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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
9
Dairy professor C B Reed of Kansas State outlines methods to raise a heifer into a milk cow. Start feeding early, use skim milk after three weeks, feed until at least six months, with Timothy or Sudan grass hay. Emphasizes water, exercise, leguminous hay caution, and gradual breeding at two to two and a half years with high protein intake for the pregnant heifer.
United States Department of Agriculture notes velvet beans as superior green manure for soil rehabilitation in the Cotton Belt. New varieties extend adaptation northward, with nitrogen contribution and dual use as forage and seeds. Comparisons with cowpeas and soybeans highlighted. regional varieties like Yokohama, Georgian, and Chinese offered.
A Clemson College guide discusses building a four stall pen near pig bedding, providing a milk supplement in a shallow vessel, and starting milk and grain rations by the third week. It stresses that early care shapes profitability, with grazing crops and field rotations supporting summer and fall feed to sustain pig fat and growth.
Arizona reports show June registration day set, bid to raise funds for Red Cross, Liberty bonds apportioned at 3 million, and state fair planned despite war. Jerome and Miami notes include mining investments, a strike vote at United Verde, and a major copper output claim. Governor Campbell calls for full Arizona war-strength, and local clubs unveil flags and public works plans.
Guidance on housing, cleanliness, feeding, and pest control for poultry. Recommendations include water-tight roofs, clean straw, warm water washing, bread moistened with milk for ducklings first days, grit and charcoal in feed, alternating companions in two-mate flocks, head lice ointment on hand, portioned feeding, and meat food in incubator diets. It notes using high grade beef serum in mush to reach about ten percent of mixture.
The French government plans to convert its large corps of war aviators into mail carriers after peace. Airplane engines are highly reliable and flights of many hours are common. Officials warn overconfidence in engines as a defect, and potential mail routes in difficult regions remain underexplored. Britain will have thousands of aviators who will not abandon flying.
The Phillies acquire pitcher Jimmy Lavender formerly with the Cubs after a five season major league stint and minor league trials. Lavender, a Georgia native, joined Chicago’s pitching staff before later reaching the Phillies in 1912 and delivering a string of notable performances including a no hit no run game against the New York Giants on August 31, 1915.
A Missouri College of Agriculture note urges farmers to grow a huge corn crop to offset shortages in wheat potatoes and meat. It frames corn as essential wartime munitions and invites American labor to meet high prices and demand without fear of overproduction.
Manure from the barnyard adds humus to the soil, acting as a sponge to retain moisture. This increases the soil's capacity to absorb heavy rainfall and hold water longer, improving drought resistance and soil structure.
Concrete widely used for Irri m Canals gate structures displacing wood despite cost concerns.
A farmer urges buying an emery stone to keep tools sharp, noting it pays for itself in one season. Sharp tools save horse feed and strength, enabling more work daily and increasing profits.
A note advises covering peach and plum trees with cloth to guard against frost. It suggests the cost is not high and a few trees can be protected cheaply.
A report notes Norway’s livestock totals including 180000 plus horses and 220081 goats, with sheep 146 and hogs summed under a broader agricultural count. Details highlight herd sizes across species and the scale of national animal inventories.
A short discussion on improving doors for homes notes that awkward doors waste space and can be split in the center to hinge back, with panels adding decoration. It mentions plaster casts as a frequent alternative to brass pieces for decorative purposes due to cost.
A lighthearted item notes that love can be blind yet couples often discover clarity together over time, using humor to reflect on how partners come to see each other more plainly as their relationship grows.
A Washington Star verse reflecting on opinions and obedience. It argues that while everyone has right to think and speak, when work must be done one should keep still and follow orders. The piece likens idle chatter to Noah’s neighbors scoffing at the ark.
Since the war began Italian women have gained liberties unknown before. Helen Moore of Seattle may be the only woman sales automobile driver in the United States. Over 2,000,000 suffragists plan to farm during the war. New York City forms a motor brigade of women to aid the government. Mrs. Leo F. Warner is named a special officer in Hempstead due to success in training burglars with her police dog.
Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury, a leading Philadelphia philanthropist, is appointed to chair the war committee of the woman’s section of the Navy league. A bill to allow French women to vote in municipal elections and serve on councils is favorably reported by universal suffrage committee. Miss Ellen Spencer Massey, dean of the Washington College of Law, leads former Washington women lawyers into a bar association to aid rights for others and children.
Thousands visit Lourdes each year drawn by the 1858 apparitions and the miraculous spring. Pilgrims place votive tablets and crutches around the marble grotto church while flags from many nations hang in the great nave, including the Stars and Stripes and Rising Sun.
Reports describe large public events drawing as many as 50 000 attendees at once. The figures reflect crowding levels and crowd control considerations for upcoming gatherings.
Charles FP Lummis describes the maltapalo tree parasite in Guatemala. A seed clings to a large tropical tree's trunk, sends air roots to the ground, then expands to encircle and sap the host, choking it to death.
A local quip notes the young man’s swagger and speculates his rise may be short lived as warnings of being fired circulate. The remark implies a forthcoming management decision and possible career setback.
James A. Farrell, former labor leader and president of United States Steel Corporation, is described as a walking atlas and living gazetteer. The piece notes his memory discipline and cautions against overloading the mind with irrelevant details, citing how he stores core steel business knowledge. It references a $500,000,000 investment in United States lugiber Vlanta.
Market quotations from Denver show cattle and hog prices with pulp fed beef grades and feeder stock values. Grain notes from Nebraska and Colorado list corn chop, corn in sack, oats, and bran prices, reflecting regional feed commodities.
A historical price list enumerates wool pelts and sheep products with per unit values. It covers short wool pelts calfskin lambs and Kip hides, green salted pelts, cured hides over and under specified weights, and related items such as deacons slunks and glue hides with varied prices.
The report lists metal market quotes with lead copper tin and zinc prices in New York and London including spot and 2nd quarter figures. It also covers Chicago stock quotations for hogs cattle calves sheep and poultry with price ranges by grade and weight. Cotton prices in New York show futures for July October December and January with middling around 21 dollars per hundredweight.
Prices for wheat, corn, oats, barley, timothy, clover, pork, lard and Kansas City dairy and poultry markets listed with typical grades and bid values. Includes No 2 and 3 red wheat, No 2 yellow corn, oats, barley at various prices, and dairy butter, creamery and poultry rates.
Minneapolis market notes list prices for flour and grain items including flour fancy at 15.25, Ise clears at 13.25, barley 4.45, rye 2.36, bran 3.00, wheat futures May 96, July 2.3, Sept 1.85, cash No 1 hard 2.98, No 1 northern 2.58, No 2 northern 2.83, corn No 3 yellow 1.62, oats No 2 white 0.65, flax 3.38, linseed at Duluth with on track 3.29 arrival 3.37 and futures for July 3.32, Sept 3.21, Oct 3.04.
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