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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1915
Page
6
Dairyman stresses systematic records to identify profitable cows. Studies from Missouri and Illinois show wide gaps in milk and butterfat from herd to herd. In tests, top ten cows averaged 289 pounds butter yearly while bottom ten averaged 109 pounds, with at least one third unprofitable cows common.
The article explains measuring milk yield and butterfat per cow using a spring balance scale a milk records booklet and a milk testing unit. It notes a $3 scale suffices and describes scale options with dial increments and a zeroing hand or pointer to read milk weight without subtracting the pail.
A Farmers Mail and Breeze writer favors fall freshening, noting October calving keeps cows in fine condition after summer pasture. Flies are less troublesome, calves gain a head start before winter, and peak butter fat yield occurs when prices are highest and cream is easiest to handle.
Farmers urged to apply to the department of agriculture for free bulletin No 67. With a reliable plumber or sanitary engineer, they can devise a simple economical fix to improve home sanitary arrangements.
The article argues that farm manure is the oldest fertilizer and a key thrift indicator. It estimates the U S annual fertilizing value from manure across horses, cattle, hogs, and sheep at about 2.48 billion dollars, noting substantial losses from careless management and urging better manure handling.
Practical advice on adjusting feed to fowl appetite and conditions. Variations in flock needs mean no fixed rules. Start with morning mash for two fowls per spoonful and evening grains for as many as can be eaten. If appetite drops, reduce quantities gradually and avoid sudden changes to maintain egg yield.
Beets and mangery are valuable for hens as an appetizer and bowel regulator. When cold drives them indoors provide airy, roomy housing. Feed a wide variety of economical foods, avoid wet mashes, and include cut clover or ground alfalfa and sprouted oats. Sour milk features prominently in the ration.
Sapulpa residents learn through a moth eaten diary how Henry Martin, an elderly recluse in Heywood Oklahoma, lived unseen after a sweetheart perished in a wreck. The diary traces his daily routines, meager finances, and final illness before his unmarked burial.
A 250 pound preserved bear slung by the Kroeger Brothers is shown in Milwaukee. The mounted specimen, measuring six feet seven inches from tip to tip, was killed by Joseph Messing. The display highlights the shop’s taxidermy work and local hunting interest.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent solution for constipation indigestion and related symptoms. It promises relief from headache biliousness dizziness and nervousness by cleansing the stomach liver and bowels and suggests daily use benefits for adults and children.
Dialogue explains why a woman uses a hyphenated name. Mrs Dearborn questions the hyphen. Mrs Wabash clarifies Burke was her maiden name and Martin her husband. The hyphen signals her separation of lineages.
Prof F W Schmitz of Thomas Oklahoma writes of long backache relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He details two periods of treatment, three boxes, and a final cure lasting three years with no recurrence. He recommends the product widely.
The dialogue cites the vast taxonomic scope of American fish north of Panama with 40 orders 228 families 1 118 genera 345 subgenera 3 263 species and 133 subspecies The student challenges with a playful request to see if he can collect a string of genera for the day.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura soaps and ointment as skin scalp and hair emollients. It invites readers to sample by mail with book and address to Cuticura Dept XY Boston, noting the products purify and soothe various skin conditions.
A quip about winter picnics asks if readers enjoy them. The response celebrates winter outings with a witty twist noting spiders color the experience. A reflective line follows: many great men remain little known beyond their home area.
In a Georgia town an old colored man, Eben, questions ministers about miracles. A pastor recalls the loaves and fishes as the greatest miracle, but Eben quips that the miracle was they didn’t burst, in a light Southern humor tone from The Sunday Magazine.
The Austro-Hungarian ministry of war directs that army contracts be awarded only to firms that keep staff at full strength with no wage reductions. Manufacturers cutting staff or wages will be excluded from future contracts and may have existing contracts canceled.
Under a special act of Congress agricultural land in Arkansas forest reserves can be homesteaded up to 160 acres per person at no cost. About 1,000,000 acres offer free pasturage for cattle hogs and sheep year round with healthy well watered country. We locate applicants on lands and send state maps and act copy for 25 cents to A V Alexander locating engineer Little Rock Ark.
Eight women have been appointed to act as field deputies in the assessor's office in Los Angeles California. They will assist in property assessments and related duties across the county, reflecting broader efforts to diversify staff in municipal government.
The speaker notes reluctance to ask Jinks about his health, yet Jinks promptly discloses full details. This exchange highlights Jinks’s openness and the speaker’s hesitation.
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