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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1929
Page
3
Keep eggs cool on the farm to prevent quality deterioration and spoilage. Gather eggs at least twice daily and let them cool before packing. Use egg canes as insulation, store in a dry cool basement, and deliver twice a week to agencies with refrigeration for high quality to Eastern markets.
A National Dairy Council feature by Miss Rubyn Chinn outlines a garden dinner menu emphasizing fresh fruits vegetables and garden produce. Dish ideas include New Potatoes in Cream with Cheese Buttered Green Peas Raw Vegetable Salad Radishes and Fresh Berries with Milk.
The article explains raising beef calves with grain during suckling to yield grain-finished beef using less grain overall. It cites a Corn Belt survey by the U S department of agriculture showing feed costs per pound of gain: calves one dollar, yearlings 1.05, two-year-olds 1.26, and three-year-olds 1.60 in dollars.
The U S Department of Agriculture warns meal worms threaten flour and meal stores. Regular cleanup of refuse in mills warehouses and granaries prevents establishment. Infested material can be treated with heavy gases or 130 degree F for an hour.
Petition drives in Winneshiek County seek 2000 voters to force a special election on issuing $600,000 in bonds. The petitions, gathered across the county, are expected to be presented to the board of supervisors at their meeting on Monday, July 1, per the Decorah Journal.
An out of town advertiser praises Echo ads for pulling orders. Gamble Stores receive praise for sporting goods and True Temper clubs. A Clayton visit notes the Earl Jacquette family and Sam Greenley traveling to Elgin. Chas Habeger leaves Torkelson Bros to head west, likely to Brawley California.
After exposure to poison ivy or oak thorough washing with strong soap and running water is advised, focusing on fingers and between the nails. A iron sulfate solution may be used as a preventive, and lemon juice can remove brown stains. Early stages prefer no ointments. cooking soda or Epsom salt solutions aid treated areas.
The Interstate Power Co. failed to secure a 25 year franchise in Waukon at a special election held Thursday. Voter turnout reached 1214 with broadside campaigning intensifying as election day neared. The measure failed in every ward with 481 yeas and 727 nays.
Harry Kipnis pled guilty in county court to selling a cow that proved tubercular after being tested. Officials traced the animal to a farmer after initial sale and Kipnis was arrested. The case highlights public health concerns over livestock sales and disease.
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