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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1922
Page
2
A reflective piece contrasts two retirements based on thrift. It recalls neighbors who saved on small earnings to secure old age housing and independence, and a family who built wealth by prudent living, home ownership, and frugal habits. The essay extols ownership as security and moral value, noting warnings about modern shifts in living.
A Indiana farm tale from 1917 to 1922 shows tuberculosis spread via milk from an untested Jersey cow. The wife died first, followed by the son after exposure during a blizzard. 73 cattle were tested, 13 reactors culled, and the cow blamed for the outbreak slaughtered in Chicago. The article warns farmers to adopt better livestock and testing to prevent similar tragedies.
Dean C F Curtiss of Iowa State College tells the opening Farmers' Week mass meeting that grain farming cannot sustain a living. He urges a shift to more and better livestock, predicting agricultural prosperity will return primarily through livestock farming once the mood improves.
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