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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1926
Page
6
A dairy farm economics piece argues a large pasture crop like sweet clover can cut feed costs and effort by supplying six months of roughage. Data from U S dairymen finds three quarters of an acre per cow yields adequate roughage, with grain for higher producers. Sweet clover requires half the land of bluegrass and less supplementary crops, boosting efficiency in milk production.
In a tense exchange aboard the blockhouse Dot's Flint and crew pressure Bob and Murray's group over the Dead Man's Chest treasure. Moira argues the burden of the treasure, while Flint backstages a final surrender or confrontation, as threats of fire and bloodshed loom.
Glowing bottles in a drug store window recall medieval symbols from Lucrezia Borgia era poisons to bloodletting barber poles. Three balls hailed Timur the Lame and later Medici wool merchants. A cobbler’s beetwood door, a locksmith’s mammoth key, and the wooden Indian mark tradesmen who illiterate. Tobacco displays evolve with modern visuals.
A renowned lecturer agreed to speak for charity in a small town for $20. He endured a heavy rainstorm driving twelve miles and spoke for an hour despite the awkward, poorly lit hall. On leaving, he received the $20 and a note promising divine aid if he would give them his sea.
A weary man seeks a furnished room from a foreign woman who points to a window card. She says her family occupies the house and refuses to rent. He questions the sign and recalls a neighbor who hung a similar notice to imply she isn’t the only one with rooms.
The text compares poem making to shepherds selecting flowers for a garland and placing them to gleam together. It likens this to Indian crown feathers, each color reflecting on the next to create uniform gloss and luster.
Wisconsin experiment station dairy expert Goe Humphrey says grain mixtures boost milk when pasture is ample. For Holstein or Ayrshire cows at 30 pounds daily, feed 5 pounds grain. at 40 pounds milk, 9 pounds grain. at 50 pounds, 10 pounds grain. For Guernsey or Jersey at 20 pounds, feed 3, then 6 for 30 and 10 for 40. Ration one: 100 lb oats, 100 lb bran, 50 lb corn meal. ration two: 200 lb bran, 200 lb corn meal, 500 lb oil meal. ration three for dry pasture uses 0 corn and cob meal, 200 lb oil meal.
Guidance on dairy practices stresses fresh water, clean milking, and proper cow clipping. It advises choosing scrub cows for faster milking, using Babcock test to guide quality, home mixed feeds for calves, and maintaining clean metal milking gear. Regular veterinarian checks and strict health screening protect the herd from disease such as tuberculosis.
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