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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
8
The article stresses barn cleanliness, daily manure removal, and dust control as essential for high quality milk. It advises whitewashing interiors annually, good ventilation, and screened barns. Milking should use dry hands, udders wiped, milk strained, and utensils kept spotless with proper washing and sun drying.
The Iowa experiment station showed that ordinary scrub cows can be upgraded quickly when bred to registered sires. A prior purchase of Arkansas scrub cows yielded rapid milk fat gains with good feeding, increasing output by about 40 percent, though first-year yields averaged 188 pounds of fat and 4034 pounds of milk.
Dairy calves face higher mortality when overfed early. Digestive systems lag behind richer milk, so limit milk initially. Gradually raise intake and add a small amount of alkali like sodium bicarbonate to neutralize fatty acids.
Daily notes emphasize starting new year with daily wilt records and proportional feeding. It advocates grain rations for calves and notes pasture can replace grain after a year old. It stresses a silo for cheap milk, and gives a sample mix of cracked corn oats bran and oil meal for calves feeding mixed clover and timothy hay.
The phrase Pan Out originated with gold miners who used circular pans with sloping sides. They swirled water to separate gold from earth. when gold appeared, the pan “panned out,” signaling a found result. If no gold appeared, the pan did not pan out, hence the expression applied to expected results in any context.
The text traces juries from Saxon times with six Welsh and six Anglo-Saxon freemen appointed to decide disputes between Welsh and English landowners. It notes the Magna Charta's emphasis on juries as a bulwark of liberty and the long standing right of the accused to challenge jurors under common law.
Considerable frozen silage is common in mid winter and does not greatly reduce feeding value. Problems arise during thawing when silage molds and decays if exposed to air. Remove frozen silage promptly, feed thawed portions, and avoid large quantities as it is unpalatable and may cause digestive upset.
A New Jersey State College of Agriculture expert, BE R. Gross, explains that pig houses can be easily improved for daylight by adding south side or roof windows without damage. Proper window size and placement ensure sunlight reaches the bed or nest, with roof openings delivering more light than wall ones.
Fairview township in Clay county South Carolina won first prize in an intertown contest to replace scrub and grade bulls with pure breds. Six townships competed with Fairview credited with four of the replacements. Sponsored by the Clay county farm bureau and the Vermilion Commercial club the event reflects friendly rivalry and possible indirect benefits in cattle improvement.
Cold water retards growth in fall pigeons by reducing water intake and chilling them enough to curb appetite. Provide warm water, especially in the morning, with small amounts in the evening. A warm bed also helps them stay comfortable and warm through the night.
Raising pigs by hand demands patience with frequent feeds in the first days. Newborns require milk warmed to 100 degrees Fahrenheit and clean water and grain as soon as they will eat. Use whole cow's milk and a bottle with a nipple or a spoon for feeding.
An author argues pure bred poultry yield higher profit with uniform eggs and faster growth. Proper care boosts returns through better feed efficiency, higher selling prices and potential breeding income. Pure breds attract attention, win shows, and foster community interest. mongrels offer less value and limited show eligibility.
Dubbing to prevent freezing and suffering from comb injuries has been practiced in Pur due university poultry flocks. The operation uses a sharp razor to cut wattles and remove the comb, with coagulation stopping bleeding. Treated birds should not be exposed to extreme cold until wounds heal and should not be housed together during recovery.
J T McAdams, extension poultryman, Kansas State Agricultural College warns against using drinking water or feed additives to rid hens of lice. He notes water pills reduce water intake and egg production. The recommended method is thorough dusting with sodium thiosulfide (pinch method) or blue ointment mixed with gasoline applied around the vent.
Use average sized well shaped eggs for incubation to hatch normal chicks. Do not delay starting the incubator beyond April 1 to maximize profits from early hatched chicks. Early pullets will become fall and winter layers.
Guidance on setting a sitting hen recommends medium weight birds from American or English breeds. Build a nest at least six inches deep and sixteen inches square with straw or wheat straw as nesting material. Ensure eye openings separate when the hen steps in, yet close by the time she leaves. Do not use coal places and set from 11 to 15 eggs.
Wife Adda to His Fame Hepplewhite was a leading furniture finisher and designer under the Georges in England. Upon his 1786 death his widow continued his workshop, creating pieces and original designs that remained popular for decades. Much Hepplewhite work used mahogany and light woods.
A papyrus from a tomb in Thebes, possibly two thousand years old, carries the first recorded divorce decree. Notarized by Thut with four witnesses on the reverse, the grounds for the divorce are not stated.
North Carolina Experiment Station findings advise light corrective pruning on young apple trees to develop balanced scaffold branches and spur formation. The modified leader type suits this system, delaying fruiting if over pruned, while maintaining open centers for sunlight. Prof. C. D. Matthews comments.
L C Williams of Kansas State Agricultural College notes pruning grapes in late winter or early spring avoids severe freezes and sap flow. Most Kansas growers choose late February and early March, retaining thirty to forty buds on wood from the previous season.
When transplanting trees, cut back the roots by removing the longer portions and trim the top to match the reduced root system. Leaving a full top causes excessive leaf growth and moisture demand that the stub roots cannot meet, leading to failures in planting. Balanced pruning improves establishment and survival rates.
Guidance from a historical joke column on writing a love poem. It advises observing appearance, avoiding overfamiliar inspection, and using rhymes with love you true thou ever more and sweet. It suggests borrowing a rhyming dictionary and revising aloud before storing the poem safely.
The note urges removing decayed branches and water sprouts from neglected frog trees. It recommends thinning the crown to improve air and sunlight, scraping off old bark, and spraying.
The El Molo, a desert bordering Kenyan tribe living by Lake Rudolf, are semiamphibious fishmen who swim daily, drink hourly, and rely on river and palm raft fishing. Lake Rudolf’s soda-rich water is undrinkable to others, and scientists blame the soda for the tribe’s deformities while the fish diet remains nearly their sole sustenance.
Fragmented prose imagines a world where women live on shelves with ladders. People would take them down to be used for work or companionship, with women depicted as eager yet aware of the taker’s thoughts. The speaker envisions daily life among men and partners.
A sharp W L George remark from The Triumph of Gallio compares people to expensive dolls that say Pa pa and Mam ma when pressed. The speaker notes weariness with a constant routine and sending the dolls to the shop for a new repertoire.
Mrs Oldcastle compliments the newly furnished Bullington palace wing and its refined vocabulary. The dialogue hints at Josiah seeking a gift for his daughter, suggesting a social occasion and family dynamics in a wealthy setting.
A speaker states deciding early that a vocabulary would be more appealing than a room decorated to resemble someone else’s, even if the lexicon is cheaper. The remark implies a preference for intellectual over material display in personal space.
Birds like warblers kinglets chickadees nut hatches and creepers hunt through branches in daylight. They maintain insistent spacing to focus on catching prey, using keen eyes and ears to locate neighbors and avoid crowding.
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