Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • Page 8

evening THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER august 1923 HAT the farm experts and TV the expert farmers, the i 1 boys and girls clubs and the farm women of the corn belt i i 1 are doing nowadays. FARM AND FIELD IN EASTERN IOWA Hppil I in this section. inrhnr Farmers' Wives Lead Happier Lives LOUISA COUNTY PLANS FOR MORE TOWNSHIPWORK WOMAN MAKE' nnriTAiiAAPAii High school, and in many instances of 2S or no years ago, her daily routine of living is not limited to such, monotonous tasks as the feeding ot chickens, milking cows. churning butter, cooking heavy raeais or taking care-ot ehilclrp and housework in between times True, the cows are still there to be milked, th chicHpns to be fed. the butter to be churned, the meals to lie cooked, but modern inventions have so lightened her burdens that sue has time to broaden her hori- Hed-letter days in her existence usea to mean going to church or weekly trips to the village.

Her wardrobe, summer and winter, gen-eraly consisted of one black silk frock for such state occasions as churcli funerals or christenings. The remainder of her dreises were calico frocks conforming more to comfort than beauty. Her recreations were few beyond the church-going and funerals. As a rule, the farm girl of that day married young after a sketchy course at the country school. Her husband was a farm bov and their property consisted of a cow.

a feather bed. a fat' porker or two and household furniture donated fty the families. Sometimes they went to live-with their parents or set up their household goods in a cottage by themselves on a plot ot the ancestral acres. After a wedding trip to the village they went to work saving money to buy more acres and so on. By SO after she Had given much of her time to children TYPICAL MINNESOTA WHEA FIELD SHOWING HARVESTED "GRAIN.

Reasons for Farmers' Feeling of Discontent large part of the corn crop, are lower than a year ago. The range of hog prices in Chicago in July last year was 57.40 to this year 30 to but it should be considered ip this connection that the number of hogs marketed since the beginning of the present spring and summer seasons has been one-third greater than last year and 60 per cent above tile pre-war suply. The larmers probably are realizing as much money from, the hog crop this year as they did last year. It represents a higher value in corn, hut to the farmer who has raised both corn and hogs the results in the two years may be about the Cattle feeders wiio have closed months Uiae generally made a satisfactory and hard work she was regardedlin her reach and shjt can get books YOUR FARM, NOT OFF OF IT Says Man Who Has Built His Up from a Frog Pond in 23 Years. Bv H.

METCALF. la Aug. in "What has the town or city to offer that 1 don't have'on niv farm," remarked 1. D. McVicker farming cue halt section ol tVnght county 'and, four miles south cast ot Eagle Groe.

"We moied on to this place tv.C'ity-threc jcars age" continued Mr. McV-clter, this farm or a large section of it was notning but a fii-g ptnd. We in-pro-tcd the farm by tiling it and it took ten car loads of tile to bring the ground to its present state. Had Great Faith In Iowa. "When we moved to lewa from one ot the other states in that early day, we thoucbt we had never -een anything so wonderful, so we decided it was good enough for us and here we have camped ever since.

We bought this land -it $23.00 an acre, but I would not take many times that for it. of I have put at least worih cf improvements on the: farm in the last tvonty-threeli Mr. McVicker is a great, believer keeping up the fertility of the land. He keeps rll manure, sows lo clover and plows this under. He lias kept sheep on the land in jears past and lias also fed as many as 4C0 head'ef cattle a year.

His farm is all hog fight -Mr. McVicker was a m-mber ot the rhirty-fifih General Assembly in iov.a and was a and influential member oi tnat body. Raise Seme Ghcap Hoos. The McVicker farm i-j located four miles south'-ast of Eagle ijreve, with 140 a--les in rem, 120 in oats and tin: balance in pasture tnd liav. He raises abcul each year and lias a t'-nsnt on til place who also raises a large number ot begs, having 150 this year.

He raitis--: of clrawber-ries'each ear on ihe place. "I raiscu pigs tiie cheapest last year that I eer in life." -Mr. McVicker. "Mill ieeJs were high ami 1 see couldn't get the gains an; without feeding ertpen: I fed grocu-j oats to lilt feeds. put my p.ss on cats later.

