Average Cow Returns Highlight Dairy Testing Lesson
The article compares two cows, Sweetpea and Marigold, over four years. Sweetpea yields 28,000 pounds of milk valued at 1400 while incurring total costs of 1020 leaving 380 for profits. Marigold produces 40,000 pounds valued at 2000 with total costs of 1240 leaving 760. The moral urges increasing Marigold like cows and using testing programs to improve herd efficiency.
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Marigold
Good Shoes for Children
Advice on selecting children's shoes stresses foot shape and fit. Choose shoes with a rounded toe and straight inner seam, bring the child along, and buy the size for the larger foot while checking both shoes for width and the placement of the widest part of the foot.
Record Heat Stretches Across Corn Belt In August
In August 1959 the Corn Belt faced repeated high temperatures with many regions reporting 90 degree readings. Chicago neared its 11 day streak above 90 while Minnesota's days above 90 surged past 20 by August 27. Moisture-rich areas saw crop maturation accelerate, while drought and leaf blight threatened yields in parts of the Dakotas Minnesota and Illinois.
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Corn Belt
Colorado
Chicago
Minnesota
Dakotas
Weight class entries to four per class in scoring system
Reading notes indicate a rule to limit entries to four in each weight class under a gallon threshold, with those four to be cut in accordance with the score card. The fragment suggests scoring methods govern which entrants advance or are removed.
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