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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1924
Page
4
The United States Department of Agriculture notes a seven billion pound rise in total milk production from 1922 to 1923 reaching 109,736,002,000 pounds. Household consumption climbs to 50440,064,000 pounds, with creamery butter and cheese outputs also up.
Article notes low wheat prices and bran costs spur interest in feeding wheat to livestock. Ground wheat can be used in grain mixes with bulky seeds, improving palatability. Wheat offers similar digestible carbohydrates to corn with less fat and slightly higher digestible protein. Compared with bran, whole wheat has more total digestible nutrients but less protein, and bran’s bulk limits its replacement value for wheat in dairy rations.
Purdue University issues a bulletin advising dairy farmers to feed cows generously on roughage, mainly legumes such as alfalfa and clover, include silage in winter, balance grain with adequate protein, and limit pasture reliance to periods of poor pasture growth in summer and fall.
A writer explains cows may crave wood when lacking salt and suggests providing salt with a balanced ration and ample water to break the habit. The note adds that cows sometimes chew foreign substances due to salty tastes and can be trained to drop the habit with proper feeding.
Benson seeks a wife and a cook while Miss Jemmy grills him over money and alibis. Marianne and a stranger reveal Benson’s late relative Sarah Benson and his fortune as Ginger-Cake disrupts the scene. A young man proves to be Sarah’s nephew and becomes Marianne’s partner as the group learns to value family and providence. The piece closes with a broad collage of time systems from various cultures as the Manchester Guardian note on tropical calendars contrasts with local drama.
A dispute erupts over suitors and union pressure affecting a daughter. Threats are exchanged as parties vow retaliation to compel concessions by those involved. The incident signals escalating tensions between families and labor groups.
Karl Hoblitzelle, president of Interstate Amusement, in Houston, recounts meeting a forgetful old man at the Dallas Majestic theater. After touring the venue, the man worriedly asked about a hat only to be reminded it sat on his head. He laughed and admitted he nearly left without it.
Dean Bond librarian at Indiana State Normal School recalls a student asking for a book called Good English. He first asked another passerby Have you ever heard Good English and later asked Mrs Bond Do you know Good English. She found the exchange humorous.
In Tipton County Tennessee W H Price demonstrates set building through legumes with co operation of the county agricultural agent. By planting lespedeza followed by corn and soybeans he shows 60 rows needed for a wagonload three years ago versus only 20 rows in 1923 per USDA reports.
A newly patented mixer can bake fifteen pies per minute without human touch. Crusts are lined and crimped automatically, fillers are added by reservoirs, and pies are conveyed to ovens for final cooking, producing open-face pies.
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