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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
8
The U S Department of Agriculture states that fattening pigs benefit from grain fed via self feeders. Experiments with 275 hogs show self fed pigs gain 28 percent faster while consuming 92 percent as much grain per 100 pounds gained. Use mixed corn and protein supplement and keep feeders filled to speed market readiness.
Farmers should consider Europe’s 1918 harvest shifts as cattle and sheep face reduced grass and rising grain. France shows declines in cattle, sheep, and swine since 1913, with Germany and Austria in worse shape. The article argues for expanding pure bred stock imports from Argentina and others, and that livestock farming, while not always superior to grain, offers long term soil fertility and steady returns.
A Woodbury County correspondent reports applying 300 pounds per acre of a fertilizer with about 2 percent nitrogen and 10 percent phosphoric acid to oats and sweet clover. Oats showed taller growth fuller heads and plumper kernels while sweet clover had strong top and root growth. On thin soil the fertilizer proved profitable with 28 bushels per acre from fertilized soil versus 6 bushels from unfertilized over three years.
A New York Agricultural College study urges farmers with milking machines to maintain strict cleanliness to prevent bacterial contamination. Regular disassembly and washing with warm alkali, sun exposure, and chlorine lime solutions are recommended, with steps for cup and tubing sanitation and pre milking rinses.
Mrs. C. A. Barnes of Charleston endorses Chamberlain's Tablets for biliousness and as a laxative. She praises them as mild and pleasant to use and notes her brother also had satisfactory results. For sale by local druggists.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports exhausted local supply of breeding ewes and notes western range ewes are being shipped to the corn belt and East. Buyers should select ewes with sound teeth soft udders and teats aged 1 to 3 years, and purchase through commission men or range breeders, with farms offering ewes at cost to encourage flock expansion.
Dairy experts summarize 1 668 cows records from cow testing to show income above feed costs climbs sharply with butter fat outputs. From 150 to 300 pounds the income rises from 18 to 56 dollars, and to 450 pounds it reaches 108 dollars, highlighting better cows and feeding as key to profitability.
The United States Department of Agriculture warns farmers to prepare a firm moist seed bed with a mellow topsoil before sowing wheat seed worth $3 or $4 a bushel. Early plowing and thorough tillage improve moisture retention and germination, reducing drought losses and boosting yields.
The piece argues for steady farming investments despite high prices and rising costs for machinery, fertilizer, seeds, and labor. It notes strong demand, wartime bonds, and long term contracts that should favor producers, urging farmers to plan for higher production next year and maintain confidence.
In a Farmers' Review excerpt T. T. Smith argues late planted corn can be saved by silaging. A 14 by 30 foot silo with a 3 foot basement holds about 100 tons of feed, enough to cover winter costs for 20 to 25 head of stock. He says silos are the best farm improvement and worth borrowing to build, with potential to offset high winter feed bills.
An old notice touts experience as the best teacher urging use of others ideas. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is claimed reliable for coughs and colds with prompt, pleasant relief. Sold by R. A. Meerson. A new antiseptic telephone mouthpiece devices germ-killing disinfectant fumes.
Seed treatment with formaldehyde is nearly 100 percent effective against wheat and rye smut, except where soil is heavily polluted. Cost is under 5 cents per acre for materials and labor. In extreme cases up to 20 percent of seed grain may be lost or germination reduced, but overall the treatment saves more than its cost by increasing yield.
An old health ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar for children's coughs as safe and effective without opiates. A New Zealand government project advances a five mile South Island railroad tunnel costing nearly five million dollars to connect east and west coasts. An Sioux Falls reader endorses Foley Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and related pains. Engbertson's Pharmacy promotes both notices.
An Ohio Agricultural College circular urges applying lime to eastern Ohio fields and parts of western Ohio to counter soil acidity. The note likens Ohio trends to Iowa where lime use rises yields. It warns of future shortages and stresses one to two tons per acre as a starting rate, with broader adoption needed.
At the University of Illinois three 392 pound boars were fed on self feeders from April 24 to June 20 1917. They consumed corn and tankage with an average daily gain of 2.73 pounds and a feed conversion of 5.97 pounds per pound gained. With grain prices and dockage considered, final receipts minus initial value produced a net margin of 36.28 to 60.25 dollars depending on grain prices. The study notes feeding boars as stags can be highly profitable due to the rise in initial weight value, despite higher cost per pound added. W J Carmichael Illinois Agricultural College.
To Whom it May Concern you and each of you are notified to appear at the Court House in Winneshiek County Iowa on November 5 1917 at 2 00 PM to attend to an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Wenzel Novak late of Calmar township in Winneshiek County Iowa deceased at which time you will appear and show cause if any why said will should not be admitted to probate.
Foley Cathartic Tablets keep the bowels open and regular, the liver active and the stomach sweet. They help indigestion, sick headache, sour stomach and similar indispositions. They are comforting and pleasant to take for stout persons. Engbertson's Phar maneya Ady.
A Decorah Iowa testimonial for Dean's Kidney Pills describes relief from backache urinary disorders and weight loss tied to kidney trouble. O W Emery credits pills with restoring health and longevity, endorsing their 60 cent price and availability through Foster Milburn Co.
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