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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1936
Page
4
The notice details want ad rates: up to 25 words cost 85 cents per insertion. Over 26 words, 1 cent per word for each insertion. Additional 10 cent weekly handling for replies sent to the office. Terms are cash with order. telephonic orders accepted but payment due end of month. Billing incurs 10 cents per line.
Buttermilk channel runs northeast from the Upper Bay south of Governors Island to the East River northeast of Governors Island. The waterway is about two miles long.
Farm outlooks predict higher hog slaughter this fall and winter as farm populations stay near 1936 levels. Exports to Canada rise in early 1986, while meat supplies in 1937 may be the tightest in 15 years. Topics cover hybrid seed corn, straw mulching for strawberries, molasses in horse rations, and curing meat with prompt chilling to control spoilage organisms.
A fragment quotes Uuele Bbon asserting that eloquence charms while many only listen, fearing disruption. The speaker suggests those who speak softly expect others to keep quiet to avoid spoiling a gathering.
A brief definition states flashlight powder as a mix of magnesium powder with compounds rich in oxygen. The description notes the chemical makeup and its use in producing a bright flame.
Dr. A G Black of the USDA bureau of agricultural economics urges farmers to save red clover and alfalfa seed as grass seed crops shrink. Timothy seed is down sharply, crimson clover down about a third, white clover up though below normal, with low clover seed carryovers. Final harvests for red clover and alfalfa will occur later, leaving time for growers to protect future seed supplies.
Wallace's Farmer reports Indiana tests show drouth damaged corn cut after pollination yields about half the dry matter per acre of normal, with four foot harvests far lower. Feeding value may be slightly higher in protein but lower in sugar and starch. storage quality is not as good, yet it remains useful fodder for silage when normal corn is unavailable.
Rye can supply up to 20 percent of a dry lot hog ration with about 90 percent of corn value. Ground or cracked rye compares well with corn for beef cattle. Horses dislike rye most and sheep handle unground rye as well as barley. Feeders should avoid ergot, especially in pregnant animals, indicated by purplish kernels.
The U S Bureau of Dairy Industry will list every enrolled dairy animal by identity and production. There are 405000 cows with records and 17060 herd sires in 900 cow testing production records, plus 17009 units countrywide. Fewer than 75000 cows in associations are pure bred registered, and the plan will identify the remaining cows not in breed club records.
The Indiana Farmer's Guide urges prolificacy as a key breeding objective across all animal classes. It notes that breeding stock upkeep scales with offspring numbers and cites scientific evidence that prolific traits occur in many strains and should be propagated.
Public Opinion lists ten motivations for swearing, presenting as a humorous admonition. The piece argues swear words express thoughts, signal breeding, please friends, show literary knowledge, train boys, please mothers, suit printing, boost self respect, aid manhood and virtue, and improve chances in the Hereafter.
Weather prophets say the little green tree frogs in Germany are reputed weather an omen. The odd claim links amphibians to forecasts as a curious old belief reported in regional notes.
A single distinctive species described as yellow and black with broad stripes, found across Polynesia from Japan to Mexico. The text notes its Moorish Idol likeness and regional coloration, emphasizing its distinctive banding on a widely distributed reef fish.
Sleighs were common in New York by 1704. Sleigh racing began there and expanded to other cities like Boston within a half century.
In 1782 to 1786 Fulton era artist Robert Multon from Wheamboat gained success in Philadelphia through landscape and portrait painting.
Anthracite coal can look glossy or dull when mined yet appearance does not reflect coal quality.
Notify Echo promptly of any address changes to ensure better delivery. Contact by phone or mail in advance if possible. For urgent buying selling or trading use the want ad section and place your notice.
A caller requests the party who borrowed a summer extension ladder to return it soon. The note notes worry about hair loss as a joking exchange and mentions using plywood to create partitions shelves and cupboards to utilize wasted space at low cost.
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