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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
9
The article argues for impermeable non absorbent concrete floors in livestock buildings, noting concrete's watertightness, ease of cleaning, and rodent resistance. It discusses suitable floor surfaces for stalls, cowhouse, and pigsties, recommends brick pavements and sets for stalls, and explains cross sections and drainage considerations.
The article argues dry cows should be kept during light forage periods and dry off in late fall or after winter to align with pasture and feed cycles. It claims spring pasture boosts future yield and that dry periods reduce labor during busy falls, asking what objections exist to this plan.
Free range advice notes sows thrive when given pasture access and corn based feeding. Pasture access lets brood sows forage and stay healthy while confinement leads to reduced stamina and disappointment at farrowing time.
A good tight clean barn floor serves as the mixing place for grain intended for cows. Begin with light bulky feeds like corn cob meal or distillers grains spread five to six inches thick, then layer the next lightest and turn the pile. Twice turning and final shovel into the bin yields a uniform mix.
The note instructs hog raisers to pen fattening or killing hogs in a moderately close pen. It recommends feeding them three times daily with a mix of fine feed and corn meal and to provide plenty of whole corn for consumption at night.
Abbreviated blessing adopted by farmers accompanies horse less wagon and plow. The barbless wire fence represents a new fencing method attracting interest among rural communities.
A Yankee attorney addresses a jury for a prisoner arguing scant evidence. He highlights witnesses claiming the shot and fatal bullet, then questions where proof the bullet struck Pete Jackson exists, urging jurors to seek concrete evidence in a justice context.
Arthur T. Hadley, Yale president, described youth as modest and cautious at a New Haven tea. He disputed the idea of youth as portrayed in a storied anecdote where an old man claims he knew nothing now, only to have a youth retort that he had already reached that conclusion about him.
Gladstone reports wheat at about 30 bushels per acre with top yields on Portage Plains. Noah Elgert and multiple farmers reach 50 to 61 bushels per acre. Marquette notes twenty to forty-five bushels for wheat and high barleys. Dauphin and Binscarth report excellent samples and rising threshing, with No. 1 Northern grain and strong provincial progress.
A workman at digging stops a curious wayfarer and reveals he is digging for money. When asked when he expects to strike it, he answers Saturday and resumes the task.
A wartime era exchange questions corporal discipline in upbringing. A mother claims she disciplines by hand while the other character questions this method, revealing tensions over parenting norms and education.
The Maxwell Motor Company urges owners to overhaul their Maxwell and other cars now. It cites 122000 stranded owners and $1.75 million invested in parts and plants to support replacement of worn parts and repainting, preserving second-hand value for 60,000 cars under the Maxwell name.
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