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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1929

Page

2

Feeding breeders for early, high quality chicks urge farms

The U S Department of Agriculture advises special breeding rations with less corn meal and meat scraps, plus milk minerals and green feed. Emphasizes vitamins and adding cod liver oil, outdoor time, sun, and open poultry house windows. Yearling birds yield better results. January to March is key for top hatch quality. Also notes New Year visits by Louis Blumer of Dakota and Cort visitine with Efford and Max Hunsberger families.

U. S. Department of Agriculture Louis Blumer Dakota Efford Max Hunsberger Cort Visitine L. Ter

Mail order scams prompt local residents notice

Mails burdened with approval merchandise prompts residents to review and return items or remit payment. No law forces purchase of unsolicited goods and delay threats carry no legal weight. Post office and seller risk disputes, buyers may keep or return items without obligation. Weather and illness news matter elsewhere.

Good Plant Cover Prevents Erosion

Prepared by the United Bates 2? Agriculture. The article discusses how healthy plant cover reduces erosion on pastures and fields, noting grasses and low-growing plants protect soil, help water infiltration, and sustain watershed protection through adequate grazing. It cites Forest Service input on preserving ground cover and the role of grazing policies.

United Bates Lanzes Forest Service United States Department of Agritelcre Clarence L. Farsling

Weed Worse Than Quack Cox Invasion Of South Dakota

Dr Arthur T Evans head of botany and plant pathology at South Dakota State College warns leafy spurge is worse than quack grass or sow thistle. A farmer brought a weed sample to his office and reveals plowing three to four times each summer for at least three years may beat the weed. It forms patches about three feet high and has yellow green crews. neighbors report fields taken by the weed and township action to exterminate it. Farmers warned that土地 margins may soon lose value if not controlled.

South Tiakota Arthur T. Evans South Dakota State College

Up-to-Date Soy Bean Bulletin From Urbana Station

The bulletin 310 from Micnois Urbana station provides current information on planting soy beans including varieties and harvest. It notes Winla snap and states soy beans are widely grown in eastern and southern Simuix with over 700, OM acres in the state.

Urbana Simuix Iowa Uinoje

Farm Notes on Poultry, Eggs, and Feed Practices

This farm brief discusses egg weight versus shell value, hen feeding in the flock, and sending birds to the butcher after heavy yields. It notes calcium feeding, poultry house management, and the impact of fowl nutrition on milk yields in cows while touching on extermination methods for pests in fields.

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