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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
6
In early lamb production warm dry quarters are essential for success. Dorset rams with Merino ewes produce best early lambs, though a small farmer should aim for a first class flock to maximize profits from high quality meat. Read about breed choice and management tips from W M Kelly.
The passage discusses improving ewe breeding by using Dorset rams to enhance ewe quality and create a productive Dorset flock that can replace Merinos over a few years. It notes that securing a full grade Dorset flock at a reasonable price is unlikely, as few such ewes are for sale.
North Dakota experiment station trials show oats grown as a forage for growing pigs reduce grain needs versus dry lot feeding. Grain required per pound of gain drops from 4.2 to 3.2 pounds when pigs forage on oats, saving about 14 cents per pound. Rape outperforms oats for hog forage in gains and food produced per acre.
The article argues against overworking heavy draft colts. Three-year-olds can endure some effort without injury, four-year-olds need lighter regimes, and five-year-olds can handle more but still require nonstraining work. Profit comes from healthy animals at maturity. It also notes garden vegetables for home gardens and the value of neat butter packaging, plus early incubation for profitable chicks.
A gardener notes that expanding each row to maximum length will simplify cultivation. The idea emphasizes planning and efficiency in planting, with longer beds reducing frequent turning and weeding chores over the growing season.
A Kansas seed laboratory warns producers to avoid adulterated seed and low germination. Tests show high cheat content in meadow rescue and meadow fescue samples, with 80 percent non germination in kafir seed. Seed control works with merchants to reduce poor seed sales. 1,500 samples analyzed last year.
The article urges choosing breeding stock by breed type and constitutional vigor. It stresses correct size, comb shape, body form, color, and strong vitality to improve utility and disease resistance, warning against prioritizing fancy feathers over hardy constitution.
Constitutional vigors indicated by a broad short deep head red comb short broad well curved beak large bright dark colored eye deep broad chest long body well supported in the abdomen broad back with a well sprung rib short stout straight legs good heavy glossy coat of feathers and an active disposition. State College of Agriculture Brookings SD.
Silage provides cheap feed by converting 40 percent waste fodder into a palatable feed, best when paired with leguminous hay and dry roughage. Celery supply relies on successional sowings and blanching with boards. Golden Self blanching variety thrives with ample water and fertilization for strong stalks.
Ducks flourish best when fed ground grain and vegetables, whether raw or cooked, rather than whole or dry grain. This guidance notes that all varieties benefit from a varied diet including greens and produce.
A brief note urges rapid vegetable cultivation for best yields. It emphasizes continuous growth and timely practices to boost production efficiency. It mentions general strategies without specific techniques.
New York on March 2 1917 Oswin Jerome O'Brien of the Fairmount Jersey City after two sober years may regain a fortune by placing all estate in a trust for wife and self. He owns a Lake Hopatcong bungalow and securities valued over 325000. Trust to pay Mrs O'Brien 4600 annually for support and himself 3000 annually. If proof of sobriety is shown after two years fortune to be restored. misstep allows a second attempt in 1915. Justice Page viewed the plan favorable.
A collie owned by Milas Jane Detrick of New Market Maryland died within an hour after being forced to listen to a newly purchased canned music machine. The dog bolted from Miss Detrick and ran through the house chewing its paws before dying from excitement and fright as a veterinarian concluded.
A jumble of vignettes and parables unfolds from a South Side car offer and a child's tease about Tin Lizzie. Uncle Sol’s impatience over a vague letter, Bartholdt’s banquet anecdote, and a fisher uncle on a park bench color a collage showing everyday daftness, family humor, and light social commentary. Children’s remedies and wedding jokes close the snippet.
In Mountain View Arkansas a Round Button Mix wild hog hunt yielded two large boars. The hogs, owned by Newt Wade, had roamed the woods for about three years. Fred Lancaster and Grant Tawson climbed a tree after seven shotgun shots failed to stop one hog, which was finally killed by Ewing Lancaster with three rifle shots. The second hog was slain while dogs held it at bay, with one dog weighing 242 pounds and another 250 pounds.
A mother returns from shopping to find Willie has emptied a candy box despite promises of a treat for good behavior. The piece pairs humorous dialogue with a homespun quip about cooking beefsteak and a wry remark on a woman laughing at her own troubles.
Riverhead Long Island report details a two year old, son of Harold Young, riding a sleigh behind a runaway horse. The horse bolted after a strap was untied, crossing tracks and narrowly missing a passing train, ending only when a bystander halted the animal after a mile.
The piece describes how birds like the chickadee and phoebe are known by their calls and names. It notes chickadees stay in the north in winter while phoebes arrive in spring, and mentions the peabody and bob white as examples of name-like songs that listeners may misinterpret.
An old advertisement touts Allan's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes or dissolve in foot baths as the standard remedy for fifteen years. It claims instant relief from red, aching feet and prevents hot feet, with a testimonial praising relief during a stay at the exposition.
A dialogue between Pretenten and Mrs. McGunley on reading habits. They note kids raid books with gusto while adults pretend to read. Mrs. McGunley doubts whether people will read much, recalling past raiding as youth.
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