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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1923
Page
6
A column offers warm advice on making a homey atmosphere with kindness and light. It includes homely recipes for cookies and puddings, omelets and jams, plus detailed canning guides for plum conserve tomato conserve strawberry preserves and grape conserve with steps and proportions.
Storage of farm crops grows in importance with talk of negotiable warehouse receipts for farmers. Concrete protects grain, resists rats, avoids paint costs, and concrete floors use a cement to sand to pebbles mix for smooth, dry floors. The double crib with a drive between bays dominates in the corn belt, aiding large and small grain storage.
The windrow method yields finest hay by wilting and curing promptly. A rake aids forming windrows and turning rained hay, with extra labor justified for high quality alfalfa or clover. Wisconsin experiments show protected alfalfa gains higher bone and muscle nutrients than weathered hay.
Poisoned grain can be used to control moles in runways. Dissolve one ounce of strychnia sulphate in eight quarts of hot rain water, soak a peck of corn for 48 hours in a tightly closed container, then drain and save the solution for a possible second soaking. When dry, treated corn returns to its original bulk and retains germinating qualities.
Live stock are our greatest harvesters consuming most oats and corn, oats and barley. They also use large amounts of straw and forage. We must keep livestock on our farms and give them the best care for maximum profit. The site lowers feeding costs and improves production and growth.
The United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Chemistry publishes Department Bulletin 1960 on evaluating toxicity of readily available organic compounds as contact insecticides. Most compounds show little toxicity. several with possible commercial value receive deeper study. The bulletin aids entomologists chemists and others researching insecticide problems and offers a free copy by request.
Advice on reducing fly damage to cows using skin applications and home sprays. Recommends carbalic acid mixed with oil, pine tar and yard, coal oil emulsion sprays, and daily application during peak fly periods. Describes sprayer setup and the benefit of darkened barns and gonnysacks over windows to cut light while preserving airflow.
Soybean straw from threshing seed soybeans provides very good roughage for cattle and other stock. It does not dry up cows and can boost milk production. common in seed crop areas where straw is baled for sale to dairymen. It offers digestible nutrients similar to timothy hay, slightly higher protein but a touch less carbohydrate, requiring a protein supplement like cottonseed or oil meal in the ration.
Capons have been used with good results for hatching eggs. They have large soft bodies and stay nearby. For market need, best caponized breeds are medium types like Rhode Island Reds Plymouth Rocks or Wyandottes. People differ in using capons as brooders or raising young chicks. Most rely on an artificial brooder after hatch.
Early thinning of pears and apples hastens fruit maturity and advances the pick date by about a week. This provides a marketing edge since early fruit commands higher prices than later harvests.
United States Department of Agriculture prepared guidance on controlling the San Jose scale in Arkansas orchards. Emphasizes dormant-season spraying with a 2 percent lubricating-oil emulsion, two sprays in badly infested areas, use of soft water, and thorough coverage to reach all tree parts. The circular is available free from the USDA in Washington, D. C.
Buckwheat is a short season emergency crop adaptable to many soils including poorer lands. It yields about 15 to 20 bushels per acre with satisfactory returns, matures in 10 to 12 weeks, and can be planted through early July. Japanese buckwheat is among the best varieties. harvest should begin as seeds mature to avoid shattering.
Bordeaux mixture and arsenate of lead spray control flea beetles on potatoes beets beans tomatoes and cabbage. Use two and a half pounds arsenate per fifty gallons of mixture and spray both leaf sides with a three-nozzle setup for rows and an angled nozzle for plants.
The text notes that in all varieties of guineas the males and females look very similar. Males have a heavier comb and wattles, a coarser head, and they walk on tiptoe when excited. The male’s cry is a single shriek, while the female calls with two notes Buckwheat buckwheat.
It has been shown that it is impossible to judge the value of a layer unless she has been fed a ration. Those that have not yielded profitably have become profitable layers when the defect in the ration was corrected.
A hog in good health from birth to market is vital to farmer packer and consumer. The US Department of Agriculture warns hog growers to monitor herd health and recognize disease signs. Hog cholera remains the major enemy but is reduced by serum use. other illnesses can mimic it. Early deviations in appetite or digestion should prompt care, with veterinarians consulted if unsure.
Twelve year old Lois Duncan of Boynton Ga wins the grand prize at the Southeastern fair in Atlanta in the Boys Pig club events, taking the championship from over a hundred boys. She also wins second prize with another entry and calls her pigs her pets raised under her sole care. She plans to take them to other intersctional fairs to win more prizes.
A historical note explains that March to May require the most care for flocks, while June to August yield about seven tenths of March to May output. It cites a Storrs egg-laying contest result and states feed costs average about 10 cents per month, lower in summer than winter. It urges maintaining summer feeding to maximize egg production.
Corn is described as more fattening than milk producing, yet a measured amount adds value. Lyndle corn fed with clover or alfalfa hay yields good results. Ground husked corn would improve the ration.
A historical note advising caretakers on raising hens with home grown feed and by products. It stresses weight, clean water, adequate grit, daily mash, exercise, and a concentrated mixture. With more attention, the hen will produce more for the household.
The article explains the turkey industry suffers losses from an infectious disease called blackhead. No cure exists, and many birds die, sometimes all of them, despite expectations of profitability if flocks survive.
Mrs. Hickey of Worcester Massachusetts describes severe weakness and inability to stand after an illness. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with significant improvement after a week, reports doing housework again, and urges others to try the treatment. The testimonial offers a free private text book on ailments peculiar to women.
Abe asks reprint of his old joke about a monkey in a restaurant who grabbed his half dollar and swallowed it. He says it made him mad and that he shook the monkey by the hind legs to get the $2.05 change.
Advertisement promotes Cuticura products for scalp itching and dandruff. Gently rub spots with Cuticura Ointment, wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and make them daily toilet preparations for clear skin and soft white bands.
A Richmond dispatch plays with a coy, affectionate note between lovers, claiming deep devotion yet hinting at a playful pretense of happiness. The exchange reads like a diary fragment from a restless era, mixing romance with urban whimsy and social charm.
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