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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1915
Page
5
A fraction of hay and grain requirements show sheep as highly efficient meat producers. The article notes 404 pounds of hay and 683 pounds of grain for 100 pounds of mutton and discusses the North Central states' sheep population gains and English Hampstice and Merino crossbreeds used for early lambs.
Farmers are moving from cattle to sheep as sheep produce cheaper coins and add value to land. Sheep can clear weeds better than cattle, eating seventy six varieties compared with fifty six for cattle. With a flock on the farm, fences and corners stay cleaner, which adds another incentive to raise sheep.
Fragmented OCR text outlines a philosophy of better farming better business and better living as core aims. It emphasizes practical labor, productivity, happiness, and avoiding idleness, but the readable fragments are unclear and garbled.
Wyvouere auxieu presents a garment care method focusing on fabric preservation. The text promotes pressing that avoids twisting or pulling and emphasizes maintaining the natural body shape to reduce creasing and preserve a uniform finish.
The Flame and Farm urges saving seed from the best fruits vegetables and grains. Choose true to form color and markings and ensure ripe seed for high germination. Plant varieties apart to avoid mixing and keep stock pure. If seed is lost buy from established seed houses to avoid disappointment.
A patent style description details a home built sled featuring bent hickory runners and a main frame with holes. Uprights extend through the frame into the runners and are joined with wedges, with a crotched piece completing the outfit. Uses include drawing wood on farms, metal runners optional for rough roads.
Grow bulbs indoors by potting in rich loose soil and placing in a dark cool area until roots form. Water sparingly and keep tips just above soil. Light should be moderate after buds appear. many varieties including Chinese sacred lily and paper white can thrive in water. Some bulbs require cool storage and late frost timing for best bloom.
A bulletin from the bureau of farm statistics shows the average farm wage with board is about 250 dollars yearly, while total farm wage including board reaches 281 dollars. Farmers face lower monetary returns per investment than field workers, despite supplying food, fuel, and shelter valued at around 605 dollars annually against farm furnishings of 421 dollars.
A simple wooden mixing box helps prepare wet mash for poultry. The 36 by 24 by 6 inch box uses zinc bottom and angled end, with pine or cypress sides. A larger 48 by 66 by 7 inch box handles more mash and saves time versus a powered mixer.
The piece advises dairy operators to fatten unprofitable cows during winter using fair testing and careful feeding to build strong digestion. It stresses silage as valuable for boosting overall feed efficiency and notes frost damages fodder corn, urging brain work and cheaper production for higher profits.
Notice asks all parties who suffer loss of articles taken from vehicles in Odon to report to H. H. Crooke, president of the Odon Chamber of Commerce. The organization will watch for such misdeeds and will act against those stealing from rigs not their own.
Guidance on growing button radishes in cold frames with soil, spacing, and air, plus lettuce in frames ready before Thanksgiving. Covers soil enrichment with manure and bone meal, careful watering to avoid rot, pansies for spring, and fall planting of Egyptian onions as a hardy, profitable option from National Stockman and Farmer.
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