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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
7
United States Department of Agriculture reports show herd-record keeping boosts dairy profits. In Oklahoma a dairy with 27 cows produced cream worth $78.42 in one month. a year later with 28 cows the herd sold cream worth $223.60, nearly three times the earlier return, indicating gains from culling and better management.
Wisconsin shows rapid gains in herds accredited free of tuberculosis. May adds 47 accreditations, July lists 802 herds, boosting the state from eighth to third. Minnesota leads with 300 and Virginia second with 887, per federal records through July 81, 1920.
Many dairymen with more than 15 cattle could profit from a grinder large enough to grind alfalfa or clover. The practice is general in some communities to shred the alfalfa and feed this to cows. The cattle eat more of the stalk and the remainder makes good bedding when mixed with straw.
Dairy husbandry specialists at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station found fall freshening yields about 10 percent higher milk and butterfat output than spring or summer freshening, based on an analysis of numerous records.
Fragmentary historical note argues a cow’s value lies in producing offspring rather than occupying an empty stall. It asserts a nonproductive cow does not deserve defense and that giving her a chance to breed fulfills a purpose.
The article outlines US Department of Agriculture guidance to disinfect henhouses to curb lice and mites. It covers removing hiding places, spraying floors and roosts with carbolineum or crude petroleum, diluting with kerosene, and multiple applications over weeks. It notes three-day quarantine for moved birds and sodium fluoride dusting to kill lice.
The piece argues that federal grain standards reduce bias in purchasing by grade, replacing the old average quality lease system. It notes misunderstandings about the grade basis and emphasizes growing support for buying and selling grain by grade at country points to reward higher quality.
Public reports from druggists praise Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney trouble. Doctors warn many insurance applicants are rejected due to undetected kidney disease. Sample bottle offered for ten cents by Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with paper mention.
Bridget the maid arrives with a rueful look and asks what is needed for dinner. The lady replies a new set of dishes is required after Bridget trips over the rug in the hall.
Circular advertisement from B Gheney & Co of Toledo Ohio promoting Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood purifier and tonic. It asserts the remedy cleanses blood and restores normal conditions aiding nature to restore health. Drug free and circulated locally.
A special report for Mesa County pear growers on national market conditions and 1919- era outputs helped growers secure about eleven thousand dollars more from the pear crop. Field agents of the Bureau of Markets provided market data to Grand Junction newspapers, reaching about 90 percent of local producers.
USDA says a Monongahela county farmer saved 500 this year by parasite treatment. Over two weeks, Roane county farm bureau treated more than 700 sheep with no fatalities.
Good feeding, purebred stock, no lice, no carelessness to poultry success. Do not feed a single grain. include meat, greens, grit, shells, and charcoal in the hen’s diet.
Ad claims Cuticura Soap doubles razor efficiency and promotes skin purity comfort and health. The mock testimonial suggests a single soap for shaving bathing and shampooing with no irritation even when shaved twice daily, targeting general grooming.
A terse description hints at Knicker Jones urging a decisive approach. The phrasing implies a push for unequivocal action while mentioning Bocker Raisips as a contrasting or referenced figure. No further contextual details are provided in the fragment.
A collection of brief editorial quips from multiple papers. It contrasts false statements with colored lies and notes on wit. It also notes a purported dry wit in Butts and remarks on railroad resignations and traffic policemen.
An advertisement asserts rheumatism is hard to treat with rubs and liniments and promotes a blood cleansing product. It invites readers to mail details of their case to the Chief Medical Adviser at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta for free expert guidance.
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