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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1925
Page
8
Prof. Curtis argues fattening steers yields higher value than old cows, though cows can be cheaper to buy. Steers fatten over back and loin for pricier cuts, while old cows offer lower capital outlay but thinner initial condition. Pick choice based on local market and meat quality demands.
Wisconsin College of Agriculture expert J M Fargo urges brood sows kept in clean dry well bedded quarters with exercise and meals away from homes. He promotes two balanced rations using hay, corn or barley oats middlings tankage oilmeal bonemeal limestone, feeding to maintain good flesh. Rations can be fed dry or as slop.
Proper feed and care ensure ewe health through winter to lambing. A balanced ration with clover or alfalfa hay, corn silage, and some oats and corn if needed supports steady weight gain. Use roughages to cut costs, allow field exercise daily, and provide salt and cool, clean water regularly.
The notes warn against punishing horses for their behavior and highlight common hog confinement ventilation issues. Experiments show swine benefit from ground soy beans in self feeders with corn and a mineral mix. A 1200 pound horse drinks 30 to 80 pounds of water daily. Salt is essential to livestock, improving appetite and digestion. The fertilizer issue could ease by keeping more livestock and reducing hay use.
A Tennessee storyteller recounts a neighbor’s legendary oyster banquet. An expert eater downs cans of Cove oysters in half an hour, joking about how many he could consume, while locals marvel at the feat and ponder the world’s supply. Later, a Dean Palmer tale recalls a Minnesota asylum inmate claiming he drafts the Unabridged Dictionary index in confinement.
An advertisement touts Joint-Ease as the remedy for stiff swollen inflamed joints. It claims to remove agony and swelling by simple topical use, priced at 60e a tube, and urges asking for Joint-Ease at drug stores.
A 15 cent package provides clear directions so any woman can tint or dye fabrics from lingerie to draperies. Instructs buyers to tell their druggist material type whether wool or silk or linen cotton or mixed goods.
In a Norman village a green American private asks a veteran if he speaks French. The franc note leads to a chicken‑hearted attempt at bargaining with a shopkeeper, exposing a comic clash of language and change. A curious spectator overhears the exchange as the two men try to settle the alleged shortfall in change.
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