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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1919
Page
3
The article explains hogs can convert waste grains damaged grains and slaughterhouse by products into pork. It notes self feeding on a modern farm cafeteria system speeds fattening and lowers costs, with seasonally adjusted rations and hay as the main forage.
Marketing brood sows mirrors killing the goose that laid the golden egg. Sows breed rapidly, with litters of five or six, and can be bred twice a year or up to three times in two years. Litters grow as sows age to five or six years, yet many sows are sold after only one or two litters before peak productivity.
Silage added to sheep rations lowers cost and improves succulence and palatability. Use only good quality silage. avoid rotten, moldy, sour or frozen. Pregnant ewes need three to four pounds daily in winter plus two to three ounces of cottonseed cake and some hay. After lambing, silage boosts milk yield. for fattening lambs and yearlings, silage as part of the diet yields the cheapest gains. Rams winter well on silage as part of their feed.
Alfalfa hay of high quality is essential to lower winter costs for brood sows. Feeding in a rack provides calcium and protein, supplements scarce nutrients in wheat bran shorts and barley, and supports sow health through cold months.
Attendance up at Sunday School and preaching services last Sunday. Rev. John A Settle filled the pulpit at Od on Sunday night. Plans begin for revival work. Special Armenian relief offering announced for Armenian and Syrian relief on Sunday January 19.
Attendance figures for the Lord's Day show School 66 Worship 42 Evangelistic 58 plus a violin solo by J. B. Stotts. 1919 church leadership list includes Supt N F Barkley asst Supt Mrs Florence Winklepleck Secretary Dorothy Dearmin and others. Worship, Bible lessons, and evangelistic services scheduled with offertory appeal and notes on workers.
The M E Church revival led by Edwin F Shake will run through this week and into next until attendance demands conclusion. The speaker urges persistent prayer for specific individuals and consistent effort to mobilize hearts toward faith, hoping for a strong Sunday gathering.
On Sunday January 26 at 10 30 Dr C Laver will preach and administer the Lord s Supper. At 2 o clock he will conduct the Quarterly conference at the church in Odon.
Local residents report cases of influenza and various visits from neighbors including Dr Porter and Dr Sherwood. Letters recount air war experiences, injuries, and a note about an air battle seen on October 1, with soldiers recovering from wounds and references to Plainville and Bicknell.
A Toledo newspaper page advertises a $100 reward claiming a catarrh cure is possible through constitutional treatment. It cites testimonials and urges readers to try Hall’s remedies, asserting the product strengthens the patient and supports nature’s healing process.
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