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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
6
Practical guidance for dairy farmers covering cows sows and hogs with tips on feeding calving pasture silage and storage. Emphasizes udder size as not always indicating milking ability and urges timely breeding halter training and careful management of calves lambs and broody hens. Crop and pest tips include spraying potatoes beetles pruning trees and protecting fruit with manures and soil conservation.
In-depth guide on row soil work for corn. Begin cultivating when ears form, set deep first two plowings, then shallow to form a mulch. Surface scratching aids root depth, while later weed control via drag or plow helps. Replanting often boosts yields. stand quality drives final results. Field conditions and soil type determine best depth and frequency.
A list of twelve practical cautions for dairy farming covering milking prep, hand technique, equipment use, and cleanliness. Emphasizes udder cleaning, proper milking, avoiding contamination, noise during milking, and avoiding harm to cows. Notes on straw height, stool handling, and nail length. Some lines include typos but convey core cautions for clean milk and calm cows.
The article explains shredded corn fodder can replace hay in feeding. It notes reduced bulk in mangers and yards, easier handling, and that stacked layers of shredded fodder and oat straw prevent heating. Straw reportedly absorbs moisture and the stock relish straw flavored fodder.
A concise aphorism attributes unique value to knowledge, asserting that while wealth and possessions are easily seized or bought, true knowledge is earned only through effort and personal striving. It emphasizes self-improvement as the highest prize.
The readable text combines product ads and quips about women and English superiority. It mentions Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup, Garfeld Tea, and a joke about a bachelor, with odd references to age and English praise, all in a stray, satirical collage.
A town notices firms advertising direct fish sales to individuals. Letters requested specific fish with a dime deposit. One reader requested salmon and various other seafood, while the next day a reply offered forwarding another dime for the order.
A literary lady at a society dinner sat beside a noted scientist whose materialist views on mankind sparked a clash. She retorted about Adam and Eve, then later admitted mortification after checking the Bible, wondering whether to write to the professor.
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