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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1921
Page
8
Extension News Service reports that due to hog and corn price ratios farmers plan full litters of pigs rather than fattening brood sows. With corn strong, 9-cent hogs could yield profits, and a good spring pig crop is valuable. A large corn harvest supports fall pig production and farm morale despite potential price shifts.
Nebraska farmers learn that intensive feeding in confinement boosts poultry weight and market price. A fattening ration of two parts carpmeal and two parts wheat shorts with buttermilk yields birds weighing 144 to 2 pounds gaining three quarters of a pound in two to three weeks. With 3 to 4 weeks gains peak, marketing when appetite wanes. If feed is saturated with dairy then water is unnecessary and producers can finish birds themselves rather than via middlemen.
A Nebraska College of Agriculture bulletin outlines a safe slow acting method to poison house ants using sugar water and arsenic. It cautions against poisons near children and suggests moving bait to attract ants back to the nest to kill the queen and workers. The piece also promotes home economics courses for girls and notes hens lose profitability after two and a half years, offering guidance from extension agents on culling nonlayers.
Specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture offer methods to reduce ironing in hot weather. Choose clothing and linens to minimize ironing, with flat items often not needing ironing and delicate fabrics shaped without heat. Knitted underwear and lightweight fabrics may be pulled into shape, while plain soft bosoms and cuffs on shirts simplify ironing.
The article describes easy methods for ironing and drying household fabrics. It compares simple flat dresses and small doilies with larger items, notes sun drying for fragrance, and explains mangling as a time saver for bulk laundry. It also covers self heated irons and various power sources such as electric, gas, and denatured alcohol irons.
The Old Gardener says to place short boards under musk melons and watermelons or stand them on end to keep moisture even, reduce decay, and limit wire worm access. Sunlit color improves appearance, but watch for leaf lice underside as they can harm plants at this time.
The article emphasizes providing abundant fresh water for growing chickens. In hot weather water should be offered twice daily, kept in shaded fountains or dishes, and dishes cleaned daily before refilling to ensure cleanliness and safety.
If you plant beans on poles such as lima beans keep a small step ladder nearby when harvesting. The top of the poles yields the most beans and rough pulling can damage the plants, so careful picking is advised.
Five year old William Ballard, son of Dave Ballard who lives six miles south of Bingham, died instantly last Tuesday when he fell from a hay stacker in a field near his home. He had accompanied his parents to the field and was playing near the operating stacker when caught and carried upward, then thrown to the ground. Examination showed his neck broken.
Experts from the United States Department of Agriculture urge priority on seed selection and land preparation in late summer and fall. They advise picking disease free seed from the field, drying ears quickly, and airing them to avoid mildew and sprouting, with fall plowing guided by local conditions to conserve moisture and improve soil fertility.
Geese need shelter except in storms or winter when mature birds require protection. A south opening shed or barn is common in the north, used by some in the south. Dry shelters for goslings with clean floors and ample straw or shavings ensure warmth.
A brief classified notice notes continuation of dairy supply terms for SCOTTSBLUFF CREAMERY CO. The fragment mentions contact for taxi service at a phone number 161 and implies a business or delivery arrangement related to milk and cream.
Thayer's Rex All Drug Store advertises Kodak printing and developing with one hour service. It touts fast photo processing and convenient neighborhood location for customers seeking quick turnaround on film, prints, and enlargements.
Dr G ff Crusen, specialist in diseases of women and diseases of the colon and rectum, located in the Essig Building Sidney Nebraska. Phone numbers 485 and 404.
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