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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1942
Page
4
Swine erysipelas, a bacterial disease, spreads across at least 39 states with serious losses in the Middle West. It can resemble hog cholera, complicating diagnosis and treatment. Early veterinary diagnosis and available treatment are urged to save hogs and curb further spread.
Rutgers expert J C Taylor urges farmers that artificial lights boost egg output because they raise feed use. Increase grain by two to four pounds per 100 birds daily to 14 or 16 pounds total. once the limit is reached, add a flushing mash of ground oats ground yellow corn and milk to maintain body weight.
A dry cow in poor condition may need 10 to 12 pounds of grain daily to regain body weight so she will milk heavily in her next lactation. High producers cannot maintain weight on feed alone. aim to put her in good condition at freshening per E. H. Hanson of the University of Minnesota. A suggested grain mix uses 200 pounds ground corn, 400 pounds ground oats, 200 pounds bran, 100 pounds linseed meal plus molasses. Good hay should accompany dry cows.
The farm population of the United States on January 1, 1940, stood at 32,245,000, the largest in 24 years and approaching the 1916 all time high of 32,530,000.
A 1000 pound cow carries about 50 pounds of bone, much of which is phosphorus. Phosphorus contributes to milk that is high in calcium and phosphorus. About 45 percent of the minerals for milk comes from phosphorus, roughly four-fifths of the calcium requirement.
A wartime newsletter urges hearty nutritionally balanced lunches for harvest workers. It lists sandwich ideas using day old bread, fresh vegetables, tomatoes, fruit juices, and desserts to maintain energy. Guidance covers meat substitutes, milk, and fruit varieties while noting corn feeding, hatchery data, and soil erosion tips relevant to farm families.
Iowa farmers are urged to sow rye soon for fall pastures as hay production this year is projected to exceed last year and approach 1940 levels. The piece notes options for farmers without grain or livestock share leases, highlighting the index cash share lease as a method to set a fair past rent and adjust payments with price changes. Hog producers may profit from current tankage and corn prices with feeding plans likely to improve margins.
Electric refrigerators consumed about 4.632 billion kilowatt hours, representing 20 percent of the nation’s total domestic electric load, with 12.775 million units in service during 1939.
Emily notes washbasins can be dangerous after brushing teeth and advises cleaning with a sodium hypochlorite solution from grocers. She claims the ultra refined product increases germicidal efficiency and recommends cleansing the basin after each use when illness is present to keep porcelain and enamel surfaces hygienically clean.
The article traces how the name of medieval thinker Duns Scotus became linked to stupidity. Followers were called dunsmen or dunsers, and a later spelling shift produced the term dunce used for a person with a backward mind.
Not Edible, Lawrence Lansing of Dyersville, found petrified hickory nuts. Wheat intended for bread burned in a fire when a truck backfired while hauling grain, destroying 50 acres near Onawa on the Frank Sydow farm. Two boys near Dyersville used an old trapping method to subdue a gray fox menacing chickens. the fox was later killed by Mr Wachter.
Article notes that many Brazilians reportedly consume 10 to 20 cups of coffee each day. Also mentions Ficnie Sandwiches with chopped raw celery spinach or cabbage seasoned to taste and whole wheat bread as wholesome picnic fare.
The first self propelled fire engines powered by internal combustion engines appeared around 1903. By 1910 many motor fire engines operated successfully worldwide and by 1999 nearly every large city in the United States and many in Europe had replaced horse drawn and steam engines with self propelled motor units.
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