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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1930
Page
8
Prof H A Hopper of Cornell University cautions cold rain reduces milk yield. Shelter cows at night, move from pasture to barn, and feed legume hay silage with a low protein grain. Adjust grain before freshening and use legume hay to cover calcium and phosphorus needs.
Wisconsin leads all states in dairy herd improvement associations with 154 of about 1,100 nationwide. The groups help dairymen measure profitability and cull less productive cows, boosting average butterfat output from 241 pounds in 1920 to 279 in 1924 and rising to 284, 289, and 293 pounds in 1925–1928 before a drop to 205 pounds in 1928.
A preview of mineral requirements for producing, pregnant, and growing animals notes cows lose minerals with milk and body repair, while growing calves need 40 to 60 grams daily. Alfalfa hay supplies calcium lime and phosphorus abundantly, with one ton containing 168 pounds of minerals per the Kansas State College extension dairy expert.
The College of Agriculture at the University of Illinois released a revised 50 page circular on feeding the dairy herd. It emphasizes milk production and serves as a handbook for dairymen, farm advisers, and students. Copies available upon request.
The text explains how different bacteria act on milk: some convert lactose to lactic acid causing souring and curdling, others produce bitter compounds, one type secretes a rennin-like enzyme curdling milk while remaining sweet, another generates gas, and yet another thickens milk producing ropey or ropy textures. It notes the possibility of a long set of bacteria influencing milk flavor.
Mrs Winifred Hathaway of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness told Michigan Educational Institute members that blind people do not inherently hear better. Experience and specialization help their other senses compensate for lack of sight, similarly to deaf persons whose vision may seem keener than average.
Miss May Norton of United Dairies London is called the egg wizard for classifying eggs as lad fresh or stale using candling. She tests up to 1 440 eggs per hour by shining light through each egg in a metal box with a bulb. Norton once tested 860 eggs in 12 minutes and has had no broken eggs since starting.
The Viscountess Astor spoke at a New York dinner about the rising generation criticizing its parents and everything else, while a Sunday school teacher quoted the Lord loving a cheerful giver to a boy who sneered, asking who doesn't.
Two French engineers have invented a mechanical violin that mimics human touch. It features keys pressing strings like a left hand and a revolving bow for varying pressure, driven by two motors replacing the player's arm and wrist movements.
A quotation emphasizes that compulsion breeds resentment and fails to achieve reform, arguing true progress comes from moral suasion and appeal to reason rather than coercion.
A Grit editorial condemns self pity as degrading and urges rejecting funeral over failure. It stresses recognizing faults honestly, taking blame, and redirecting pity to others to grow from mistakes.
The New Bedford Standard notes Van Spenger claims a strong following while contrasting views on his popularity. The paper records a sharp remark that he owes everybody, reflecting local sentiment on his leadership and influence.
Comic exchange shows a youngster asking why a bank needs a capital B and a father replying a bank must have big capital to be any good. The line echoes a playful inquiry over finance in a family dialogue.
During a drought residents of Pittsfield Massachusetts were advised to beat the water like eggs to restore its original taste after boiling became necessary.
A discussion notes that the term set carries broad meanings across contexts. It highlights mathematical sets, a fixed group, and a tennis set as distinct uses. The piece surveys versatility without resolving all definitional threads.
In Paris the Seine crosses seven miles and is spanned by thirty two bridges while London has twenty Thames crossings.
A fragment notes a character asking what to do with divorce money and replying to invest in Liberty bonds. The piece shifts to a reflection on necessity driving bold actions and a remark on literary genius seeking New York, where it supposedly deteriorates.
A London invention uses a dual lens system with ultraviolet light and an integrated gas developing unit. When the shutter opens, exposures are developed and printed simultaneously as films and paper are fed together. Unwinding the spool reveals completed photographs.
In a Fort Madison bridge game Judge John Craig shuffled then handed to Miss Bhart for a cut. Health' Craig found he held 18 spades while Miss Hhart had all hearts and Mr and Mrs Bay held full suits of diamonds and clubs respectively. Capper's Weekly notes the improbable distribution.
A quotation attributed to Demetrius Phalerus as cited by Athenaeus in The Deipnosophists. It cautions that men abandon the visible for the uncertain and end up losing what they had, beset by an enigmatic calamity. Circa A. D. 200.
A judge asks about objections to a husband and wife on the same jury. The defense lawyer replies it is equivalent to a jury of eleven members, noting no real difference in representation or deliberation.
In For All the World "Sportsmanship" argues that fair play transcends nationality and frames the virtue as universal among athletes. Charlie Pad dock contends sport unites competitors across borders.
A collection of brief maxims on anger, friendship, and marriage. It notes that doing nothing when angry minimizes later regrets and warns against asking for impossible favors from friends, while humorously observing a long marriage leads to better dodge reactions when a wife throws things.
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