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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1947
Page
3
Farmers increasingly use silos to cure forage as an alternative to barn mows. An installed electrical system vents air through the silo and exhausts via a fan, costing about $1 per ton. Tests show electrically cured hay matches barn quality and adds $5 to $10 per ton in feeding value.
A Cary Illinois sale saw Dunloggin Mistress La Princess fetch 23500 dollars, consigned by Elmwood Farms Lake Forest. The cow, bought by Wern Farms Wisconsin and later moved to Rehder Bros. Iowa, posted 27478 pounds of milk and 1 047 pounds fat in 365 days, a new Illinois Holstein record. She had been Reserve All American Aged Cow in 1946.
Dr. Ward L Beebe credits modern breeding and medicines for finer livestock and on farm disease control. He notes the paradox of progress with only one veterinarian for more than 25 000 farm animals.
Cooler weather brings indulgent pastries and new crust ideas. Recipes include Orange Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Chiffon with ginger snap crust, Lemon Chiffon Pie, Honey Crumb Pie Shell, Cottage Cheese Apple Pie, and Date Cream Pie with detailed steps and baking temps. Also tips on parboiling and simple dress-up ideas for leftovers.
The September 28 1947 Worthy Objectives column analyzes Solomon’s view in Ecclesiastes noting vanity in worldly pursuits, the beauty of creation, and the call to fear God and keep His commandments. It urges readers to seek the will of God, test life philosophies, and value honest work as part of the best life.
The article claims beet top silage lowers hay requirements by about half in beef, mutton, and milk production. It notes the silage's succulent value supplements forage and feeds and that many feeders regard it as nearly equal to good hay on a ton-for-ton basis.
Historical note describes women accused of nagging in the seventeenth century being tried and, if convicted, forced to wear iron muzzles with mouthpieces as gag devices while paraded through streets.
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