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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1932
Page
3
A study of 30 central Illinois farms shows replacing horses with general purpose tractors lowers costs. Farms displacing more horses saw $2 per crop acre gains in labor, power and machinery costs and used tractors more hours, with larger farms achieving better efficiency and less livestock per acre.
The Wisconsin Agriculturist notes soybeans offer a high protein, good yielding emergency hay crop for cattle. They rival alfalfa in protein and can outperform poorer seed beds, with grass as a backup option though less palatable and nutritious.
Michigan lamb feeders achieved better results in last year’s lamb feeding contest than the year before. Charles Olwell of Gratiot County won with 153.8 pounds per lamb, surpassing the previous best by 12.6 pounds. Among 118 contestants, 80 percent fed ewes legumes, 82 percent flushed, 96 percent gave winter exercise, 78 percent dipped for parasites, and 90 percent sorted and graded lambs before marketing.
At the USDA Beltsville farm in Maryland, 25 forage crops were offered to steers. The cattle favored legumes first with clover and alfalfa leading, followed by lespedeza and bromegrass, then Italian and perennial ryegrass and meadow fescue. A standard pasture grass mix ranked after these.
Scab on pears shows little effect from potato dust and Paris green. Lime sulfur spray twice before blooming and two to three times after blooming controls scab. Bordeaux mixture possible before blooming. potato dust labeled Bordeaux dust may help. Contact experiment station for the best formulas and spraying times.
The late blight threat to New York state potato fields can begin in late July. Spraying potatoes every ten days from late July until frost boosts yields, with effort focused on all vine growth. Use 400 pounds pressure and 100 gallons per acre, or dust with 20 percent copper lime at 35 to 40 pounds per acre when vines are damp and morning conditions are calm.
In east central Illinois 21 percent of corn growing expenses go to machinery and fuel, up from 8 to 14 percent in earlier years. R H Wilcox notes growing machinery use via University of Illinois Continuous Studies, urging high efficiency and full-load operation to curb costs. Since 1929 the ratio to total costs remains higher despite some decline from wartime peaks.
A. E. B. Perkins of Ohio State University dairying associates reports that acids in silage are not harmful to cows and that losses from storing corn fodder exceed those from silage. He states the silo is a practical, not a back number method for handling crops.
Dr. J. H. Shepperd of North Dakota Agricultural College urges farmers in the drought region to retain only cows and ewes that will yield profits under normal conditions. He says to dump livestock unlikely to pay and to use sound business judgment as feed costs rise with new shipments.
Nearly half the world's population uses soybeans daily as a protein food. Mulch strawberries after ground freezes and use weed-free mulch. Fallen leaves can mulch beds or be manure for next year. Drain sprayer parts before winter storage. Late planted wheat needs copper carbonate dust against smut. Fighting corn borer aids soil prep. Plow under trash. Store root crops in a barrel with soil and straw or leaves. barrel head serves as a door.
A historical note on reputation and integrity cites Bacon on honest dealing and credits Ivar Kreuger for unmatched trust. The piece argues that Kreuger’s success rested on never lying, making him completely unsuspected. The quote attributes such restraint to a strategic and almost total honesty in business. An aside notes overeating causes waist.
A loosely dressed man tried to fool a Kansas City Missouri business owner by pretending to change a tire. The owner declined then found a missing valve cap and loosened valve core to leak air. The filling station attendant called it a scam.
A Brooklyn Eagle line quotes a cop musing on a car incident, noting the speaker claims to be his brother Mike in the vehicle. The fragment reflects a crime or personal confrontation tone from a police perspective.
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