This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1921
Page
8
The article argues milk goats offer wholesome dairy for child feeding and cooking, noting goats are the poor man's cow in Europe and a practical, space efficient option for families unable to keep a cow. It cites urban homesteads and small farms in America as potential profitable setups for milk goats.
The article explains average goat milk yield, with two quarts daily for seven to eight months as good and three quarts as excellent. It notes lactation spans seven to ten months, milk value, and suitability for drinking, cooking, and tea. It covers dairy economics, feeding, and care, emphasizing cleanliness, water, and observing does during lactation to judge udder conformation.
Marketing specialists of the U S Department of Agriculture say a personal canvass among city dwellers is often the best way to gain customers. Target suburban, well off neighborhoods with few markets and show samples. success hinges on the canvasser's personality and clear explanation of direct marketing benefits. A Baltimore poultry farmer started with four local customers, then expanded via word of mouth by delivering eggs and poultry, retaining customers through quality and reliable service.
The Scientific American illustrates and describes a chicken brooder by R. R. Murray of Milford Texas. The invention relates to poultry raising with emphasis on caring for young chicks and aims to provide a brooder adaptable for outdoor use.
Independently of a poultry house the device includes a hollow pyramidal chick support with heat source in the base, hanging fabric strips, an open mesh ceiling, and a suitable roof, with combustion products vented outward through a flue.
South Dakota experiment station reports steers fattened profitably on corn silage alone. Cattle did not foul feed, and no poor results occurred as the sole ration. Each year they were shipped to Chicago and sold near market value. Director Wilson notes remarkable gains, sometimes surpassing pasture-fed cattle. Hundreds could be wintered on silage rather than starvation rations for better spring prices.
Fattening baby beeves needs no more skill than maturing cattle though strong returns require good breeding and quality to maximize production results.
The piece emphasizes choosing top quality over sheer quantity and asserts that people desire the best achievable. It argues many settle for second best only if the first choice is unaffordable, reflecting a market mindset prioritizing quality.
The tropic origin fowl adapts to 12 hour day night cycles, with light extended in north winters. Farmers report higher egg output when poultry houses have several hours of illumination daily, using four feedings and warm water, while adjusting light gradually from November to April.
Selecting best cockerels requires short stout legs and full breasts. The comb serves as a good index of maturity, since some birds mature ahead of others hatched the same time. Good qualities matter in choosing fowls.
The USDA Leather project finds farm cowhides uneven and full of cuts, while packing houses grade hides carefully. Experts note farmers pay more for work shoes than the hides yield, and junk dealers cut profits. Large dealers paying more for aggregated hides may improve returns.
Flore describes an adjustable hog creep used to admit or exclude pigs by size. Unlike typical horizontal boards, this design uses perpendicular boards with two middle boards held by bolts through elongated holes to adjust spacing.
Oregon and Washington farmers report a surge in alfalfa production from sulphur fertilization. Deschute County used 285 tons costing $14,400, with a $120,000 rise in value. Jackson County 277 tons costing $13,000 yielded $110,000 more. Klamath County 98 tons at $5,400 added $40,000. Similar results in Josephine, Wallowa and Wasco counties. First sulphur trials began in 1972, aided by county agents and agricultural college specialists.
Homemade cement gutters drain water from gutter pipes to keep a cellar dry. The ditch should be 8 inches wide 2 inches thick and widen at the receiving end to resemble a shadow platter per the United States Department of Agriculture. It must extend far enough from the foundation to prevent seepage and be flush with the ground to avoid hindering foot traffic.
The first cold snap of winter hits Yukon with Carmacks thermometer four degrees below zero. In Chicago, over 1,000 Pullman workers walk out after a 50 percent pay cut. Across the globe, aviation, finance, and political developments unfold from Acapulco to Washington.
Antonio Viera Gallo, former ministerial aide, died suddenly in Santiago on January 7 from heart trouble. His death ends a long career in Chilean public service.
Markets show flour and cotton futures with mixed prices. Wheat and hay values quoted. cattle hogs and sheep ranges listed with typical regional granularity and noted quality grades.
A Philadelphia reader describes severe menstrual irregularity long illness. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for seven months she improved greatly and now handles housework. The letter urges others with similar symptoms to try the remedy and cites its forty year history of aiding American women.
A fragment from a Boston transcription notes a domestic scene with a chorus about quiet, a maid named So, and a wry remark on chronic constipation as dangerous as disagreeable, mentioning Gattiel Tew cures it.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Taleum as essential in toilet regimens. It praises a fragranced face, baby powder and perfume, claiming it rivals other scents. The copy notes one of the Cuticura trio, Soap Ointment Taleum, promises universal use.
A fragment from Lachtymal hints at a wedding event with women weeping, though specifics are unclear. The phrase suggests social emotion around a bride, but details and context are missing.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.