Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10
FARM BUREAU
NEWS OF INTEREST
Poultry Culling Demonstrations Win
BE Held Starting Aug. 10
Good Schedule Out.
CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES
FOR WINNESHIEK
Winneshiek County's Dairy Cows
Bringing in Large Returns
And Make Bank De-
posits Grow.

The County Agent has been con-
Quoting number of poultry culline
demonstrations throughout the coun-
ty. A report from the culling de-
monstration at the farm of John
Helms in Bloomfield township has
just come to the Office, where a
flock of 12S hens were handled; GO
of these birds were culled out, leav-
ing 60 on the farm. The average
egg production of the 12S birds be-
fore culling was from 2S +, 80 eggs
per day. Since the culling, the 65
remaining hens have averaged
80 eggs daily. The 63 txls sold
brought about S45 in cash and a
bushel of grain has been saved each
week. Mr.. Helms is very enthusiast
tic over the work done.
The following schedule for poultry
culling in Winneshiek County for the
week following August 18th is as
follows:
Monday, August 18th, Jackson
township, $50 a. M, John A. Bouska,
section 8. 1870 p. m. J. L. Goddard,
section 10.
Tuesday, August 10th, Hesper
township, s:15 a. m. Nick Richert,
section 80. 10:45 a. m. Don Easton,
section 10. 2 p. m. P. T. Ramlo,
section 80.
Wednesday, August 18th, Fremont
township, $50 a. m. D. w. Easier,
section %. 200 p. m. John DAILY,
section s.
Thursday, August 18th, Springfield
township, places viii be announced
later.
Friday, August 10Th, Frankville
township, 900 a. m. j. C. Gaffney,
section 10, Afternoon meeting will be
announced later.
Dairy Cows and Bank Deposits
Winneshiek county is to be con-
graduated on the fact that it con-
tains so large a number of dairy
cows and for this reason the fin
ances Of the county are in much
better shape than is the rule over
the state. Every country town
banker is a particular friend OF
plairying, for when his customers
prosper, he will prosper also. A
census was recently taken by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
showing the bank deposits per cap
tia on farms where dairying was one
of the principal industries and where
one cash crop system was follow
ed. The average deposits per capita
from the dairy districts ran from
S907.33 up as high as s3,906.27. The
average deposits per capita in the
sections where a one cash crop sy-
stem was followed ran from S541.4f
up to $754.30. In other words, the
average per capita deposits for dairy
towns was $1.28S.7S, while the one
cash crop deposit averaged only
S478.09.
Give Pigs Fill of Corn-Even or
Alfalfa Corn Ration Should
Not be Limited.
That the corn ration of weaving
pigs on alfalfa pasture should not
be limited is indicated by the result.
secured in experiments conducted by
the animal husbandry section of the
Iowa agricultural experiment station
Six lots of pigs were taken short
ly after weaving time. They weigh
ed in the neighborhood Of So pound.
each and were fed until they weigh
ed 225 pounds. One group was fec
in a dry lot as check. The othel
groups, were fed different amount.
of corn and tankage and were allow
ed to run on alfalfa. Only one o.
these five groups was settled "fre,
choice" style on both tankage anC
corn.
The "free choice group required
less corn and tankage per 100 pound
of grain and required smaller mum
Der of days to reach 225 pounds thar
did the other groups. The more tn
corn ration was limited on alfalfa TN
more tankage was required for To-
pounds of gain. With corn at 5
to go cents a bushel and tankage a
$50 a ton, tankage is about tire
times as expensive as corn.
Certified Seed Potatoes For Winnie
shiek County.
Plans are under way for the ship
ment of small trainload of certife
seed potatoes from the Red Rive
Valley to Iowa to be used in mex
years planting. 1t has been de
monstrated that northern grown Gel
| titled seed will produce a good GRO
of potatoes where home grown see
| fails. We ought to be able to use
carload of certified seed potatoes i
Winneshiek county next year. |
interested, do not fail to let you
lCounty Agent know about it at once