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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1921
Page
5
A garbled text fragment praises Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross on each tablet and package for protection against imitators. The surrounding lines mention a new police recruit, a doctor’s question, and a stray weather note amid stray phrases about Russia and reform.
In a dated ad style, Steams Jectric Paste is advertised as a long standing exterminator for rats mice cockroaches waterbugs and ants. It claims 15 language directions, no blow away powder, and a money back guarantee with a 1.50 price tag.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a surge in purebred livestock adoption in early 1922. Between January and March, 870 enrollments were recorded, up 254 from the prior quarter, with many buyers acquiring purebred females in addition to sires.
The border method of irrigation, described in Farmers' Bulletin 7243 by Samuel Fortier, divides fields into leveed strips that water moves along the slope. It suits alfalfa, clover, and forage crops and can rotate with grains. Suitable soils are loamy and deep with a resistant subsoil to reduce deep percolation losses.
Extension agents show a border irrigation method and culling to boost efficiency. Texas saved about 40,000 dollars last year. Maine saved 1,304.40 with 15,064 hens examined and 4,648 culled. Demonstrations inspired growers to apply the practice at home.
The market season for guinea fowl runs in the late summer and fall with peak demand for birds weighing one to two pounds. At two and a half months they reach one to one and a half pounds and appear in August as the season progresses. Most markets sell guineas unplucked. feathers boost appeal though dressed birds sometimes suit hotels and restaurants. Market prep varies if feathers are kept or removed, with bleeding and hanging used for feathered birds and dry picking for plucked ones.
W. H L. Peters, professor of animal husbandry at University farm, argues profitability lies in cattle that efficiently convert feed into beef. He notes many young cattle waste potential due to stunted growth and poor feed during calves. With high cattle and feed prices, two paths emerge to profit: proper, well grown animals or minimum production costs.
The article emphasizes that sows require ample exercise to reach farrowing in good condition. It argues that daily activity supports health and thrift during pregnancy, suggesting farmers ensure sufficient space and opportunities for movement.
The history of cabbage culture shows soil richness and rapid growth yield larger sturdier heads. Crown fast growth is essential. delays due to fertility or drought weaken heads or produce inferior products. The Chinese cabbage is a distinct species from common varieties.
The Flower Grower stresses keeping the top of the compost heap either hollow or level to ensure rainfall wets material, prevents burning, and preserves fertility. A level top allows better absorption and a steadier decomposition.
With warm weather approaching gape worms will appear in some areas. Prevention involves mixing turpentine into water and scattering air slaked lime around coops and runs to protect poultry.
The article explains how to distinguish male from female sea ducks. It notes that the sea duck quacks in a coarse voice while the drake remains quiet with a sibilant sound described as like an old man with brownkeeters.
A brief notice describes saving the piglets and a small April pig that is expected to reach a value of 20 dollars by October as a workplace or farm update. The tone suggests agricultural concern and potential future market value.
The plan proposes two creep areas allowing pigs access to shelled corn ground oats and tankage. This setup aims to support growth while managing feed intake and comfort for the pigs on the farm.
To prevent diseases in poultry, maintain clean quarters with proper ventilation and balanced rations. Fix leaks, roost litter, and drafts, ensure adequate scratching litter, grit, space, and exercise to keep birds healthy and vigorous.
The notes advise cold storage for eggs using waterglass, keeping baby chicks hungry, avoiding overfeeding, and using sodium fluoride in feathers to prevent ice. It suggests scattering air slaked lime to curb disease, and using alfalfa meal and wheat bran as bases for chick mash. It warns against selling hens and promotes keeping layers for home use and winter needs.
A Kenosha Wisconsin mother Mrs Freep D P Hansen 562 Symmonds St credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with aiding recovery after childbirth. The ad-style endorsement urges other women with postnatal female troubles to try the remedy, noting its decades of use and reputability.
A reflective passage credits a man with a business faculty to discern true wisdom. It asserts his ability to empathize and recognize objects, linking mortality to the depth of insight and the eye’s power to see. The author emphasizes distinctive manner and sympathy as essential traits.
The text appears to be a garbled prompt fragment discussing using the present for editing an ostrange frelad angle and references to tae on the fua. It is largely incomprehensible with missing context and lacks identifiable entities or events.
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