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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1947
Page
2
A rural page surveys Iowa farming and home topics from grasshopper control to water use. It notes rising feed costs, smaller Western lamb crops, high milk production, and raspberry losses. It offers guidance on installing running water at home, planning water use, and home plumbing, with emphasis on efficiency and health.
New research from the American Veterinary Medical Association shows horses can develop dermatitis from a combination of wool yellow dye in a wrap and sulfonated neat oil in a leather conditioner. The old belief that a horse’s heavy coat provides complete protection against diseases is challenged by these tests.
Tomato growers face potential recovery as late blight may not recur unless weather again turns favorable. Andrew Wing of the National Garden Institute notes a wet cool August fosters the fungus with windborne spores, previously causing extensive crop damage.
Brighten worn garments like slips and undergarments by tinting with recommended dyes. Follow package directions for best results and even color.
On farm grinding systems can process 109 pounds of grain at low cost using Savery milling. Larger mills use 3 to 7 percent horse power and 1/20 to 3 kilowatt hours per 100 pounds, depending on grind fineness. Automatic setups place mills under storage hoppers with gravity feed, ground feed dropping into a bin or blown to an overhead bin for later marking. The farmer starts the grinder motor, controls grain feed, and carries on with chores. Modern mills include overload protection and safe operation when empty, with devices to shut off the motor when grinding finishes.
An old practical note explains using bicycle tires or auto tire sections to support young trees. A wire threaded through a rubber tube is clipped over a post or tied through a frame and locked in place to hold the tree straight, offering a simple, adjustable stabilization method.
A Pennsylvania farmer coated the roof of his hay barn with aluminum roof paint to weatherproof and cool the interior, protecting his 1948 timothy hay crop. The method mitigates spoilage from heat and moisture, offering year round protection at low cost.
The report notes Marion and other new oat varieties show resistance to gas caused blight, footrot, and parasitic fungi. It mentions planting time seed treatments may curb germination or destroy plants, with Marion also resisting stem and crown rusts and protecting yields.
William Culbertson D D of Tar Meaty Bible Institute in Chicago argues酒 moderation in drinking harms morality and society. He cites Proverbs and Ecclesiastes on liquor’s dangers, warns against drunkenness, and stresses Christian witness and God’s glory as higher motives for living.
Deafness progresses with a segment of people reaching the handicapped stage years before they will wear a hearing aid. About forty percent of the handicapped never adopt a hearing aid. Bull calves intended for market should be castrated before four months to avoid staggy steers.
Uniform slice size helps the pickling liquid season each piece evenly. Slicing vegetables or fruit to equal thickness improves flavor distribution and texture during the pickling process.
Laboratory hatching eggs withstood 80,000 feet during experiments, while chickens tolerate about 17,000 feet. No permanent harm is expected if birds reach around 20,000 feet, though ages vary and long exposure remains unlikely.
Grass may make up to 15 percent of the ration for growing chickens. The note outlines how forage content contributes to overall feed, indicating measured inclusion and practical feeding guidance for poultry keepers.
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