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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1923
Page
5
Mrs. Penfield weighs rent and decem ber finances as Lettie’s training continues. Gussie Bosley flaunts wealth with a jade-set chain from San Francisco while tension grows over Uncle Jerry’s friendship with Bosley, stirring Mrs. Penfield’s suspicions about the Bosleys.
Mrs. Penfield plans an economy driven meal for Miss Hapgood as Uncle Jerry looms with growing admiration. Lettie strategizes to feed guests while Crink, Drink, and others navigate scarce funds and shifting loyalties amid a cozy, unsettled domestic scene.
The U S Department of Agriculture notes rising use of certified potato seed and shows yield benefits across New York Minnesota Pennsylvania Iowa Indiana Illinois Ohio and Delaware with certified fields outperforming ordinary plots. Michigan seed tests in 1921 also indicate improved yields. Last season's strong production lowered prices, allowing growers modest profits and buyers reasonable costs.
A terse pledge echoes campaign rhetoric urging sacrifice as a path to victory attributed to Charles Buxton. The remark frames political strategy around personal sacrifice and determination as essential to success.
The U S Department of Agriculture cautions that cultivating alfalfa yields little unless the stand is satisfactory and growth is strong. A harrow may help where irrigation leaves a silt crust or where pastured alfalfa needs loosened soil, but disk harrows can be injurious on heavy soils.
From the year an orchard is first set out intercropping is a secondary proposition and should be treated as such the trees come first. It has usually been considered desirable to use the land between the trees for the first years from the standpoint of increased profit. Furthermore a cultivated crop ensures cultivation of the trees.
A readable note states legumes like clover or alfalfa are ideal for range poultry. A half acre seeded to either legume can supply green feed for a hundred or more chickens.
The article urges deep cultivation when corn stalks reach 18 inches, reasoning that roots span a three and a half foot row. Deep early cultivation aims to cut many roots and restrain growth, with shallow work later as plants enlarge.
Massachusetts and neighboring states receive a Saturday evening radio update at 6 30 by the Automobile Association. The service provides motorists with up to date information on trunk line highway conditions.
The United States Department of Agriculture describes a practical tagging method used for eight years at a Virginia farm to identify individual animals. Females wear right ear labels, males left, with numbers reflecting dam origin and birth order, expandable with letters for generations.
The piece argues there is only one way to eradicate noxious perennials like wild morning glories and peavine, by preventing leaf growth after July 1. It suggests methods such as keeping land cultivated, cutting with a hoe, pasturing, smothering with straw, growing a dense crop, or frequent close mowing.
The USDA states most calf diseases arise from filth in feed, pens, bedding, or utensils. Use only clean milk, sterilize pails, remove old feed daily, and keep boxes clean to prevent bacterial growth and stomach disturbances.
Dehorning young calves is best done when the calf is a few days old. Clip the hair where the horn will appear. Rub the button with caustic potash until the dead skin comes off and it is ready to bleed. Moisten the end of the potash stick and hold with a cloth to avoid burns. If delayed, cut off the button and apply caustic potash, though earlier is better.
The article describes letting pigs access charcoal by burning corn cobs to char the oats. The process involves piling and igniting cobs, smothering the fire with burning material until oats darken, then cooling. Once cold, pigs gain free access to the burned oats and eagerly consume any remaining particle.
An aged agricultural note emphasizes corn as the best single fattening feed for poultry and livestock, especially when combined with other grains. It details rations including six parts cornmeal to one part beef scrap and four parts middlings, notes wet feeding with milk or water, and cites gains in roasters over two weeks.
Iowa poultry extension reports from a survey of 87 leading poultrymen show most have never used commercial feeds to boost egg production. Among the 28 who did use them, 11 found value and 12 did not. The Iowa state college department recommends scratch mix, dry mash, tankage alternatives, green feeds, fresh water, grit, and oyster shell for proper egg production.
The text explains gapes in young chicks caused by a parasitic worm that attaches to the windpipe. It describes symptoms coughing sneezing and gape breathing difficulty and notes the worm appears as a forked pair like two heads and is shed in coughs or swallowing and passes through the digestive tract.
A historic poultry bulletin states tuberculosis in fowls can only be eradicated by removing infected stock and replacing with healthy birds on uninfected ground. It advises burning symptomatic birds, cleaning houses, ensuring air and light, discarding old fowls, deep burial of dead birds, and land renovation when possible.
Guidance on chick feeding emphasizes good nourishment to produce healthier, stronger chicks. Proper rations supply heat energy and materials for bone and muscle development, reducing weak hatchlings and supporting early growth.
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