Cattle Test Shows Wide Gains From Feed and Care
In a September report, 26 herds totaling 506 cows averaged 21.4 pounds fat per cow and 990 pounds milk, with an average profit of 5.16 dollars per cow. The top herd owned by Fred Shover produced 1,680 pounds milk and 55.4 pounds fat, earning 13.97 per cow. The low herd averaged 369 pounds milk and 12.8 fat, with 4.43 per cow. Over 40 cows produced at least 40 pounds fat. The association continues to push better breeding and purebred sires among its members.
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Testing Association
Fred*Shover
Sylvia
Shover
Beesler
Hassler
Sons—Speckle
Clark—Tilers Beauty
Boss—Tiily
Ver
Boss—Della
Sister &Gundlach
Fred Shover
Skylark Edsa
Bader—Shoemaker
Frei
Anna
Jomas Shover
Case
Boss—Pan
Feeder Steer Buying Tips From Feedlot Experts
A guide to selecting feeder steers emphasizes the buyer’s judgment on steer value and market study before purchase. It warns against poor financing, advises buying cheaply with capital to hold until market time, and favors gentle, hornless cattle free of disease and lameness.
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Elding
Yuard
Winter Egg Production From Pullets Advised
The extension service of Iowa State College says most winter eggs will come from pullets rather than old hens. If pullets aren’t laying by early November it’s hard to expect good production until the following year. Housing and feeding speed maturity. a balanced mash plus scratch grain, fed consistently, helps most.
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Iowa State: College
Market Reports From Hamburg Highlight Wildlife Trade Prices
Postwar market notes show rising prices for wild animals with a hippopotamus listed at 5000 dollars and lions at 1250 dollars. Hunters seek replenishment of captivity losses across provinces in India as tigers and other wildlife draw strong bids.
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Hamburg
Germany
India
Ford plans Mississippi river plant complex near Minneapolis and St Paul
Major Ford project details reveal a hydro electric dam 50 feet long with government work completed in 1917 and a 160 by 74 foot power house. A steam plant will supplement water power and a vast 1.72 by 0.60 thousand foot manufacturing and assembly building with 23 acres of floor space will sit 100 feet above the river. Two tunnels under the factory will connect to a river deck for freight and landscaping will blend with nearby parkway.
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Ford Motor Company
Mississippi River
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Ford
Mississippi
Quotations on Liberty and Faith from Founding Fathers
A collection of historical quotes attributed to Warren G Harding John Wesley Abraham Lincoln George Washington on liberty religion and private conscience. The page presents moral imperatives about religious separation and personal responsibility in worship and civic life.
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Abraham
Lincoln
God
George Washington
Northwestern banker warns readers about six stock salesman tricks
The Des Moines paper lists six salesman profiles to avoid including the rich overnight scheme artist the contract shield seller transferability proponent and the listing promise peddler backed by letters of endorsement from prominent citizens.
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Northwestern
Des Moines
Ita
Wall Street
Ambiguous Manuscript Fragment Describes Processions and Hymns
Fragmentary text from a historic page mentions a procession and hymns with unclear names and phrases. The readable portions refer to a girl and a melodious tune amid a ceremonial setting. Further context is needed to identify people, places, or events.
Langs Move Near Town for Poultry Farm
Mr and Mrs Fred Lang relocate from Sand Spring to Springville to pursue employment and raise poultry on a convenient tract near town. They wish abundant returns from the enterprise and will reside close by.
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Fred Lang
Springville
Lang
George S. Coleman
Daryl
Allamosa
St. Louis
Illinois Synod
United Presbyterian Church
Board of Supervisors
Burns
St. Luke's Catholic Church
St. Luke
Heer
Dubuque
George Heer
Edward Howard
Columbia College
J. J. Smith
A. Laudolt
N. Keffeler
Stone City
L. Krunzle
Thurifer
Francis ‘Schuh
Theodore Warning
Dyersville
G. A. Hauck
Monticello
J. Hagemann
Sherill
Grelveldinger
Kieler
Local Humorous Snippets From 1920s Newspapers
A collage of light touches from early 20th century papers includes a San Diego doctor joking about laziness in plain English, a Rye trolley inspector badge reveal, a loud voice and thawing horse joke at a village hotel, a front fence mended after a college message, and a bell card humor about hotel bells and guns.
Hogs First, Then Kids At Farm Leaders Conference
Dean Anna Richardson of Iowa State College urged county agents and extension workers in Ames to balance farm life with home life. She cited undernourished children in a county and said 90 percent of such cases could have been prevented with proper care, comparing this to the health of farm dogs. She advocated home efficiency and labor-saving appliances to improve farm life and children's well being.
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Anna E. Richardson
Ames
Dean Richardson
Iowa
Seed corn storage advice from Iowa growers chief
J L Robinson secretary of the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association says north storage for seed corn is unfounded. The best storage should be in a dry well ventilated area not exposed to hard freezes, such as a granary or attic. Drying ears thoroughly is a major challenge and outdoor hanging may suffice in dry weather.
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North
J. L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Radiator Farming Advice From Omaha Bee
An Omaha Bee column mocks radiator farmers who pivot crop guidance with price shifts. It jokes that experts in heating systems expound farming tactics despite lacking farming experience, noting the shift between wheat and corn guidance with market changes.
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Omaha Bee
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Rye
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Everybody's Magazine
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Pittsburgh Chronicle - Telegraph
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Ile
H. Schatz
Duroc
Jersey
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Ace
Pathmaker
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L. P. Waddick
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Firestone
Monticello Tire & Vulcanizing Co
Peacock Shop
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