Fix Your Ideal Says Dairyman To Dairymen
Dairyman urges each breeder to define the desired cow type before breeding. Ohio State University extension specialist Gilbert Blackman notes dairy cows should efficiently produce milk and fat while maintaining likeness. He adds that sires must come from well characterized cows and that ongoing selection reduces culls as lineage strengthens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Brnckman
le Ohio State University
Riting
Ohio Dairymen
Blackman
Feed Supplies Urged for Winter By Dairy Farmers
Andrew Boss of the Minnesota experiment station cautions dairy farmers to secure winter feed now due to past weather reducing hay crops. He warns prices may rise and recommends wintering livestock on high protein feeds, straw, and corn fodder with careful straw curling and preservation to avert shortages. Prospects for a corn crop look good, and early summer attention could prevent winter worry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Boss
Minnesota Experiment Station
Scours in Young Calves Caused by Indigestion
Calves suffer diarrhea from indigestion possibly due to overfeeding or irregular milking. Reduce feed at onset, give castor oil in milk to cleanse bowels, then calol and subnitrate of bismuth mixture. Use fresh milk twice daily, but adjust formulas carefully and avoid overfeeding until bowels normalize.
Invert Utensils After Sterilization To Dry Properly
After sterilization invert utensils and place on a draining rack to dry. Sunlit outdoor racks with free air circulation hasten drying and curb bacteria growth, preserving sterilizing benefits while moisture is reduced.
Fall Freshening Cows Boost Milk Through Winter
Fall freshening cows stay productive as farmers attend to them amid busy harvest. Good feeding helps milk output remain high through winter, and fresh spring grass boosts them as lactation advances. Under these favorable conditions, cows yield more milk across the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epring
Fatal Faux Pas At Dinner With Goomis
A Kansas City Times retelling recalls a dinner honoring Mr. Goomis where a blunder at the close of the evening led to the speaker’s dismissal. The narrator admits heavy drinking and nerves, fearing exposure as past events haunt his future in town and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Goomie
Enles
Goomin
Hyén
Goomis
Kansas City Times
Human Body Depends on Toe for Balance
A historical piece argues toes support balance and mobility across activities from walking to dancing. It contrasts savages with civilized feet and notes toes assist balance, foot function, and motion, suggesting toes remain essential for stability and activity.
Woad Dye History in Parson Drove and Fen Country
The text notes ancient Britons dyed with woad and mentions ongoing dye production. It describes large wooden rollers drawn by horses to crush plant material at Parson Drove, with seasonal use in the Fen country. The piece compares ancient methods to modern substitutes, suggesting woad’s enduring value for certain purposes.
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Parson
Fondon Mall
Vultures Used to Clean Garbage in Tibet
In Tibet twenty modern refuse facilities exist and lamas trap cineron or black vultures. A rope tied to each bird’s leg connects to a peg, and a rock is placed for the bird to perch. Garbage is scattered to lure scavengers who swiftly clear the waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tibet
Tadpole Sex Change Triggered by Sudden Warmth
A scientist tested tadpoles from egg to sex in two groups. One group kept at normal warm water yielded about 100 females to 96 males. The other group faced a rapid jump to nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit at five weeks, causing female tadpoles to develop male sex glands and emerge as males.
Untrodden Ocean Lines Across the Indian Ocean
The text muses on vast, trackless seas between Free Mantle Colombo Freemantle Durban and imagines a triangle of routes. It notes the Indian Ocean as a desert where derelict ships drift for years and only an occasional keel disturbs the surface.
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Indian Ocean
Freemantle
Colombo
Durban
Social virtues praised by social authorities in life
A brief quotation from Woman's Home Companion extols good manners, breeding, and refinement as among the most beautiful and useful traits in life, valued by social authorities for their worth and impact.
