Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-03-29


work and then having these twenty
people go home to do their work
and TO show their friends and neigh
bors how it is done. Extension work
in Winneshiek county is growing
very RAPIDLY and once the people OF
the county get real understanding
of the meaning of this work it will
grow more rapidly.
Is Your Soil Acid?
The time of year for seeding clover
is At hand. Many have been dis
appointed in not being able to secure
as good a stand and so heavy
growth of clover as they used to in
mast years. 1t is probable that the
trouble lies in the acidity of your
soil. We have just finished testing
soils from two farms in jackson
township. All samples were very
ac.d. This acidity can be corrected
bv the application of ground lime
stone and the amount to be applied
per acre can be determined by the
.ruog test.
The county agent viii be more than
Glad to make a test of any samples
Of soil which are brought to the
office. In taking a sample, scrape
off the top half inch of soil, then
cut a thin slice about four inches
deem. A small handful is sufficient
for making the test. Small tobacco
cans make fine containers TO bring
your samples in.
With the abundance of limestone
in Winneshiek county it seems
shame that much of our soil must
remain acid. A comparatively own
ed crusher could be operated IN
many of our communities so as to
make crushed lime stone for the
correcting of soil acidity available
at q very small cost. Don't forget
TO bring in your samples if you care
70 have them tested for acidity.
Farm Bureau Blue Sky Committee
Sounds Warning
Tn. Farm Bureau of Iowa main
tain committees to investigate var
ious schemes devised by swindlers to
extract money from its members In
seemingly legitimate ways. The lat
est one which has attempted to OPP
crate in Iowa is a so-called land
company, which asks farmers to list
their farms for sale under contracts
which are decidedly one sided al
fairs. After entering into the sale
contract the company provides a
second contract which purports to be
an agreement to have the farm ap-
praised in case it is not sound un-
der the terms of the first contract.
We will not go into the details OF
the contract, but suffice it to say
that il is SO worded that there Is
| nothing to prohibit the Land Com
pany from buying the farm at the
appraised valuation, which is otten
much below it's real value and col
lec+ the 10 commission. We dc
not know of any such contracts De
ing offered in Winnesh.ek county
but advise you to beware of an!
strangers who offer to enter into
. contract to sell your land for you.
Club Work
: Club members of today are com
, munity leaders of tomorrow. Tn
: club work with boys and girls TN
: wear will be conducted on the stanc
d ard club basis. This calls for at lea'
IS five club members in a township
70 community so that they may NEE
II together to discuss their club pr
= blems and to show their animals.
,e more detailed outline was given
w the last Farm Bureau Exchange. v
r hope boys and girls interested
1g club work will get busy and send
or the name of five boys or girls W
will form their club.
Poultry Clubs
I There ought to be considerable
terest in poultry clubs this year a
| this is a club which many farm gl
| should be interested in. We ma
| offers from reliable firms to furn,
| settings of purebred eggs to cl
| members at half price. Girls
| boys interested in securing some
| these eggs should talk it over W
| their friends and neighbors so
| to form a club Of five membf
| Send their names and addresses
| the kind of eggs wanted to
| County Agent and arrangements
be made to complete the formation
Poultry Club.
Don't forget the rat eradlca'
Campaign is on. Help clean up
rats.
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