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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1932
Page
7
Joe Barry, a country youth in New York, works as a caretaker in a poor-rooming house and an accordion player at Louie Bertolini's restaurant. He spends a night in the fields, neglects duties, and the next day Bertolini discharges him. A frequent visitor offers to befriend him.
A displaced young man named Joe Barry recalls his drift from a farming life to New York's lure. A wary Martin offers a chance at ten thousand dollars if he leaves the city, prompting a tense, hopeful exchange about escape, pride, and return. The tale ends with Barry fleeing from pursuers after a night of wandering and near danger.
A lawyer proposes a young man commit a crime to serve a prison term for money. The youth weighs the risk of prison against a dream of escape with wealth. The scene includes bargaining, doubts, and the lure of a fresh start before the tale continues.
An English medical officer quoted by Good Health magazine notes ultraviolet radiation improves both physical and mental health in many children with disabilities. He recalls initial striking gains in mood energy and appetite, with rapid overall development in a few weeks, except for clearly mentally deficient cases.
Field horticulturist H R Niswonger urges thorough orchard cleaning to curb insect and disease pests. Rake up and burn or plow under dead leaves to prevent apple scab, scrape and burn loose bark where codling moths overwinter, and clean storage areas. Spray lime sulfur to control San Jose scale and apply oil sprays for other pests. Consider removing weak trees or grafting from better stock.
Ohio experiment station findings show corn yields depend on soil zone where fertilizer is placed. Direct contact or just above seed causes the most damage, varying with fertilizer amount and rainfall. Experiments with 400 pounds per acre show reduced stands in different placements, including direct contact, banding above, and split band applications with varying success across years.
To birth strong thrifty lambs ewes need ample nutritious feeds and exercise. Pregnant ewes should get mineral and protein rich seeds with clover or alfalfa hay as the cheapest source. Turnips are valuable food for breeding ewes fed at three pounds per head daily with hay. Salt should be available, and well balanced rations including grass and legume hay provide calcium and phosphorus as the main missing minerals.
Ninety nine of one hundred Nebraska farmers who built trench silos last year say they were worthwhile. Ninety five of one hundred would reuse silos if crops are poor and eighty two would reuse even if crops are good. Ninety eight percent said silage feeds better than dry corn fodder. Sixty two fed it with alfalfa, twenty with cottonseed cake, and twenty with oats straw or other straw.
Argentina reports corn area up five percent from last year. In North Carolina, twenty eight Edgecombe county farmers sold 89210 pounds of fat hogs for 3485.40 in a cooperative shipment. Wisconsin values farm equipment at 16.65 per acre of cropland, second only to New York and Pennsylvania. Vermont agents made 8856 visits to 474 farms and answered 13146 farmer inquiries last year. Heavy poultry breeds like Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds have outperformed lighter breeds in cost records from Ohio farmers. Seed quality stands as a key crop protection, with a preference for locally grown seed if possible, otherwise buy within one’s own state and act early.
The USDA reports dairy cows produce more milk and butterfat when allowed free water. Trials with high and low producers show free access yields 2.8 percent more milk and 21 percent more butterfat versus two daily waters, with higher gains for good producers. Shorter daily watering reduced output slightly.
Inferior bulls, often culled for poor value, are now frequently kept as herd sires after being rescued from stock yards by kind truck drivers. This shift benefits truckers but harms dairymen as today’s bull influences the herd’s milk production capacity four to five years ahead, shaping future farm profitability.
Purdue entomologist J. 3. Davis describes two effective home made sprays to repel flies from cows. One mixes tar with used crank case oil. another blends fish oil, tar oil, pennyroyal oil, and kerosene. A small compressed air sprayer provides best application, plus several reliable commercial sprays are available.
Grain sheaf hay and oat sheaves are nearly equal in feeding value to a mix of equal parts oats and oat straw. Oat sheaves alone are poor for dairy cows, while wheat sheaves may be a bit more nutritious. Horses tolerate oat or wheat sheaves if not in heavy work. Cows need extra grain while milking. A blend of barley oats wheat wheat bran and oilmeal proves very satisfactory.
The Idaho Farmer warns that diarrhea signals intestinal mutation possibly from food or parasites. Cattle may suffer Johne's disease or diet issues. If trouble persists, consult a veterinarian or state vet. In meantime feed cows slaked lime, flaxseed, charcoal in oats, with a touch of sugar. Check hay for mold and pasture for fern.
A United States dairy experiment at Beltsville Maryland shows cows with free access to bone meal adjust intake to meet needs. High producing cows fed ration deficient in phosphorus receive ample bone meal, while low producers show smaller mineral demand and consume little.
A woman worries her husband may lose his job as illness strains their life. Her mother-in-law urges daily use of Fellows' Syrup to restore vigor and ease nerve stress, with the seller urging customers to ask for genuine Fellows' Syrup at local druggists. The piece also cites Professor M. L. Wilson of Montana State College advocating policy shifts to address farmland use and unemployment.
In Paris a French lieutenant named Georges Felix showcased a camouflage invention that can transform a pedestrian or soldier into a shock of grain, heap of leaves, bunch of newspapers, or a tree stump in moments. The device weighs under a pound and has multiple non camouflage uses.
A comic quip from a child declares, when grown, she will marry either a doctor or a minister. Her reason is humorous: a doctor would let her “get well for nothing” and a minister would keep her “good for nothing.” The line captures a playful, era-like street theater vibe.
Boston Transcript notes markets amid seasonality. It references trader phrases and the idea of short covering as a rebound move when prices rise to cover borrowed stock. The piece connects cultural quips about shows to financial markets with a light satirical tone.
Clergymen in England propose reviving miracle plays to reach men in the street who do not attend church. They suggest staging on trucks at blind end streets to attract crowds. Salvation Army Colonel Hamilton warns slum audiences may need education before open air performances, pondering audience reactions. Open air Shakespeare has encouraged revival.
Jacques Detrusseux reports a perfected invention that enables any person to send dot and dash messages by radio or telegraph without a trained operator. A set of knobs on a radio receiver is turned to spell out letters, with transmission automatic at marked points.
In a lighthearted note from the field, Joe tried bee farming as usual and faced a sting. The anecdote highlights small misadventures and resilience in casual farming effort.
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