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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
3
A U S Department of Agriculture bulletin details dangers from insect swarms to domestic animals, noting swelling can close nostrils and cause asphyxiation. It covers bites from snakes and rabid animals, treatment with cold water, wound cleansing, and cautery, plus burn grading and urgent care measures for first, second, and third degree injuries.
An old medical guide describes wound treatments including air exposure prevention with fatty coverings, antiseptic cleansers, and gauze applications. It lists teric acid mixtures, carbolic solutions, and vaseline as protection, with steps for cleansed areas and cautions for burns and caustic substances. It advises silver nitrite caustic pencils for flesh control and chalk or water flushes for caustic alkali exposure, ending with general dressings after initial weeks.
Discusses defining economic pasture on land and how to assess pasture value. Explains comparing land value per acre to its stock-support capacity and the return on investment from pasture whether through stock value or product yield. Emphasizes practical data on acreage needed per stock unit and different cost comparisons.
Start with good feeding and management to prevent the young horse from stunting. Use frequent free powders or coal tar dip spray. apply weekly while the lice persist, spraying under the abdomen, along the backbone, back of forelegs, and around the ankles. A thorough spray can be done in minutes with a good sprayer.
A naturalist notes bees travel extensively to produce honey. To gather a pound of clover honey, bees visit about 8,750,000 blossoms, with one bee making 8,750,000 trips to and from the hive. This implies an ounce of honey equals vast miles of travel.
Composted manure is as good or better than ordinary well rotted manure and cheaper since more is saved and less is washed away. It provides balanced plant food and reduces excess leaf and vine growth, keeping focus on fruit or roots for garden crops.
A southern farm journal argues that seven thousand rural high school students study Latin versus seven hundred in agriculture. It claims few Latin students reach college and condemns the dead language focus as wasting school time while neglecting practical farming education and the nation’s urgent needs. The piece urges action for schools to train youths for farming rather than northernized liberal arts.
A garbled Nashville item discusses contraband liquor in a county jail death cell and local appetite for harsher justice. It mentions New York Police training detectives and oddly references Sherlock Holmes in a training curriculum. The piece comments on parliamentary wording and touts a cure for cold feet.
The Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors met September 1 in regular session with four members present. They rescinded a prior cancellation of Contract No. 92 for 18 inch tile, ordering replacement tiles under the original contract and bond, and adjourned drainage proceedings pending further actions for Pascal and others.
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