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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1923
Page
3
In a frog pond journey Georgie the tadpole returns from Gums Landing where he faced smug frogs called Sbons. The Pond Fairy explains snobbery and worth, urging Georgie to value frog heart over status. He rejoins the Frog Glee Club and sings a cautionary solo about humility.
J E Barr of the USDA reports growers can boost profits by better on farm preparation and timing of sale. Recleaning and proper sacking raise returns, while choosing the right selling channel locally or via seedsmen or ads affects net price. Variety purity and planting season influence premiums and discounts. bulletin 1808 details four marketing agencies and guidance for max net proceeds.
Instructions advise a thorough cleaning of chicken houses and spraying with a disinfectant. Remove roasts loose boards and boxes, apply a coarse spray with a pump. Wood preservatives with anthracene oil and zinc chloride can be used and thinned with kerosene. Crude petroleum mixed with kerosene is also recommended.
Blackleg remains costly despite control efforts. Treating sick animals is fruitless. dispose of carcasses by deep burial or burning. Build immunity through vaccination, which takes 8–10 days to protect and lasts 15–18 months. Typically vaccinate calves over six months and cattle under four years, the peak age range for the disease.
A farmer touts the purebred hog as the only profitable hog capable of lifting a debt from the farm. The piece credits this hog with lifting financial burdens and sustaining the household.
The U S Department of Agriculture notes weeds like dodder horseweed blue grass and quack grass threaten alfalfa. In hay fields dodder is scarce but seed contamination faces strict laws. Cultivation helps but drastic measures, including plowing and replanting, are advised to suppress weeds.
The piece urges farmers to work hard now to weed fields while weeds are small. Early attention yields better weed control and clearer crops, with a brief breathing period before harvest to finish suppression before weeds grow too large.
A drought resistant alternative to alfalfa, soy beans can supply winter cow feed. When grown after wheat, they yield one to two tons of hay per acre. Plow the wheat stubble and drill beans at 40 to 60 pounds per acre, anytime up to August 1, with earlier seeding preferred.
Emmer closely resembles oats in composition and is bulky as a sole concentrate for fattening animals. It gives better results when mixed with corn or barley. Its fattening value is slightly lower than corn. In poultry rations its value mirrors that for cats. hulled emmer shows a very small protein gain.
Pigs with weak legs may benefit from a half teaspoonful of crude phosphate of lime or four times that amount of bone meal twice daily. If the condition stems from a deficiency of bone-building material in the blood this treatment can help correct it.
The article advises maintaining at least one pen of chosen hens for future breeding. It notes hens are often more reliable than pullets for breeding programs, regardless of how many pullets are expected to be raised this year.
The American Legion Auxiliary adopts The Call of the Flag as its official song to aid Americanism efforts. Widely distributed, aided by radio broadcasts, and endorsed by civic groups. Composer L D Westfelt died soon after returning from travel. rights given to the Auxiliary.
Alvin Owsley national commander of the American Legion urged Henry Ford to help Michigan’s 300 disabled veterans by opening Ford’s Henry Ford hospital in Detroit to all eligible ex service members. Ford ordered immediate admission for those with proof of war service, easing delays in relief from a hospital once used as United States general hospital No. 36.
Milwaukee and Buffalo items report women joining the army while testimonials praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for health improvements. Mrs. Hattie Warzon of Milwaukee credits relief from back pain and fatigue, and Mrs. J Grace of Buffalo notes restored appetite and strength after using the product.
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