Aent I 1 fed them storage ter in the winter tfined the hogs in the torn field. "I bought a self feed-1 eight 120 pounds when i start-id will! tl.em and after fiic weeki of this method pounds. I made a nice profit on' them." Likes Mubam CROPS, ACREAGE, By GEORGE E. ROBERTS, Vice President, The Naticnal City Bank cf New York. THE crops have been doing and up to date the promise is for an average yield.

Corn, spring wheat and cotton ar; lust now at the critical stage when weather conditions have 'much to i do with the outcome. The vahi" of 1 domestic exports of principal food products from the liniied fetal declined by 5114.291.402 durinn the 12 months ended June "0. TJ2J, as compared with the prvious 12-month period. Exports of wheat the 12 months ended with June, which correspond with the crop years were 1.14.G0O.O0O bushels against 20S.000.000 in the corresponding period preceding. The department of agriculture, Washington.

D. C. on July 9 issued a statement showing the acreage of principal crops this year, aver-i ige yields of same crops in fivo rears 1917-21. yielns in 1-122. yields orecasted for upon basis of! July I.

and farm prices July 1. 1922 and PRINCIPAL the State agricultural school. knows good books, pictures a music and takes time to enj The farm woman of today se her children getting educational advantages enual to their city cousins. Her daughters, are meeting the bright sort ot young men Her sons are having an opportunity tcTehoose an agricultural career of man. Her nustiano nns to enjoy lifewith her.

Milking machines, electric churns, dish washers, sweepers, lights, automobiles, telephones, rural mail delivery, phonographs and other inventions have brought real joy to the farrfl and taken away the monotony of existence. Motor pow er for plows, tractors and so forth coupled with good roads and daily knowledge ot puces, nave greau helped the farmer too. All Comforts of City. A car can be procured, in almost any village to reach the adjoining farms. Where the roaus are not paved, in many cases they have been oiled to settle the dust.

Telephone lines connect farm homes, pianos are in most of them. The majority, have their own electric outfits to Am farm and ehiuew. Cars stand, in the farm yard where the wagon and horses Catalogs from city stores find their way readily lo the farm magazines are as often as she wisnes irom me village library that is a feature of c.verv milt-western towu, no imun how small. She has the vote and, what is more, she is using it. A number of farm women now occupy seats in State legislatures and more ot them are making ready to go.

seat in Congress is not out of their The writer visited a typical mid- Western farm home several miles from a village that was reached by a paved roau, me nome tasteful bungalow, erected accord ing to the wishes ot the farm woman. All sorts of labor saving devices were installed to save her time and energy. There was a tenuis ViourL She was Vice President oi tie village club, Chairman of the Committee on Civics. A rural nurse, thru her efforts, -isited the country school regu-arly. Her wardrobe was full of dainty frocks and her children ere well dressed.

The farm was one that had been handed down for several genera- tions but was being made to pay-more than ever since the head of the house went to the agricultural school and learned to use izers, install -more dairy cows and sheep and trim his orchard. Pirteen years ago. explained wife." we had an average, run down, middle Western farm. John discouraged and so was I. We decided to take stock and avail ourselves of the opportunities that the experiment stations offered.

We interested our neighbors in getting better roads and more intelligent use out of their vote. Wo studied our soil and "decided to a better house and enjoy life before we were too oiu. i ork returns from the other townships set up last week the start is veiy encouraging. Dr. J.

s. Craft, specialist in parasites and diseases of hogs, is in the county for eight township meetings this -week. DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HEAD OF SWINE IN U.S. Numbers of swine in the principal producing counles of tie wortd arc estimated at 227.431.000 head by the United Slate Depart- meat of Agriculture. aim 4-fc.

decrease of ipcrcent v. The Cniled Staffs shows ihc largest increase in production. There were hogs on farms on January 3. Com- stock of corn carried over from the large crop of 1920 and 1921 have been cleared away. Experience has shown that only under excep tionally favorable conditions does this country raise over bushels 'of corn in a season.

