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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
2
A dialogue notes Flo's hidden affection and wealth gap with a lover, revealing the story as a literary anecdote rather than a real place. The exchange contrasts a town setting with a fictional source, highlighting the disparity between riches and poverty through a bookish tale.
Jubbs was a crank about the simple life. Naturally he is now in a home for the feeble minded.
A health ad extols Dr. Pierce’s blood tonic as a self care alternative to beauty parlors. It claims pimples blotches and blood disorder improve with the tonic and cites widespread testimonials from men and women over decades. A quoted woman testimonial follows.
Harrison county Indiana dairymen embrace fractional ownership of purebred bulls under the Better Sires Better Stock movement. The practice lets farmers access superior sires without full purchase cost, enabling varied matings and faster herd improvement. The USDA notes three local statements. cooperatives are urged to unionize for broader impact and testing before sale.
Fiber crops show a nationwide rise driven by cutting foreign supplies and adopting machine methods. Hemp acreage totals 14 000 with yields around 700 pounds per acre, valued at about 105 dollars per acre. flax rises from 5000 to 6000 acres with 400 to 800 pounds per acre, worth roughly 75 cents per pound. Wisconsin leads in hemp planting, followed by Minnesota Michigan Ohio Indiana and California as Kentucky declines due to tobacco dominance.
Plant scientists from the U S Department of Agriculture and Indiana and Illinois stations compare disease free seed corn with kernels showing infection. The disease free seed yields range from ten to thirty percent more, with clearer kernels showing less discoloration and decay at the butts and tips. Dense planting increases susceptibility to disease.
The dairy division of the U S Department of Agriculture investigates ways to reduce milk losses in transit from farms to city markets. The study notes losses come from souring and from theft or leakage, and suggests cooperation among farmers country dealers and city dealers. It seeks data on transport methods in farm to dealer stages in transit protection and refrigerator car efficiency.
The dairy barn is a principal factor in dairy farm success or failure. This year more attention is given to barn construction due to rising building costs and the growing realization of the barn's importance among dairymen farmers and breeders.
A California agriculture official urges using sheep to weed fields, arguing they match manual cultivation in weed removal, yield marketable wool and manure as fertilizer, and can add about $1,000 in visible ranch value within five years, becoming a steady income source.
Milk supports early nourishment but hay keeps the stomach distended and aids digestion. A calf deprived of hay cannot reach best growth, so hay should always be available for the young animal.
A historical note argues that dairying keeps soil fertile and yields high, making land valuable. High yields prove land can generate strong income at a high appraisal, supporting the link between dairy farming and land prices.
The article advises keeping brood sows cheaply in winter while ensuring enough nutrition to gain 0.5 to 0.75 pounds daily. Use bulk roughage like alfalfa, clover, soy bean, or cowpea hay to reduce need for high priced protein concentrates, and avoid moldy or smutty roughage to prevent digestive problems and litter loss.
The lamb crop next spring depends on winter care of the breeding flock. Keeping ewes thrifty at mating time and ensuring good feeding and management during winter will produce active well developed lambs, many twins, and a strong vigorous flock.
Practices to prevent hog cholera include avoiding exposure of susceptible hogs to the germ, injecting anti hog cholera serum after exposure, and administering virus with protective serum to produce permanent immunity.
The plant disease survey of the Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, tallies 1919 losses across major crops. Wheat 122,000,000 bushels. oats 50,000,000. corn 80,000,000. potatoes 50,000,000. sweet potatoes 40,000,000. tomatoes 185,000 tons. cotton 850,000 bales. peaches 5,000,000. apples 16,000,000.
Paint wood parts of machinery and even steel parts to prevent rust. For non rusting steel such as a plow moldboard, rub with salt free tallow or axle grease.
A brief urging rapid cooling of cream after separation. Keep the product at the lowest feasible temperature and ship promptly to maintain quality.
A food guidance note warns against mixing cream with sweet and sour varieties or freezing dairy. It states that improper handling can degrade texture and taste, urging consumers to keep cream refrigerated and use separate dairy components for best results.
Prices on horses for farm work and breeding have advanced rapidly in the past six months. With only about 10 percent of U S mares in foal and not more than 10 percent of yearlings here, prices are due to go higher than ever known.
Alfalfa is often mistaken for sweet clover in seed and plant form. The seeds of both species resemble each other closely, making expert misidentification possible even after long training. Distinctions emerge during flowering and seeding stages.
Poultry experts at Iowa State College report feeding hens meat scraps fish or milk products in their ration boosts egg production by at least one third.
A horticultural note explains that ongoing growth of new wood in a peach tree ensures good crops. When fertility declines and new wood growth stops, a satisfactory harvest becomes impossible.
The term grade refers to an animal with one purebred parent or improved ancestry though not every non purebred animal is a grade. An animal with inferior mixed blood lines is called a scrub.
A tip notes that when a foal is separated from its dam and the mare has no work, delaying grain helps stop milk flow since grain can sustain milk production.
Skim or separated milk is the product most extensively used in growing calves.
Many troublesome farm pests survive the winter beneath rubbish and in areas with dense, uncultivated vegetation. This observation highlights the need for cleanliness and proper field management to reduce next season's insect pressure.
Officials review stored cabbages apples and other produce for signs of decay. The process targets decay in long stored vegetables and fruits to prevent spoilage and waste.
Ducks prove profitable on many farms with potential earnings rivaling chicken operations.
The readable text notes that the working parts of a hog’s body are largely composed of protein, highlighting the protein content as a key component of its structure.
A circus performance featured a grand percheron and a small Shetland pony in a display of tricks. The article notes the exhibition could be seen as a mite and mane event. It also discusses fruit imports declining as domestic orchard production grows in variety and quantity.
A school administrative inquiry is opened over disciplinary matters tied to a fitting process. Administrators promise a sweeping investigation into student conduct and related actions.
The discussion notes that the chiara oscuro was fine and a non musical guest preferred the chicken salad. The exchange reflects casual dining impressions without further details or outcomes.
The Alaska Capital urges youth to apply the optimism and daring of youth to finish the pioneering work. It cites Doctor Kilger of Trinity College and the sage advice of Greeley, urging prudence with adventurous spirit to develop individuality and complete the territory’s foundation.
No tin from South China. The Yunnan district, once able to supply a quarter of global demand, now credits itself with only one twelfth. Current mine operator returns do not justify continuing operations.
Miss Mary G Kilbreth criticizes modern youth and suffrage while recalling a beach encounter. An aunt rebukes a daring bathing suit and the girl retorts she will wear an even bolder evening gown, illustrating generational clash.
A Boston Transcript quip recalls a visit by Little Edna and her aunt in the Egyptian room. The child asks about the desiccated queen, and the aunt explains it is a mummy. Edna replies with a humorous line about her own mummy not looking like that.
The article notes that banns of marriage are called so because ban originally meant proclamation. It explains the historical use of bans in announcing intended marriages.
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