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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1922
Page
6
Practical feeding tips from the United States Department of Agriculture emphasize using corn and wheat as primary grains with balanced mixing. The guide covers scratch and mash rations, litter management, digestion basics, droppings indicators, and sample ration formulations to fit local conditions and prices.
The British Ministry of Agriculture estimates England and Wales wheat production for 22 at 68 010 000 bushels from 1 960 000 acres, 6 736 000 bushels less than last year. Barley area 1 862 000 acres yielding 40 720 000 bushels, down from 42 472 000. Oats area 2 161 000 acres producing 74 320 000 bushels, down from 80 764 000. Alfalfa noted as superior hay crop to clover under favorable conditions.
The article lists seed counts per pound for many grasses and gives recommended seeding rates per acre. Timothy 1,200,000. Kentucky blue 2,400,000. Redtop 4,000,000. Bermuda 1,800,000, with others ranging from 50,000 to 4,000,000 seeds per pound. Seeding rates vary from 5 to 80 pounds per acre depending on species. There are about 20 important grasses in the United States among roughly 6,000 species worldwide.
A blunt hoe earns contempt while a sharp file proves its worth in minutes. The reader is urged to improve garden implements with proper sharpening to enhance performance and longevity.
The rule states that the former yields about half the quantity of the latter and that clover offers less feeding value per ton than alfalfa. The comparison emphasizes ton for ton efficiency and suitability for feeding.
A rule in poultry raising states that market profitability rises when younger chickens are sold at fairs. The principle applies broadly to meat livestock, valuing early fattening for better prices.
It is argued that potato tops do not injure land when plowed under as they provide limited vegetable matter and are worth plowing under.
Farmers acknowledge a superior ram is crucial for grade ewes and overall flock quality. The piece highlights selecting a good sire as a major factor in breeding efficiency and herd strength.
A note praises Clover 18 as a wonderful aid to egg production for hens. The short item highlights its potential benefits for increasing laying yields and overall flock performance.
Mrs Skunk teaches her seven kits about diet, predators, and behavior. She notes woodchucks, rabbits, and other animals, discusses ferocity and gentleness, and compares skunk family life to a rhyming moral tale. The tale ends with a nudge to focus on proper behavior.
The Tanlac remedy is advertised as restoring digestion and weight for those with stomach trouble and undernourishment. Personal testimonial from Mrs. D. Flaherty of Lynchburg Virginia claims her son gained twenty pounds after using Tanlac, with improved health and daily work capacity. The ad asserts millions testify to benefits and urges readers to buy from druggists.
A short reflection on how suspicions arise within the mind and gain power when fed to others. Lord Bacon notes that self generated doubts are minor, while cultivated suspicions can harm through influence.
The saying emphasizes independence comes from modest desires rather than vast wealth. It reflects Cobbett's view that freedom rests on simplicity of needs rather than financial power.
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes with directions for dyeing draperies, skirts, sweaters, and other fabrics. It claims the product works on wool silk linen cotton and blends, never streaks spots fades or runs, and guarantees perfect home dyeing with no prior experience required.
A playful verse prompts guessing a poet by a biblical hint and a pun on sugar and Adam. It quips that Goliath resembles a modern poet and then turns to a pun about Cain and sugar, concluding with a riddle about a green pear symbolizing a newly married couple.
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