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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1937

Page

7

Salvatore Branchiella Granted U S Residency After Exoneration

In Mamaroneck New York Salvatore Branchiella beams in his shop as he learns President Roosevelt signed a bill allowing him to stay in the United States. He faced deportation on a decade old $15 theft charge in Italy that was proven false and dismissed.

Salvatore Branchiella Mamaroneck N. Y Salvatore Roosevelt United States Italy Branchiella C. T. Wang Yeeh An-Fu

Weight Reduction Trys Hospital Diet Before Drugs

A 32 year old man, 5 11 and 310 pounds, weighs through diet in hospital after trying dinitrophenol and thyroid extract with little success. Doctors consider anterior pituitary extract and supervised hospital dieting as safer options, noting faster heart rate and high blood pressure from drugs, and potential cataracts from dinitrophenol.

Pasture Practices Improve Milk Flavor In Spring

Dr. O F Garrett explains dairy herd pasturing tips from New Jersey College of Agriculture. Cows should avoid roughages at least five hours before milking to reduce seedy grassy flavors. On pasture after morning milking, move to dry lot or barn five hours before next milking for two to three weeks then continue as needed. This helps minimize wild garlic or onion notes and ensures cows meet grass needs.

O. F. Garrett New Jersey College of Agriculture WNU California Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Stations

Portable Brooder House Favored by Specialist

Cora E. Cooke, extension poultry specialist at University Farm St Paul, notes a round roof portable brooder house as a key to 1937 poultry enterprise success. It is lighter, easier to move and heat, with four side windows for even light and ventilation, a double floor, sloping roosts, and space for 400 chicks or 250 turkeys.

Farm Poultry Enterprise Cora E. Cooke University Farm St. Paul

Flooring Options for Horse Stalls Highlighted

A. L. Harvey of the University Farm St Paul notes clay floors favor horses but are hard to keep clean and level due to digging. Oak plank floors, though not superior, wear well and are economical, as an accessible alternative for stall bases.

A. L. Harvey Division of Animal Husbandry University Farm St. Paul

Brood Sows Should Gain About a Pound Daily

A Wallaces' Farmer writer says sows should gain about one pound per day toward farrowing. Inadequate rations cause farrowing difficulty, pig eating and poor milk flow. a good ration includes about a pound of oats per sow daily, protein supplement, free access to legume hay, and enough corn for desired gain.

Wallaces

Farm Notes: Large Johannesburg Acreage for Sale

A 97 000 acre farm is advertised for sale in Johannesburg South Africa. A horse at work uses about 1 percent pounds of grain daily per 100 pounds live weight. Insulation improves poultry houses regardless of heat source. Among spring seeded pastures cats provide rapid pasturage at low cost. Seeded early they give satisfactory pasturage in four to six weeks.

Johannesburg South Africa

Spring sewing pattern lesson and materials tease

In a light hearted fashion, two women discuss summer dress styles and a sewing hobby. Patterns 1270 1272 and 1304 are described with sizes bust ranges, yardage and ribbon needs, encouraging readers to order from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.

Sewing Circle Pattern Dept W. Wacker Dr Chicago Bell Syndicate WNU

Kite Flyers Turn Kites Into Message Messengers

The Chinese enjoy kite flying with dual strings allowing complex maneuvers. Operators can make kites form letters and characters to exchange messages from the air amid marvels of construction.

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