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Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 11, 1950

Page

2

Haas mixture boosts cattle gains on Illinois trial

Illinois Experimental Farm tests show legume grass blends yield high gains then decline as grasses crowd legumes. Haas mixture of oats two bushels with multiple clovers and rape produced first year gains up to 298 pounds per acre and second year up to 416 pounds. A parallel Indiana farm story follows Russ Magnus who rebuilt a dairy after Bangs disease, growing milk yield to 13 311 pounds and butterfat to 448 pounds per cow, expanding herd from 7 to 45 cows over a decade.

Illinois Experimental Farm Farm Journal Philadelphia Indiana Mangus

Trout Fishermen and Forgotten Sports Figures Spotlight

A column celebrates fearless trout fishermen and recalls forgotten players. It cites Bobby Feller's 18 strikeouts, Harry Eisenstat, Danny Gardella, and the Gardella suit, noting their brief major league impact and later fades from memory. The piece ends reflecting on who truly earns lasting fame in sports.

Danny Gardella Danny Mr. Gardella Mexico Happy Chandler

Horse-Keeping Costs Versus Modern Efficiency

A Wyoming study shows horses used for light work cost up to 7.77 dollars per hour, with an average of 1.52 dollars per hour. Economists urge replacing draft animals, noting pasture and feed can yield higher returns if redirected to beef or dairy cattle.

University of Wyoming

Classified poultry ads and jobs from Ontario circulation

A dense page offers Archer's Chicks and other poultry ads from Ontario including government approved Leghorns Rocks and New Hampshire varieties with pricing and ordering details. Also included are Hatcheries ads from Galt and Top Watch Chick Sales plus Parker's Dye Works and a brief Employment Wanted entry for experienced Holland immigrants and a Harley Davidson motorcycle dealer listing.

Archer’s Canada Sussex Hixpress R.B. 2 Brighton Ont Guelph Ontario N.H New Galt Hatcheries Dept. A. Galt

Fall from grace and minors bid for comeback in baseball lore

The piece recalls Henry Gardella and Vencer Wiedensaul with colorful scrutiny of fielding feats and nicknames. It notes Gardella’s unassisted catch and a ghoulish prank on a teammate in Cincinnati. The article ends by hinting at a legal case and a string of classified ads from a Ottawa store.

Alway Danny Gardella Gardella

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