MONDAY, JWL llf. MARCH let li ff iSffi CI 4, rV 1 1 1 QS fey Wk 24,1919. Farm News Department Conducted by County Agent Chris Christensen and Home Demonstration Agent, Miss Katie Lucile McRobert. If you think the home garden rtoesn'f puy, just try going to market with less 'than 95 in your pocket. In setting out raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, anrt strawberries, young plants wbicli grew the preceding season ore generally used, except when they are planted in the untiunn.
In that case plants of the current season's growth are used. The ideal home orchard should contain several kinds of fruit, represented in many cases by a considerable number of varieties ripening one after another over a long period. yields, good shipping quality, and at tractiveness in appearance all may te made secondary to high dessert qual ity or special excellence for purposes. In selecting varieties of fruit for home planting, the planter should avail himself of suggestions of experienced fruit growers in his community, the county agent, the experiment station or extension division of the college of agriculture of his state, or the United States department of agriculture. Hampshire Hogs Sell Well.
The Hampshire hog sale at the Sioux City stock yards sale pavillion last week held by the AVickfleld fawns, of Cantril, Iowa, was quite a success, the regular catalogue list averaging $220 per head, and one. animal ifl the sale, sold to E. J. Fairfax, S. brought $510.
The'sale was largely attended, con sidering the fact that this Was the first hog sale ever held in Sioux City. The offering was well distributed, going, to five different states, and the general public. Bull Sells for $50,000. 1' What was declared to be a world 'record price of $30,000 for a pure bred Hereford bull wqs paid by Ferguson brothers, of Canby, for "Rich ard Fairfax," a 5-year-old registered animal. The hest previous American price was $31,000 for "Ardmore," sold by W.
L. l'ost to both of Kansas City, Mo. "Richard Fairfax" was raised by Warren T. MeCray. of Kentland, Ind.
He was firc last November and it is lielie.ved he is the best Hereford bull in the World. His weight is bplwcen 2,400 and 2,500 Planting Fruits in North. the north apd wherever the winter conditions are severe on plant life, either from lrtw temperatures, driving winds, or other causes, fruits are usually planted in the spring as early us the soil can le put in suitable con ditlon. It is Important that they he set out wliile the plants are dormant find before the, buds have started." 1 I Partial Shade For Berries. Currants and gooseberries commonly do better, especially in the southern limits of their range, if grown where there is partial shade.
This sometimes can be provided by planting them between fruit trees. Raspberries and blackberries are sometimes planted between trees, but the practice is not advisable unless the soil is naturally moist and fertile. Buy Seed Near Home. More than 100,000 of seed corn and other seed grain is listed in the seed directory recently published the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers' association. The list is arranged by countries so that it can easily be found out what seed grain' is beiug offered by men of a certain county.
Seed lought near home and direct from the grower is safer and cheaper. For a copy of the seed di rectory, write to J. Buchanan, agricultural experiment station, Ames, Tighter Quarantine Against Diseases. It is imperative that quarantine regulations related to the importation of live stock into the United States be more rigidly enforced than ever before, say officials of the United States de partment of agriculture. Two infecti ous and contagious diseases of the horse ulcerative and epizootic forms of lymphangitis, are prevalent among the horses and in the war-trodden soils of Europe.
The ehances are that thousands of war horses are extensively infected with the causative agents of these diseases hence the need for speeial precautious. ft Wool Consumption Drops. Manufacturers used only 38,200,000 jiounds of wool, grease equivalent, in January, a drop of 20,1100,000 pounds from the consumption in January last year. Wool consumed by classes, in pounds, as given by the bureau of markets. department of agriculture, for January of both years, with 1918 figures first, jsyere: Grease, i' scoured, 10.447,387— 5,281,878 aii3 pulled, 1,191,046.
States, in order of their consumption for January of this year with their order for January, 1918, indicated by numbers in parentheses, were: Mas sachusetts (1), Rhode Island (3), Pennsylvania (2), Xew Jersey (4). New York (5), New Hampshire (9), Connecticut (0), Ohio (7), aild Maine (8). Food Saving Lesson Remains. The of the clean plate" was preached so thoroughly during the war that youngsters in the United States still have a guilty conscience if they waste food. The home demonstration agents sent out by the United States department of agriculture and the state college emphasized in their talks last year the need of conserving food.
