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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
4
Resignations surge as government posts requiring high training go unfilled at low pay. Undersecretaries like Edward Clifford lament salaries of 6000 while social duties and family costs strain officials. Some accept higher outside pay. others fear dismissal under new administrations.
General Lord announces a national budget surplus of about 310 million dollars for the fiscal year, surpassing Harding’s earlier 200 million dollar forecast. The surplus follows reductions in ordinary expenditures and shifts in receipts, with British savings noted as a larger world example.
After a rigorous physical exam 25 of 2,000 reserve officers training corps cadets at Fort Meade were rejected for defects. All were vaccinated or inoculated and given the Schick test. Lab work led by Maj. P. F. McGuire and Maj. A. P. Hutchins aims to promote public health when cadets return home. Parent communication and daily hygiene talks accompany morning drills from 4:30 to 11:30 and 1 to 8, with afternoons reserved for athletics.
May and early June saw strong general business and manufacturing activity. The Federal Reserve Board notes high production boosting employment and some wage gains, with wholesale prices down slightly and banker’s accepts and government securities at lows. Iron steel cement and petroleum output set records, unemployment edged down, and cotton steel meat packing and sugar refining led gains. Carloadings and both wholesale and retail trade expanded, meat hardware and shoes driving notable increases.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports in Bulletin 1157 that prolific corn, with multiple ears per stalk, outproduces single-ear varieties overall and per acre under variable field conditions. The study notes better ear count growth for prolific types despite smaller ears, with the single-ear type yielding heavier ears. Readers may obtain the bulletin free by writing to the USDA in Washington, D.C.
New Jersey agricultural experiment station tested skim milk feeding on market pigs. Two groups of ten pigs each received identical grain rations. the test group got 50 pounds of skim milk daily. Gains exceeded grain costs, shortening time to market, with pasteurization advised if milk from tubercular cows.
A guide notes steers require large quantities of feed to gain fat and suggests making feeds more palatable to encourage consumption.
Goose eggs are scarce with prices previously under 25 cents and last year during the laying season they ranged from 4 to 60 cents per egg. The text notes a sharp drop in availability and a wide price swing.
Slow water flow helps beans and tomatoes absorb moisture evenly. Move the hose along the row as soil becomes thoroughly soaked to avoid runoff and waste.
A critique of horse care methods notes lagging steps and rough coats. It argues better judgment in feeding, handling, and general management could improve performance and condition of work horses.
The note argues corn alone is hard to beat for fattening cattle on good blue grass, even as meal prices rise and feed costs become higher. It suggests corn remains a cheaper, effective option for finishing cattle.
A farm report notes that feelding remains too heavy for one side, slowing daily tasks and forcing workers to adjust routines. Local managers discuss alternative supports and potential remedies to balance load and reduce strain.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports about 75 percent of dairy cows in the United States rely on grades or scrubs. In 1921 purebred bull calves numbered under 80,000 registered, likely representing only half of all purebreds born that year.
Experimental evidence shows that continued heavy use of acid phosphate on land does not increase soil sourness and may even reduce acidity. The trade name reflects treating raw phosphate with sulphuric acid, but the material itself will not injure the soil and is expected to yield beneficial results.
Milk boosts growth in young chicks and helps prevent diseases. Sour milk or buttermilk often aids coccidiosis, a major chick disease. Rapid growth reduces susceptibility, and poultry raisers regard milk essential during the first eight weeks.
The article notes that the amount of concentrate needed to ensure a thrifty litter is small and supplements are rarely required. On dairy farms, skim milk is the best protein feed if available, otherwise alfalfa, clover, soy bean, or cowpen hay may be fed raw in racks for free consumption.
Fragmentary notes describe a foul condition causing diarrhea and weakness in a chick, mentioning moldy sour feed and a general decline. No clear event, person, or organization identifiable in readable text.
In Beloit Wisconsin a woman describes severe fatigue overwork and long days of hard labor. She claims Vegetable Compound helped her regain strength and reports significant weight gain and improved energy after a year of use. She provides her address at 1615 BPA Avenue Belt Wisconsin.
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