This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1926
Page
7
United States Department of Agriculture outlines two main dairy contest types to boost milk and cream quality. Voluntary sample scoring and surprise contests help educate communities and reward dairymen producing high quality milk.
Article argues that silos reduce waste and boost profits for stock farmers by saving about $200 per year per silo and potentially $400 million nationally. It claims silos prevent overproduction, stabilize corn prices, relieve distress in the corn belt, and support efficient feeding methods for long term agricultural balance.
Sudan grass is recommended for hogs along with sorghum with feeding rules similar to sorghum. Kansas experimental station reports Sudan grass as the best annual hog forage in warm regions and compares favorably with alfalfa as a midsummer pasture due to hardiness and heat tolerance.
The note explains that chicks and older fowls require sunlight and ultraviolet rays to utilize feed efficiently and strengthen themselves. It states that ordinary window glass does not pass these rays, implying the need for unobstructed exposure.
Wisconsin alfalfa specialist L F Graber warns August seedings are poor for farmers. Experiments show late summer growth wintering poorly and yielding small crops, while dry falls increase risk. Spring seeding is recommended for better success and winter protection.
The article outlines muskmelon production in the United States, noting major growing regions in California, Colorado, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, New Jersey and Arkansas. It cites 82 000 acres planted annually and 32 000 carloads shipped, with soil, seed quality, and disease control emphasized for best flavor. A Farmers Bulletin No 1408 7 offers production and marketing guidance and is available free from the U S Department of Agriculture.
Contagious abortion is hard to eradicate once entered a herd. Removing aborting cows does not guarantee removal of infection, as non aborting infected animals remain and can spread disease to new herd introductions. Proper sanitation and selective breeding are needed to retain valuable cows, prevent spread through sales, and avoid shows with infected animals.
Fragmented farmers column discusses better business methods, feed shortages affecting summer milk flow, pest barriers for bugs, and oddly mentions carrots and pumpkins as culinary tips. It mixes garbled lines with stray guidance on crop handling and pie pairings.
The Department of the Interior reports the American Indian population at about 850 000 in the United States and Alaska combined, an increase of nearly 19 000 over the past twelve years and 2 003 in the fiscal year ending June 30 1925. Alaska is omitted from the figures.
A humorous note claims chewing gum suppression costs in America reach 90 million dollars in a year while noting extra expenses for gasoline used to remove gum from trousers.
A street confrontation ends with a deadbeat mockingly refusing payment while a man underlines the issue, in a scene at Good Hardware. The exchange centers on unpaid dues and public scorn.
The Westminster Gazette reports London’s first free public exhibition of blind artisans at Bush House Strand. Deaf and dumb girls display hand crafted dresses whose quality sells in Paris and London. Each girl completes a garment from yarn to finish, earning higher wages than typical factories. 800 to 400 garments are produced weekly.
In a New Haven Journal Courier item, plumbers object to cartoons about their work with themes of bloated incomes and tool retrieval. The boss plumber telephones hospitals about a small job. a nurse replies that Jones is resting quietly, illustrating the misdirected inquiry.
In 1900 census era about 24 million foreign born residents lived in the United States and over 10 million resided in cities. Of those city dwellers, more than 5 million arrived after 1900 while 1,416,000 moved to rural areas.
Fragmentary OCR text appears garbled with miswritten phrases. It mentions deceitful tones and a potential reference to pawnbroker loans and sympathy, but no coherent event, names, places, dates, or organizations can be established from the readable material.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.