In Washington Parish, a little girl recently took more foOd on her plate than she could eaf. Valiantly she sti'ove for clean plate, in accordance with the teachings of the demonstration agent in that parish, but in the end failed. Thereupon she folded lier hands, closed eyes, and said, "Oh Lord, please don't let Hoover or Miss Wolff hear of this. I want to go to heaven if I've got to go any Extension Men Boost Sheep Raising.The 25 sheep extension men of tiie United States department of agriculture, now working: in cooperative demonstration projects with state extension forces will be under the supervision of G. H.
Bedell, who was formerly county agent of Greene County, Pa. The purpose of this organization is to interest farmers in raising more and better sheep, to sell their wool slips, cooperatively, and to unite them in their light against sheep-killing dogs. Weather for the Rain is probable the first of the week. Generally fair thereafter. Temperature near or almvo uornmL Buys Hathway Home.
Howard Baxter has purchased the residence property at 820 Water street, owned by G. D. Hathway. Consideration $4,500. Mr.
Baxter and.sister, Miss Florence, expect to make this modern residence their permanent home. The E. P. Scriven family, the present will give possession the 1st of April. Mrs.
Cozette Marvick of Jewell vis ited in this city last evening enroute liome from Williams where she spent Sunday with Mrs. Vere Loper. VvA' Real Hans Houickson and wf to John in sw nw 34-S7-2 $1,500. Bertha II. Fardtil and hush to Hans Fl.vgstad—lot 7 blk 5 Add Jewell Emma M.
M. Homan to Forest F. 27 ft lot 1 blk .82, V. blk .82 W. Ray T.
Johnson of Williams wns visitor in this city last evening. Blairsburg Matters Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Trotter of Des Moines are visiting at the Trotter home. Ira Schroedcr taught Miss Lindquist's room Monday, as the latter had not yet returned from her visit at her home.
Lloyd Ballon tine, who has been visiting his brothers in Montgomery, returned home Saturday. W. W. Matthews is serving on the jury in Webster City. Miss Elizabeth Hoffman of Webster City recently visited here.
Mrs. F. M. Talcott and daughter Margaret visited in Webster City the last of the week. Mrs.
Eva Sewell of Winner, S. is visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. C. C. Cooper.
Misses Florence and Vesta Lynch were Webster City visitors Saturday. George Castner, who is attending college, in Ames, is home for a week's vacation. Williaril Sayre of Iowa Falls spent the week end here with his parents. News was received here that Mr. and Mfs.
Roy Martin of Woolstock are the parents of an eight pound baby girl, I torn March 14. Miss Jessie Kimble of Jewell visited at the Clias. Jenkins home the last of the week. Ora and Opal Trent are suffering with an attack of measles. The high school basket ball team played a gtime with Williams Friday evening.
The. score was 44 to 15 iu favor of Williams. Mrs. C. M.
Powers and daughters, Agnes and Marjorie, were Webster City visitors Saturday. Ira Schroeder. Mrs. Wilkinson and children and Mrs. Eldoti llish and children were visitors iu Webster City Saturday.
L. B. King of Omaha, who recently had the. "flu" at the home of his sistet. Mrs.
Chas. Jenkins, had pneumonia after he returned home, but is now recovering. Randall Wairath is helping in C. A. Wilkinson's store after school hours.
Mrs. Harvey McNee and son Emery were visitors at the home of the for- AT' nier's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Miller, of Webster City, the first of the week. The ladies aid society met with Mrs Inger Todmen Thursday afternoon C. M. Powers a business visitor in Omaha this week. Little Lola Lynch is still seriously sick with an attack of heart trouble following pneumonia.
Misses May and Irejie Scott were Webster City callers Saturday. March 22. Homer News. The Somerset club met Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs.
John Bell. Mrs. John Barr, who has been ill for some time, isjbut slightly improved at this writing. Mrs. C.
C. Juhl is enjoying a visit from her mother, Anderson, of Centerville, S. D. Stanley, Lester and Esther Vegors, Leon Johnson, tyarie Guthrie and Thel ma Shelton, who attend school in Webster City, were home for over Sunday. Esthelle- Boynton has been having the.
influenza at the home of her uncle, J. L. Peterson, in Webster City. The Homer W. C.
T. U. will meet Friday afternoon at the R. G. Pierce home.
Mrs. Harold Elliott was recently operated on at Mercy hospital for appendicitis. She is getting along nice ly- Mrs. Andrew Leksell is spending this week at the home of parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Elliott. Mr. and Mrs. A.
