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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1918
Page
6
Prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture the article advocates permanent on farm storage to prevent grain losses. It describes vented cribs and granaries with drying racks shelling trenches and cross ventilation to reduce moisture and spoilage, noting high grain prices justify investment and outlining cost-saving designs suitable for general corn belt farms.
Two seasons of damp grain storage are addressed with removable ventilators and hinged drying racks for easy stowage. The design uses wasted crib space under steep roofs, adding a concrete feeding floor option for corn to bogs. Farmers nationwide may request complete working plans and material bills from the Chief, Division of Rural Engineering, US Bureau of Public Roads, Washington, DC.
Governor Goodrich discusses hog marketing reform with the federal food administration as farmers face price instability. Cities have adopted permit limits on hog shipments to manage supply. system flaws remain as some farms with unfed hogs gain permits while fed hogs lose them, prompting consideration of county shipping boards.
The text outlines how wells and surface water near farms risk contamination from manure, drainage, and animal waste. It notes diseases like typhoid fever and cholera linked to poor water quality, stresses the need for proper well placement and drainage to protect water supplies, and warns against exposing dead animals or allowing polluted runoff to reach streams. It also discusses the importance of groundwater movement, location gaps, and open areas for protection.
Water for Somesne should be clear lustrous odorless and soft with a neutral temperature suitable for farm use but these traits do not prove purity. Contamination can occur even when water seems normal and requires competent sanitation authority review by state law.
The text discusses farm economy, thrift, and equipment use, noting the value of timely work with implements, careful barnyard manure management, and soil fertility practices for wheat. It mentions Bermuda grass as valuable but troublesome and stresses protection from sun and rain for young trees amid rising farm machinery costs.
A surplus space is used for a high stadding wooden corn crib with top drying racks. Experts from the rural engineering division describe racks for 3 to 10 days, ambient ventilation, removable ventilators, and air drainage to prevent moisture damage as corn shifts from racks to pile storage.
The text advises separating fowls to fatten them quickly with carbohydrate rich feed. It argues purebreds surpass grades for fattening, and notes layers need albuminoid rich diets due to egg production. It also mentions Dodder as a parasitic flowering plant attacking clover and alfalfa.
A rural advertorial urges hog owners to use medicated crude oil to rid hogs of lice. It promotes using a hog oiler for large herds and claims oil treatment improves thrift and reduces disease risk by preventing cholera and other scourges that devastate hog raisers annually.
The article offers farming tips to reduce grain waste by consolidating litter into one or more dies or rows and withholding feed until hens process the food. It warns against feeding very small or finely broken grains and suggests sifting finely ground tracked corn for reuse. It notes infertile eggs arise with two male birds and advises removing the male, then shifts to promoting pig pen rooting this season.
An advertised cough and cold remedy claims rapid relief for 9 common ailments with a money back guarantee. The product is said to be non narcotic, easy to mix with honey or sugar syrup, and is sold with refunds if not satisfactory. Druggists nationwide back the guarantee for coughs colds bronchitis croup whooping cough and hoarseness.
A collage of jokes and dialogue sketches from a newspaper page. A superstitious elder questions a seventh son while a shopkeeper rebuffs a pushy suitor. The set includes snippets about a doctor and a probate case, all in light, comic tone.
Jenkins drops a silver dollar on the store floor and, amid a cautious search, cannot retrieve it as a salesman offers a branded liquid product. In a separate moment, Biffkins discovers a trimming of a newspaper column titled Woman's Talk reduced to half a page, prompting curiosity at the couple’s reaction.
The Boston Transcript cites Alice-So Maude as divorced with no repentance expected. it notes she receives $200 monthly alimony. The text also humorously references debt, balloon drops, and peculiar signings, followed by garbled phrases and names suggesting a fragmentary historical note with unclear context.
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