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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1925

Page

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Family News From Mele Home Visit Briefly

Mr and Mrs Feed Schneider and their Elely daughter Mere visited the Mele home last week. Mrs John Barwart and Frank Wood arrived from Ano for the visit. Mrs Banwart Mr Luchainger Mrs Myra Gray attended the M B H baza visit with friends.

Feed Schneider Elely Mere John Barwart Frank Wood Ano Mele Banwart Luchainger Myra Gray Baza Hughes

Revenue bill battles over income surtax limits and prohibition debate

In Washington the new revenue bill faced stiff Democratic and Republican insurgent opposition over lowering income surtaxes, with amendments for single filers and heads of families rejected. Senate plans, World Court adhesion debates, and Coast Guard reports frame a tense postwar policy scene as officials tout economy and probe foreign relations funding.

Edward W. Pickard la Follette Bunch House James A. Frear Senate la Follette Hilt United State World Court Edge New Jersey Bruce Maryland Ohio McKethir Tennessee iMoney Swanson Coolidge Borah Aeeking United States League of Nations Washington Brigham Connecticut Secretary of Commerce Mong Billard Coast Guard Navy Wilbur

Many Important Problems Solved by U S Agriculture Stations

United States Department of Agriculture cites 1924-26 state experiment stations conducting about 588 projects across agriculture. Major groups include crops with corn and wheat leading, horticulture with apples and peaches, animal production, plant pathology, and economic entomology. Regional stations add Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Virgin Islands.

United Sates Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture Alaska Hawaii Porta Rico Guan Virgin Islands

Additional Protein for Dairy Cows Profitable

Dairy farmers can boost profits by feeding extra protein to cows. High producers gain more from protein concentrates such as legume hay, cottonseed meal, soybean meal, and wheat bran. The choice depends on price, availability, and relative cost, with two to three pounds of protein concentrate per five to six gallons of milk common for profitable use.

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Soy Beans With Tankage in Hog Rations

Experiments at Purdue compare corn soy and miner with shelled corn and tankage for bean feeding. Hog weight gain costs show soy with tankage yields about 34.7 per hundredweight, tankage nearly as effective at 1.42 pounds daily gain. pure corn and soy without mineral cost 88 per hundred. Legume pasture favored all rates, suggesting soy nearly replaces tankage, and cheaper alternatives may broaden use in corn regions.

Purdue

Quarters for Pulleta Poultry Stock Prepared for Winter

The article advises moving pullets toward winter quarters, noting laying begins in October and disturbances delay egg production. It urges thorough house cleaning and gradual relocation of brood coops toward the main house to ease transition.

Lime on Acid Soils Proven Useful Across Varied Lands

An expert from the New Jersey College of Agriculture discusses lime as essential in acidic soils. He notes lime improves clover and alfalfa growth, prevents soil acidification, and outlasts repeated fertilizer use, urging lime application every few years even with manure shortages. He cites field observations at New Jersey fertility plots supporting lime’s long-term benefits.

Hag A. W. Blair Assachite Sud New Jersey College of Agriculture New Brunswick Inc New Jersey Agricultural Peperhuent Aanires

Improved Oat Varieties Developed for New York

New York state experiments with the U S Department of Agriculture developed six high yield oat varieties Cornwell Corellian Empire Ithacan Standwell Upright tested four years 1921 1928 at Ithaca yield leader Cornelian surpassed nearest rival Whoem by over five bushels per acre during the 1921 28 period. A circular is obtainable from the USDA Washington DC.

New York State United States United States Department of Agriculture New York Ithaca

Windbreaks Need Early Attention to Protect Farms

Early planning for windbreaks helps reduce snow drift and cold losses. Build a sturdy wall of nursery stock now to guard against severe north and northwest winds. Order seedlings promptly. nursery stock fills as orders arrive and delaying risks higher costs and reduced availability.

Nyscaries Reagan Tt Paya

Farm Notes on Efficient Feeding for Hogs and Crops

The notes discuss best farming practices including reducing labor, assessing costs, and practical methods. A quick, cheap eradication method for a pest is described alongside feeding hogs with corn or barley plus tankage. The text mentions concrete walk improvements and general farm labor concerns.

In Paradise Loves Meet and Paradise Hath Room

A brief verse image notes that loves meeting in paradise eat fear and that paradise has room for you and me, invoking Christing Ropsett in a reflective, lyrical line.

Paradise Christing Ropsett

It Depends What a Dear Little Boy Is Called

A fragmentary item notes a curious exchange about names and a fisherman. The quirky line invites readers to consider how names and terms of endearment influence social expectations, with only hints of context remaining.

Dare's Mentha Hepain Promises Relief For Indigestion

A vintage advertisement touts Dare's Mentha Hepain as a cure for gastritis indigestion and stomach pain. It claims quick relief with a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails and notes dangers of stomach gas and foul digestion while urging readers to seek relief now.

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