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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1928
Page
3
United States Department of Agriculture researchers report progress on soft pork by feeding soybeans peanuts and other seeds with various rations. Bulletin 1492-D notes soybeans and similar feeds influence fat softness, affecting carcass firmness and market prices.
Mark A. McCarty of the University of Minnesota explains creeps in hoghouses to aid nursing pigs. A creep is a simple, clean pen for piglets that excludes the sow and lets piglets access shelled grain milk and middlings, easing weaning and reducing sow fatigue.
Pasture in spring summer and fall plus alfalfa hay in winter can reduce costs. Forage cropping with grain raises hogs 15 percent cheaper than dry lot feeding, often the distinction between profit and loss in swine raising.
A USDA bulletin by M A Jull and A R Lee outlines essential poultry housing principles. It covers comfort economy and convenience, site selection, breeder and laying houses, and construction details. It discusses artificial lighting to boost fall and winter production and notes limited evidence for UV glass substitutes. Farmers' Bulletin 1554-F available free from the Agriculture Department.
The note emphasizes balanced rations for hens and cattle, recommends seeds like cucumber and pumpkin for long-term use, and advises spraying potatoes and tomatoes with Bordeaux mixture. It endorses sweet clover for late fall pasturing, notes hogs’ uncertain acceptance, urges saving seed potatoes, and mentions sunflowers as hedge and feed. It reports a USDA rabbit station in California and a bulletin on rabbit raising.
The revised Farmers Bulletin 921-F explains liming benefits including decomposing organic matter, neutralizing acids, improving heavy soils, supplying lime to plants, and releasing other soil elements. It outlines carbonate oxide and hydrate values, warns against oxide with seeds or manure, and introduces the Truog test and community lime purchasing. It also maps carbonate lime content across U S regions and offers a free bulletin to lime-deficient farmers.
The United States Department of Agriculture publishes Leaflet 13 L Sheep and Goat Lice describing the best control method. Dipping remains the primary approach for eradicating sucking and biting lice with winter alternatives like dusting powders or fumigation in special cases. A second dip 14 to 16 days after the first is advised to kill newly hatched lice. Leaflet 13 L can be obtained free by applying to the USDA in Washington DC.
The article notes growers dislike thinning due to difficulty estimating crop size at thinning time and the pain of removing young fruit. It also cites conflicts with other farm tasks, slow pace, and hiring costs. Frost has reduced some orchards but many still carry heavy fruit sets that would benefit from thinning.
A trained method to break young horses uses harnessing beside an older steady horse. This early training builds preliminary experience and muscle for field work, starting several weeks before regular duties begin to acclimate the colt to his team role.
Bridge tender W C Croes in Vancouver British Columbia hung his extra overalls in a shed by the bridge house. A few days later he returned to use them and discovered a wren nest in a pocket. He now waits for three young wrens to hatch.
The article notes that plague afflicted Europe for centuries but did not appear in India until the nineteenth century, marking a later arrival of the disease in the region.
In a brief exchange the Better Kittenish Young Thing asks to sing "Because I Love You" but the Candid Gentleman replies that singing is inappropriate if love is felt. The snippet reflects a light cultural moment in Montreal gossip pages.
A Louisville Courier Journal columnist quips about a custard pie comedian and suggests the performer's fate as a cream puff remark. The brief item captures a witty jab in a newspaper humor column.
A brief quip notes that the cup of happiness often springs a leak, implying hidden flaws or risks behind a cheerful facade. The remark hints at fragile joy and the need for vigilance in pursuit of contentment.
A short quote from a Cincinnati Enquirer piece shows a mother asking a boy why she hopes his father’s big business friends won’t visit for dinner. The boy replies he has no time to play with his electric train when they come.
The Montgolfier brothers completed the first practical balloon design in June 1783. A 35 foot paper bag was inflated with hot air and smoke from burning damp straw.
A brief dialogue contrasts talkers and listeners in a witty exchange. She mocks the idea of listening while he insists he always speaks and hears only his own words. The line underscores ego and miscommunication.
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt comments on milk nutrition, comparing its nourishing qualities to meat extracts and discussing dairy’s health value and dietary role.
A brief, reflective note on individuals or forces so linked to wrongdoing that severing them proves nearly impossible. The piece weighs moral tension and persistent effort required to confront entrenched vice without sensational detail.
A reflective piece counsels restraint and balance amid success. The aphorism imagines power and ease as a paradox, urging measured action and calm at moments of achievement.
A reflective line from American Magazine notes that in middle life advancement in position and earnings may continue, yet a rare great stroke of fortune rarely returns.
The director of a psychopathic laboratory asserts that criminals can be identified in their early years through proper testing. He argues for routine screening to flag potential offenders before offenses occur.
The piece argues that a successful life grows from guidance and opportunities rather than simply avoiding rules. It emphasizes positive instruction and practical experience over a culture of constant restriction.
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