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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1914
Page
8
H. H. Shepard argues that lack of exercise in confined hogs and dairy cows weakens health and disease resistance, urging open pasture, varied seeds, and balanced rations. He warns corn‑heavy feeding produces weak vigor, while pasture, exercise, and diverse forage improve size, fertility, and vitality in hogs and dogs.
Southern readers are urged to plant only clean potatoes on clean land to prevent smut. Scabby seed should be avoided. if unavoidable, soak in formalin solution one pint to thirty gallons for two hours, then dry and store. Ohio tests show untreated seed yields half to two thirds scabby, while treated seed reduces scabby crops to one fifth to one tenth.
Experiments at Cornell College of Agriculture show White Leghorn hens starting to lay at eight months averaged 451 eggs in three years, while hens delaying to ten and a quarter months laid 411 eggs and those beginning at around eight and a third months produced 528 eggs. The study implies about one dollar more income per hen yearly for earlier layers. Select breeding stock from hens that start laying young. Dr Thomas Keleetic Oil ad included.
Advice on producing hatchable eggs through lifelong balanced feeding, green and animal foods, and proper range conditions. Emphasizes that fertility depends on overall hen health, vitality, and access to worms or substitutes, not just short periods before hatching.
Mrs J C Van De Lande of Kirkland NL says Electric Bitters kept her from breaking down while nursing a relative for three months. The ad claims it strengthens weak tired women, boosts appetite, aids digestion, and supports stomach liver and kidney health as the great spring tonic with relief or money back assurance.
Soil should pulverize and retain a granular texture when ideal for crops. If plowed too wet the land puddles and bakes, hindering future cultivation. Those with work for hands and teams gain profit by hauling and spreading manure, a practice credited by many with easy operation and beneficial results. Dean's Regulats are sold at drug stores.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Cough Balsam as soothing for coughs and colds with no harmful ingredients. It promises relief with two sizes 50 cents and one dollar, noting user satisfaction and success.
Farm advice covers chick safety with powder and mother hen, sand and straw scratching grounds, and soil packing for clover. It cites hog cholera serum reducing deaths, warns against moldy silage for horses, and urges nurse crops with clover sown into oats. It notes cane to gullies, cement plastered pit silos, and odd rural honesty anecdotes. It also mentions chic hens laying about 90 eggs yearly, methods to restrain bulky horses, incubator egg removal timing, nest dryness, and trees suited to dry soils.
Lee L. Chapman of Mapleton Iowa recounts two years of rheumatism and an inability to bring the right hand to the mouth. He credits Chamberlains Liniment with relief in two months and no further rheumatic pain. For sale by Engbertsons Pharmacy Ad.
A neighborhood fire destroyed a nearly new house. Rumor blamed an upstairs incubator, later corrected to a basement unit. Insurers require a permit to run an incubator in the home, and care with lamp use is urged to avoid fire and insurance issues. Fire is a fine friend, but a fearful enemy. A married man wonders how wives detect things so quickly.
The text promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and colds, claiming remarkable cures and worldwide reputation. It mentions Engbretson's Pharmacy as a seller and includes an ad for Barker's Antiseptic to cure foot odor sold by a drug store.
A neighbor with a medium scale farm built a concrete four‑pen hog house and quarantined his animals during a cholera outbreak. He kept hogs isolated with no cure or special feeding, yet he lost less than half while others buried entire herds within weeks. The author ends with a quip about poverty and poetry.
John W. Skillen of Sidney Ohio credits Vinol with curing years of stomach trouble and weakness. Experts say hastily eaten meals fuel digestive disorders and run-down health. Vinol purportedly strengthens nerves and improves digestion, with a money back guarantee if it fails.
Seed barley markets anticipate heavy demand next year due to three major Expositions in 1915. Estimates show double the usual barley needed for beer. Growers plant more acreage, favoring high yielding varieties like Extra Heavy Select at 60c and Oderbrucker at 65c, with other dealers asking 15c to 25c more per bushel.
Adams' English Oats often yield more than 75 bushels per acre with stiff heavy straw that does not lodge easily. Price 60 to 65 cents per bushel depending on quantity. Also Swedish Select Oats perform well per bushel.
Farmers anticipate renewed flax sowing as demand rises and prices rebound. The advertisement touts clean, tested flax seed at two dollars per bushel, and urges buyers to stock up for the season.
Seed King seed corn from Goddard’s Silver King is advertised as profitable in Northern Iowa. The dealer claims a 95 percent average in tests and offers a 10 day trial with return if unsatisfied. Also markets field seeds and garden seeds in packets and bulk with prices guaranteed under Iowa seed law. Call at C M St P elevator for seed grain.
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