It has been done in only four years of our history, three of which were lf-17. 1920 and 1921. Any crop under bushels will be readily absorbed. Tho pig crop must be adjusted to the corn crop, unless other fattening feed equally economical is developed to supple-Political Remedies. When the wheat situation is calmly surveyed it is seen to offer slender basis for, a political cam- pais I can .7 3.4 172.0 17S.6 resolutions or by legislation.

The farmers are quite able to understand the necessity for adjusting their crops to suit the consumptive demand, and to appreciate the folly of depending upon any other demand. Prices consti-tuie the natural and only effective influence for regarding production and directing industry into the activities where it is most neerted-If the government should undertake to pay S1.7-J per bushel for as proposed in the bill introduced in the last congress, the w-heataereaage 'instead being reduced would be increased, exports of wheat from this country would soon cease and the government would have to pile up wheat in its warehouses until everybody saw the folly of the policy. bankable adiantcs tin grai cn thtir own farms. it was felt that pronabiy -r Mv-n np- --AC YZST FROM STRAW NOT PRACTICABLE r'lich hav rnitei States liepartment of agriculture i) I appears (hat lh Cesiruclive distil- i latior. rf straw anil similar material for th production ef as for heal.

I and powr on farms is not1 at the pres-ai Some of the Winners of the Ribhons'Hung Up at Their Fair. Wapello, Aug that tie rush season on the farm i practically over plans are hpm laid lor liaving town- slim meetings in tile various town- monthlv township meetings are urged all of the townships of the county. Regular monthly 1 own-ship meetings arc now being heiu in Jefferson. Port Louisa. Columbus 'City and Union townships.

ft has been found that regular township meetings seem to be the only practical way and means of getting together. Farm Bureau members of, each township for a uiscussion of their problems as a of developing their own community spirit and ability as community to share their own recreation. In each township there i a pro-cram committee which is appoint- is to nrovide a program 10 montn If this program committee is not functioning, then the real ,7. of each township should mane it their duty to bring tirewure l0 bear so that the pro gram committee does tunciion it should Materials are at ail time: ahle at the Farm Bureau to suggestions on development anil materials can also be obtained for tonics as to development of discussions, i Club Winnings At the Fair Club members in Louisa county nave proved their ability to feed, show and fit livestock and are now returning home with their respective) winnings. The baby beef club exhibit and contest, while showing, attracted a good bit of attention during the fair and especially so when the Herefords were being judgeu.

Ibe successful winners of prizes me Hereford Uoby Beef club ara Henrv Bartenhagen. 1st; Ituth Eenr.etl -Jd; Ituth Diller. Bid; Hunt Bennett. 4th: Ruth Bennett, oth; Eiia Bartenhagen Mil. Van Burton S-ivder 7th- Orval Gibhs Sth; Van Eartcn Snvder 9th; Ituth Bennett Harold GibW 11th.

Scott Willcy found that he did not have anv competition in the Angus class so easily ran off with the first three prizes. In' the Shorthorn baby beat club. Josephine Garden won 1st; Haroid Jones 2d; Wa. Weaver Urd- Thos. H.

Newell 4th; John Banks, alh: Vni. Veavr 'Uh: Thcs. H. Newell. 7 th; John Banks Mb.

The showing of the Champion babv beef steer was a close contest with the decision falling to Josephine -Garden. In the Litter club. Harold Dun- can won jsu ko i- Poland China class In the Duroc Liucr class. John Borckway won 1st: Howard Oak 2d Dean l'an can. Cra.

Ernest odcr ot Rnnlied Poland China I inter and exhibit them afc the fair. In the Gilt club. Boy Badbam won 1st; Robert Duncan. 2d; Harold Duncan 3rd: and 4th. in the Poland China class.

In the Duroc Jersey class, the top place was closely contested between John Brockway and Howard Uak. with John Brockway coming ou -ious. Donald Oak won r.rC. John Banks -Mil: Howard Oak Sth: Josephine Garden and 7Ui; Thomas Bauke Sih- Donaid Oak IMh: Chas. Hauit lllh: Dean Duncan 12th.

August and John Haf were the enly boys showing ihc Spotted Poland China, gilt club, with Aug ust coming out -victorious. TheirC i two gilts were, in the opinion of many men. better gilts than v.cre the boys. la the Hampshire bilt ciab. Mas Itobcrlson took 1st and Trilh Kcilh Kebertson in "rd and 4tL rlace.