M. Johnson were recently called to Humboldt by the death of Mr. Johnson's niece. There was a surprise on Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. Johnson Saturday night, March 15, by neighbors and friends. A good time is reported. Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson have moved to Webster City. We understand the Baptist people are soon to have regular preaching, which we are all glad to hear. Will Johnson was recent business caller in'LehighA March 22. Williams Paragraphs.
Mrs. Frank Milsap has had a sick spell the last, few days and her daughter, Miss Maude, was sent for from Cedar Falls where she is taking a course at the Teachers' college. Peter Rolling went to Jewell Thursday to stay brer until after the funeral of his father. Chris Evans is at the hospital in Hampton for intestinal trouble. Mrs.
Frank Doyle returned Wednesday from Waterloo where she had been caring for Mrs. Jas. McCue, who has been quite ill with what the doctors think is gall bladder trouble. Clem Ricke took a carload of porkers to Chicago a few days ago and got neat sum of $19.50 per cwt. for them.
The SUite Bank held its annual meetiug last Tuesday afternoon and the bank was reported to he in a flourishing condition. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Jameson Vere county seat visitors Thursday.
Rtia Carr, C. M. Kciser and Mrs. Mills were east bound passengers Thursday evening. Mi's.
Todmen of Blairsburg came Friday for over Sunday visit at the Ross Olsen home. Mr. Olsen is one of the new school cllirectors from whdm the community Is expecting good service. Mrs. Thos.
McCartney was a county seat visitor Friday. Clifford Wilkinson was here from Blairsburg Friday. He attended the meeting and "big feed" given by Alamo Masonic lodge Friday evening. The local organization is taking in a lot of new members and are meeting frequently. The deputy grand master of Webster City was here for the meeting.
Everyone is "strong" for the fine dinner served at the Hughes cafe which surpassed anything they had had for a long time. Jake Vey has gone into the business of auto painting and is turning out some excellent work in that line. Clifford Walker's Jackson, with its new paint and monogram, is enough to make the natives stare and Pat Crilly's car has been made over by Jake's magic brush. Joe Sallee went to Washington, D. from here Thursday to get his discharge from the army.
Mrs. Mills and Miss Jane Record were Iowa Falls visitors Thursday between trains. Mrs. P. Rolling just received a message from Ceylon, telling of the death of her little 15 year old niece, Marie Larson, of heart trouble.
The child would have been brought back to Jewell for burial bad not the mother been too ill to stand the trip, and so Marie will be buried in Ceylon. Wm. Hartman, an uncle of Dr. W. P.
Bossenberger, passed away at Tonica, Illinois, a few days ago at the age of 80. The Tonica News, in telling of the funeral, said it was one of the.largest of the year, in spite of the Met that the roads were in terrible shape. Mr. Hartmap was one of the pioneers in that part of the country. Mrs.
Edw. Sweeney is working part time in the State Bank, doing Miss Dunbar's work until other help can be secured. Among the Williams visitors to the county seat Saturday were Mrs. Bratnober and daughter Marion, Mrs. 4 1 mm vid O'Neill and Roberta and Gerald, Mrs.
J. Ricke and Eunice, Lila and little Nellie Vem Carutli, Judith Hankum and Mrs. Jens Jensen. Romance is a sharper in' of her claws and gettin' ready to rend the heart of one of our most prominent men. Of this more anon! Mr.
and Mrs. (Claire D. Ted row were here from Estherville for an over Sunday visit at the liome of the former's mother. Claire was born and grew the Main street liome that has just passed into other hands and his mother wanted him to be home once more before she dismantled the home for the sale. Geo.
Talcott is out of town looking at some real estate that has been 0 1 Wife M'- "-I W.V 1 fered in part payment of the store. The store has not yet been sold, but negotiations are under way. Harry Butler.has liad an offer to go Oil the road as brakeman between Fort Dodge and Omuha, and, if he accepts, it will take that young family away from town in the near future. 0y The Jewell" correspondent waxes facetious over the term suffragist, but we think that the Iowa legislature (as well as the Iowa governor) have almost done enough in these few opening weeks to disgrace them when a more progressive generation comes to look over their record. The fact that the women of this state were deprived of even primary suffrage by a cheap political trick ought to make every worth v- you have always found here.
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