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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
5
A historical note examines 142857 as a six digit sequence whose digits cycle under multiplication by 1 through 6. It shows digit rotation without changing order, and drastic change when multiplied by 7, linking to the power of nine.
A Labor Day note recounts a lady losing her purse and advertising in Hershey's prompting its return by John A. Wood of Annville. The office thanks Wood and the General Manager praising Hershey's advertising as rewarding and effective.
An anecdote shows corn with a 98 percent germination test in late January failing to grow when planted after a warm wet spell and severe cold in February and April. The seed, stored dry then dampened by weather, was sold as guaranteed to grow, causing trouble for the farmer. The lesson is to test seed just before planting to ensure reliability.
A five year old Holstein cow named Banestine Belle De Kol, owned by Dimmick Bros. of Ohio, broke records for butter fat with 672 pounds of milk in seven days yielding 24.69 pounds of butter fat. A 30 day total produced 2,828 pounds of milk and 99 pounds of butter fat. Yearly milk stood at 27,404 pounds with 1,058 pounds of butter fat. The cow averages over 3.5 pounds of milk daily for a year. Her diet included ensilage alfalfa roots beet pulp green corn green clover and bran oats.
Two car loads of New York cows and heifers were sold at the American House in Palmyra by E. C. Greenawalt on Saturday afternoon. The sale included 40 choice Holsteins with calves at side and some animals brought as high as 85 dollars, with an average around 55 dollars.
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