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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
7
A USDA yearbook notes low yielding and poorly drained soils curb profits. It urges itemized farm analysis before purchase, identifying acres for drainage, pasture or idling, and emphasizes improving profitable lands over reclaiming waste land.
A new technique for securing wires to concrete posts uses an angled slot and a vertical connecting slit. The wire rests in the groove and, when tightened, cannot escape. The concept appears practical.
Overfeeding, sour or cold milk, and dirty pails or troughs trigger calf scours or indigestion. The common trouble in calf raising includes 13 scours or indigestion caused by these feeding practices.
The Hessian fly weakens the stem base causing lodged grain as the insect attack makes stalks prone to breakage.
The article notes grading up seed oats wheat barley and flag at the fanning mill. It values labor at ten dollars per hour for handling larger crops with bigger kernels.
Calhoun of Decatur won the Illinois G A R department commander post over Henry Fulton of Chicago by 386 to 182 with no other candidates. Henry Cook of Chicago was appointed adjutant general. Other officers named include Stavenport Springfield senior vice commander and Myers Forreston junior vice. Nelle Eastman of Dixon elected state president of the W R C.
Western Canada’s cheese industry flourishes as war demand expands exports and domestic sales. High prices boost profits for farmers, with Alberta’s foothills seen as future cheese sources. Hog markets also thrive, aided by low feed costs and strong prices, highlighted by a record carload sale in Calgary.
Advertisement notes settlers can profit from hogs beef and dairy with cheap lands from Weeter and Canada, abundant crops and favorable climate. A boarding-house debate contrasts sharp weather with the dinner bell as themes in Yonkers Statesman exchange.
An old advertising text touts Dr Klines Epilepsy Medicine promising quick fits stopping and lasting results. It mentions a large vial and the Dr Klin Company with remarks about patient outcomes following an operation and a dramatic death in a Baltimore American context.
A playful note celebrates the daily arc of a hen’s life from egg to crowing moment. The mood centers on farmyard rhythm and simple poultry milestones.
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