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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1926
Page
6
Washington August 15 reports that the Weather Bureau discredits the wet moon belief and explains crescent position varies by latitude. Cold storage shows butter stocks up from last year while American cheese in storage exceeds prior levels. measles outbreak nears 10,000 nationwide.
Spur Experiment Station reports lambs fed kafir, milo, feterita, and corn with similar feeding value. Gains varied by diet. packers paid $15.50 cwt for Lots 2,3,5,6 and $14.25 for Lot 4, while costs per 100 lb gain ranged from $11.07 to $12.95.
Six virgin dairy heifers at the USDA Beltsville Dairy Experiment Farm were fed sprouted oats to overcome barren condition and five of six conceived within 20 days. Six cows previously unable to conceive also calved after 19 to 48 days of feeding. Oregon Experiment Station trials, urged by R R Graves, showed equally favorable results.
The article notes discovery of a fifth vitamin, vitamin E, in green leaves and alfalfa seeds and its potential effect on fertility. Trials on heifers and cows fed sprouted oats are inconclusive, with breeding seasons influenced by domestication and management.
JAENKE & SCHOENEWOLF showcases latest styles in ladies, men's and children's all leather shoes. The ad promotes the Standard subscription at $1.00 per year.
Farmers and ranchers are urged to arrange beef canning at the Fredericksburg Cannery. The plant is open for cann ing each day of the week, offering convenient styles of canned meats for use at home.
Otto Flach Sr., 69, a prominent Comfort resident, died of heart failure while returning from bowling. His body was found early Thursday near his home. Funeral is set for Friday at 10 a.m. He is survived by his widow, four sons Walter Otto Rudolph and Paul, and three daughters Mrs Paul Helekamp of Boerne Mrs Theo Strohacker and Mrs Peter Ingenhuett of Comfort, two sisters Mrs Paul and Mrs H C Ingenhuett, and two brothers Ernst of San Antonio and R M Flach of Comfort.
Fredericksburg Cannery seeks okra in any quantity and offers contact by phone 79W for buyers. Galvanized bath tubs and milk coolers are advertised in all sizes by Schandua and Reichenau.
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