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Newspaper
Farmers Champion
Location
Elgin, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1916
Page
3
A fiancé described as terribly wild vows to reform with eight new habits, while cautioning against trusting flawed signals. The pair weighs future prospects against concerns about risky choices and conflicting colors in life plans.
The article discusses rutting in roadbeds caused by seepy spots and underground water. It argues that dragging fails to solve the problem, and advocates drainage work placed above seepage points to intercept water. Proper ditching around slough-prongs and around the road reduces damage, yielding better surface conditions for most of the year.
The Vincennes city council considers an official emblem for the centennial with a design featuring an English red, blue center, and French white elements. The flag includes 11 white stripes symbolizing Indiana’s statehood and 48 small white stripes for states in the Union. Also notes hippo running and cow and calf behaviors.
The report notes 644 members in Britain with many past military age and 171 in active service. Sixteen have died in action or of wounds and 12 votes of sympathy were adopted for members who lost sons or brothers on the field of Herelin. The joint aim remains to use both pen and sword.
Governor Capper of Kansas says a so called mud tax exists but denies it. He claims farmers face higher costs from rough roads, estimating up to $900 yearly, which keeps wheat from reaching markets. Supporters including motorists back his stance.
The article argues for a national network of good roads linking major routes such as Lincoln and Jefferson highways. It promotes wider three inch tires to reduce road wear and draft, urging farmers and highway commissioners to adopt wider tires and better wagon design for efficiency. It stresses daily maintenance like cleaning brooder lamps.
Investigations at the Missouri agricultural experiment station over nine years show feed amounts needed to maintain steady weight vary by conditions. A yearling steer around 607 pounds required about 4.7 pounds of grain and 1.4 pounds of hay daily. another aged animal at 767 pounds used 6 pounds of grain and 2.4 pounds of hay. a two year old steer used about 5.5 pounds grain and 2.5 pounds hay daily.
A study of several steers from St. Francois County through Missouri College of Agriculture explores daily feed needs and fattening outcomes. Active protein, weight, age, and season influence grain and hay costs, with thrifty, well-fed steers using feed efficiently, while inactivity or aging lowers costs but reduces growth.
South Carolina farmers can boost winter protein using skim milk or buttermilk as a cheap, effective feed for hens. Indiana tests show hens fed skim milk produced 1,064 eggs per year over four years, far above 92.6 eggs for hens without meat or skim milk. Leghorn hens in trials yielded higher profits in skim milk pens, while cautioning sour milk should not be fed.
Clemson College Bulletin urges farmers to keep cultivation frequent and shallow to conserve moisture, reduce weeds, and improve fertilizer uptake for corn and cotton. The note warns of limited fertilizer and drought reducing the crop’s growth, advising mulch maintenance and timely cultivation.
A historical note from the Department of Annual Husbasutry guidance. It recommends breeding hogs in spring, prioritizes eight months to two years as optimal ages, and stresses keeping sows healthy and productive. It advises avoiding overfat sows and maintaining well teated females for reliable repeated litters.
Virginian apple growers discuss a half size baby barrel of 18 apples, arguing it suits carriers who cannot handle a full barrel. English and American handlers see the compact container boosting appeal to roammers and enabling direct competition with western box packs in familiar packaging.
The Babcock tester has been a wonderful factor in Texas dairying development. It helps dairy farmers to weed out unprofitable individuals, forces creameries to buy on a practical basis, and provides colleges with a method to solve key economic problems in dairying.
A sensational ad warns that calomel is toxic and laxative, urging readers to swap with Dodson's Liver Tone. It extols vegetable ingredients, claims safe for children, and guarantees a cleaner liver and bowels with a morning pick me up.
A fragmented market-style collage cites tonics, remedies, and quips from early 20th century ads. Mentions Hanford’s products, plantation chill tonic, Le Crecle Hair Dressing, Renovine, Hastard’s Hab mam, and humorous exchanges about medicine, hair, and war. Includes branding and promotional snippets with Value claims and prices.
Fragmented OCR text shows a garbled medical ad claiming a wonder worker for leave disorders. It mentions prices, force of habit therapies, and vague remedies with unclear claims and nonsensical phrases.
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