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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1923
Page
3
A Kansas City Star fashion forecast outlines three piece suits as dominant for winter with matching blouses, varied jacket lengths from wrist to knee, and strong emphasis on cuffs, fur trim, and embroidery. It notes revival of 1880s inspired tailoring, distinct coat shapes, and rich lace and metal fabrics shaping the season's look.
The Department of Agriculture expands its portable exhibits to reach nearly 8 million people. Exhibits traveled to 101 venues in 48 states and one foreign country, including Brazil, with 80 miscellaneous meetings and diverse fairs.
United States Department of Agriculture reports show Dutchess county New York rapidly adopting improved Cornelian oats. A local plan involving a county agent and Millerton committee spurred a carload of oats and 200 bushels of Alpha barley, boosting oat planting to about 1000 acres.
Article explains that dust acts as an insecticide for poultry, aiding lice and mite control. It notes hens seek dust baths naturally, and in wet weather a dry box or dry ashes should be provided. Adding insect powder to ashes can boost effectiveness, with cinders sifted out for best results.
The only way to kill horse or bull nettles is to keep them from growing from July to December. They must store some food in their roots some time before winter, and they get this food out of their tops, but when the tops are kept cut close to the ground all fall there is no way the plants can get food to store in their roots, and if they store none they will die during the winter.
Farmers seek cheap, easy shade for hog houses as heat rises with more windows. An opaque interior paint proves costly and hard to remove, while a clay derived sun blocking product offers low price and simple application or removal.
Woolgrowers in several middle Tennessee counties adopt the Better Sires Better Stock plan led by extension agent C. C. Flanery. Seventy eight farmers signed agreements to use pure bred sires exclusively as live stock judging and club camps are announced for summer. A carload of scrub sires ships September 1 with plans to show all placed sires at a county fair in October.
Silage is a succulent feed that stimulates digestion and thrift, reducing sickness in stock. It boosts milk flow and milking stock should receive it. Silage is cooling and helps prevent troubles from overfeeding concentrates, contributing to many of the world’s dairy records.
The article praises root crops such as turnips beets carrots and mangels for hens. Mangel beets provide bulk in the crop and aid digestion while producing high yields on small plots. Plan space to grow at least one root crop where possible.
A report states synthetic marble with high polish has been produced by heating hydrated sodium carbonate and calcium chloride or precipitated chalk paste with salt for eight hours at 800 degrees Celsius and 24 atmospheres.
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