Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-10-15
FARM DEPARTMENT.
Conducted BY the Farm Burea

ANN LEX An MENI.
| Conducted by the Farm Bureau.
A live tractor blowing contest was
held 1T RolIie Blacks farm near Lime
Springs under the supervision of the
farm bureau last Friday. Among the
tractors entered were the t'ordson.
Moline. Hart Psrr and Twin City. A
large crowd was present and took great
delight in seeing ten burrows plowed
across the field 1T one time. On econ.
omy Of fuel Fordsou took first; Twin
Ciry second; Moline third; Hart psrr
fourth.
On quality Of blowing Twin City took
first; tart Psrr second; Mol ne third !;
Fordson fourth. On number of acres
pillow 60 in two hours Twin City took
frs, with 2 "a acres; Frrdson second;
Hat Parr third; Moline fourth.
A new variety of sorghum which was
secured through the farm
bureau ~ Will Connolly snd
grown on his farm north of Cresco was
given ger: good results this year that
hss proven to be very high in sugar
content and experts declare it tho fin-
eat the, have seen. Mr.. Connolly 10 a.
90 irving out y new hearty winter
wheat which IL said to nave given very
good yields at the state experiment
station during the past seAson
Iowa has oil of it, Federal Aid money
absolutely cinched, says the Iowa High.
way commission.
Statements, no matter from what
souzce they come, that Iowa is liable
to lose $l5, 000. 900 or even $500 feder-
d aid money, are absolutely inbound
3D. is the word from the commission.
Nobody has been asleep at the switch
and no money is going to be lost. In
fact Iowa stands 100000 ahead Of
the game. ready to grab the first por-
ton of any new Federal Aid Money,
congress may see fit to hand out
There has been very little change
in the wool market during the past
month. Secretary Warner, Of the Iowa
Wool Growers Association reports
that some eastern manufacturers
have started buying their wool sup
ply while others are still holding
back, The final price of wool is Ii
able to be anywhere FROM 10 to 60c
per pound. 1t is reported that the
American Farm Bureau Federation
is endeavoring to get an outlet for
some of our wool into Germany and
Austria thereby assuring a better
market.
Iowa farmers are getting the bene-
fit Of an expert attorney who has
been hired by the farm bureau to ex.
anime the proposed revision of the
Codes4e Iowa including two hundred
and flfty-three new bills submitted
by the Code Commission
Farmers in the vicinity of Lime
Springs met at the Gem Theater
building Tuesday evening and organ
lied livestock shipping association
The meeting was called by the officers
Of the Farm Bureau in response to
numerous requests from farmers and
others
Miles Culver Of St. Ansgar, a mar
keting specialist from the extension
department Of the Iowa State College
! was the principal speaker Of the ev.
ening. Mr.. Culver briefly went thru
the history Of cooperative societies
and showed how the idea had spread
from Europe to this country. He
pointed ont that . true cooperative
society takes into consideration The
man who furnishes the business q,
we'll - the man who furnishes thu
capital and that both are entitled
to the profits. After Mr.. Culver fni.
shed his talk il WA vot.A noanirnovs