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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1929
Page
1
USDA analysis cites historic gains in fleece weight from under two pounds in 1840 to nearly eight pounds today. Experts say selective breeding and removing poor producers can push the average higher, with heavy producers tending to offspring.
The article notes self feeders increase profitability in pork production and are widely used on hog farms. It warns rain and snow can dampen feed, promoting mold growth, which harms pig digestion. Proper management by farmers is essential to minimize risks and maintain success.
J C Nisbet of the Kansas extension service notes animals require large mineral amounts. Cows use 14 pounds per ton of milk and 56 pounds per ton in normal years. Growing calves need 40 to 60 grams daily. Alfalfa hay supplies calcium lime and phosphorus, with one pound meeting more calcium than 100 pounds of corn and one ton containing 163 pounds of minerals.
County Agent Svoboda of Eddy county North Dakota reports ten pigs owned by the Smith brothers weighing 2336 pounds at six months. Sired by a pure bred Duroc boar and farrowed by a Chester White sow. They wintered on alfalfa pasture self fed ground barley and slops of red dog middlings skim milk water then hull-less oats.
Those with established flocks should obtain good rams to mate and ensure quality offspring. In some regions, buyers pay five to ten times the value of an average ram for commercial lamb production. When rams are good, the price may be fair and guide what to pay.
The article explains how fruit storage depends on temperature, noting that many fruits suffer from slight cooling. Dr. Lon A. Hawkins cites Van Hoft’s law and provides Bartlett pear data showing storage duration doubles with lower temperatures, with specifics from 31 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
The article explains that good silage requires excluding air by not drying too much and keeping the silo filled with thorough trampling. It notes filling around the wall should be higher and well packed to prevent edge molding. Preservation relies on pressure heat and acid which suppress spoilage molds.
The Department of Agriculture plans to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly by cooling fruit to 28 degrees for five hours and holding about five days at 80 degrees. A second treatment holds fruit at 110 degrees for eight hours. Both extremes kill eggs and larvae. The methods align with current citrus handling practices.
Guidance on storing cream in a water tank near a well to keep it cool when ice is unavailable. Use a small water tank to circulate water through the cream tank to refresh the cream and maintain a temperature between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Churned cream should contain about one half of one percent acid.
Practical tips cover plowing timing lime for clover on sour soils and shelter belts. Harness cleaning extends use and silo quality hinges on strength, smooth interior, and tight seals. Eradication of abortion via blood tests is advised, with careful poultry mite control and winter calf feeding for spring markets. Burning crop residues is preferred to turning under in garden trails.
M P Rasmussen of the New York State College of Agriculture outlines needs for honey industry reform. He calls for local, regional, and national cooperatives to set prices and grades, warehousing, processing, and advertising. He warns that standardization and straightforward packaging will expand demand.
USDA study on dairy bulls in one state shows 124 bulls analyzed and 88 or 71 percent disposed before age five, 117 or about 94 percent before age eight. Two kept to eleven and one to fourteen. Most bulls are five or older when proved.
The article explains using roll roofing and roofing cement to seal silage pits. Leaks at stave joints and square shoulder pits cause spoilage. applying cement around the stave bottoms fixes leaks. If shoulders are square, slope them with mortar or fill with stiff clay and add roll roofing to conceal the lower edge below the wall top.
Investigations by the Bureau of Animal Industry, USDA, link staple length and clean wool weight to quality. Inheritance, feed, management, and season affect wool quality and quantity. Successful raisers find strict culling of aged ewes and light producers improves flocks.
Winter cow care yields spring calf benefits. Proper feeding with legume hay like alfalfa and clover ensures strong births. Provide dry fodder or silage plus four to five pounds of legume hay per cow daily, or substitute one to one and a half pounds of seed cake or meal.
The article explains that English growers have long distinguished stock types by habit such as dwarf Paradise semi-dwarf Doucin and vigorous Paradise. These distinctions have led to years of propagation creating pure lines of general stock types, a practice attracting more attention abroad than at home.
A sermon outline links Jonah's mission to Nineveh with patriotism and missionary love. It traces Israel's selective calling, Jonah's flight, his return to duty, and renewed commission, noting God’s patience and the future repentance of Gentile nations.
A man loses home and mill to a flood, then discovers gold washed from the bank. The disaster turns to fortune as sorrow uncovers wealth, and the tale ends with a moral about God’s love. The line about sorrow stripping possessions echoes a religious message.
A modern Romeo plans a late night elopement with his Juliet. He outlines a swift schedule with a car at midnight and signals by throwing stones at her window. The pair coordinate a quick downstairs exit as the mother assists with packing.
A Winnipeg man converts his automobile to water travel with two seaplane pontoons and a marine propeller shaft. He makes 120 mile trips without mishap, cruising at about 15 miles per hour.
An apparatus that recently stopped two speeding French trains within 20 feet may be applied to crossings. Trains will trigger lamps on gates to light when a mile from a crossing, then close the gates and ring a loud bell. It may be used for steam or electric trains.
An advertisement extols Cole's Carboli salve as quickly relieving and healing burning skin disease with no scars. It promotes a medicine chest complete with 30c and 60c doses available at druggists or from J. W. Cole Co. in Rockford, Illinois.
A saying notes that a person who steals kisses may end up with a life sentence. The proverb implies consequences for intimate theft.
Dr. Caldwell developed a gentle bowels remedy in 1885 that became the world’s most popular laxative. His Syrup Pepsin targets constipation and is praised for gentle action, pleasant taste, and wide usage across ages.
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