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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1921
Page
6
The text discusses evaluating farm finances through detailed farm inventories to determine net worth changes year to year. It highlights that farming income can come from asset shifts, not core profits, and stresses using a complete asset and liability list as the foundation for permanent accounting.
The article notes many farmers neglect fanning mills, paying mills or elevators to clean grain at low prices, causing feed losses. Rising grain prices should spur renewed use of fanning mills, bringing chickens and other livestock cheaper, cleaner feed and creating profitable work for farmers on stormy days.
More fall pigs are raised now than a few years ago due to high grain prices. With proper winter care, a farmer can raise fall pigs as cheaply as spring pigs and benefit from breeding twice a year. Proper attention makes wintering fall pigs not difficult.
Farmers Bulletin No 1144 on Co-Operative Marketing has been issued by the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington DC. It invites all interested farmers to obtain a free copy by applying.
The United States Department of Agriculture offers year round training advice for birds before shows. Properly trained birds handle calmly, respond to gentle handling, and benefit from exhibition coop time to reduce fright and keep plumage clean. Confinement should be limited to avoid losing condition before shipping to the show.
Prof. J. Hi Shepard of the North Dakota Agricultural College recommends sows that dug to furrow in spring need bulky feed. The herdman at the college feeds a pound to a pound and a quarter of grain per 100 pounds weight of sow, plus alfalfa hay for bulk.
The text notes that exercising sows by scattering feed on the floor makes them work to pick it up for two hours or more, keeping them on their feet. It claims pigs from well-exercised sows with bulky feed are usually stronger than those from fat sows, implying a link between exercise and piglet strength.
Farmers show little concern over egg quality with hens allowed to nest anywhere. Eggs from old nests or suspicious are to be candled at home before market day. The weekly packing cycle dictates how eggs are booked for sale.
Farmers learn that acquiring a tractor saves time and boosts efficiency. After purchase, gathering complete information about the machine helps maximize its benefits and improve on-farm management.
A midwestern economic shift promises significant progress in transporting farm produce by truck over the coming years. The change marks a major economic development for agriculture.
Governor Kendall’s inaugural address calls for reorganization of state boards and agencies to cut waste and boost efficiency. He seeks tighter bank and tax rules, stronger corporate and investment oversight, farm credit and cooperative marketing, a shorter primary ballot, and fairer property valuation. He also urges ban on excess committee clerks, support for veterans, and expansion of state health and library functions.
A Birmingham Age-Herald snippet shows a new collector urging a colleague to try someone else for a bill from Mr. Wadleigh. The debtor pays but groans reveal anxiety and illness as he is unfit for work for the day.
An advertisement warns buyers to look for Bayer on every Aspirin package or tablet to ensure genuine product for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism toothache and other pains. It notes common box sizes, pricing, and that Bayer is the trademark of the Bayer Manufactures of monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
A jumble of names and phrases from the Yonkers Statesman and others satirizes talkativeness and mistakes in romance. Misheard lines reference a Garfield Tea Co sample request and Brook lyn. The piece ponders insanity and love, noting a man in love may not become crazy.
A garbled clipping reflects humorous chatter about advertising and a duck remarking on a crowing rooster near a barn statue. The fragment hints at a humorous or editorial aside about a prop, while mentioning prohibition and a dry subject in a minstrel cadence.
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