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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1930
Page
10
A Christmas tale recounts Blitzen's mischief from painting a doll to biting Vixen and causing a toppled sleigh. Santa disciplines the team, and Blitzen’s antics lead to a sobering Christmas morning, with a plea from children to gain Santa’s forgiveness for next year.
Lois Smith discovers a holiday parcel addressed to Louis Smith at Argyle Apts. Inside are gifts and a letter that reveals a past romance. She and Louis recall their history, miscommunication, and a planned reconciliation is pursued as she hides tears and returns upstairs.
Leaflet No. 55 L from the United States Department of Agriculture reports that cutting small logs yields less salable lumber per cubic foot and lower value per thousand feet than larger trees. It notes higher costs and reduced soil wood production, urging farmers to favor selective cutting and frequent harvesting of large or high grade trees for better profits. Copies are available free from USDA in Washington, D. C.
The article advises comfortable housing for a farm flock to boost winter egg production. W M Vernon of Iowa State College recommends 3 to 4 square feet per hen, proper heating, insulation, and controlled ventilation with top opening windows to regulate temperature and minimize drafts.
Geese raised for eggs should receive a mash of one part corn meal one part bran one part middlings or low grade flour plus ten percent beef scrap fed in the morning. At night equal parts of corn and wheat or corn alone may be fed. Provide grit and oyster shell, keep a constant supply of protected drinking water, and feed cut clover hay alfalfa silo beet waste vegetables in winter.
The winter feed for hens affects chick hatch rates and vigor. Cod liver oil, milk products, and green alfalfa leaves improve hatchability and should be included in rations for flocks supplying eggs for hatching. Even small home incubations benefit from high quality eggs and reliable hitches.
Timeliness in spraying begins in mid winter with ordering of parts and repair work to ensure on time start next spring. Check the entire spray outfit for pumps valves packing diaphragms pressure gauge magneto ignition wires bearings and spray hose. order parts early if replacements are needed.
Dr F B Hutt of University Farm St Paul explains Frizzled fowl come in two types a woolly extreme and a stiff neck ruff type. When like types are bred together offspring split into woolly two show type and one normal feathered. Crossing woolly with normal yields all show type progeny.
Farmers warn grain losses from mice and rats as bins often remain open. Practical control includes proofing tanks or bins and using cats. A black snake around the granary may help, though many dislike snakes more than pests.
Guidance on poultry health and management emphasizes selecting healthy hens and well-ventilated housing. It notes turkeys for breeding, lime usage in Pennsylvania, hog mange control, and soy bean history. It advises early cockerel purchase and January seed timing for sweet clover and oats.
Professor Arthur Posnansky, a German authority, argues a 12 month system with three 10 day weeks was used 4,000 years ago by Tahunanaeans near Titicaca in Peru. He describes colossal temple complexes, carved doorways, and statues as evidence. The finds, studied in Ballvin, link to ancient Egyptian timelines though Peruvians know little of them.
A German project of a submarine like craft with weighted keel and passenger space is described as unsinkable and watertight. An American, Jackson, works near Belfast on a 75 foot wooden craft at Loch Nenagh to attempt crossing the Atlantic.
The article notes that into 1827 the Capitol and grounds work totaled 2 433 844 13 dollars. By 1927 the assessed value of the Capitol building and grounds stood at 87 500 000 dollars.
A fragment notes many Wights of Wentus moving from a high bluff downward, suggesting a descent or migration pattern described in terse terms. The readable line emphasizes geographic change without additional context or outcomes.
A weight guidance item lists typical weights by height for a 39 year old woman and advises reducing intake of pies pastries and candy for four weeks. It promotes Kruschen Salts as a safe daily aid and claims an 85 cent bottle lasts four weeks.
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