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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1926
Page
3
The USDA notes 1924 had poor seed corn maturation, prompting a strong seed selection campaign for 1925. 1925 looked favorable but early freezes risk future seed shortages. Iowa saw zero temperatures late October, risking seed viability. farmers should test seed germination.
University of Wisconsin horticulture expert J G Moore urges careful preplanning for garden beds. He compares planning to a carpenter's blueprint and stresses detailing row location, crop, spacing, and planting sequence for maximum returns, even in small plots.
The New Jersey agricultural station warns that over 75 percent of poor hatchings stem from the egg and hen. Remove hens laying nonhatching eggs. use trap nesting and pedigree hatching when possible. Inspect eggs for size shape shell texture and avoid tinted or under two ounce eggs to prevent breeding faults.
Dr. B C Stakman of the University of Minnesota warns farmers to treat seed grain in 1926 to prevent smut. He notes large amounts of stinking smut in 1925, with a country elevator reporting 75 percent badly smutted wheat. Methods differ for oats and barley. copper carbonate dust and formaldehyde are described in Folder No 138, available free from the agricultural extension service, University Farm St Paul.
The simpler the farm account book the better A two column day book or journal suffices for farm accounts The purpose of farm accounts is to provide information about the farm business Accounts are most valuable when understood Complex bookkeeping systems too often are not understood and thus of little value
Farmers facing corn surplus are urged to convert excess corn into dairy feeds and market dairy products. NM D Munn president of the National Dairy Council says this could yield about $1.25 per bushel based on 1925 dairy prices. He argues this avoids overusing corn in bread and cereals and supports healthier diet while aiding farmers.
A 1926 Western Newspaper Union digest offers recipes and kitchen tips. It covers curries with eggs, Vassar eggs, hot egg sandwiches, and egg mixtures. plus sugared sweet potatoes, heart shaped betrothal sandwiches, cheese pimento filling, prune relish, and versatile prune uses in frosting and fillings.
A vintage advertisement extols Tanlac as a powerful tonic to restore appetite, color, and strength for those wasting away. It claims cleanses the blood, improves digestion, and leads to weight gain with widespread testimonials. Also promotes Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation.
A reflective line notes three routes into poverty: being born poor, rising into poverty by choice or situation, and imposing poverty on others through actions or policy shifts. The quote frames social mobility and blame in stark terms.
The article notes that cards provide a pleasant pastime for people in calm gatherings. It emphasizes social interaction and leisure over competition, highlighting gentle, informal play as a favored activity.
Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Tennessee promotes his Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative that establishes natural regularity without griping. It claims to be harmless and pleasant for all ages including a feverish child. A 60 cent bottle is sold at drug stores.
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