Unusual dairy herd study shows big profit lift
A cow testing association report describes a herd run with balanced rations. In December cows fed 14.4 lbs of grain produced 5,183.6 lbs milk and 225.5 lbs fat at $80.60 feed cost, yielding a $2.47 profit over feed. In January the same cows, fed 7.5 lbs grain with 1:3 ratio to milk, produced 5,697 lbs milk and 253.8 lbs fat with $48.66 feed cost, boosting profit over feed to $40.39, a near twentyfold increase.
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Mae
Sim
Ora
Grow Spuds From Peelings
The piece discusses high seed potato costs and suggests home gardeners and farmers can save by using small potatoes or potato peelings. It recommends planting fresh peelings with eyes deeper, and for housewives to cut eyes in a conical shape to prepare the remaining peelings for planting.
Potato plant care tips from late to early harvest notes
The text advises keeping potato suet eyes for a time if not dried, noting rows should be thickened and thinned if too many sprouts appear. It mentions using peelings or small pieces increases chances of good results with late potatoes more than early plantings.
Burr Oak News Briefs and Social Notes
Bur Oak weekly notes report Lewis Jacobson's Sunday with Martin Ressell and a Des Moines rental of the Myhre place for the year. Nels Osher attended a Minnesota stock sale. Walter Lewallen sawed wood Friday. Blanch Olson wed Glenn Young at her parents home. they will live on the O C Ressell farm after a Minneapolis trip. Many neighbors hosted, visited, or traveled. Alfred McCombs left for Leighton Town. a death from pneumonia mourned by Levi and Mrs Olson. Continuous sympathy offered to the grieving family.
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Burr Oak News
Lewis Jacobson
Martin Ressell
Myhre
Des Moines
Nels Osher
Minnesota
Walter Lewallen
Marie Peters
Greenville
O. C. Olson
Blanch
Glenn Young
W. L Young
L. A
Nels Gilbertson
JL. A. Larsons
Martin Coonan
Local Notes From Emmetsburg Area
From Emmetsburg to see her father Mr Gilbertson who is very sick Miss Bertha Rockne is visiting at O C Olsons Harry Hanson shelled corn Raymond Herram is suffering from an attack of pneumonia Mrs Ressell and Mrs Larson called at Olsons Thursday Jim McClean shelled corn for Joe Omundson near Twelve Mile Lake Thursday and for Mathers Lewis Larson and Glenn Young made a business trip to Esther villa Monday.
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Emmmetsburg
Gilbertson
Bertha Rockne
O. C
Maple Hill Social Notes report steady local visits
Rural Maple Hill records a week of neighborly movements as Peter Fell leaves the John Lippert farm last Thursday. Friends and relatives visit homes in Wallingford, Nels Nelsons, Ed Osher, Andrew Nelsons, Burges, Alfred Nelsons, and Helgesons. Albert Lippert is listed as sick.
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Maple Hill
Peter Fell
John Lippert
Amdahl
Chas Jackson
Little Son
Art Amdahl
Wallingford
John Nelson
Nels Nelsons
Dora Jensen
Conrad
Ressell
Ed Osher
Andrew Nelsons
Walter Jorgenson
Burges
Nels Nelson
Alfred Nelsons
Willie Osher
Louis
Burg
Rebecca
Helge Helgesons
Chris Jacobson
Mario
Walter Jorgensons
Albert Lipperts
Gray Matter Fee Of High Cost Of Living
Iowa City on January 7 features a call urging housewives to apply gray matter to the high cost of living issue as a solution. The remark emphasizes practical thought from homemakers to address economic strain.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Homemaker urges frugal food choices at UI talk
Miss Ruth Guenther, instructor in home economics at the University of Iowa, urges housewives to save by using unchoked cereals, meat substitutes, legumes, and cheese, substituting fats, and using leftovers. She emphasizes varied economical staples, keeping accounts, and consulting government bulletins and magazines.
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Miss
Ruth. Guenther
University of Iowa
Miss Guenther
Mush and milk diet could sustain life, says Iowa chemist
Dr E W Rockwood head of chemistry at the University of Iowa says mush and milk from corn and cows could sustain an ordinary person in extreme poverty but a more varied diet would better health. He notes corn protein is far less effective than milk protein and cautions pellagra risk from too steady corn bread diet.
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Iowa
E. W. Rockwood
University of Iowa
Rockwood
Catholic Ladies' Aid Calendar
Calendar entry for Mrs. John Herberger dated February 14.
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Catholic Ladies’ Aid
John Herberger
M. E. Ladies’ Aid
John Robbins
Ed Arnette
George Coolidge
George
J. H. Gammon
P. J. Paulsen
Clara Larsen
J. P. Jensen
L. B. Nefatead
I. F. Noble
Wm. Mueller
Dune
C. J. Overholt
Ben
Franklin
C. D. Barrett
J. K. Fleming
W. Briggs
E. A. Baumgartner
Church Service Schedule Published for Sunday
M B Church lists hours of service including morning Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. morning preaching at 11:00 a.m. Epworth League at 3:00 p.m. and a Wednesday mid week service.
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M. B. Church
Epworth League
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Yorisheny
A. .H, Shaver
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