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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1930
Page
8
Fragmented food fair results listing numerous winners for cookies breads rolls and confections with many names and positions. Judges note continued next week.
Houston August 23 report explains the origin of the saying Tell it to the Marines cited by Arthur B. Pfeffer, Houston Recruiting Office sergeant, tracing to Samuel Pepys and a royal tale about Charles II. The piece also notes a local ad for shot shell sellers and wool/mohair buyers with a phone listing.
Illinois extension specialist KE Robbins says coarsely ground wheat can equal or surpass shelled corn for hogs when prices favor wheat. Tankage boosts hog gains. grinding is preferred over soaking. For dairy rations, ground wheat blends with corn and oats. cracked or ground wheat is recommended for all stock.
In Newark New Jersey an 11 year old girl confessed to six burglaries and was arrested in the act of robbing an apartment. She said she robbed to help support her family and that she earned money by caring for babies.
The document lists candidates for tax assessor district clerk county clerk county attorney tax collector county treasurer and commissioners for precincts 1 2 and 4 along with a justice of the peace and constables for Precinct No 1 names include August Stz Louis Durst Edg H Tatsch Alfred C Hermann Paul C Pressler Felix Meurer Albert L Petermann Joseph P Staudt Louis Kordzik Walter E Knoche Lina Crenwelge Adolph Gerhard Fred Hahn W L Brandon C H Herber Edmund L Stahl Emil Welgehausen A W Petmecky John Heep Hy Schuch Joe T McDonald.
Guidance from H H Kildee former University of Minnesota dairy expert outlines essentials for profitable butterfat yield. Emphasizes shelter in a warm ventilated barn proper herd knowledge via milk scales and Babcock test and balanced feeds including corn silage hay and alfalfa. Fall calving and pre calving grain boost production and price and cooperation with neighbors for cow testing and carload feed purchases is urged.
Fire at the San Saba County Fairball Park damaged the grandstand and surrounding fence and affected the main exhibit hall. Estimated loss to the fair association is $3500 with water mains disconnected and the blaze origin unknown.
Ames experiment station reports two trials with five calves per group show no gain advantage from cane molasses added to balanced rations. Across tests lasting 270 and 240 days, the check groups averaged 2.42 and 2.32 pounds daily, while molasses groups averaged 2.38 and 2.51 pounds per head.
Turkey hens prefer to find their own nests and, before the laying season, are led to nest in convenient secluded locations prepared in advance.
An offer promoting a yearly subscription to the Standard at one dollar fifty. includes details on price and term for readers considering a newspaper plan.
Local buyers advertise to pay the highest market prices for cotton mohair eggs and other country products, inviting farmers to bring their goods for immediate sale and fair valuation at the trading post.
Three members of the Ber ford Pennsylvania dairy herd improvement association grind roughage. Tester Williard Straw says the practice eliminates almost all waste. In Kendall county the following month Carl Armstrong’s herd averaged 106 pounds using 34 percent commercial dairy feed with ground oats, ground barley, clover hay and silage, plus soy bean hay run through a feed mill.
Texas cement production rose to 3 442 000 barrels in the first half of 1950, surpassing the 3 223 000 barrels in the same period a year earlier per the University Bureau of Business Research. McAllen plans a nine story hotel costing 300 600, Austin’s first half building value ahead by 100 000 with 2 250 000 contracted. West Texas Utilities to build 181 mile highline from Dalhart to nine towns and a new Texline plant after acquiring municipal facility. Port Arthur posts a 2 000 000 six month building record, near seven month total of last year.
Dust wallows provide notable pleasure to hens. During summer, rake moist earth into shade and let the hens occupy themselves with dust bathing.
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