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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1938
Page
3
A vintage dress pattern feature promotes slenderizing house dresses and afternoon dresses designed to flatter figures. It details fabrics, sizes 34 through 52, fabric yardage for each pattern, and where to order from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in Chicago.
Nervous irritable tensions and feminine discomforts praised by a three generation user base. Advertises Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a natural toning aid claimed to ease functional disorders and restore well being. Over a million women reportedly wrote letters of benefit urging readers to purchase from their druggist.
A 15 point plan from the University of Illinois extension urges legume hay as the winter base and ample exercise for ewes. Provide 0.5 to 0.75 pounds of grain daily per ewe for a month before lambing, then 1 to 10 pounds per ewe per day from lambing to pasture. Creep feed early lambs, dock and castrate at about two weeks, shear in May, and dip for ticks and lice two to three weeks apart. Sort market lambs for fatness to maximize profits.
Pekin ducks dominate the U S market and show uniform size and quality. A R Lee of the bureau of animal industry notes this uniformity stems from inbreeding among a small pool of imports. He urges research into inheritance of meat traits to advance poultry breeding.
A Wallaces' Farmer writer suggests a farmer can ease steering by attaching a coil spring from the tractor frame near the steering wheel to the upper wheel or spider. The spring should pull slightly to the left, enough to ease effort but not enough to lift the tractor from the furrow.
Gather eggs at least twice daily during spring. Use clean wire baskets to cool eggs quickly. Keep hands clean, avoid soiling shells, and do not wash table eggs before marketing. If eggs are slightly soiled, clean with fine sandpaper or a damp cloth. air dry. Store in a cool, clean place between gathering and marketing.
The Indiana Farmer's Guide explains pasture allocations: usually one to three acres per full grown steer. five ewes equal one cow. eight to ten lambs per acre on good forage. 12 to 15 hogs of 100 pounds graze on the same acre. fifteen to eighteen sowing pigs weighing 50 to 60 pounds on alfalfa per acre.
Linseed meal is a popular high protein feed for dairy cows. It offers good conditioning qualities and tends to sell for a higher price per ton than cottonseed meal, though cottonseed provides more digestible protein. Analysis shows 30.6 percent digestible protein and 78.2 percent total digestible nutrients.
A humorous Farm Journal collection features quotable lines about crime, virtue, and money. A judge remarks on stealing a baby’s bank while a fur coat and a diamond bracelet are mentioned.
Advert says Pepsodent now contains Irium promising a brighter smile. Claims Irium makes Pepsodent thorough yet safe with no bleach grit or pumice. Promises to gently brush away surface stains restoring natural radiance.
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