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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1942
Page
4
Professor C. Chapman argues soil fertility is a national defense issue on par with defending the country from foreign threats. He warns soil depletion erodes farm productivity, notes farmers are using lime and fertilizers, and cites federal support via AAA and state colleges as driving a winning coalition against soil exhaustion.
Capons fattened for market require a regular growing ration with ample whole grain. Keep clean quarters and range, avoid close confinement, and provide a weather-protected outdoor area. In the last weeks, feed a wet mash twice daily with growing mash and milk soaked grains to boost quality, while ensuring full, complete feed all summer and fall. Guard against tapeworms and treat wormy birds before moving them to clean range.
Pine needle litter mulched four clay galling plots at the Southern Piedmont Soil Conservation Experiment station in Athens Georgia. In five months a healthy mixed vegetation emerged including over 1 600 shortleaf seedlings from the mulch. The study tracks survival and height growth for several years to assess the technique’s viability.
Onions and garlic were common in the diet of the ancient Egyptians. A total of 432,389 loans were made on stored wheat during 1940 by the Commodity Credit corporation. Oats, straw, corn stover, bean pods, and the poorer grades of hay may provide most of the roughage for the idle horses.
A guide essays hosting with simple, low effort entertainments ideal for wartime morale. Emphasizes guest participation, buffet style, outdoor fireplace suppers, and uncomplicated menus. Includes easy beverages and desserts, plus garden tips and pruning guidance for Delphiniums and oat seed saving for 1943.
The article compares feed ratios and nutrient content between grains, notes butter production lagging 6 percent from last year yet predicting a 5 to 10 percent annual gain, and lists common tractor overheating causes. It also gives garden tips: avoid cutting peony foliage to prevent blooming loss and let iris leaves remain for food storage. prune seed pods from peonies and flower stalks from irises.
A compilation notes hay moisture risk for Iowa barns with late July fire chances and advises water for hay heating. It urges alfalfa seeding fertilizer advice, favoring 200 to 300 pounds of 20 percent superphosphate per acre, or potash on alkali soils, and mentions common 0-20-20 or 0-9-27 blends. Other items report Alabama eggs hardened by sun, a Victory Day hog calling winner in Osceola, lightning damage to corn near Ladora, and Boone school gym windows broken by rifles with $115 replacement cost.
A Chicago factory scene shows four Olson Rug Co. girls in bathing suits during lunch at Walter Olson Park surrounding the rug factory in the city center. Leah comments on the pleasant workspace, exclaiming it is a swell place to work.
A wartime radio host mocks excuses for buying War Bonds while sharing odd tales and jokes. A trapeze performer drifts miles in wind landing in cotton fields, a devout man greets a heavenly apparition, and a VAOC uniform note plus coal ads mix with quips about watches, roots, and roofing.
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