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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1928
Page
2
OH E White county agent in Surry county with local bank conducted soil tests on four plots to show liming soybeans. Results show limed plots produced higher hay yields and a marked increase in following corn yields, with lime simplifying soil improvement and boosting profits.
Five conclusions from Obo experiment station show cutting date and timing affect nitrogen loss and stand vigor. Early cuts in September reduce nitrogen in manure. later hay cuts lessen yield losses, while fall cuts delay regrowth and winter hardiness may be affected. Be cautious with August clipping to prevent weed competition.
L F Graber of the University of Wisconsin says alfalfa is the best hay crop for farmers due to high yields and drought resistance. He notes clover failures, the need to feed soil with lime phosphate and manure, and the deep roots of alfalfa improving drought resilience on sandy soils.
An announcement from the farm crops department at Nichicon Sate college describes the McNaughton system to protect beans during harvest. It uses eight to twelve windrows per acre with posts and straw pads to lift and stack beans, allowing four workers to process roughly 32 to 20 acres of beans per day.
The United States Department of Agriculture released Technical Bulletin 44-T detailing the Swine Sanitation System developed by the Bureau of Animal Industry in McLean County Wisconsin. It reports field investigations from 1920 to 1925, shows 60 to 99 percent effectiveness in preventing parasitism when followed, and notes cleaner hog lots reduce disease risk. Based on observations of about 40,000 pigs, a farmer attentive to hog-lot conditions loses fewer pigs and markets more under sanitation than under ordinary conditions.
The text explains that a cow inherits feed palatability and butterfat potential from parents. Normal rations sustain body maintenance about 50 percent of feed, leaving roughly 60 percent for milk production. Butterfat is generally not increased by altering a standard ration, though fat content varies with cow condition and lactation stage.
The piece notes rising American rabbit farming to meet demand for saltation furs and felt bats with a Farm Journal report citing a fur buyer purchasing about 60 rabbit skins weekly. Prices ranged from 20 cents to two dollars, while meat from larger breeds like the Flemish Giant expands at markets.
Government experts say one fourth of U S sale is better suited to timber growth than farming. Proper pasturing reduces labor on small alfalfa fields and paint extends building life and appeal. A federal warning requires alfalfa stems to be labeled accurately when sold as alfalfa meal.
A report from the United States Department of Agriculture describes sun exposure garments for children to safely develop sun tolerance. Designs include light fabrics with broad straps and special shorts or trousers to minimize glare while letting ultraviolet rays reach the skin, teaching gradual exposure as temperatures rise.
A 4-H club project under the U S Department of Agriculture and land grant colleges shows a girl improving her room. She reorganized the wardrobe with a broomstick pole and many hangers, painted wood, new bedding, and refreshed furniture to keep clothes wrinkle free.
A breakfast or lunch dish variant of the ordinary diet, strawberry shericake or strawberry shortcake served with plain crenim, milk, or cottage cheese to create a complete meal. Suitable for children and a satisfying Sunday night supper option.
Fresh fruit sherbet recipe suggests using orange juice lemon juice sugar and salt with a white of egg. Mix strain chill then freeze with ice and salt, churn until partly frozen fold in beaten egg white, pack and ripen before serving.
A century old recipe from the bureau of home economies describes curried chicken with coconut. It instructs simmering fowl in water with salt, removing skin, and thickening a curry sauce with flour and fat, then mixing in curry and serving with boiled rice.
The article provides a method to cook a greens blend without water using equal parts spinach and kale and half as much dandelion greens. It calls for slightly more butter than usual to prevent sticking and to preserve minerals and amino compounds, with three minutes of cooking in a buttered pan.
Read as a children's tale, two buffalo speakers Benny Buffalo and Billy Buffalo recount their tame pasts and race memories while buffaloes listen. Children observe the creatures, noting their oddity as two-legged onlookers. The piece leans into gentle humor about animal perspective.
This passage offers safety tips for children at camps or farms. It covers learning to swim and water safety, paddling caution, boating with capable companions, life saving methods, recognizing poison ivy and poisonous plants, avoiding wild mushrooms, staying away from dangerous structures, and disinfecting scratches and cuts. It emphasizes pruning risk and staying vigilant around nature.
The text notes refrigerator exhibitors at Agricultural Hall in London predict a cold winter. It mentions ice water and ice cream as national foods with refrigeration makers playing a large part in promoting them.
A vintage advertisement touts Castoria as a safe baby remedy. It claims Castoria eases fretfulness and colic in infants, with a vegetable product formula suitable for young children and even older kids.
American author Robert J. Casey returned from Siam claiming to have found the ruins of a once enormous city that housed millions of Khmers. He braved jungle for nearly thirty miles to reach a moat about the site, defended by crocodiles. Casey said French archaeologists had found remnants but no record of his city in France.
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