Best Cows Are Cheapest For Southwest Farmers
An Missouri county testing program shows cows with higher milk and fat outputs cost less per pound of fat in feed. Data compare 8,000 lb milk 400 lb fat at 17.5 cents. 5,969 lb milk 300 fat at 21 cents. 4,428 lb milk 200 fat at 23.3 cents. 2,239 lb milk 100 fat at 37.3 cents. Average Texas cow yields low gross value versus Wisconsin. urging better genetics and smaller, well managed herds to raise profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Missouri County
Texas
Wisconsin
Brewster County Seen as Promised Land for Families
The Pecos Enterprise editorial argues Brewster County rivals Israel in size and offers relief from high land prices and pests. It notes Reeves and other Southwest counties are gaining recognition as settlement frontiers for families seeking land and opportunity during difficult agricultural times.
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Brewster County
Land of Israel
Brewster
Reeves
Great Southwest
Lone Star State
Pecos
Bro
Hibdon
Toronto Professor Blames Prohibition for Dissection Shortage
Dr J B McCurrich of the University of Toronto says prohibition reduces available bodies for medical college dissection by cutting off funds from destitute liquor indulgers who once funded burials. He notes the shift leaves colleges with fewer cadavers for anatomical study and teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. McCurrich
University of Toronto
Miles of good roads built in 1921
Road building recovered after the war with about 14 000 miles constructed this season by states with federal aid and likely the same amount without aid. Costs for grading and local materials near 1914 levels. A new $75 million federal appropriation will boost interstate and inter county highway construction. Association meeting in Omaha December 5 to 12 will discuss compliance and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Congress
Association For State Highway Officials
Omaha
Nebr
Tuberculosis Cure Hope and Public Health Campaigns
The piece notes early treatment cures TB and cites Framingham Massachusetts where 223 new cases were found after a health survey. It highlights Texas Public Health Association efforts to fund free clinics and educate the public via Tuberculosis Christmas Seals. A second tail mentions dancing’s alleged moral decline and Col Billy Mayfield's gospel influence in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Framingham
Massachusetts
Texas Public Health Association
Los Angeles Times
Billy Mayfield
California
Service Comes High and the Hidden Cost of Beef
A consumer essay discusses the value of service in commerce from beef to dining, arguing that 37 cents covers production, 49 cents for service, and 1 cent profit. It contrasts paying for convenience, environment, and quality with direct merchandise price. A separate notice warns against tampering with lighting circuits and references Alpine Light and Ice Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint
Congressional Commission of Agricultural Inquiry
Andersen
Minnesota
Anderson
Alpine Light and Lee Company
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Friendship and Banking
THE
Alpine State Bank
Alpine
Cloom
Ye Pianry’s Home Builders Service
Alpine Lumber Co
Tex
Bechtel
Berkeley
First National Bank
Alpine, Texas
C A. Brown
Hon. Kokernot
W. EL Hancock
Geo
W. Baines Jr
Cashie
HL. Hord
Asse
Cashier
Daverboard
Beaver Board
Alamo Lumber So
P. L. Haynes, Mgr
Betty Wales
Mitchell
Gillett Co
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