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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1949
Page
3
Farmers fattening hogs in summer can keep pigs comfortable with portable wallows. Build two or three 4 by 8 or 6 by 10 foot wallows on skids, use 2 by 12 lumber with tarf, and add a slanted end for easy exit. Fill half full to start, clean once or twice, and add water as pigs acclimate. Crankcase oil or lime sulfur can aid against lice and mange, otherwise water suffices.
May DHIA tests in Iowa showed record butterfat, with cows averaging 33.9 pounds of butterfat per cow, up .9 pounds from the prior month. The surge followed bumper 1948 crops and continued grain feeding during pasture. Proper dairying hinges on feeding and culling for cows producing over one pound of butterfat daily.
In a Monticello Manchester game the batter struck out on third, the ball wedged under the umpire’s chest protector. Catcher retrieved the ball and threw to first, the runner was ruled out as the ball remained in play.
A surprise Friday party honored John Bakewell with friends including Mr. and Mrs. Harold Triem and the Nelsons at the Bakewell home after a show in Postville. Many local visits report social ties, travel, and hospital stays, including Iowa testing results boosting Clermont’s math standing and a long county fundraising update.
In the wedding season June crowds in homemakers plan showers announcements and receptions. Jewel Graham Iowa State College extension nutritionist suggests using a favorite white cake recipe with flavoring shaping and frosting changes. She advises heart shaped and square pans and decorative touches like coconut coloring and various frostings to create party cakes with elegance and ease.
The June pig survey shows a spring pig crop of 13 435 000 head, 18.5 percent above 1948 and second largest on record, after 1943's 15 117 000. Iowa hog producers plan a 10 percent rise in fall litters, forecasting 858 000 brood sows to farrow June 1 to December 1, 1949, the third largest fall crop on record behind 1942 and 1943.
Glen Shum of Clarinda offered to buy a used car for cash. He paid $550 in small coins after two hours of counting with car dealer Ernie Johnson, most of the coins being nickels and dimes.
Local advisory urges property owners to keep open drainage ditches free of all vegetation growth to ensure proper water flow and reduce flood risk. Officials emphasize regular maintenance and prompt removal of encroaching plants to prevent blockages.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports 1 839 trillion bushels of corn on hand in April including 57 million in mills and elevators. About 14 percent under government loan, with 1 5 billion bushels fed to livestock and exports totaling over 63 million bushels in six months. Prices likely stay weak due to ample feed grains and livestock demand, with weather and new crop progress still shaping future movements. The article notes the Otomacian Indians of South America mix clay with their bread.
Mrs. Werdell Hulbert of WaDena visited her mother Mrs. Helen Osmundson over the weekend. Attending confirmation services Sunday at Bloomfield church Ostrander Minnesota were Mr. and Mrs Olaf Berg, Mr. and Mrs L M Hovland, and Mrs Hilda Aasnes. They were dinner guests at Milo Halverson’s home. Carroll Halverson was among the confirmands.
Moscow mailman Joe Lincoln reportedly reeled a 400-pound prize catfish in the Cedar River near Muscatine, pulling his boat nearly a half mile. Despite the huge catch he says the best fish slipped away.
Oattheal serves as a quality cereal protein source. Use remaining breakfast portions to replace bread or cracker crumbs in meat loaf, creating a simple, higher protein dinner option.
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