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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
7
USDA specialists warn that sheep killing dogs threaten the sheep industry. These dogs kill and discourage entrants, act alone or in groups, and roam far from home, often at night. Once past killing, they lure others to the attack. thus no mercy should be shown and they should be destroyed at once.
The article emphasizes beef cattle feeding as a skilled field requiring knowledge of feed values and nutrition. It notes market demand is higher now, so feeders must produce uniform, well finished cattle with symmetrical development to earn worthwhile returns.
Hogs in pastures without water suffer from heat and thirst. They need trough water and wallows to cool their bodies and wash away parasites. Provide shade in pens and ample water to reduce stress and help hogs survive the hot sun.
Do not place newly purchased stock or stock borrowed for breeding with your herd. Keep such stock quarantined in separate pens for at least two weeks. Feed and attend to stock to prevent carrying infection to other pens.
The herd boar shapes breeding power and profits for the year, delivering greater impact than any single sow. He moves to a sizable yard, distancing from the herd to maximize influence on offspring and returns.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists explain crimson clover as a soil improver that fixes atmospheric nitrogen. It prefers not very rich soils, cold winters, and careful seeding. drought, heat, or poor timing can cause failure. Planting in rotation with corn shows potential for higher yields.
The Department of Agriculture urges keeping hens on free range during summer or providing abundant green feed and milk products if free range is not possible. Feed 3 parts scratch to 1 part mash, adjust by month, and use specific scratch grain formulas and dry mash recipes for Leghorns and general purpose breeds.
USDA trials show sunflowers can yield 25 to 30 tons per acre for silage in the Northern Great Plains and Intermountain states. In many regions sunflower silage is palatable and valuable, though in rank, succulent stands of some irrigated areas it is less favored than corn silage, which yields more tonnage per acre.
Oats and wheat stubble not turned should be turned when moisture arrives. Break fields early to suppress weeds and prepare for next crop. Converting weeds to humus improves soil. If wheat follows oats, turn land promptly. If a spring crop follows wheat, break early to check weeds. Blow sands likely best left until spring.
A September lesson discusses abstinence for others focusing on first Corinthians guidance. It covers liberty in Christ and self restriction to avoid harming fellow believers, urging living for God’s glory and honoring the temple of the Holy Spirit.
A compact reflection notes that God hides ideas within each soul and that a trembling longing to do good arises at times. It laments life’s quest for excellence driven by this hidden urge to give one’s best effort.
A biblical verse from Mark 2 21 emphasizes the futility of attaching new fabric to old garments as it worsens the tear. It highlights the incompatibility of new and old in moral or spiritual renewal.
A student recounts Professor George Philip Krapp at Columbia and Cincinnati claiming he wrote an Anglo Saxon work and other volumes. The article then notes French interest in Kerguelen islands and prospects of a future colony relying on whale and sea elephant fisheries.
A warehouse floor collapse scene is described as a metaphor for lowering high priced food. The speaker notes the flooring failure could allow cheaper stock to enter the market. No individuals or organizations are named.
National Tuberculosis Association reports consumption may become rare in the United States due to public education and preventive measures. Death rate falls yearly while Europe sees wartime driven increases, according to Popular Science Monthly.
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