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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1923
Page
14
An odd old advertisement lists cures for numerous ailments including constipation bronchitis asthma liver complaint and kidney issues. It oddly claims removal of cora bunfongs and mentions looseness of joints and headaches. The language is garbled and appears to be a damaged vintage medical promote.
Iowa State Valley dairy expert Hec tur Rain Weaver notes cows bred now freshen in the Th Just in time for harvest. Dry cows reduce farm labor during harvest while calves born in fall allow better care and winter conditioning. November fresheners on grain ration yield 10 to 16 percent higher prices than summer.
1921 22 Iowa dairy outlook from C B Finley at Iowa State College urges larger herds and better record keeping. Advice includes ample silage, balanced rations, culling unprofitable cows, daily milk weighing, comfortable barns, joining cow testing, and selecting sires from good ancestry. Poultry guidance covers egg collection, storage temperature, avoiding washing, cleaning eggs, and candling to remove non hatchables.
Approximately 25 million more pounds of creamery butter were produced in Iowa in 1922 than the prior year, with broader gains across states. Despite higher output, November storage lagged by 4 million pounds. Per capita butter consumption rose from 14 to 17.5 pounds since the war while oleomargarine fell from 4 to 2 pounds. Education campaigns are credited with boosting demand.
A playful features piece recalls a long amateur baseball game in Mississippi between two local teams. The Hilltoppers’ thirteen day tour includes a tense early run and a late inning scramble as darkness ended the contest.
A youth baseball game ends with a bluff pitched by the pitcher as the umpire calls strike three. An Iowa State College bulletin compiles remarkable farm statistics, detailing Iowa’s share of world swine, mules, cattle, and sheep, and urges rat control and cistern cleaning strategies for February.
The Agricultural Engineering department at Iowa State College describes two brick filter cisterns a dome type and a wall type both using special brick to separate water from filth. A sloping bottom with a small sump aids filth settlement and overflow carries much filth away during spring rains. The column ends noting the common newspaper Last and Found feature.
Hereford bull about a year old and Duroc brood sows offered by Thomson Bros I Grachtinger in Iowa. Purebreds but no papers. Farmers Grain Co advertises best food at lowest price. A. O. Christopher sen seeks raw furs at top market price at Jensen Auto Company Garage on 11 20 11.
The Pythian Sisters meet on the first and third Tuesday each month at Woodman Hall. Royal Neighbors Lodge nights run on the second Tuesday monthly. Elsie Partsen serves as Oracle and Emma Shaver as Recorder, with M. Wz. A. Ledge nights held every second and last Monday. Larsen is Clerk and Wiegmann Counselor.
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