The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-09
BLUE GRASS KILLS
ALFALFA

Bluegrass is one OF the worst enc
| mics of the alfalfa field and should be
| kept out OF the legume, say farm crops
experts at Iowa State college.
Addition of lime. to an alfalfa field al
so aids the bluegrass and unless it is
checked the alfalfa will be killed out in
a few years.
10 rid the field of the grass disc is
desirable. This will tear up the shall.
low rooted bluegrass and leave the al
.. falfa. Cultivation should take place
soon after the first cutting has taken
place or when the second crop is re-
moved.
One objection to the disc is that. ii
will split the crown of the alfalfa and
allow bacteria to work. However, any
other tool as spring tooth harrow Is
not strong enough to do the, work.
With proper cultivation, an alfalfa
field will last several years longer than
|it would with the bluegrass in it.
In 1919: Iowa had 1904 acres of all
falfa. This averaged 2.S tons per acre
while If cultivation at a slight cost
33 tons per acre would have been the
result At S23 per ton this would have
been an increased value of $1,575.00 to
the Iowa farmer.
I'M
h, e. A. Stegemann is now connectec
with the Brockelsby garage at Manila
having rented his farm to Ed. Wiesea
a brother of r. c. The farm is in sec,
ton 81 Washington, and like the Other
Stegemann farm to the east, is one of
the best in the township. r. g.. Wiese
has a different idea as to hogs, and I'M
like his brother he keeps Poland China,
and also some mixed ones. The founl
dation Of the Poland China herd. came
from the Earnest Poleske herd; also
from the Henry Hast herd. In all there
are "a brood soWs, all good ones. On
the farm were SO head of cattle, and a
good bull had the run Of the herd!
planted and there are 80 acres in small
grain. Mr.. Wiese and A. r. Stegemann
were overhauling Mr.. Wiese's Buick cal
last Thursday. This was q seven pas,
senger. car, and had been run 10000.
miles with something like $3.50 expense
for repairs aside from the two rear
Tires. These two tires had been re-.
placed. The original front tires We're
still in use.
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DR.. II. w. Farmer and Alfred JefIsen.
made drive to Ames Monday night,
taking with them the bodies of three
shoats that had died. The Jensen broth
ers, Alfred and Chris, who are farming
the Johnston half section in Blaine.
township this season, have lost a large
number of shoats during the past four
days, and despite the hest of veterinary
skill the cause Of their death has, been5
a. mystery. as no symptoms ofachoIera5
has shown itself The boys had over;
two hundred head of thrifty pigs last
week and Friday they noticed that sew
eral were netting strangely and sSaturs
day found twenty or more dead and
they have, lost from ten to fifteen each
DAY Since symptoms Of poisoning are.
apparent. but there has been no tpoisoIi
That they could possibly get to- Dn the!
place. 1t is thought that they may:
have found some week that it causing,
death.in thei hertl.A 1tlaf Grove aReeord.
46 I'll, 4,
| Here's new one for nature fakirsS
A Cass county farmer, has on his farm
two pairs of twin mule. colts and both:
pairs are very much alive. The farm
err is Glen Wilson. Three mares own.
ed on the farm are the mothers of fiYs,
mules. Farmers and horsemen declare
they know of no other instance where
such a thing has occurred. They say
the. remarkable thing about it is the
fact that all five mules are living, 1t is
very seldom that both of a pair of twin
colts live it is said, AgtlsM n