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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1927
Page
8
A statement from the American Automobile Association urges precise definitions of courtesy on the roads. It stresses signals and cooperation, noting many drivers neglect parking lights and signaling, risking safety. The AAA backs a questionnaire from 1928 to define helpful behaviors and better mutual understanding among motorists.
Yosemite closed the 1926 27 wet season with a total of 490 430 visitors, an increase over the prior year. The season saw 444 780 people enter by motor vehicle, while 274 209 used park entrances. Authorities credit a new all year road for the surge.
Evaporation and leaks harmed a Jersey service station’s profits as owners tried to cash in on a soon to be enacted 2 cent gasoline tax. Dealers stocked up before July 1 when the tax would take effect, leading to mixed practices and increased losses as shipments moved under tax-free terms.
Government employed storytellers instruct pedestrians in Shanghai about road safety. One tale compares vehicles to tigers and warns that ignoring signals and police can lead to fatal outcomes for drivers and their families. The lesson emphasizes keeping to the road and obeying traffic signals to protect ancestral records.
A Popular Science Monthly note describes a DIY windshield heater using a hot air setup fed by an exhaust pipe stove and old vacuum cleaner parts. The device directs warm air onto the glass to melt snow, improving visibility when sleet or snow sticks.
A traffic expert notes a train at 40 mph needs 1,820 feet to stop while a car at the same speed can halt in 98 feet. The burden of preventing accidents lies mainly with the motorist, as locomotive engineers cannot control every passing vehicle. The engineer can only whistle and hope no one races him at the crossing.
The report notes little change in plogs yet they still dominate center lanes as motorists adjust to urban traffic. It mentions warning hours and the need for readiness in emergencies, while describing how horses and autos adapt on streets and the challenge of changing tires in cold winter months.
Prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture the piece notes birds aid crop protection by eating insects and weed seeds while some species like the pont tailed grackle harm crops by consuming corn and rice and feeding on small marine animals along shores. It cites wrens and nighthawks as beneficial and highlights barn owls as useful in controlling pests such as pocket gophers.
Lighter soils produce earlier, finer flavored and more highly colored fruits such as grapes, while heavier soils offer greater growth and higher yields with given irrigation and fertilizer. Choose fruit soil by fruit type and market, prioritizing early quality in warmer districts and accepting higher fertility needs.
Article stresses proper management of boar pigs bought at fairs. It urges adequate pen space, regular exercise, and a careful feeding plan. For fall use, recommends green feed with limited corn plus skim milk or a tankage and seed meat mix. Confinement and excessive corn are discouraged.
Next to wheat, potatoes are vital for human food. Locally grown seed may help, but weed seeds add cost. The Iowa State College Agronomy farm at Ames has over 600 concrete fence posts used for nine years and a farm machine that sits idle through winter. Chickens forage locally and need ample feed to stay profitable.
United States Department of Agriculture notes dairy herd improvement associations test cows monthly to quantify milk and butterfat yields. Records show averages over 7,200 pounds of milk and 282 pounds of butterfat with some herds exceeding 300 pounds of butterfat annually. The Ottertail Minnesota association in 1924-25 averaged 299 pounds of butterfat and over eight dollars net per dollar of feed, with cows returning about ten dollars income above feed cost.
Rye when cut in the flower or early dough stage yields a fair to good silage. It can smell strongly and taint milk, though feeding after milking mitigates this. Clean mangers and separating silo from barn reduce odor. One study found rye silage about 10 percent less valuable for milk production than corn silage and less palatable, limiting its use.
Centrifugal force pushes skim milk out of the separator as speed rises. More speed yields richer cream, while slower speed yields thinner cream. Operators vary in speed. counting crank revolutions by watch helps uniformity. A gasoline engine or constant power can stabilize cream test more than hand operation.
A series of dairy notes cautions against overfeeding poor producers and warns that underfeeding good cows wastes resources. It cites a five year cost of 43 dollars per year for caring for eight cows, and links feed intake to water use, with high protein feeds boosting fertility and manure production. Tests show higher milkers drink more water, and immediate cooling after separating milk preserves flavor and freshness. Clean, odor-free housing is essential to milk quality.
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