High Quality Hay Cuts Dairy Costs and Labor
Michigan State College economist Tim othy Hodge notes feed and labor make up about 40 percent of dairy costs. He says good pasture and high quality hay reduce expenses, boost net returns, and that 25 pounds of alfalfa hay can supply protein for about 30 pounds of milk daily.
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Timothy Hodge
Michigan State College
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Demure Junior Dress For Dates And Classrooms
The advertisement promotes a demure junior dress described as pretty and practical for dates and classroom wear. It features a tiny collar trimmed with narrow ruffles and finished with slender bows.
Disease Hits Newborn Pigs Shivering and Dancing
Farmers report a strange illness among newborn pigs causing shivering jerks and occasional involuntary dancing. The American Veterinary Medical Association notes the condition is mysterious, with Dr. H. C. Kernkamp of the University of Minnesota reporting myoclonia congenita remains baffling since its description in 1922.
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American Veterinary Medical Association
H. C. BH. Kernkamp
University of Minnesota
Electrified Farming Film Demonstrates Electric Farm Aids
General Electric released a new color film titled Electrified Farming showing how electricity boosts farm productivity. It features crop dryers barn cleaners milking machines water pumping systems electric breakers and ventilating fans as examples of expanded use in modern agriculture.
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General Electric
Soybeans Rise as Minnesota Cash Crop During War Years
Soybeans became a major cash crop in Minnesota, with harvested area jumping from 30,000 acres in 1929 to 920,000 in 1941 and then 709,000 in 1940, driven mainly by 1944 to 1947, with 19 counties reporting five percent or more of tillable land in soybeans in 1940.
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Minnesota
Sunday school bowls of money shock Cleveland student
A faculty member's son at Cleveland college recounts bringing home a pocketful of coins from Sunday school. His puzzled parents question the source as the child explains the bowls of money were in use there.
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Cleveland College
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