The Haaips-JUre sills rc I any brecner might he proua So pins are already being laid Jor-anoiher bahy bf-cf club which mil thow n-st year at lh" Colnmln-. Junction fair nad any bny or zirl desirine J-o tnl'-r th- saai" t-hnnlo i Xorw-arfl 13icir at -one 1o the "ann Bureau oflit t-n thai a good all may Sic rians. art- alto jirartnally Ji-11 for lb'- aak-ii -of Tiri-fj-T tahy bec-i-rs t-hot. 1Jie Olninlnii Jnarlinn IhibiUon a1 1b" S1a1f a1 Jioiti'-s. Af- ami? Viji Xhn-f as In- lak'Ti alnac tn Him may ai-tnallj- rtrnr thfir LAW? AT S225.

i 1 39.750.1)00 103.112.000 profit- The same has been true of feeders of sheep and lambs. Dairy products during the storage easnu have brought better prices- 'than last year- Wool is bringing satis- factory prices, and the i otton crop from the present outlook will bring returns surpassed in but few years, This Juriey does not show the farmers situation as a desperate -m-. matter ot fact, the calcu ot year, and the abrogate last year was nearly 52.000. ,000 excess of the year before reality the outlook for diversified farming is more encouraging than at any time since Euorpcan markets were demoralized. The heavy niceting wero ihc state warcbc'isc- ing act.

ihe final reports of the I annual picnic committee t-nd a re- 1 of tli home economics chair- on nr.e wore. A vote uiibn i uuuuluu Mrs. Ginn Has Wonderful Poultry Plant Near Indianola. By H. J.

METCALF' Indianola, Aug. 15 Instances are becoming increasingly common in Iowa where the poultry flock Has saved the day, especially in these days of stress on the farm. There are many cases on record where the poultry Hock and the. oaiiy cow have been the 'mean Of keeping things "moving" uniSP the owner had time to catch up. While this was not exactly the case with Mrs.

Mary Ginn well known poultry raisor in Warren county, yet Mrs. Ginn has made such a success with her flock that 1 give the story here -to show what can be cone by an iutelligent program of feeding and management. From a mSdest beginning some 12 years ago. Mary Ginn, operating a 40-acre poultry farm, just on the edge 0 Indianola, has developed her business to a piaco "i nrnn ShB is doiDB in excess a year. Mrs.

Ginn was not at home when we called at her place recently, but we found her assistant Ole Moen who by the w.y knows a few things about pouitrv which he Itjarned at the Ibis colleee at Amr as a government student and from mm we gathered the facts which constitute this storv. Raiss White Leghorns. Mrs. Ginn believes in White boms of the Tnm and has approximately S00 chicken on ihe place now, not counting the chicks. There are ahont nSn these.

Mrs. Ginn has been on her present place five years, but has Had twelve years' experience in the poultry business. About years ago she was a resirtent Indianola. but decider! tlmt could make money in the nnnirrv business, so moved to a small place near town and, She was so successful that she kept enlarging her plant until today she has one of the most complete plants in the state. With modern buildings, forty acres of land and two 10,000 capacitv Her modern and operated by electricity, turn out 5.500 chicks a week when operated to full capacity.

Has good Buildings. The buildings on the farm i nn. oi layinit nouse 24xfiO, a large numberof brooder houses, a community laying house and feed uppiy nouse 144x24 feet, where the lain fiock is housed. Thin house Is one of the best in ijip rtale. of the semi-monitor tvpe anj capable, of caring for 1,200 hens without crowding.