Local Folks Visit and Socials Round OAK GROVE
Henry Matthys and Harold Bennett families visited the T. G. Bennett home on Sunday. Numerous relatives and friends from Brainard Elgin West Union Fayette Wadena and Marshfield visited, called, or stayed with area families including the Kohls Reed Gilson Shaffer Luchsinger Brabham and Dennler households during the weekend and Sunday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Matthys
Harold Bennett
T. G. Bennett
Clara Bartlett
Brainard
L.W
Alton Beeves
Ea Butikefer
Bert Allen
Ray Shaffer
Maxie Denner
Chris Denner
John Luchsinger
Melchr Luchsinger
Ed Boyle
J.D. Shaffer
Elgin
Wm. Frederick
George Gilson
West Union
Ole Johnson
Woodrow Reed
Wadena
L. W. Reed
Joe Yates
Fayette
Wm. Pritchard
Lyle Wilson
Walter Kohls
D. C
Tommy Howard
Lou Dennler
Mabel Brommond
Wm. Flanagan
Wm. Brabham
Ben Brabham
Amos Eckhart
Arlington
Nels Holm
Arthur Patterson
Chas Peters
Frank Howard
Emily Howard
Marshfield
Wisc
Enos Howard
George Howard
Cedar Rapids
Ward Brabham
Wm. Kohls
Virgil Shaffer
Local notables relocate to new addresses in Midwest
Dorothy DeSart travels from Sunday to Waterloo to join beauty culture studies and will attend final exams in Des Moines, with a return planned later in the week. The Echo lists two address changes from Elgin residents: John H. Smith family moving to Route 3 Fargo North Dakota and Harvey Howard family from Nielsville Wisconsin to Route 3 Marshfield Wisconsin.
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Dorothy DeSart
Waterloo
Des Moines
The
Echo
Elgin
John H. Smith
Little Falls
Minn
Fargo
North Dakota
Harvey Howard
Nielsville
Wisc
Marshfield
Wisconsin
Cheery Valley Social Roundup Observes Week Attendees
Lena Schupbach stayed with Mrs Anna Schupbach in Elgin and numerous neighbors spent Sundays and weekends with relatives including the Hansons Dennlers and Folding families. Visits spanned from Riverside Calif to Guttenberg with gatherings at Pulfer Friederich and Butikofer homes and a district No. 9 program presented by Miss Skarshoug.
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Lena Schupbach
Anna Schupbach
Elgin
Lillian Christen
Alma
Gladys Hanson
Alfred Imhof
John Schmidt
Bertha Hofer
Lydia Dennter
Emil Moore
John Pulfer
Elmer Baumgartner
Earl
Adolph Baumgartner
John Schneider
Herman Schupbach
Frank Christen
Lucy
Elizabeth Christen
Ben Nagel
Eliza Habeger
Martin Hanson
Elfen Hanson
Guernsey Smith
John Dennler
Bill Raney
Guttenberg
Hllen Hanson
George Christen
Albert Butikofer
Skarshoug
Jake Christen
Edwin Hanson
Walter
Ernest Christen
Werner Karrer
Social Roundup Covers Visitors and Local Events
Mr and Mrs Ern Holzer and daughter Exnastine and Wm F Miller visited in Postville last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Conrad and Alice Keenan of Decorah visited Mrs C W Nicklaus at her home Sunday. Mrs Sarah Tiffany of Oelwein visited Thursday with Mrs Lana Henderson and attended Rebekah lodge. Mgr and Mrs Lew Grover hosted dinner for Ida Baldwin of Waterloo Mabel Grover and family Richard Miller and family and Charles Grover. Ida Baldwin visited Relatives here last weekend. Mrs J B Mattoon left for Hill City SD to spend winter with daughter Adolph Koevenig. Ray DeSart went to Cedar Rapids to see a physician about a nasal trouble. Echo shop handled 2500 Elgin Community Sale 24x86 bills plus folding. Cliff Johnson of Glermont helped two days. extra folding help assisted and the job finished in time.
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Ern Holzer
Exnastine
Wm. F. Miller
Postville
Conrad
Alice
Keenan
Decorah
C. W. Nicklaus
Sarah Tiffany
Oelwein
Lana Henderson
Rebekah ‘Lodge
Mgr
Lew Grover
Ida Baldwin
Waterloo
Mabel Grover
Richard Miller
Charles Grover
J. B. Mattoon
Hill City
South Dakota
Adolph Koevenig
Ray DeSart
Cedar Rapids
Echo Shop
Elgin
Cliff Johnson
Glermont
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Woad
OAK Grove News
Cheery Valley
Webster’s
NEW International
Dictionary “the
Merriam Webster
Supreme Court
Government Printing Office
Washington
G. & C. Merriam Co
Toint
Orthwestern Bell
Elephone Company
Nace
J. A. Boleyn
Elgin, Iowa
Central States Power
Iit
Pany
Ser
Central States Power & Light Corporation
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