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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
7
The Adams Enterprise notes the editor, despite strong war training at home, was turned down by the army three times. It praises his persistent hope to enter the war and criticizes discrimination against a gray-headed man from worry. The Atlanta Constitution adds a coy remark about a good loser becoming the best husband.
Vernon Kellogg describes the Belgian war’s toll including ruined farms towns without halls churches and houses, cemeteries with news of civilians killed and orphans and families shattered, noting some stories exaggerated yet many true.
A teacher recalls a note in boyish scrawl stating Mrs Jones let Johnny out of school to go to the ball game, signed by Mrs Perkins. The remark reflects a wary mindset and hints at a tense home life, with a reflection on reputation and trust in relationships.
The item lists various excise and postage taxes including three cents per ounce for letters, two cents for postal cards, ten percent theater ticket levy, ten percent dues tax, graduated tobacco taxes, five percent express charges, eight percent railroad passenger and oil transport taxes, ten percent berths and parlor car seats, five percent pipeline oil transport, five cent telegraph or telephone messages, and eight cent per hundred life insurance tax plus one percent on certain premiums.
Washington reports that support for war taxes is high despite minor grumbling from pacifists and trouble-makers. Singles over 1000 annual earners pay 2 percent tax on excess income, and married couples over 2000 face the same rate. The 1917 tax year ends June 1, 1918, with revenues from freight, express, passenger transport, pipelines, telegraph and telephone, insurance, admissions to theaters, and club dues. Public utilities taxes range from 3 percent on rail and water transport to 8 percent on passenger transport, with other rates noted for various services.
A historic summary outlines new levies affecting fares, tickets and admission. It details taxes on transportation charges, telegraph and radio dispatches, insurance premiums, and admission to venues, clubs, and events, with exemptions for government services and certain charitable contexts. It notes monthly returns and payments by those collecting these taxes.
The piece argues that the greatest thing is a person, not a material object, with heart as the true strength. It notes cleverness is common and highlights Lincoln over Webster, then honors Antoine Watteau, who painted famed panels while dying of tuberculosis, overcoming poverty to create before death.
A United States Department of Agriculture study found sheep can weed control without expense. On Morgan Horse Farm in Vermont, two acres infested with paintbrush were cleared in two weeks as 45 dry ewes grazed July dates. The experiment suggests flocks may pay their keep by saving labor and reducing weed damage.
Edward N Wentworth predicts a prosperous future for purebred livestock at Kansas State Agricultural College noting gradual decline of grade sires. He cites current purebred shares by species, discusses optimal purebred percentages to sustain herds, and expects higher purebred adoption as selection standards rise.
A. C. Arny of the University Farm in St Paul argues early fall plowing benefits grain crops by shaping soil, enabling early soil changes, and sustaining plant food availability through cool months. He notes soil type differences, with black loam favoring fall plowing and heavier clays favoring spring plowing, and emphasizes the plowman’s craft in achieving true soil stirring and straight furrows.
University of Nebraska tests show silage fed cattle outperformed stover fed calves. Eight steer calves were fed 20 weeks with either 7½ pounds corn plus four pounds alfalfa plus eight pounds shredded stover or six pounds corn plus 84 pounds alfalfa and 15 pounds silage daily. Silage yielded 1.8 pounds daily gain per head, costing 4.66 dollars per 100 pounds gain, with a 5.88 dollar profit per steer, versus 1.21 dollars profit for the stover group.
During eight to ten weeks of drying, cows need mainly roughage. A daily two pounds of bran or oats or a mix of bran and oats with finseed meal or carp olt meal suits a near calving cow. Include roots or cabbage or squash. avoidcarbonaceous roughage like straw or corn stalks. Cold water and damp, cold nights worsen health.
A rustic note discusses the challenge of formulating a cheap farm poultry ration that is economical and high in protein. It notes the malotensnce of feeding, highlighting difficulty in creating a forme with an efficient protein content.
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