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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1949
Page
7
A vintage ad promotes wooden pull toys with hinged panels and wheels for motion. It also suggests gifting Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert tobacco wrapped as Christmas presents, touting convenience and budget friendliness.
Holiday menu features a glazed baked ham with rind left on and festive red green colors. Includes cranberry avocado salad, mashed potato puff, tomato soup Francaise, cinnamon twists, nut cake with boiled frosting, and a Christmas dinner spread.
A milkman explains the cows produce thinner milk in cold weather due to lack of green grass. He says the cows are sad and crying as they are milked. The irritated customer quips that tears must not drop into the milk can.
A festive piece notes glazed ham as a centerpiece for Christmas. It suggests heating regular or ready cooked ham and serving with crusty rolls and plenty of butter. Also mentions custard desserts and fruit cake slices for a simple seasonal spread.
The article suggests small potato balls served frosty with dill soured cream for holidays. It notes Brazil nuts are appealing when boiled five minutes, shelled, sautéed in butter and salted. It also mentions buttered bread with finely chopped chives or watercress for festive salads.
The article argues confined flocks yield about 28 more eggs per hen than free-range flocks with 12 percent mortality targets and 175 eggs per bird yearly. It advises keeping birds housed, offering 3 to 4 square feet per bird, and using built up dry litter such as straw or shavings in the coop.
An English hunter on his first big game expedition is told by his guide to shoot the leopard immediately. When confronted by the animal the traveler asks for precision, asking which spot to shoot, while the guide repeats the instruction to act at once.
Harold Pirtle of Sullivan Indiana captured the 1949 packed area wheat championship in a Purdue University and Southwestern Indiana Wheat Improvement Association contest. He averaged 57 bushels per acre on 11 acres with Vigoo the new stiff strawed red winter wheat developed at Purdue as the prize specimen.
Dr. R P Moore director in charge of the North Carolina crop improvement association urges buying certified seed to ensure top quality. He notes seed appearance cannot reveal breeding and that seed history determines crop potential. In hybrid corn, breeders predict performance before production and test after to verify outcomes.
A report details yearly losses running into millions due to diseases in cattle calves hogs and sheep. Pneumonia and pleurisy top the list with pyemia third. immaturity alone accounts for over a quarter of more than seven million calves slaughtered annually.
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