This house is modern in every wav. with droo ping boards, concealed nests, self feeders, etc Mrs. Ginn believes in the self feeders and feeds a dry layin- mash in them. contrary to practices of some Mrs. Ginn does not believe in the.

use of electricity in ber poultr houses and while she has lh-m wired for lights and has used them in tli" past, she is opposed to it now because she believes trial electricity causes loss of and hatchibility. wiring th heavy laying season he gathers COO or mom os. h.i,- She also buys hundreds of dozens from her neighbors wno have the same strain of noultrv as h.nir Ships Thousands of Clicks Mrs. Ginn shins thousand baby -hicks to evcrr section of iim counlry- As an indication of the business she has built up thru ad- lis; of Jbe United slates in one" week. snc has customers manv ins She ships breeding stock also, sh-j ns to Ili in, I C3y.

her two biS lo.onn capacity so ours extensively. ncr laying houses arc serai-: mender! by Iowa state Collese. naicamr season on Ifep Rinn or.es ant cud. until the lazi u-u ne oay we vjiitod one of thi- big inrnbalors was iin operation with several ihtmsaad in protv-ss of hatching. Tho ir-mbalors are ran fuI3 capacilv until about the mlddlo of Jnn'o ibe demand falls off.

Socio 'nn natching flour- for GOOD APPL-: PROSPECT. Cn-sAon. 3a, Aug. are cood for a finr- orep of fall aTja 1Ms yT Pecili, Ihc tmrH 3laTo br-n, Ihe (TOf'S wr-rr. '-ifl Tvrnyvi jnnv -worms waf.

is Toand, ana thr-r. will mwe suth applet prarticalJy nnsalahle. In Hho 'flislrirtu whrrt- sjrray riacs hiw-f ecD nr5ar.l7ia a-na are oprr-alijtg I'tinnrTc -Titia wi3" for sua 1h- CTrm 3 mmsVf hv n'-lsli'brrrini: JarnwA who are Itirltintile In having Th'T" tirr- no liirgf ordiflTflu hi Tnirrn Tnmty. hut ihc mari.rt in tra- i ihc in the s.lii-j-r- ftrr and nctttllv miiny rarltmas tif the Tmit are fliititifd rit In ttrHcr to np7'ly the local demand li will be seen that as of July i. of the department of agricil-lieaL rye and potatoes were be- i turo based upon the July 1st outer last year's values, while corn, look indicates aggregate crop ial-sts.

barley, flax seed and cotton ur-5 this year of in ex- oh! Oman with the best nf me behind her. Siie was too tired at night to think and 1 gradually-stopped with the years. The farm woman of tc-dav has rebelled. She wants for her children schools as good as those citv children attend; she wants good roads, frocks that are un to date a home in which she will not be ashamed to entertain her citr friends: hooks and time to read them. In short, she seeks relief from the drudgery of farm life and time to enjoy its beauty.

What is more, she is getting her wants before she is a worn out -'old woman" of thirty. If the grandmothers and mothers of of the farm women of today could pay a visit to the nonies in which thy used to live they would hardly recognize them. The average farm woman of today goes to the market over good roads in a car. Seldom does she ride in a buggy. Horses are getting to be as much of a farm curiosity as in the city.

She has learned to drive her car and takes a spin to town whenever she likes, to go shopping, visit a friend or att; meeting! cmco irock. Her dress has Dcen ordered by mail catalog or Purchased in a near-by citv and is tastefuly made. Her hat is not a result of home millinery, but was Her state occasions no "longer si- oi lunerats anrt cliurch-go-She has gone far beyond that intr? club, many cases, is her home. Sb i-nn FARMERS FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS County farmers arc now busy cir dilating petitions to get she re- quired number of herds signed lor At the special meeting 34 out of ls townships were reprcsenlea. j'Oc'or- dentals.

men. vetcrianariaas and business men! iEtTC Present besides a larce nnm-j' oI fanners, or ihoro discus- -5jrn a o1c TO taken which re ter larmers. A.vr inoro awcas- suited in a unanimous action in favor of the work. The first lownship was set up on Tmsilar wrainr. Anr 7.

Vrmr ommit1os of two men each were dod 1o cover the township. A report fr-rrm Alex need, chair- man of 1he Washinirlon lownship rnminitt'-f. indicates that Jhc town- will sign up almost oni- hun- drod porcenl. One oommillr-c siaa- ed on1 of 24 farmers visitd. An- othv oommiltoe sipat-d up 3(t farm- cts vifilvd.

wjuic in ion siny a I iof Mc-Mcker likes Jluuaui clo-wnen tne spirit moves. She at-ver. "1 sowed two bushel ot Hu-j tends weekly meetings of her Tit-bam cloer to lurly or three I crary. or political club and freqnent-rouiuis tu tiie acie last car," ly entertains in her rural home, stated, 1 turoriu no Inn it-It oi clover seed tronv tnis lor which A fvcr-Ki ninnnr hoi. worth from' the 41- aire.

