Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-21
POTATO EXPERT
|. HERE TOMORROW
State Department Has Been Putting
on Series of Potato Demon
strations Over State.
DEMONSTRATION ON
PHILIP BAKKE FARM
Landscape Architect viii be in
Winneshiek County Sept.
29th and 30th.

ZSth ana oUtn.
The State Department has been
putting on a series of potato de-
monstrations over the state of Iowa
this year, practically every county
in the state having such a demon
stration. Prof. H. o. Holsinger is
scheduled to arrive in Winneshiek
county at 500 p. m. and depart for
Waukon at 500. We have arrang-
ed a potato demonstration on the
farm of Philip Bake on the Wau-
kon road, four miles from Decorah.
1t is the intention of this demon
stration to bring out the value OF
using certified seed potatoes in pre-
ference to using seed that has been
grown at home for several years.
Last year a seed potato demonstra-
ton was held in Keokuk county and
at the last meeting of the Farm
Bureau Board, County Agent Allen
told his directors that the entire
cost Of maintaining the Farm Bur
eau for 1921 was less than the
value of the increased and better
crop of potatoes secured through
the use of the Bureaus members
of one carload of certified Ohio and
Cobblers distributed last spring and
that in spite of the fact that the
home seed of the 1920 crop was
better than usual We want to urge
all who can possibly do so to at
tend this demonstration at AGO
o'clock ! p. m, September 23d at
Philip Bakke's.
Landscape Architect September
2eth and 30th.
AS announced in last weeks pa
per Mr.. Cornell will be with US to
give any help in landscape archi-
tectural work that is called for. The
following schedule has been arrang-
ed for September 29th:
o. C. Fans at 1000 a. m.
Orlando Bake at 1:30 p. m.
NJ. L. Hertges at 4:30 p. m.
Friday, September Both;
Thos. Haugen, Springfield twp. at
1000 a. m.
H. o. Nygaard at 200 p. M.
Soil Erosion Demonstrations,
October 11th and 18th.
Soil erosion is one of the biggest
problems that the farmers of Winnie
shiek county have. Many of our
old residents will remember when
they used to farm over what is now
deep gullies and gulches without
difficulty. 1t is the purpose of these
demonstrations to show practical
methods of stopping these washes
and to fill up bitches that have al
ready been made.
A demonstration has been ar.
ranged on the farm of John Burre.
son in Hesper township, October 11tf
and a place in Decorah township
will be arranged by H. c. Gross
director of Decorah township. A
w. Oxley, director of Bloomfield
township will arrange for demon
stration in his township on October
18th and we would be glad to ar
range for one other demonstration
in some other township where th'
work is needed. If you want thi
demonstration, let the County Agen
know at once.
State To Aid Persons Who Have Re
duced Earning Capacity Due to
Natural Physical Disease
or Accident.
At the last session of the low
: Legislature, provisions were mad
: whereby any person whose earnin
! capacity has been reduced due t
D physical defect, disease, or acciden
r might receive the assistance of tn
4 State Board for vocational educa
: ton. The County Agent has bee
E asked to assist in locating those VIII
I desire training that will enable tn
person to regain lost earning powel
IIf you know of anyone who come
in this class, you will be doing theI
n a great service if you will get
t touch with the County Agent VIII
: will take the matter up with tn
q proper authorities.
e Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterlo
September 26th to October End.
We wish to call attention to II
N Dairy Cattle Congress and Int
4 National Belgian Horse Show whi'
y win be held in Waterloo next week
This show is educational and j