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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
2
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines federal grain grades, advantages of grade No 1 wheat, and how demonstrations at state fairs and schools help farmers apply grading rules. It notes uniform standards, testing equipment, and sample submission procedures with a focus on preventing premium for poor grain and promoting higher quality wheat.
USDA investigators report successful parcel post shipments of maple cane and sorghum syrups with minimal leakage. One gallon tin containers with screw caps and corks, plus outer corrugated cartons, prove safest. Larger containers up to five gallons can be mailed under the 7 pound limit in sturdy wooden crates.
The Farmers' Bulletin 922 describes parcel post business methods and how consumers may contact producers. A free copy can be obtained by sending a request to the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington.
In fifty years farm cheese production virtually stopped as factory cheese rose to over 300 million pounds annually, about three times the peak output of farm made cheese.
Advice urges profitable farming through selective breeding and solid practices. Emphasizes drying poultry manure until spring for garden use, treating rape as an emergency crop, water tight stable floors, and valuing manure's liquid component. Notes farming yields more than monetary profit.
USDA guidance divides crops into four planting groups. Early frost hardy crops include Irish potatoes, peas, onions, cabbage, kale, turnips, beets, lettuce, and mustard. semi hardy like carrots and radishes. frost sensitive like cucumbers and tomatoes. and heat loving peppers and eggplants. Soil warming and weather dictate timing more than moon phases, with careful seed depth and spacing notes for peas and lettuce.
United States Department of Agriculture reports show grain is now shipped direct from central West markets and inspection points to consumers or ports for export based on point inspections. Federal grain supervisors credit the Grain Standards Act for widening official inspection beyond large markets to interior points with licensed inspectors.
The article explains that the boys and girls club work of the United States Department of Agriculture and state colleges seeks to develop youth into capable adults with an interest in farming home industries and community growth. It notes pig rearing corn yields clothing design and fruit and vegetable conservation as key incidental goals.
The article notes that half of farm fuel comes from wood and the average farm family uses nine to ten cords of wood plus about three tons of coal annually. It urges farmers to plan woodlot utilization as a key economic resource per USDA guidance.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists say there is little difference in the type of green feed hens prefer. Suitable options include cabbages turnips beets potatoes mangel clover cut and soaked clover meal and ground alfalfa. Sprouted grains are good but labor intensive. Feed about as much green feed as the flock will eat once daily.
Growing chicks thrive on sour milk supplied freely in an open dish. When sour milk is fed, reduce beef scrap in the dry mash by half. Provide ample fresh water, especially in hot weather, and keep water cool in shaded fountains. Clean water dishes daily. Free range with shade promotes rapid growth and vigorous fowls, supplying green feed and reducing grain needs while lowering illness risk.
On mature fowls the lice or eggs hide between feathers on the fluff thighs and rear body underside of long wing feathers atop the head and along the thighs. The poultryman should continually search for lice as a routine habit.
Poultry growers praise prevention to reduce losses from hawks crows rats foxes skunks weasels cats and dogs attacking chicks as spring arrivals rise. They stress proactive measures to protect young poultry and curb deadly pest threats.
The article argues there is no universal best breed of fowls. It claims success depends on individual preferences and that the best approach is to select a preferred breed and improve it through proper mating to reach high quality and production.
An old newspaper fragment features testimonials for Dr. Berry's Freckle Remedy and Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, plus an ad for wheat land in Indianapolis and a family location joke. It includes names and places in Indiana and New Jersey, with patients claiming benefits and a humorous school story about a boy named Jimmy.
Advertisement extols Freezone to lift hard and soft corns from toes without pain. Claims a tiny bottle costs a few cents and is sold by druggists. Describes easy application with fingers and notes use for corn between toes and calluses. Credits a Cincinnati genius.
A Birmingham Age Herald excerpt describes a young woman promising lasting affection to an elderly millionaire if he deposits 100000 dollars to secure the union. The tale frames this as a near love case where affection hinges on financial guarantee.
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