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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1921
Page
16
Valuable agricultural guidance explains hogging down corn as a labor efficient feeding method with fences and crop rotation. It covers pasture planning with rye and clover, spring grazing, and second crop harvests, followed by diet rules emphasizing milk, greens, whole grains, and vitamin rich foods for farm families.
The article argues against overemphasis on dietary restrictions and lists of forbidden foods. It advocates practical guidance and balanced eating rather than labeling foods as inherently unwholesome. It discusses meat and fried foods as examples and calls for sensible, realistic guidance.
State figures show Nebraska has 2600 miles of Federal and State Aid highways completed with 6.35 million dollars spent on roads and bridges in 1020. Future construction costs 2.45 million plus 2 million for maintenance. Federal have appropriated 5.87 million for highway construction to be matched by the state. About 80,000 miles of public roads exist, and debate grows over halting or severing the system while federal funds continue. Nebraska Farm Journal.
Experts from the United States Department of Agriculture advise marking a few of the finest bean and pear plants at the start of harvest. Choose plants similar in character and quality, tear them dry in the morning to prevent shattering, and dry the seed in an airy place until hard.
Poultry experts advise using the hatchet to wipe out disease once a flock is infected or a single bird is severely affected. It is often impractical to cure a healthy bird. remove well birds, isolate them, and disinfect the premises to stop spread.
Advice notes that sour milk benefits growing chicks and should be available in an open dish. It states that when sour milk is fed, beef scrap in the dry mash may be reduced by half.
A brief on standard bred poultry stressing practical utility and farmer friendly qualities. The article promotes choosing poultry that balances productivity with reliability for the farm and poultry keeper.
An eight year Nebraska North Platte experimental study shows wheat yields highest from plots plowed 7 to 10 inches deep. The research notes deeper tillage did not consistently raise yields and that cost and power requirements influenced farming choices in the middle west.
A fragment notes that not every woman knows how to make a bed correctly though many have well stocked linen closets. It mentions home demonstration agents of the United States.
The Department of Agriculture and state agricultural colleges promote dorm etiquette teaching girls to care for their rooms. Directions describe bed making with smooth mattress pad, under sheet, upper sheet with mitered corners, blankets positioned nine inches below the head, and a final spread plus neatly arranged pillows.
Thayer's Rex All Drug Store advertises 24 hour service for printing and developing photos. Includes Kodak printing capabilities and drugstore location details.
A Farm Journal note reports eight seasons of wheat yields by tillage depth. Eight inch and 14 inch plots, plus disked land, produced 12, 13.2, and 14.6 bushels per acre on average. Ten inch plowing yielded 15.3 bushels, essentially the same as seven inch depth, and deeper tillage did not justify higher costs.
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