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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1927
Page
24
A fragment from a late October page describes a humorous prank by the Featherheads. Characters including Felix and Lisgon engage in comic exchanges as plans unfold. The piece blends playful dialogue with uncertain events, implying a lighthearted misadventure without clear resolution.
A countywide drive in Craig County promotes purebred cattle, eradicating scrub and grade bulls. The county reports 41 purebred registered bulls, with Shorthorn, Angus, and Hereford lines, aided by state extension and farm cooperatives. Strong prices for young stock and market demand bolster progressive breeders.
Barnyard pavements improve farm appearance and keep milk clean. Concrete mixes require specific water and aggregate quantities. Builders use a wooden float to finish slabs, ensuring a gritty surface to prevent cattle slips. A cu ft box is used to measure sand and stone for concrete.
The text urges rapid action to avoid setback in calf development. It suggests disinfecting newborn calves with iodine and boric powder, and maintaining clean birth environments. It mentions obtaining tincture of benzoin and other materials from a drug store, emphasizing cleanliness at birth to promote healthy calves.
United States Department of Agriculture highlights dry skim milk uses and benefits. Ten pounds of milk yield about one pound of powder rich in protein and lactose, with 8 percent salts. Dry milk improves bread baking and increases loaf weight and nutritive value, offset by added cost through higher production efficiency.
The text argues that a boar should have a pedigree and pass inherited qualities individually. It stresses not buying solely for lineage and notes important breed characteristics like a strong physique, well developed left, good crest, and proportionate body as key factors in selecting a hog for breeding.
The value of cow manure varies with composition and factors such as diet, storage time, animal type, and bedding. Freshness, proportions of phosphates and potash, and ash content influence its usefulness as fertilizer.
Agricultural note discusses using silage as a substitute for hay and pasture, with caution about weed seeds and cost. Mentions milk from hens, seasonal laying patterns, and profitability guidance for cow keeping. Cites about 5,000 co operative livestock groups and a 1926 $400,000,000 handling value for members.
Dr Robert J Gault of Smith College reports skin can detect vibrations up to 2700 per second enabling deaf individuals to hear by touch. The telemacter device, built by Tel tele phone laboratories of New York, aided experiments over seven years to translate rapid voice vibrations into tactile signals.
A humorous exchange shows a woman asking about her husband’s opinion of a new dress with a playful retort that he clapped his hands and exclaimed splendid over his eyes, reflecting a lighthearted domestic moment.
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