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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1925
Page
1
A sprawling summary of postwar politics, economics, and technology notes proposed tax reforms, wartime security measures, and fiscal plans in the United States and Europe. It highlights new tax structures, corporate filing options, and revenue allocations, plus Germany’s postwar concessions, the Tutankhamun excavation update, and the U.S. radio conference shaping broadcasting regulation.
Detailed guidance from agricultural sources on outdoor storage cellars for crops like beets carrots and corn fodder. Describes construction styles for different climates, moisture control, ventilation, insulation, and placement to keep produce cool and reduce spoilage, including earth-covered basements and above-ground frame structures with vents and air ducts.
Extra feeding of young lambs calves or chickens aids rapid growth when housed properly to prevent access by older stock. Ground oats corn meal ensilage hay can be offered, but grain kept away from older animals. Careful extra feeding may bring market readiness earlier and is not wasted.
Test of nurse crops at Brandon farm shows sown crops yield greater economic return than when left as cover. Results indicate certain species improve clover establishment and subsequent forage production with better soil cover. Follow up experiments planned for next season to confirm gains.
As frost affects corn, experts urge dry attic storage to cure seed corm for next year. Seclares A. B. Howe of South Dakota State College advises dry air and careful handling, noting that airy attic spaces can store enough for home planting if protected from heat, moisture, or overheating radiators.
Ohio farm experiments show hogging off corn reduces labor and time. Farmers report cutting, shocking, and husking halves the manual work, saving about 65 days per 40 acre crop and boosting efficiency during harvest and hog care.
The article notes that adding green foods to hen rations in late winter and early spring improves returns for poultry keepers. Alfalfa fodder, lawn clippings, and clover are ideal, with roots and mangels as acceptable alternatives. Many keepers mix green feed with regular grain and can cure extra material for winter use.
A West Virginia poultry raiser followed extension advice and culled 39 of 81 hens, sending 42 remaining birds to market. The result: the surviving flock produced as many eggs as before, and feed costs nearly halved. Neighbors observed the same pattern, confirming the benefit of strategic culling.
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