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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1934
Page
9
Article notes silos rising in importance due to poor forage from extremely dry weather and chinch bugs. It advises on building strong airtight silos, exploring silage as a winter feed, and highlights a 100 ton silo can feed about 25 cows through winter with leftover silage for summer.
USDA crop specialists explain that “back to grass” calls for more grasses and legumes in semi permanent pastures hay land or in crop rotation of two to five years. The shift aims to improve soil for pastures and increase profits for livestock farmers compared with grain on similar soil.
A farmer may choose between two inexpensive, easy to make temporary silos the trench silo and the crib or snow fence type. Trench silos suit clay soils best and must drain surface water, while crib silos are simpler to build but need more purchased material. lining with building paper cuts spoilage.
Agricultural figures note milk sugar content, horse sweating, and sun stroke risk. Over 15 million horses and mules still in harness in the United States. Insect losses estimated at 1.5 billion dollars annually. Cotton growers in the South report 856 million for the 1920 crop. One third of Pennsylvania farm homes have electricity. Plant breeding advances cross sugar cane with sweet sorghum. North Carolina extension workers urge farmers to keep business records.
Daytime dresses call for crisp cotton frocks and simple smart design. The new pattern 1811 features a wide neckline raglan sleeves and self trimming with colored buttons. Sizes 12 through 40 priced by sending fifteen cents to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York.
A brief quoted dialogue features a mother asking Tommy if he has washed his face hands and ears. Tommy replies he washed the one that will be next to her, highlighting a humorous parental moment.
A girl in a bathing suit asks her aunt about her suntan. The aunt responds with a sharp quip that the tan should have been earned by a stick rather than the sun, revealing a tense, old-fashioned family moment.
Phyllis retorts that her companion finds a girl who can see pictures in the fire while Mabel complains about his failure to take her to the cinema. The exchange captures a sharp, domestic humor moment from the Boston Evening Transcript.
Mr Dustin Stax notes rising shipments with the only initials needing focus being f. 0 and b. The exchange hints at strong demand and improved operations at his company.
Read the offer printed elsewhere in this paper. The Postum Company will mail a full week's supply of health giving Postum at no charge to anyone who writes for it-ady.
Two travelers joke about vacation mishaps as insects frustrate their plans. The dialogue highlights mosquitos as the source of irritation, with one traveler venting and the other probing for the cause of discomfort.
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