Hogs die from more than hog cholera in Iowa
Iowa hog losses blamed on varied causes including chemical poisoning and filth disease. Dr. K W Stouder warns against cholera vaccination when battles with necrotic enteritis persist. Prevention hinges on fresh ground and careful management, not serum alone. Gasoline tests in Iowa show most samples fail federal specs, urging a state standard and better quality control.
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Warna
K. W. Stouder
Iowa State College
Stouder
Iowa Department of Agriculture
M. G. Thornburg
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Quality Focus at Creamery Meeting Aims Higher Prices
M Thornburg Secretary of Agriculture urged creamery operators at Town buttermakers gathering to emphasize quality over volume. He said auctioning butterfat price should measure creamery success, not total butter output, and urged broader cow testing association organization to boost farmer returns.
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M. Thornburg
Mr. Thornburg
Hilarious Clippings Mix Quips On Farming Hogs and Hats
A satirical collage notes farmers debating hog flu weather and hog sheds, creamery managers at a convention praising Liberal feeding and the Iowa brand, jokes about hats, shoes, coffee prices, and a publicity hound spotting his name in a photo. The column riffs on modern life, science, literature, and travel with witty asides.
Learn Why a Million Men Changed to Horsehide Shoes
A promotional blurb touts horsehide work shoes with a reinforcing shell that resists wear for months. It claims superior durability and acid resistance against clay soil, manure piles, or dairy floors, appealing to workers in harsh conditions.
Fragmented social musings weave facts and jokes from the era
The excerpt blends commentary on women in the workforce with notes on population limits and world affairs. It includes humorous exchanges such as a daughter’s graduation essay providing a physician’s memory diagnosis, and a father son conversation about voting guidance. The tone reflects early 20th century newspaper brevity and satire.
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