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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
9
The piece argues pasture use and home grown grain lower costs for meat production. It weighs corn and mixed feeds, recommends alfalfa and carrots, and warns hog cholera risks. It notes a 200 pound hog can yield $15 to $17 profit with careful management and feeds.
The article discusses turning rangy stock for bacon production, notes on soil humus loss and straw as humus sustainer, and outlines farm practices including trough design. It also lists local social visits and a long roster of names with ages and hometowns from Ithaca, Alma, Mt. Pleasant, and nearby towns, reflecting community life.
The article discusses wind protection for troughs and ease of loading feed, then shifts to a forecast of expanding nut cultivation. It notes pecan, chestnut, and hickory as native nuts already domesticated and urges diversification to include acorns, beech, butternuts, and other varieties. The piece cites optimistic Outlook from Hedrick at the New York Experiment Station.
Miss Blanche Beean of Carland visits grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hopkins. Rhoda Higgins visits Mrs. Maggie Hopkins. Verne Perine returns from Grand Rapids to aid his father with beans. George Robinson and family of St. Louis visit the Hopkins home. Sue Church from Vestabure visits John Cline. Merit Leonard's career shift noted. Ella Leonard visits Morgan Leonard after three weeks. Bible school begins next Sunday at 1 20, with an extended worship service. Elder Murray of Mt. Pleasant scheduled to speak. interest in Elder Kimb and Pan ee en fond. Ray Leonard's hogs and feeding scene drawn to attention. Mr. and Mrs. EB Post entertain Thomas Post and Dorothy Post of Vernon. Mrs. Will Bowers and daughter Beulah visit Roy Raycraft.
Advertised letters for the week ending June 26 1916 in Alina Michigan include Mrs A P Fleckenstein Mrs Blanche Gould Mr Glenn Hyatt James Metcalf. Uncalled letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office on July 0 1916 per Postmaster V P Cash.
Robert Shirley a foundryman at 587 Howard Street Saginaw says stomach trouble drained his energy and caused weight loss and indigestion. After one bottle of Tanlac he reports improved appetite sleep energy and well being. Tanlac available at Look-Paterson and T A Goodman Ithaca.
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