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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1915
Page
8
The essay argues rest for soil comes from changing from grain to grass or deeper rooted crops rather than leaving land fallow. It cites benefits of clover and alfalfa, warns against exhausting fertility, and urges preserving organic matter while embracing crop diversification to sustain long term profitability.
A compact guide outlines methods to prevent rancidity in butter. It covers working butter with bicarbonate solution, washing, salting, and refreshing overly salty batches with milk. It also describes tests to distinguish fresh butter from renovated butter or margarine by observing boiling noise and foam. It ends with a method to de salt by repeated washing until the water runs clear.
Sprouted oats are shown as a simple, profitable green feed for laying hens at the Panama Pacific Exposition poultry building. A rack of ten trays feeds 600 birds. visitors see fresh oats replace emptied trays as sprouting takes ten days. The device promises value where winter eggs are costly.
The winter wheat acreage exceeds last year by over 5 million acres and is about 10 million more than two years ago. If abandonment remains low around 2 percent the yield should be large, even with poorer overall conditions. US exports rose to over 10.1 million bushels in the week ending April 1, with four week totals at 31 million, while Argentine exports in the same four weeks grew to about 6.26 million, nearing 20 million for the period. about 60 million bushels of Argentine wheat remain to be shipped as the Indian crop enters the market.
The Farmers' Review lists two rations for growing beef cattle. Ration No 1 uses six pounds corn, three pounds cottonseed meal, four pounds wheat bran, ten pounds hulls or sorghum hay, and twenty five pounds silage. Ration No 2 uses six pounds corn, three and a half pounds cottonseed meal, ten pounds clover or alfalfa hay, and thirty pounds silage.
The Alaska pea, a small canning variety popular for garnishing meats, shows changes when grown under unusual conditions. Irrigation in the West produced oversized peas and uneven flowering, while eastern plantings yielded tall vines and staggered maturity, forcing growers to revert to nonirrigated, controlled conditions to keep the pea true to type.
The writer urges farmers to protect work horses from flies during hot weather. Fly nets or burlap coverings are suggested as cheap, practical solutions to prevent harness damage and injuries to horses. Crafting nets at home is proposed when purchased nets are unaffordable.
The article outlines rheumatism forms like acute chronic rheumatism rheumatic headaches sciatic rheumatism and lumbago. It promotes Sloan's Liniment for instant relief by penetrating to the pain site and claims it soothes and draws out pain. Also promotes Dr King's New Discovery for colds and ends with a general ad note.
Chamberlains Liniment advertised as a remedy for rheumatism lame back sprains and similar pains. Testimonials from Mrs Charles Tanner of Wabash Indiana praise its pain relief and long standing use. Available in 25 and 50 cent bottles at Engbrets Pharamacy Adv.
City of Decorah Iowa will hear objections to a proposed Resolution of Necessity for sewer construction along multiple streets and disposal plants. Public meeting set for June 16 1915 at 7 30 PM in City Hall Council chamber with ocular plans on file.
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