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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1923
Page
3
The noisy fragment discusses what counts as sports terms and categories in historical usage. It references birds, breeding terms, and various unfamiliar examples, attempting to classify activities labeled as sports within a parent context.
Reading notes discuss how to keep hens healthy and productive. It mentions the hen house, broody persistence, ducklings and water dishes for washing, and the role of buttermilk and meal as chick developers.
The article argues livestock provides an outlet for a large share of U S crop acreage and woodland pasture. It highlights the role of live stock in supplying fattening outlets, supporting farm prosperity, and contributing to market integration across arid and semi arid regions.
Historical OCR notes outline various feed mixes for pork production. Entries list barley ground plus middlings and other components with weights in pounds, including digester something and miscellaneous additives.
A historical note discusses pig feeding mixtures. It suggests 40 percent barley and 40 percent oats as inadequate for brood sows and proposes adjustments to include 40 percent barley, 20 percent oats, 40 percent middlings, and 10 percent tankage. For fattening pigs, a ration of 90 percent dairies and 10 percent tankage or combinations with barley, middlings, and tankage are evaluated for satisfactory results.
Dairyman should keep calves growing steadily to avoid costly stunting. Early turnout to pasture risks permanent growth setbacks. it is usually better to feed and house calves until they are well matured before grazing. Pasture waste and dirt reduce growth, so barn access is advised until calves are ready.
A garbled excerpt discusses state averages of age and which cows are sald, mentioning vendors and various places. It references PETE Poaeetys Wolpert and Venger cea seid Pay yayyee Teeses, with unclear context and multiple broken phrases.
A discussion on prepotency in breeding notes that even a top sire can fail with inferior cows and that proven lineage does not guarantee desirable transmission. It argues that unknown bulls may produce valuable offspring or fail entirely, depending on heredity and dam quality.
The time to train cows to eat well of roughage is when they are young. Resting cows reduces maintenance, raises average production, and boosts profits. Weeks of liberal feeding with roughage and six to ten pounds of grain daily while dry insures efficient production in the next lactation.
The 1923 road construction season opens with expectations of similar output to last year per the Bureau of Public Roads USDA. Reports from 21 states show available funds for road work rising slightly while federal work remains about half of total construction.
The Dubuque Times Journal notes householders recognize road upkeep as essential. It praises France’s thrifty approach, where road repair uses local materials and constant patrolling to fill depressions, tamp down patches, and restore smooth surfaces.
The article argues dragging roads with a lack of system and perseverance. It notes distinguishing well maintained drags from inconsistent ones, and that even poor dragging improves clay roads. In gravel areas, dragging when wet helps gravel settle and yield a smoother, more uniform surface.
The note argues windbreak strategies for young orchard growth, praising corn rows east west between trees for airflow and light. It also highlights milliberries as winter windbreaks and bird friendly fruit, plus miscellaneous reflections on public behavior and archeology in a travelogue style.
A revised method for Bordeaux mixture is described as safer and more effective. The procedure involves mixing copper sulfate with water in specified ratios, then combining with lime and additional water, followed by stirring and careful handling while avoiding concentrated sulfuric acid.
An old farming note advises protecting grape crops by placing ordinary paper bags over clusters after blossoming. Pin bags tight around stems to keep spores out, leave until ripening, and burn vineyard litter.
Guidance warns to inspect raspberry cuttings for anthracnose spots before planting to avoid introducing the disease into a new patch.
The piece argues pruning with an axe wastes effort and money, offering pruning shears and a pruning saw as better investments for quality work and efficiency.
Beloit Wisconsin woman recounts years of fatigue and overwork from domestic and store duties. After trying various medicines she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health, gaining weight and now managing a household. She offers to correspondence with other women seeking help.
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