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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
6
Practical notes on feeding, breeding, and management for dairy cattle poultry and pigs. Emphasizes pure-bred poultry and alfalfa value, proper water, shelter ventilation, and clean dairying for better yields and market prices. Includes notes on cow lactation, hog finishing, and grain beets for winter use.
A farmer explains how proper silage raises cow milk yield and health. He details silo design, early maturing corn, air exclusion, and feeding practices to maximize preservation and avoid spoilage, stressing cleanliness and a sweet stable to protect milk quality.
An old agricultural note extols fanning mills beyond weed removal. Clean grain sells better and yields more usable weight, while unclean grain passes undigested and spreads weed seeds via manure. Proper cleaning improves seed quality, germination, and crop vigor, reducing weed proliferation and needing less seed. It also suggests saving screenings for poultry feed and using shriveled grain for livestock, cautioning against excessive weed seeds.
Farmers neglect fruit trees until harvest then blame poor yields. Proper orchard care ensures better crops and regular attention prevents disappointing results.
Improved Iowa farms offered at auction September eighth through tenth with cash aid to crop yearly until balance is paid or in ten months. J Mulhall, 420 6th Street, Sioux City, Iowa, invites buyers to consider the listings and terms. Also notes research on Nipissing Mines Company dividends and free report offer from Jones & Baker offices in Chicago and New York.
A brief excerpt shows a family scene with Paxton and Jean discussing food preferences. Jean, five, exclaims she loves watermelon but cannot eat it, blaming that no one buys it. The dialogue hints at a domestic setting and playful misunderstanding over meals.
Mrs Wutaro A Graham of Bovina Center New York reports six years of poor health after childbirth and irregular periods. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength and ability to work and cares for her children. The ad promises no narcotics, invites readers to write for confidential guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
A motor car strike sent a back seat passenger tumbling to the roadside in a comic yet tense moment. A constable threatens arrest as one bystander claims no serious injuries and the crowd reacts to the incident. Meanwhile, the piece explains the carnivorous Obladderwort plant and its trap mechanism. The article closes with a statistic: tinplate production in the United States totaled 1,760,000,000 pounds, ten times the 1899 level.
A Birmingham Age Herald item recalls a picnic described as thoroughly enjoyable yet perilous with many attendees nearly drowning. The account highlights the crowd size and excitement, noting it as the most dangerous near-drowning event the writer had heard of.
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