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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1920
Page
8
A battered, fragmentary scene on a street car shows a young couple arguing over rekindling their relationship. The man insists they reunite and apologize, while bystanders listen and wonder if their quarrel will end the affair. A distracting ad for a skin ointment interrupts the narrative.
A historical advisory notes alfalfa winterkill from poor drainage and soil heave, and outlines factors such as drought, insects, and moles. It explains winterkilling causes including alternate freezing and thawing, ice cover suffocation, and extreme cold, recommending fall growth, late cutting avoidance, and winter protection practices.
Tips from R W Clark of Colorado Agricultural College on feeding silage to cows sheep and horses. Cows may receive 10 to 30 pounds daily in two rations with possible up to 40 to 50 pounds for large animals. sheep 2 to 4 pounds. horses 4 to 12 pounds when not working. Avoid waste by feeding outdoors in bunks and ensure silage is eaten quickly to prevent spoilage.
Some feeders argue unfinished hogs in the cornfield gain poorly when moved to a drylot. If drylot rations match field intake and quality, unfinished hogs fed full on corn with proper supplements should profit. The usual issue is reduced ration when hogs are removed. a self feeder aids consistent intake and profitable gains.
R W Clark of Colorado Agricultural College outlines benefits of silage. He claims one third higher returns from land, greater stock kept, and 85 to 80 percent savable crop. Silage keeps for years and enhances straw value. Silage nearly doubles dairy profits and beef profits rise 25 to 60 percent. Goats gain from silage though horses may be harmed.
The note explains calf raising failures from over feeding and scouring. It advises reducing or stopping milk when securing occurs and continuing to feed only after the trouble ceases.
United States Department of Agriculture tests at Beltsville experiment farm show two hog lots with similar quality. one lot received lice prevention treatment. Hogs were weighed regularly, and results indicated the infested group had lower weight gain, affecting pork yield and price.
Officials in charge of a livestock experiment describe a sidelight on securing lousy animals. They asked field men to ship rotten or infested hogs, receiving a delayed reply. After buying the lousy hogs, the owner learned the reason and built a dipping vat to treat the animals and prevent lice.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture county breed directories identify dominant breeds by county Linn county first to adopt this work. The catalogues help owners identify stock owners and stimulate sales to attract buyers to the area. They are permanent advertising kept for future reference and issued under county livestock breeders association local farm bureau authority. Expenses are raised by selling advertising space to breeders. Rural printing offices can produce quality booklets.
Farmers in a community agree to breed only one class of stock such as cattle sheep or hogs and to use purebred sires owned individually or collectively. They aim to organize locally to implement these breeding plans and improve uniformity and quality.
United States Department of Agriculture notes that marketing hay requires large bulk handling and hauling, adding labor and team costs on farm labor. The guidance suggests that keeping fertility and returning byproducts to fields could reduce waste and improve livestock feed efficiency.
Live stock notes advise selling lambs at good prices and using the best bone to secure growth through winter. They warn parasites and diseases of sheep are hard to fight and emphasize extra care for weak lambs. Also, arrange early sow furrowing to gain a better market.
The poultry products of our nation are equal in value to one half the nation’s on fire corn crop. It would be fairly easy to double poultry output and take that industry to the corn crop’s value.
A fragment discusses how government bureaus are adorned, suggesting large displays or symbols as a critical point. The text hints at public perception of official insignia and grandeur, reflecting on bureaucratic presentation.
An advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with directions for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Claims Bayer means genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Bayer is a trademark of the Bayer Manufacture of Mono assessable of sullicylic acid.
United States public health service reports investigators have identified bac terium tularense as the cause of deer fly fever in Utah. Surgeon Edward Francis and doctors McCoy and Chapin located the germ in a plague like rodent disease and now link it to human infection with bite related symptoms and lymph gland swelling lasting three to six weeks.
A quoted exchange features a man blaming insanity for Bolshevists and Senator Sordi m proposing turning them over to a top expert alienist with broad authority. The dialogue reflects distrust and calls for decisive action against alleged agitators.
In Amherst College Appleton cabinet, the Audubon North American birds collection of over 800 type specimens was rediscovered. Fifty specimens carry Audubon’s handwriting dated 1834. The estate sold the set to Ward’s, then to Farsman, who presented them to Amherst forty years ago.
An Age-Herald excerpt shows Mr. Cobbles guiding a car past a rough bridge while noting the danger ahead and the rider’s caution. The scene blends rural humor with a cautionary moment as a visitor asks about annoyance and a bridge presents a risk to the car. A wedding blessing adds a contrary note of congratulations after tea.
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