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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1923
Page
8
A distressed woman, Mrs Hinckley, credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after prolonged illness. The testimonial notes relief within months and urges obtaining the company’s private text book on female complaints. The passage also references gas production from wood waste and fuel savings.
A brief notice highlighting a dyeing service for faded and worn clothing and drapery. The ad promises to restore color and give new life to garments through dyeing work.
An advertisement touts 15 cent Diamond Dyes with directions so simple that any woman can dye or tint worn items new even without prior dyeing experience. It claims one can choose any color at the drug store.
A brief note profiles a boy who embodies quiet bravery by helping others. His simple acts of service reveal a growing sense of duty and character, celebrated as a local beacon of integrity.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the Hungarian vetch is one of the promising forage crops introduced in the United States. It adapts to wet soils grows in heavy wetlands yields pasture and green manure value and is winter hardy in many regions. Sow in fall where winters are mild spring sowing in harsh climates yields best results and seed is currently produced in western Oregon with no general distribution by the department.
Experimental notes from H Embleton of Colorado Agricultural College describe a poultry worm treatment using a wet mash of ground feed with tobacco. The mix, fed at one pound per hundred birds after brief starvation, is claimed to be the most effective remedy for intestinal worms in birds.
After field selection, ears contain excess moisture and must dry before planting. Move ears to barn or granary with good air circulation, avoiding severe cold. Use lath racks or string tying to space ears for drying. In winter, when time allows, resort and reselect field seed.
The piece argues hogs thrive only with dry clean pens and protection from wind sleet and cold. It warns against costly feeds for heat and suggests disposing of animals not worth keeping rather than neglecting them.
A federal agricultural report notes nearly a quarter of U S oat acreage now yields one to two bushels more per acre due to new varieties Swadiab Select and Khergen. Introduced by the Bureau of Plant Industry, these oats went from near unknown before 1900 to grown on about 9,000,000 acres, concentrating on almost 10 percent of total oat acreage with Luding selections from the Pa cont.
United States Department of Agriculture findings show borax harms crops only in 4 to 20 pounds per acre, with minimal effects at three pounds or less. Modern American potash, now low in borax, yields satisfactory results. even a ton of fertilizer with 1 to 10 percent potash contains only small borax amounts and is deemed safe in field practice.
Potatoes should be kept in marketable condition by protecting them from heat cold moisture and light. Do not freeze and store at about 36 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent germination and fungus while avoiding dry rot. Light exposure harms quality and storage requires cooler temperatures and darkness.
G F Warren from Cornell University notes global wheat acreage now exceeds demand. Prices suggest farmers may profit by storing and financing grain, shifting some production to other goods, as purchasing power wanes this year. If prices don’t rise by next fall, selling current stock and delaying new crop may be advantageous.
Insects thrive where neglect allows shelter from winter. The chinch bug overwinters in old trash and corn hills, stubble, and weed margins around fields. Removing this protection reduces survival, though mild winters push some into wheat fields, which offer limited protection.
Farmers are urged to keep plowshares sharp to reduce draft. Using two sets of shares allows one to be sharpened while the other works. A rolling coulter set positioned from one half to five eighths inch from the land side improves scour and efficiency.
The article suggests that manure yields the best returns per ton when applied thinly. It notes thin application once or twice in a rotation over five years, with eight to ten tons per acre in a three to four year cycle. An average of 200 pounds of potash per year is recommended alongside gold phosphate for excellent results.
Lloyd Taube, a seventeen year old from Marion Linn County, owned the grand champion baby beef steer at the Iowa state fair in Des Moines. The Aberdeen Angus calf named Tiney weighed 1250 pounds at the close, had standout feed, and earned a trip to the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago.
The article explains silage corn should be harvested when practically matured, with hard dented kernels and stalks still green. Experiments show feeding quality improves when silage is made from corn cut at this maturity stage.
Advice on preparing a seed bed for alfalfa. Firm, fine top soil, inoculate seed, and sow 15 to 18 pounds per acre. Avoid sour land. if soil is not sweet, wait until spring and apply two to three tons of ground limestone to improve it.
The U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Chemistry reports in Bulletin 1140 the measured absorption of hydrocyanic acid by various foods when used as a fumigant for pests. No safety conclusions are drawn. the bulletin confines itself to chemical observations and quantities harmful to health. Copies are available from Washington until supply lasts.
Farmers are advised that entirely dry fodder can become good silage if water is added in equal weight and thoroughly packed. The method, endorsed by livestock experts at New York State College of Agriculture, yields feed with a pleasant scent and good keeping quality, though not as strong as silage from green corn.
Minnesota experiment station and extension men advocate rye as a cheaper substitute for corn in fattening pigs. They note about 102 pounds of rye can replace 100 pounds of corn, making rye the most economical option at current prices. Ground rye is valued at 94 percent of ground corn per ton, with some palatability and mastication caveats.
A winter cover crop protects land from soil wash during winter and preserves plant nutrients, reducing leaching from bare soil. It promotes use and release of stored nutrients in spring, aiding subsequent cotton or corn crops, with legumes preferred for their nitrogen fixation.
Families are urged to grow and store a supply of vegetables for winter use. Storage saves work and expense compared with canning or drying, and preserves flavor as prices rise and vegetables become scarce.
Careful handling is emphasized for apples to prevent stem bruises and bruised spots. Rough handling allows blue mold to enter through broken skin, a mold that develops at low temperatures and causes significant fruit deterioration.
The captain confronts a new private in the officers mess kitchen, demanding discipline and clarifying there will be no dessert that night. The private reluctantly confirms understanding with a hesitant yes and a blunt joke about bananas.
A reflection on labeling a person as a has-been when they boast about past achievements yesterday. The line questions how such claims affect perception in a classroom setting.
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