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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
6
A long list of poultry auction lot descriptions with breeds, cock hens pullets and prices dominates the page. The notice at the end advertises a 4 acre property for sale in Osceola and directs inquiries to Jay Hastings or Alma Av Dotan in Stromsburg.
Referee David S. Potter announces sale by court order of the West half of the Southeast quarter of Section 24, Township 16, Range 1 West, Polk County Nebraska. Auction at Osceola Courthouse steps October 24, 1916 at 1 PM with 15 percent down and balance on confirmation. sale open one hour.
Surveys by the university farm management group show average operating costs about 1500 dollars or 7 to 7.50 per acre. Depreciation, labor, and all expenses including farmer wages are counted, but land interest is excluded. Land cost and farm size affect per acre figures, yet expenses stay similar across most farms, profits arising from higher receipts rather than lower costs.
The poultry department at the University College of Agriculture Lincoln explains surplus straw can be used as litter on the floor to warm the birds and keep feet off the cold surface. Straw lofts can be supported by mesh netting or boards with gaps, walls lined with wire, and venting in the roof over the loft helps ventilation and drying.
An exceptionally strong season features L A Orchestra on Oct 16 and The Apollo Concert Co on Feb 23 with venues including Marion Ballou Fink Gal Geo Balz Dr G Whitefield Ray and John F Ayres as chair and Joel Hapson as secretary. Season tickets listed Adults 1 75 and Children 1 00.
Polk County wins top state fair premiums in a Saturday matinee roundup. Osceola City Schools and Rural Schools earn multiple prizes for drawings, maps, penmanship, and mounting. The report notes heavy competition and praise for local exhibitors. It also includes agricultural advice on hog worm prevention and sow management from university and veterinary sources, with sample rations for raising strong pigs.
An Irwin Pa newspaper urges readers to switch from borrowing the Republican Standard to mail delivery. It claims weekly trips cost time, totaling about seventeen and three quarter hours yearly, equating to four dollars eighty five cents at 28 cents per hour, and offers mail delivery at a yearly fee of 1.50 with neighborly thanks.
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