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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1925
Page
7
A Pasadena reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with profound health benefits. She recalls long-ago illness before motherhood, notes relief after two months, and says she avoids major surgery now. She keeps medicine on hand and recommends Pinkham's to women.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Green's August Flower for nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indigestion torpid liver dizziness coming up of food wind and stomach palpitation. It claims fifty eight years of use in millions of households and widespread popularity with bottles priced at 80 and 90 cents.
A dated warning urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin, claimed safe for 23 years and prescribed by physicians, with a directive to say Bayer at purchase and a caution about dangerous emitations.
Indiana Farmers' Guide advises two annual sprays after leaf fall and before spring bud break to prevent sucking insects like scurfy San Jose and scale. Use a miscible oil insecticide fungicide mix or ready prepared products. spray when blossoms are pink and after petals fall for worms, repeating every ten days to two weeks.
A winter pruning guide notes most pruning should occur during tree dormancy when conditions are right. Young trees need little while older bearing trees benefit from thinning and occasional complete branch removal to allow sunlight and future fruiting.
Clean up orchard vineyard and garden workers. Shape young trees to ease future care and reduce problems. Plant fruit trees when ground works and frost risk pass. Remove dead limbs and fruits before spraying. Buy stock from reliable nurseries and get regional varieties. Early orders preferred. late orders risk poor condition from heat and late planting.
Prof C P Blackwell of Clemson explains that fertilizers with 16 percent plant food or more save on freight and handling. Low analysis products require fillers, adding cost through material, shipping, and labor, ultimately raising the farmer’s price per ton.
The guide advises a deep mellow seed bed similar to corn, plow the field and maintain until early June for sowing. Manchu hay variety, oat cups in grain drill left open for hay, drill set to 60 to 90 pounds per acre, inoculate beans with soil from a field where soybeans grow, mix 3 to 4 quarts of soil per bushel, avoid sun exposure, drill with shallow depth and never plant deeper than three inches depending on soil.
Durability depends on wear resistance of gears and bearing surfaces. A spreader must withstand heavy use similar to a plow or cultivator. Modern spreaders use bearings guarded against dust and grit with all lubricated moving parts covered to prevent debris entry. An oiled surface attracts dust and grit.
The article notes cows often fail to clean at calving in soils with long cropping and in hot dry seasons. It attributes the issue to rations low in mineral matter and finds higher rates in sparingly fed herds than in well-fed ones.
Several factors weaken piglets at birth. Likely the main cause is improper sow nutrition during pregnancy. A carefully balanced ration with ample protein mineral matter supports embryo growth. Exercise is vital so the sow remains in good health to nourish the young.
Western ewes are hardier and freer from parasites, making them ideal foundation stock for beginners in sheep husbandry. Anderson notes natives arrive in mixed consignments while westerns come in larger lots. select ewes with broad backs, wide loins, firm mutton legs, smooth shoulders, and short necks, and cull poorer stock by saving top ewe lambs each year.
The United States Department of Agriculture has prepared and issued a pocket sized handbook to aid cow testers in production testing. It guides testers on standard methods and recording practices to improve accuracy for dairymen and researchers, benefiting tester herd owners and promoting harmony in contesting work. Copies of Miscellaneous Circular No. 26 are available from USDA Washington DC while supplies last.
The Pennsylvania Experiment Station reports feeding trials comparing soy bean hay to alfalfa hay for Holstein cows in winter 1923 24. Cows fed soy bean hay produced 3.3 percent less milk than those fed alfalfa. For emergency hay, soy beans are recommended.
Repair machinery for spring work and keep seed crops protected from pests. Lettuce plantings grew from 16800 to 68000 acres between 1918 and 1924. Pure bred livestock raising may become a community enterprise. Caution against excessive timidity and rusting machinery. Marl can replace limestone for clover growth with equal per-acre results. Avoid debt for feed and note waste: one ton in eight bought by feeders is wasted.
A physician's prescription touted for 85 years relief from croup in 15 minutes without vomiting. Also advertised for coughs colds and wrasp ing cough. Urges parents to keep a bottle at home and asks readers to consult their druggist for Dr Drake's Gleasco priced at 60 cents per bottle.
A reader from Rocky Comfort Missouri recommends Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women who are nervous and rundown. She says it strengthened her and quieted nerves when she was weak. The notice invites readers to ask their dealer for tablets or liquid and to write Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York for advice.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for cleansing pores and Cuticura Talcum powder for healthy skin. It claims the perfume influences a lady’s distinction and allure, with a motto from Seneca about courage and fear.
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