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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1928
Page
7
The United States Department of Agriculture warns against nostrums claim ing to protect poultry from external parasites. Technical Bulletin 60 T reports 50 tests found no benefit from internal medications, while parasites thrived. It cautions against giving healthy fowls these remedies and notes economic losses.
Practical guidance for poultry keepers on maintaining mash hoppers, continuous grain access, shade, and water to sustain winter egg output. Warns against overfeeding with new grains, notes milk as a beneficial supplement, and advises correct broody hen management with dry mash and milk-moistened grass.
The USDA Bureau of Agricultural Economics releases Circular 28-C detailing tentative market classes and grades for calves and vealers. It explains naming variations across markets, two main meat groups from immatures, and factors for slaughter calf and vealer grades. Copies available from Washington DC.
Advice warns that sodium fluoride or loose powder kills lice under wings and among down on chicks poults goslings and ducklings. A small amount of melted lard or olive oil on the head helps, but excess grease can harm.
Practical guidance covers broiler marketing weight ranges from 1 to 2 percent of body weight, grazing sweet clover to keep new shoots palatable, and using self feeders in pig creels after three weeks. Alfalfa is the best pasture for hogs, with up to 20 shares per acre. Wheat smut can be treated with copper carbonate dust and stored until seeding. New alfalfa fields should not be pastured. manage weeds by cutting high at bloom or avoiding cutting with many weeds. Inspect poultry houses for mites and bed bugs and treat roosts walls with carbolineum.
The article advises planning gardens in advance with USDA guidance, noting spring or previous summer as better timing. It recommends recording summer resolutions, observing neighboring garden groupings, and preparing to remedy shortages. It also suggests autumn planting of shrubs and trees and aligning new plantings with existing ones.
USDA figures from 1 179 farmers show regional average costs per bushel for 1927 potato production ranged from 49 cents in Western states to 60 cents in West South Central areas. Northeastern growers averaged 73 cents, Eastern 72, Southeastern 77, Central 58, and North Central 53. Comparisons since 1923 show yearly changes from 38 to 87 cents.
Kentucky experiment station reports a fatal indigestion in turkeys from new corn. Early treatment with castor oil may help. avoid letting birds access fields. Billings plan confines turkeys to controlled feed to prevent problems from new corn.
L B Miller of the University of Illinois notes manure has been worth 53 cents to 7 45 a ton on soil test plots at the Illinois agricultural experiment station. Fertile soils generally respond, with the strongest showing on poorer southern Illinois plots. An average of 16 fertile fields with dark cornbelt soil provides a representative cross section of the state.
Farmers are urged to provide abundant clean drinking water for chickens in hot weather. Stagnant pools and dirty vessels raise disease risk, and water without sanitation hurts production. Fresh water remains the cheapest part of any ration and prevents high mortality.
Guidance on feeding a cow before calving emphasizes liberal feed during the dry period to ensure excellent condition at freshening. A few days before calving use ground oats and bran, preferably bran alone, feeding several pounds to keep bowels loose. After calving the calf, place the cow in a box stall and remove the calf once it is dry.
In a city restaurant two longtime friends reunite and exchange updates about mutual acquaintances. The conversation reveals that Snaggs, a company promoter, is unwell and confined by a strict diet. The surprising twist is that he is said to be in prison.
In a light exchange Ethel notes the Scotsman’s closeness while Linda laments he won’t buy even ice cream sodas anymore. The banter hints at a light romantic triangle or ongoing flirtation.
Poetic caption narrates Noah guiding the ark through forty days of travel seeking a place to park. The verse recalls the waters turning blue and the builder’s troubles mirrored in modern parking woes.
A traffic cop warns an impatient motorist to watch language after a heated exchange. The motorist denies words while the horn apparently shouts a profane hint, prompting a sharp reprimand from the officer.
A light family scene centers on two twins, one openly revealing his age while the other resists, highlighting opposite reactions within the same household.
The speaker jokes about avoiding writing a Great American Novel by claiming to be busy with endless final analysis. The line captures a wry, self aware mood and hints at obsession with process over creation.
A dialogue highlights the appeal of cooking as a career. The exchange emphasizes that cooks lead stirring lives full of activity and excitement.
A reflective piece contrasts the cheerful memory of good old days with the harsher aspects including unruly figures. It notes convivial social life alongside mentions of troublemakers who stirred danger or mischief in past times.
Gossip hints atBob in love with Miss Youngblood as friends note he keeps her photo with his best dog. The fragment suggests affection and romantic interest without confirmation from involved parties.
Gentle jibe about bicycle wish turns to a joke on work ethic as Walt rejects a bike gift, citing a motto about toilers not spinning. The exchange highlights humor and character dynamics in a casual scene.
Mrs. Barker defends a recent hat purchase by insisting it was not cheap, while another family member questions the frequency of thrift-related buys and labels them as unnecessary.
A quirky tale where an illusionist turns a half dollar into a motor car and an old lady holds the key to the riddle, igniting questions about how the show collapsed. The incident centers on a vanished act and a puzzling coin trick.
The University of Cologne grants William I. Weiss of Wheeling West Virginia the degree Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa, the first American honored by the German institution. Weiss, founder and GM of Sterling Products and now GM of Drag Incorporated, is praised for strengthening industrial ties between German and American pharmaceutical firms and fostering cross continental commercial friendship.
At a Palm Beach dinner in El Mirasol, T. Stotesbury recalled a story about a man who overheard a discussion of fashion. He asked what was getting longer in dresses. His daughter replied shoulder straps, answering the question with humor.
A dialogue from the Weekly Scotsman shows a gentleman farmer offering an old hat to a laborer to fashion into a scarecrow. The laborer declines wishing instead for a mistress or better scare by a different charm.
The army experiments with moving cavalry horses by truck. The horse’s last vestige of self respect may vanish if the plan succeeds.
In London Answers Bertie wonders how long he was engaged to Clarice, admitting he forgot to check his watch. The exchange captures a light humorous moment about time and engagements.
A sage note offers a single true remedy for anxiety: shift your thoughts to a fresh pursuit you can obtain. By fixing attention on a new goal, fear loses traction and the mind finds steady occupation.
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