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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1930
Page
4
The Rabe department of agriculture aims to adopt official cucumber grades. The marketing division notes the importance of standards and a conference is set in Lee’s office on Wednesday July 2 to record growers opinions.
The Secretary of State's accounting office reports total state fee collections through May 31, 1930 reach 17,784,291.31 dollars, an increase of 1,780,297.15 dollars over the same period last year. The report is from Secretary William J. Stratton's office.
Cornell University station expert B S Harrison argues cows on pasture still require grain to meet nutrient needs. He notes dry season pastures are insufficient for heavy producers, and summer silage or hay cannot fully replace grain. Feeding grain during the pasture season sustains milk, preserves flesh, and yields higher profits.
The University of Nebraska dairy barn uses blue alabastine on windows to darken the interior, cool the barn, and reduce flies. Openings can be covered with burlap, and windows are designed to vent without direct sun. The paint is removable after summer.
Soy bean hay makes excellent feed for milk cows when properly grown and cured. recommended spacing is rows 30 to 36 inches apart with 2 to 3 pecks of seed per acre and plants 1 to 2 inches apart. Cultivate to control weeds and cut for hay at the first turning leaves, using a mower and windrow method.
Dairy calves should be kept comfortable and not fed whole milk to ensure rapid growth. Calf candidates should be chosen from proven sires, as mediocre cows rarely produce high quality sires. Milk testing shows butter fat peaks after freshening and declines mid lactation, with a late rise near end of lactation. Powdered skim milk can substitute for fresh skim milk for calves after a few weeks, mixed one pound powder to nine pounds water. A major dairy loss is selling bulls before proven. a sire must be at least five years old to determine value.
Several sale notices include a 3 horsepower gasoline engine in good condition at Register Office. Purebred Shropshire yearling ram from University of Illinois stock. One Shropshire buck three years old registered. Wanted a good cow not over five years old. Sears at Patoka Indiana. Salesman wanted for country work to sell and collect among farmers with a 48 year firm record. Auto required, six days weekly, good references, apply to H F Gassner District Manager Belleville Illinois.
A fragment notes Hall's Used Car Lot at 214 East Noleman Centralia plans a large sale of about 50 used cars. Details are garbled but indicate a pressured sell event with traders and buyers possibly negotiating.
Andrew Albert appointed administrator of Herschel Albert estate. Court at Salem Illinois sets September term for filing and adjusting claims. Creditors must present claims and debtors pay promptly. dated June 27 1930.
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