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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
1
The Ledford Free Press presents itself as an independent local newspaper printed for the Ledford area and circulated through the community press channels.
An editor, after taking over his subscription list of delinquent readers, writes a compact ode praising the old silver dollar. The piece mocks modern changes to the Liberty head design and filters through nostalgic impressions about currency and tradition.
The excerpt recalls the spread eagle, the stars and strange words, the coin of our fathers, and the old silver dollar beloved by all. It reflects national symbols and a wistful nod to monetary heritage in a period voice.
The third and last car of oil for the season has been dawded on Hopkins streets. Citizens complain over years of dirty oil mess and misused funds as a tombstone inscription warns readers to heed fate and reflect on past expenditures.
A fragment from the Blockton News echoes a lyric style with a dash cut and a stray line about following, content if destination were known. The readable portion remains a partial verse, lacking clear event, place, or person details.
Analysis of samples shows high quality Iowa coal with heat units of 13 631 Btu and low ash 7.52 percent. Dr. George L. Smith notes the heating value matches top Franklin County Illinois coal. Mine expanding with new machinery and ready to fulfill orders, encouraging early winter stock and self hauling while roads allow. Gravity Independent.
Experiments conducted at a renowned iron works in the Goteborg consular district Sweden aim to produce malleable iron and steel directly from ore concentrates without pig iron. Reports say results look promising if cheap electric energy can be secured in adequate quantities.
The German epic The Trumpeter of Sackingen by Joseph Victor von Scheffel had more than 50 years after its 1853 publication produced about 200 large editions in Germany alone, signaling immense popularity and enduring demand.
United States Department of Agriculture analyzes cow testing and bull association records near Grove City Pennsylvania. Dams average 8785 pounds of milk yearly, daughters 9212. dams 855 pounds butterfat, daughters 394. Daughters exceed dams by 5 percent in milk and 11 percent in butterfat, despite high producing backgrounds, confirming bull associations’ value.
New Jersey agricultural station reports leg weakness in layer birds ties to imbalanced rations rather than need for commercial mineral mixes. A diet with 20 percent meat scrap and abundant greens prevented legginess, while vegetable protein–heavy feeds caused issues unless corrected with a bone meal and mineral mix. Enzymic additives show growth benefits but vary by pen, with data sufficient to recommend their inclusion in laying mash.
The Nubian is the largest goat breed, easy to keep, and yields the richest milk. Saanens are large white milkers but butterfat and flavor may be lower. The Toggenbergs also produce milk with similar butterfat concerns. Selection depends on preference. goats reproduce like cows.
The experienced farmer should cut small grain when the seeds reach the hard dough stage. Harvest after stems and leaves ripen to bright gold, but not too late to avoid scattering loss. Cutting too early yields underfilled grain and weight loss, so harvest should occur in the brief window between green and ripe stages.
A South Dakota college poultry department experiment finds milk can substitute for 20 percent of meat mash in chick feeds and keeps birds healthier. Meat mash remains cheaper for protein if both feeds are purchased, but milk adds health benefits. a mix of meat mash with warmed milk or diluted buttermilk is recommended to combine advantages. Three flocks of 30 chickens tested with various feeds showed similar egg production across groups.
Penstate Pegis Hattie, bred at Pennsylvania State College, qualified for the 305-day class after calving by May 26 and produced 701 pounds of butterfat in 805 days as a junior four-year-old. She then totaled 834.7 pounds butterfat and 15,505 pounds milk in 865 days to win state champion in the four-year-old class, earning gold and silver medals and ranking second all ages in Pennsylvania.
Farmers consider cowpeas for pasture but warn of bloat risk. Start cows on fresh cowpea fields sparingly, avoid feeding on dew, and ensure a full daily feed to curb greed. Gradually increase turnout as cows adjust, reducing danger over time.
The piece notes Swiss chard as a good leafy vegetable for warm weather and cites 10 160 farmers cooperative associations in the United States. It discusses shifts in egg marketing to cooperative selling, fly control for livestock, high slaughter of swine totaling over 80 million, poultry parasite prevention, chick feeding importance, and that growing chick feed is not a savings area. It also reports labor costs at 53 percent of total corn production costs from Greene and Medina county records analyzed by Ohio State University economists.
In Taylor County Iowa the petition of Florence Lee Jobbing seeks partition and sale of Lots 1 and 2 in Block 61 in the original town of Bedford. It claims owners share interests and asks for sale, appraisement, and appointment of a sole referee with proceeds distributed after costs. Defendants must appear by November 16, 1923, or default will be entered. James R. Locke, 334 Attorney for Plaintiff.
A diver in Britain or the United States uses a 13 foot waterproo f cloth suit with a helmet of tin and circular glasses. It features a breastplate, a valve system to admit and discharge air, and weighs about 275 pounds.
A whimsical remark notes laughter at a flock of sheep jumping for a reason, suggesting that superior beings might share the same impulse. The fragment references Fulker ville and humor about instinct and imitation in a rural setting.
A sale notice for a new paper baler available at the office. Details on condition and price not provided in the fragment. Interested parties should inquire at the office for more information.
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