13 Sep 1935
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1935
Page
1
Hens invade gardens like mischievous children seeking dusting spots. A Wallaces Farmer guide suggests locking flocks in the hen house until late morning and several fencing measures to keep birds out, including wing clipping, corner post braces with netting, top extensions, and poultry netting to raise the barrier.
Miss Cora Cooke, extension poultry specialist at University farm in St. Paul, advises early culling of loafers. Remove loafers at night or pick from floors with a wire-catching hook. Cull early summer by identifying shrunken combs, yellowing beaks, and drawn pubic bones. A hen near layoff shows vent and bone signs. thorough culling before housing for fall saves feed.
Seasonal rise in egg production through summer lowers prices, helping families catch up on egg consumption. Eggs provide vitamin D, minerals, and protein, and adapt to any meal. Most of the egg is edible, with only 11 percent as shell. Pathfinder Magazine.
Poultry notes advise removing roosters early in summer and caponizing cockerels for Easter market. Broodiness should be bred out by removing brood hens. Pullets that struggle in summer return via rats and poor laying in fall. US poultry yields about 33 billion eggs yearly yet eggs are candled and graded by eye. Wash clean eggs with warm water and cloth, avoid soaking and metal contact.
Soy bean hay can be high quality with proper curing and timing. Ohio trials urge harvest by early September to avoid dew and rain delays, with grain binders yielding cleaner hay and less leaf loss. Wide seeding then mowing into swaths improves binding, while soy beans rise in popularity after 1934 crop losses to grasses. In Iowa, 60 to 70 percent of the soy crop used for hay, with 1.2 million acres planted and 700,000 harvested for hay last year.
The article explains that hay gains vitamin D from sunlight, making it valuable for livestock. It cites Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station work showing calves fed no vitamin D developed rickets, while vitamin D enables mineral absorption, underscoring sunlight's role in hay quality.
The size of soil particles, visible to the naked eye or only under a microscope, governs soil texture and crop suitability. Historically soils were labeled sands and clays, but USDA surveys shifted grouping to particle size, aligning with European methods.
USDA tests show that dairymen feeding highly flavored seeds before milking cause noticeable flavors in milk. Silage from vom and alfalfa, sweet clover, or soy beans and green plant matter like cabbage and turnips affect taste. Some feeds such as green rye, cowpeas, potatoes, beet pulp, and carrots have milder effects.
A writer in the Indiana Farmer's Guide notes ensilage supplemented can replace 4.61 bushels of corn and 613 pounds of clover hay in two rations for fattening cattle. Ohio experiment data show one crop acre fed as shelled corn sustains a steer 166 days, while an acre of ensilage lasts 875 days. Milk output could equal that from 50 acres of fodder versus 63 acres of bundle fodder.
A fragmented regional column notes telegraphers Jack Adams and Percy Thomas moving a message to newspapers, while describing a timbered California town and its low rents under a company system. It observes Congress returning home, political shifts regarding the World Court and arms neutrality, Mussolini’s actions in Ethiopia, vigilante radical crackdowns, and Mount Shasta’s looming prominence near the Oregon border.
A survey shows 22 percent of children finishing grade school have damaged eyesight, rising to 40 percent after college, 65 percent at age forty, and 95 percent at sixty. Eye strain from reading and sewing in poor light is cited as a major cause, with foot-candles defined to guide lighting levels. Five foot-candles suffice for basic tasks, ten for reading coarse print or sewing, and higher for continued reading.
Frank talk on ridding waste with Milnesia Wafers pure milk of magnesia in tablet form. Chew thoroughly then swallow to correct acidity, reduce bloating and gas, and promote healthy elimination. Available in bottles for 25 or 60 cents and tins for 20 cents. recommended by physicians and sold by druggists.
The text describes lighting requirements for sewing and reading, noting the need for at least 30 foot-candles, or 275 candle power at a distance of 3 feet to ensure eye comfort and reduce strain. It emphasizes illumination quality over apparent brightness and warns that light diminishes with distance.
A 1935 testimonial from Joseph Paradis of New York City describes severe facial pimples and sleepless itching. After trying many remedies he reports improvement after using Cutiura Soap and Ointment for two and a half months, with products priced at 25 cents to 50 cents and samples offered.
The article warns against strain and injury from improper lighting and urges using recommended bulb sizes. It notes that unwired homes can rely on new 300 candlepower kerogene mantle lamps for ample light, emphasizing pressure to provide sufficient illumination for all home needs.
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