bought for $500 an acre, an
advance of $3.50 an acre in less than
year OF course that is an ex-
ception case, but here is fair illus.
tration of conditions all over the
state: Twenty-Five Cass county farms
have changed hands since March /,
at an average price of $311 an acre,
an estimated increase of SIS per acre
over prevailing prices last year. The
aggregate acreage is 5000 and the to-
tai consideration is S1,500O00 The
prices range from $3.50 to 1920 per
acre.
Although there is now no possibil-
ity of the interstate commerce COM
mission granting Iowa shippers pre-.
ferential order supplying the state
with freight cars, the bankers com
mittee. just returned from Washing
ton, believes that a solution has been
found which will alleviate the short
age to a considerable extent Upon
the advice of the commission. Charles
Webster. railroad commissioner, will
establish an office in Chicago and
will remain there Indefinitely Or
ders for cars from local shippers will
be sent not only to the local agents
as usual, but to Mr.. Webster as we'll
The latter will then take them to the
various railroad heads and will en-
deavor to secure cars direct from Chi
cago
The web worm is affecting orchards