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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1932
Page
3
United States Department of Agriculture reports rapid control of foot and mouth disease in southern California. Outbreak diagnosed April 28. last infected herd buried May 7. no signs by June 1 in quarantined area. Re stocking begins June 15 with inspectors retained for emergencies.
A National Farm Journal excerpt argues dairy profitability hinges on feeding and cow quality. It states grass alone lowers profits, urges culling poor cows and feeding good ones a full ration to reach about 300 pounds of fat annually.
Johnson bought a run-down farm in Bourbon County Kansas and lime treated 13 acres at four tons per acre. He spread 200 tons of manure, planted oats with sweet clover, and produced a heavy hay crop. Thirty cows grazed the clover, and the following spring corn yielded 60 bushels per acre. The field, later seeded to alfalfa, continues to yield heavily.
Barley and corn were tested in South Dakota experiments with two year old steers beef calves and pigs. Barley was not equal to corn for either steer or calf classes and yielded 86 percent of corn’s value for pigs on pasture and 95 percent for pigs in dry lot.
Emmet Winkie of Allamakee county Iowa explains a basic post puller built from two by fours bolted to form an X with a bottom crosspiece. The device uses a chain looped around the post and drawn over the crotch to leverage the post from the ground.
Dry bean growers anticipate an overall 12 percent acreage reduction for 1982 from 1931 levels. New York trims about 8 percent, Michigan about 11 percent, with Montana Idaho and Wyoming planning 28 percent cuts. California and Colorado also cut, while pea beans may rise about 2 percent due to below average 1931 yields.
A Wallace's Farmer advised farmers to vaccinate pigs for cholera before weaning or shortly after, noting lower costs for serum and virus this season. Emphasizes healthy conditions, proper feeding, and sanitation. Recommends lice and mange treatment before vaccination and keeping pigs on clean pasture with ample grain to maximize growth.
Iowa State College extension stock specialist Quaife warns that piglets born with small black teeth may bite each other or the sow. He advises trimming the teeth with tweezers or clippers to prevent damage, avoid pulling, and to swab the mouth with a weak iodine solution after cutting.
No effective seed or corn treatment exists for cut-worms or grub worms. Use crop rotations and avoid plowing sod in a grub-worm year. For cut-worms apply moist poisoned bait at night, mixing twenty pounds bran with one pound Paris green, citrus juice, chopped pulp, and two quarts of molasses to treat three acres.
The note urges farmers to treat flea beetles with Bordeaux mixture dust nicotine and calcium arsenate as soon as detected. Beetles ruin leaves quickly. Clover should be cut for seed with a mower, windrowed or given a buncher, dried partially, and placed in small cocks. Farmers should stock clover seed this fall or arrange with neighbors to inspect fields for seed readiness.
Revenue from life insurance premiums equals 4 percent of national income. By 1920 end, life insurance in force totaled 113 billion dollars, nearly triple all other nations combined. Protection is more common among upper income earners than wage workers. regional figures cited include sizable totals for Kentucky and Kansas.
The United States used about 2 548 941 tons of lime materials on farms in 1931. Ground limestone accounted for 1 618 355 tons, with hydrated lime 261 080 tons, marl 104 152 tons, burned lime 49 154 tons, and limestone screenings 445 670 tons. Illinois used the ...
Archaeologists uncover a five thousand year old Stone Age settlement on the heights of Leuonitz Neuostra, a Dresden suburb, suggesting long term human occupation in the region.
The remark notes that divorce laws act without a speed limit, highlighting how their pace can be unmoderated and potentially uncontrolled. The statement reflects concern about rapid or arbitrary effects of divorce statutes.
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