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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
8
A brief note outlines economical feeding strategies for dairy operations in Iowa focusing on milking cows. It emphasizes cost-conscious rations, quality forage, and proper herd management to improve efficiency and milk yield without rising expenses.
H H Kildee of Iowa State College explains dairy feeding basics. Overfeeding wastes money as milk drops with fat gain, while underfeeding reduces weight and production. He notes feed price variability and offers a sample mixture using corn meal, ground oats, cottonseed meal, and oil meal for economical rations.
The text outlines feeding dairy cows with milk production in mind. It discusses grain allowances tied to milk output, varying by milk richness or butter fat. It lists two sample mixtures and their component weights, including corn, oats, gluten feed, bran, cottonseed meal, and brewer's grain, with quantities for each mix.
School officials may get help from experienced landscape men through the agricultural extension department of Town State college. Prof. Fitch will visit communities or provide guidance via correspondence, emphasizing prudent, inexpensive improvements rather than large expenditures.
Aged statesman Richard Olney, former secretary of state, declines the governorship of the federal reserve board citing time constraints. In a letter to President Wilson he says he could not dedicate his entire time, but would likely accept a short mediation role in the Huerta dispute if offered.
The brief items report Nelson O Shaughnessy passing through Atlanta en route to Washington London, the House of Lords rejecting a women's suffrage bill, a May tornado in Warren county killing a man near Little York, and Leo M Frank being denied a new trial with an appeal planned to the Supreme Court.
Five tens of thousands of Russian workers marched in St. Petersburg protesting the suspension of Duma members for rioting during budget debates. Police dispersed the crowd and drove the strikers home.
In Augusta Georgia on May 9 Charley Jones a Black man was seized by two officers as they escorted him toward Appling to place him in safety. He was struck to the ground and dragged as the officers attempted to restrain him. The incident occurred in Columbia County near Grovetown.
Washington May 8 Congress will adjourn July 10 regardless of trust legislation rural credits or canal tolls repeal. White House confab with President Wilson Senator Kern and Senator Hoke Smith says no fixed program and early summer departure to mend political fences. Senator Bradley attacks Wilson and Carnegie plan linking free tolls to Britains influence and a united states of Great Britain.
After an explosion and fire, 18 crew members of the Leyland liner Columbian were rescued by the Cunarder Franconia, then 14 more including the captain were picked up by the Manhattan, totaling 27 saved. Chief Steward Mathews died in the boat from exposure. at least 19 more men remain missing.
A Wednesday blaze at Carroll Bros Foundry, Houghton Mich, caused total loss estimated at 600000. The plant housed the historic lathe built by Capt John Erickson to turn the turret of the Monitor, amid talks by a Swedish group to buy the lathe. Seymour Stuart of St Louis was elected commander in chief of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans.
The will of George P. Baer, former president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, is filed here. The Baer estate is estimated at 15 million dollars, with May as the release or settlement period.
A bedridden Mr Murray overhears a quarrel about Mary taking her first piano steps in the parlor. Later, after vote counting, most candidates realize their names appeared on the wrong ticket, causing confusion in the aftermath.
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