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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1915
Page
3
The text outlines recommended rations for bulls and cows using corn silage as the base, supplemented with corn stover and various by products. It suggests about one pound of mixture per three pounds of milk, and discusses adjustments with gluten feed, cottonseed meal, and limitations of corn gluten and silage for bulls. It also notes the value of protein supplements and forage such as teague hay and ground oats to balance diets.
A Kimball's Dairy Farmer note emphasizes dairying duties often overlooked. Removal of hair from cows' quarters is linked to producing clean milk and reflects practical care for high quality stock and dairy productivity.
An exhortation urges farmers to maximize soil productivity amid European demand for American foodstuffs. The piece argues Europe will pay gold for supplies, creating duty and opportunity to enrich the community and attract foreign capital as Europe must eat and buy. Every acre should contribute to the local economy.
An apparent wedding is mixed with a sale in a Missouri notice. William Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Smith, is auctioned to Lucy Anderson on his farm near here with seventy guests. Listed items include two mules, cattle, cows, harness, tools, produce, and various gifts. The couple plans a yearlong trip before settling at Main and Dr. R. L. Granby.
A reader asks for a remedy for potato scab. The informal method, widely used, involves mixing eight ounces of commercial formalin with 15 gallons of water, soaking seed potatoes for about two hours, then planting within two to three days. One pound of formalin yields about 30 gallons of solution, enough to treat 40 to 50 bushels.
Ten humane guidelines for horses cover care and treatment. They urge not to pound or beat, provide shelter from heat and cold, avoid overload, no work when sick, careful shoeing, balanced feeding, acknowledge feelings, wait to water after long drives, speak kindly, and treat the horse as one would wish to be treated.
Tips from a vintage kitchen guide on oven temperature for bre ed, keeping roots fresh in earth filled boxes, reviving curdled dressings with heat and whisking, and peeling tomatoes with a dull knife edge to avoid scalding while preserving flavor.
Guidance for removing grease from fabrics using kerosene for vaseline stains, soap and water for oils, and heat with absorbent for large spots. Warns that heat can alter colors, so test with the iron held above the fabric. Suggests blotting paper and coarse meal as absorbents.
Pauline Paprika remarks frame marriage as a damp blanket on passion and a man’s argument as unseen to him. She skewers vanity among women who envy rivals and notes women are unreasonable at times yet Fortune would lift hearts if it could.
Tips for choosing hose explain that cheaper silk or lisle stockings in a dark gray shade appear like real silk when worn with black shoes. The guidance helps shoppers stretch funds by selecting mid range materials that mimic higher end looks.
R D McCarter township trustee notes weekly office visits at the HE Laughlin building on West Main Street in Odon every Wednesday and Saturday to conduct Madison township business.
Willie O'Brian and bride were welcomed home with an old fashioned charivari at the Kate O'Brian place last week. Friends joined Mina Cunningham and Sarah Clark in visiting Eaglesville and attending the celebration.
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