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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1938
Page
4
Money derives from Latin moneta meaning a mint in Rome with Juno Moneta temple. Cash comes from French caisse meaning a box. Pearson's London Weekly notes market day in Elgin on Saturday.
The article advises poultrymen to cull pullets showing low vigor and to discard smallest birds when excess healthy pullets exist. Smaller pullets tend to lay smaller eggs, while larger birds may offer better livability in the pullet year. Avoid selecting small-bodied breeders to improve flock size.
Farmers plan to use milo grain in fall and winter rations because its cost is far lower than corn and roughly equivalent for most livestock. Milo's composition mirrors corn but with less fat and more protein, though hogs receive about 91 percent of corn’s value. Grinding is advised. tankage supplementation helps. kafir and steer tests show favorable gains, while sheep may not benefit from grinding milo.
The shell of the hen egg hardens as it is laid. Normal eggs gain shell strength during the hours after formation. A 24 to 26 hour interval separates yolk release and laying. Soft shells occur only under reproductive upset or abnormal conditions.
The report notes sugar cane reaching 18 percent sugar, wheat as a staple for a third of humanity, and a claim that farmers return only one third of mined phosphate. It mentions lights to hasten turkey laying, rapid plant breeding growth, 4-H club impact in Texas in 1936, egg consumption rising to 2.5 billion dozen, and daily feed needs for 100 hens. Early pullets molt post lay but weight gain can prevent it.
In years of dreath, hybrid corn shows advantage over open pollinated varieties. Iowa exports exceed imports by about 5 million bushels this year. The Iowa State College Extension Service notes farm programs under the 1938 AAA, with marketings and livestock production influenced by demand and employment. Baby beeves rise in 4 H clubs as Purebred heifer entries near March, while oat and timothy seed costs and alfalfa seed scarcity shape sowing decisions.
The column outlines a broad agenda for relief funding and many other major topics, reflecting a wide program and the author’s sense of humility before such a large scope. The piece signals continued discussion from the previous page.
Notice in Fayette County Iowa states that on March 21 1938 a document alleged to be the will of Stephen Humphrey Foxwell will come before the District Court at West Union for probate. Clerk Philip K Meskel signed February 21 1938 with deputy Ruby Boyle.
Certain drugs are employed to repair the heart by dilating the chamber stretching fibers and restoring efficiency in function.
Public sale on the late Christopher Jorgenson farm located one mile north of Elgin Gander road from the Louisa Martie farm corner. Items include cook stove heating stove about 3 cords of stove wood clothing and other small articles such as tools.
Wade Guenther, of the Sabula Gazette, quips that Washington could not tell a lie while the editor can and does. He adds that if the editor did not tell the truth he might get shot, underscoring sharp newspaper humor about press honesty.
The Winneshiek County Board of Approval adopts a broad 1938 road plan. It includes surfacing over 76 miles of county roads and grading about 56 miles, detailing a sizable improvement effort for the year.
An advertisement notes a special price on Oak Flooring and invites customers to view its appealing effect. It weaves in varied quips and anecdotes about language, manners, and household projects, ending with a stray line about Pat, the old soak.
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