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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1924
Page
6
The text appears as a garbled note discussing health and friendship. It mentions using substances and names like Lydia and Pinkitun, but the overall meaning is unclear due to corruption. No discernible event or date is evident.
A report cites state experiment stations warning that spoilage and deterioration threaten farming outputs and sugar industry profits. It notes wastes from harvest to refinery and factory losses, plus numerous projects on preventing decay, moisture damage, and spontaneous combustion to protect foods and commodities.
O A Stevens of North Dakota Agricultural College reports tests on 80 alfalfa samples showing germination rises from 57 percent to 78 percent after cleaning and scarifying, while hard seeds drop from 33 to 20.5. Pure seed content jumps from 22 percent to 97. Hard seeds, seeds that do not germinate, remain a problem in legumes. Scarification through wearification helps moisture penetration. some seeds germinate without scarification but most farmers scarify before planting high value varieties.
Investigators from Cornell report that higher yields per acre correlate with greater net returns. On 101 farms averaging 2188 pounds per acre, returns exceeded those of 81 farms at 1492 pounds by about 20 dollars per acre. Among 60 farms at 2988 pounds per acre, gains rose to 52 dollars per acre, with fertilizer manure and lime identified as key cost factors driving yield increases.
Windsor county farm bureau reports test results on K. H. Atwood’s Bridgewater field showing 1000 pounds per acre of a 8-8-4 fertilizer yields the highest output and profit. County Agent C. J. Frink advises 400 to 600 pounds of high analysis fertilizer with liberal stable manure, noting annual use is highly profitable.
A weed seeds count shows a single plant may release 18 000 to 875 000 seeds depending on species including pepper grass dandelion shepherds purse ragweed plantain and burdock. Destroying seed beds by fall winter or early spring burning or tillage prevents future weed growth and reduces labor in the next crop.
Diversification of the farm business by producing several salable products reduces risk from crop failure and low prices. It promotes better use of teams and machinery, enables crop rotation, and contributes to overall safety and stability of the enterprise.
A fragmented ad copy describes Diamond Dyes as simple enough for any woman to dye or tint skirts, dresses, waists, sweaters, stockings, kimonos, coats, and draperies. It mentions 16 cent packages and directions inside, with playful lines about a wife claiming insight into her husband and a pledge to start anew.
An old advertising note urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin proven safe by millions and described by physicians for 28 years. It warns that products lacking the Bayer name may be counterfeit and dangerous if purchased.
A farmer builds a concrete swill feeder to keep hogs from tipping the pail. The device is described as ingenious, serviceable, and lasting, with no spillages expected from the hogs.
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America shows ongoing expansion with average monthly registrations at 9,500 and transfers at 7,920 across 1921 1922 and 1928 amid harsh livestock conditions. Membership rose from 188 per month in 1921 to 149 in 1928, with over 23 000 breeders as members since the 1886 origin and January 1 1924 milestone certificates.
Potato scab is a soil or seed borne disease. Remedy for seed involves dipping in corrosive sublimate at one ounce per eight gallons for ten minutes. If soil infection exists, sulfur in rows before planting is advised, or best to plant next year on clean land.
A dialogue highlights confusion over resignation with a student joke about wanting something unobtainable and then acting as if it was never desired.
A brief advertisement touts Cascarerts or Cascarrets for liver and bowels with claims of curing billourness constipation sick headache indigestion. It notes drug stores and advertisings and includes a humorous exchange about absence of Cody as a punchline from American Boy.
Penn state authority K K Watts reports Allegheny county fertilizer demonstrations last summer show 350 pounds of 48 4 mixture plus 300 pounds of acid phosphate per acre yielded more than twice as many ears of sweet corn as plots with no fertilizer. High-grade mixtures gave clear advantages for heavy application.
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