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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1933
Page
6
Wisconsin Agriculture Ist notes feeding and care from start to build toward fall work or dining table. It states American hens average under one egg daily but total production reaches 2.7 billion dozen yearly. Poultry industry value rivals corn, milk, and hogs, exceeding metals and coal, stressing careful culling and skillful rearing for markets.
Illinois poultry experts say the so called henocracy plan, a system of battery cages for laying hens, is unnecessary for local flocks. J H Alp, poultry extension specialist, urges farmers to follow the university college of agriculture sanitation plan to gain disease and parasite control and sanitary benefits without battery confinement.
An advice note from the Montreal Herald explains eggs share a food class with milk and perish quickly. Porous shells allow dirt, mold, and germs to spoil eggs. water evaporates through the shell. Households often blame farmers for bad eggs when improper storage and odors in pantries or ice boxes cause spoilage. prevention is key.
Poultry experts advocate tuberculin testing for disease diagnosis and stress the need for iron vitamins and balanced diets. An egg a day is cited as food insurance, and vitality affects longevity. Birds molt yearly with late fall molts best for layers, and proper feeding aids recovery. Iowa State College reports 144 eggs per hen yearly in 1991 following research based guidelines.
Deputy State Entomologist Lostie B. Danitola reports Colorado potato crop losses in 1932 totaling 3 702 000 dollars due to the potato psyllid and flea beetle. Psyllid damage reached 2 700 000 dollars with outbreaks in Utah Wyoming Nebraska Arizona and New Mexico. Common perennial ground cherries host millions of insects from spring to fall. Natural parasites may reduce numbers next season though certainty is limited. Insecticide control proved largely ineffective in Morgan county and further investigations are planned if funds allow.
Missouri College of Agriculture horticulture chair T J Talbert warns growers tend to over prune in year one, especially after neglect. Over pruning disrupts top root balance and may cause water sprouts and poor fruiting. Moderate pruning opens canopy. avoid removing limbs larger than about 1¼ inches unless necessary.
More than 85,000 farmers in England and Wales have registered as wheat growers under the Wheat Act. The first registrant in County Tyrone, Ireland, was a woman. A drive to enroll more farmers in Ireland and Wales is under consideration.
Multiple regional notes cover 1932 4 H club profits in South Carolina 1932 61 former 4 H members enrolled at State College of Washington seed growers and seed users economics modern harvest capacity for US wheat 4000 workers century ago millions Nevada pork decline 22000 pigs 1082 Maryland rabbit club first of its kind in state Canada fertilizer self sufficiency Halifax county North Carolina cover crops over 60 percent of cultivated land will be turned under for soil improvement
In this analysis from 1932 Western Newspaper Union, the Senate is praised as the world’s greatest deliberative body due to unlimited debate. It argues the Senate slows legislation, acts as a check on hasty moves, and contrasts with the House’s public reaction driven pace. It highlights war declarations and Versailles Treaty debates, six year terms, and a national view over local politics.
Portiad Journal offers a quirky lexical note defining a heapersked man as one who hag lace curtains at the side windows of his coupe. The item reads as a regional joke or word coinage reflecting local humor in Portiad, Oregon.
United States Department of Agriculture notes paint a vivid portrait of Spangleland as a world city on the move where circuses gather a global population of performers and animals. It extols the diversity of nationalities among troupe members, highlights education of animals, and recounts logistics of touring, including equipment, cars, and the constant stoking of the show.
A man reflects on a book saying ordinary people possess real intelligence while poets and professors overstep truth. He cites Herbert Spencer and perhaps Samuel Butler, praising the common citizen as the source of real insight. He contrasts Russian views and criticizes charitable excess and vagrancy laws, praising parental love and practical virtue in everyday people.
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