1 aiso i atc iCC" they cieanec "I sewed ten ba: hcis cf Hubam cn SO acrcr. this year, or about 2S to consider the advisabilitv night to 'he acre. taking up-bovine tuberculosis llns before iron wa- out cf eradication under ihe countv area of Ch inks war siven Ediih i h-ar-an wanted Uu pl jrrataur for i.er in ibis available partmeni. and a memorial to Pres- -ho ionic- re jident Harding passed. -x-I F.

M. Thompson, chairman of the planations of the law and its committee was author-j T-3-j iv, 3 ircd So attend the state fair meet-! inc grcunii. i may save tins as provided by the last ses-secd if the price is sufficiently of the legislature. Jackson tosjast bove. i The price of poUuoes I aomenal crop, and probably will not be true These Scares do not farmers pojStion hozs whkh tonsume COUNTY-AGENT OBYE RESIGNS, OVER IN CEOAF Wants to Run a Farm of His Own Plans Under Warehouse Act jwici ip ivm Tipton.

Aiig. 15. At Jl- meeting of the C-dar County Kam f'J resignation Jo be ef-ctiTc Jan. 1. obv- Jo cn- "1 la tn ir.irtj jj-nii- Th 3nanl artpv hi v.

and to 1. of i I I tractive, but if r.ot v. ft pltw it un-1 Jer. after it matures- for a gr-cn manurc crop. 1 tiro -CJ' I 3r- I 7 i i TV i 1 i gentleman, who dirts not think Jhi-i .1 but Is oplimistic cier the ml preaches hard work and 1 optin lh'- optimism a a ur lor ct iho day dorsixl 1.1 raw 2js onuiom.

mn. nrerr.s. No made I idors-d no fnaspmcnl. The drparlni'-nt ha5 fip'-imrnt- on and Madi-r 1hi- of as from straw an-3 similar rial. 3'ut il-lws it mad- th" 1a1cmt nt 1ha1 i1 ii.

nrnrmiral an.3 ff asihle 1o prcflur- from, 1 raw lor otarr unjn.w maicnai i wi lac rarm cui-aa 1 to the bership motion s-ason on skunks to the township 'sion in their hom action deferred until Act. Tr. C-dar cf-jnly ha 'ico'-, steps in s-t Jw.n ho act. as by lerjlamr-. in ciinn in 1h- Knony Tb- v.

-j f-cuure discuv The i.rian lors A Agruil- tctnt- 10 r.ij. cm- Ih- law i wiifwi starts early jjj February ard 5erartm-nt wisln- lo 1 facturcd by certain this 1Tcmcat in vin- of 1-v factM'-ts of this kind hn that fal impreions may the dcpartmenl the result of i Iil mlnre h-r. h'pe re- 'o nllv )-nj circulated among rr. 'Some of the pnmphl-t; and s-J-d hai bt-ea wriUoa Iwith ihf obvintu in1on1 1o Jibe 1ha1 1hr- d'-parsm'-nt of ac-icnliure hae lo.sir.r and in- farms on January 3. 1P14.

Smallc increases are inoicatu iotat- gcnunc and tinaoa. i ne aumocr swin mos-t ol ine tvuropoan Ounlri-s was lesi in lb- ti eat estimates than duriag the pre-war Ipcrind. Ihi-' d-parlincnt slates. of lb- crmnlrios showing do- eresses in numbers arc i-rancc By Tyton Aiu In A Day's Work At Huahdaue Farm 'ijz'i -L 'T'i -vmir, piffwc TWO 1.TTTLE CALVtS flt MOME WrTH SOWt jmrtrS some 10 CXBK ot OTrsfTTAKTMlnUfttTO LAST TMtHS BCPOqe TWE KWVIWItW I 3LTKVCTP8Er.lW HUffur. LJL 4- rr-jiorlt, Hit c-alc.