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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1930
Page
8
Classified column item notes farm labor offers and sales listings from Elgin and nearby areas. Mentions Carl Dummermuth seeking farm work, various sales of corn, cream separator, washing machine, stoves, and farm supplies. Also lists local auctions by Loren ce Biglee in Postville and multiple hardware ads. shows prices and contact hints.
A dense schedule of gatherings, visits, and travel across Illyria area. Locals like Nettie Peters, Floyd Ernst, and the Schneider and Rothlisberger families figure in weekend visits, church events, and Memorial services. Multiple guests from Waterloo to Dubuque join relatives in town, with farm bureau picnics in Fayette and trips to Cedar Falls and Greeley noted.
A guide urges parents to fix a regular schedule for meals, exercise, and sleep to keep the body healthy and appetite normal. It advises communicating needs through the want ad column to obtain quick relief or respite during meal hours.
Information distributed by the U S Department of Agriculture offers guidance on feeding changes in workhorses to prevent digestive issues, proper shoe care to avoid foot problems, and selecting best breeders in poultry by marking fast growers. It notes the value of sweet clover as grazing, composting methods using coffee grounds banana skins and waste vegeta bles, and the use of animal manure when available.
The article explains alfalfa care including soil amendments such as bone meal superphosphate or phosphate rock, and lime or wood ashes to speed decomposition. It advises cutting alfalfa for hay in full bloom for best stand condition and notes earlier cuts yield higher protein.
The notice explains alfalfa hay value and how to handle it during curing. It emphasizes stacking or mowing with many leaves, minimal handling after drying begins, and raking before brittleness to complete curing in windrows or shocks.
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