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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
8
A St Louis Globe Democrat summary notes that farmers can improve crop yields by selecting superior plants and preserving the best types. It explains natural cross pollination in corn and how deliberate selection can create stable, pure strains in cereals like wheat, oats, and barley, with emphasis on practical, year after year effort.
An old farmer tested stump sprouting and cutting over a year to find optimal timing. He found cutting or sprouting in August, especially in the dark of the moon, most effectively stunts growth as sap moves downward and heat dries soils. He advises bruise peeling, meadow or pasture grazing to slow regrowth, while cropping keeps stumps alive longer.
The article warns new sorghum growers to avoid cutting too early and to let the crop stand until frost. It outlines practical curing steps including mowing, windrows, large cocks, and stacking or keeping in cocks for winter feed. Proper timing preserves sweetness and nutrition. avoid swath curing.
Mrs James Lampman advocates improved farm lighting from Farm and Fireside noting a switch to acetylene gas with a ten light unit, low maintenance costs, and easy DIY installation. She describes gas advantages, a plan to install electric plants, and methods to boost funds by selling garden produce to fund lighting.
A Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station report analyzes steer feeding. Full feeding from birth yields the best profit, with gains and carcass quality superior to steers fed less. Feeding too long on inadequate feed caused sickness and higher losses, while optimal results arose from a feeder around 750 pounds gaining 500 pounds.
Ten year trials across about twenty five fields in Missouri show ground limestone averaging a $5.80 return per ton when applied as roughly two tons per acre in a corn oats wheat clover rotation. Lime is not a fertilizer but improves yields. use 1200 to 1500 pounds lump or water slaked lime to equal 2000 pounds ground lime, and analyze soil and lime before use.
Cows require abundant clean water as milk is mostly water. Cold or stale water lowers intake and may transmit germs. In winter, water should be provided two to three times daily at a consistent warm temperature, ideally fifteen to twenty degrees above freezing. Warm tanks or steam from boilers can efficiently heat water.
Ray Gatewood of the Kansas State Agricultural College urges delaying pig weaning until pigs are at least eight weeks old and have begun eating. He notes pigs should only stay with the sow longer for show animals, advising against harming the sow. For postweaning feed he recommends skim milk and middlings, warning fine middlings can cause indigestion and suggesting bran or finely ground oats as additives.
Market demand favors large heavy horses suited for work. Buyers seek wagon, chunks and draft types. Wagon horses weigh 1200 to 1500 pounds and emphasize style and quality. Chunks are rugged and compact, 1200 to 1600 pounds. Drafts are good quality and 1000 pounds or more.
Clifford E. Davis urges early winter prep for farm and household needs. Keep warm bedding for livestock, use leaves for bedding and compost, store dry leaves in bags, harvest corn before blades dry, haul coal while roads are solid, stock groceries and clothing in advance, and store pumpkins and turnips. October is the rush month to finish tasks and ensure stock and family are fed and safe through blizzards.
David Gray of Kansas State Agricultural College urges daily exercise for stallions to prevent obesity from confinement. He notes hard work in harness as best, with welfare in feeding oats bran oil meal alfalfa and timothy. Regular road or wagon tasks keep the stallion fit and docile.
Hens should get meat scraps with grains and mash made of corn meal wheat bran middlings gluten feed and beef scrap. Skim milk boosts poultry rations. Colds from sneezes grow. Dr Kings New Discovery promises relief with antiseptic balsams after 47 years of use.
When you take cold the average man faces a serious matter as dangerous diseases begin with a common cold. Use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to end the cold quickly. It is proven over years of use and contains no opium or narcotics. For sale by R A Eng bertson. Adv.
The piece surveys seasonal hog price declines, noting Chicago top prices fall from about $9 to $7.65 in mid-October and outlining past patterns from 1910 to 1916. It expects a mid to late October drop, possible volatility in October, and a steadier undertone by December or early January amid strong foreign and domestic demand.
A collage of old ads promotes Sloan's Liniment for rheumatic pain and muscle relief, Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment to curb skin troubles, Chamberlain's Tablets for complexion improvement, and general health tips. It also includes a humorous line about gender stereotypes and a note to visit local druggists for products.
Ventilation is a key factor in poultry house construction says R M Sherwood of Kansas State Agricultural College. Improper or no ventilation causes disease and dampness. sunlight must accompany ventilation to prevent damp conditions. Dean’s Regulats are recommended and sold for 25 cents at drug stores.
Mary M. Meyer has been appointed executrix of the estate of Henry W. Meyer, late of Winneshiek county, Iowa. She has given the required bonds. All claimants must present their demands and debtors must pay the executrix, dated Decorah September 27, 1916. A. E. Barker, Attorney.
Bids for erecting a school house in Burr Oak Independent District No 8 Winneshiek County Iowa will be received until 1 PM October 5 1916. Contract awarded to lowest responsive bidder. Board may reject any or all bids. Plans and specs available by writing to County Superintendent or Alice Price Secretary Prosper Minn July 18 1916.
Despondency is linked to indigestion and biliousness and is relieved by Chamberlains Tablets. The ad claims you will feel better within a day or two. Sold by R A Engbertson.
Mrs. J M Gaskill of Etna Green Indiana reports severe backache and sharp pains eased by Foley Kidney Pills praising their relief. Ad promotes the remedy as safe for kidney and bladder ailments with Ingbertson's Pharmacy. Dyspepsia cure Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as restoring digestion and purifying blood at drug stores for one dollar.
A Decorah farmer named Chas O Moore reports sharp kidney pains, swelling ankles, and quick relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Wangler's Pharmacy. The ad urges readers to seek Dean's Kidney Pills, price five dollars, from Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
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