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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
6
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine for female complaints. It promises relief for overworked anxious women and those undergoing the change of life, claiming the medicine is alcohol free and mailed as a trial package after 10 cents.
The clip reflects a fleeting, humorous note on the Christmas spirit. It playfully hints at a missing element or misprint in the text, suggesting a lighthearted, editor’s glitch within a holiday column.
United States Department of Agriculture guidance reports on controlling the corn weevil in Marion County Florida. Meetings and lectures spurred farmers to build improved tight cribs, dry grain, remove husks, and fumigate with carbon disulphid at specified rates. A second fumigation is advised within 25 to 30 days, with a possible third if needed to save the crop.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines methods to guard buildings from white ants. Emphasizes stone or concrete foundations, impermeable timber, and avoiding ground contact. recommends kerosene drenches after removal of damaged wood and substitution with rock brick concrete or metal. Notes termite moisture needs and references Farmers Bulletin 1037 for full guidance.
Farmers seek windbreaks on exposed home sides to shelter stock and allow cows to enjoy sunny days. Norway spruce offers good windbreak potential when moisture is not excessive, with white pine also commonly used for this purpose.
Farmers discuss tax methods and inventories as a state college expert explains benefits of improved car service. John and Henry Jones sell cattle for 9100 and 10.60 in Omaha while Marshall county seeks poultry house blueprints. A sawmill will process 100 acres of magnoketa timber into lumber with a planer. Sprouted oats aid egg production, and a cabinet sprout system tests six trays for hens. A. Spangler earns 313.45 from a Adair garden plot. strawberries yield 208.70 from 689 boxes. George Buck sells 48 cattle heads in Chicago, Herefords 1253 lbs, Short horns 1316 lbs. Southern Town dairy campaign expands dairying with four dairy calf clubs in Buchanan county distributing 147 calves. Story county notes coop marketing info. Lone Star Thrashing Co reports 40300 bushels oats, 5547 wheat, 294 timothy, 60 rye, 120 barley, 146 sorghum grass seed, 181 buckwheat, 324 millet earning 2206.55. Iowa Farm Bureau elects J. R. Howard president, C. W. Hunt vice president, J. B. Craven treasurer. Carroll county breeders review proposed sales pavilion sites. location and price under study.
On 509 pickle packers surveyed by the Bureau of Crop Estimates USDA, 405 reported contracting for and harvesting 40,211 acres of cucumbers in 1919, vs 475 packers with 05,487 acres in 1918. Estimated production from contracted acres is 2,162,036 bushels in 1919, compared with 6,918,822 bushels in 1918. No open market stock is included.
The most serious enemies in potato culture are flea beetles and potato beetles, early and late blight, rats, and powdery mildew. These can be controlled or prevented by repeated thorough applications of a lime and copper sulfate water mix, effectively Bordeaux mixture.
Feeding table lists common feeding stuffs with standard weights per quart measure. Cottonseed meal 5 pounds, wheat bran 4, course wheat middlings 4, middlings fine 1.1, mixed wheat shorts 0.6, cornmeal 1.5, oats 1.2, rye bran 0.6, linseed meal 1.1, gluten 1.2.
Flocks and herds on farms are sure indications of thrift and independence in farming. It is true that not all farmers who have animals profit on them, but no farmer with live stock is in very bad financial difficulty.
Stable manure in winter should be applied to fall sown cover crops or clover and grass sods. This yields minimal fertility loss, far less than storing manure in uncovered yards, and maintains soil fertility through the cold season.
Sleeplessness remedy tips include blinders of double thick black silk and a bed cord weight method to promote steady breathing. Traveling should secure a quiet double bed away from noise and odors. A school mice infestation spurred a frightened demand for poison, leading the principal to order immediate rat control.
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