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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1932
Page
6
Fannie Hurst story presented by McClure Syndicate via WNDU Service recounts a tale of aspiration and identity told with clear narration and period tone.
In a midwestern town Howard Masters confronts family duty that steered him into dentistry. He grows to loathe the role as elders push the dentistry line, facing the fear of a life as a “filler of molars” and an engineer of small mouth appliances.
Howard Masters abandons dentistry after a failed practice and moves to Verdun by the Sea to study painting. He joins a free-spirited art colony, meets Alicia Trollope, and faces Myron Trollope’s doubt about his earning power. He defends his craft, pursuing art for love and a brighter future.
County extension agent George B. Henderson cites a survey of 80 farms showing hogs in clean lots and houses reach 200 pounds in about 271 days, while pigs without sanitation systems take longer and yield lower weights. Changing lots and regular cleaning boost profits and productivity.
Advice on careful digging weather soil moisture to avoid bruise damage. Use deep digging and padded handling from harvest to storage, with padded containers and slow grading to preserve potato quality and consumer value.
A dairy note argues higher producing bulls raise herd butterfat income. It compares a 10-daughter herd yielding 100 pounds more fat annually than their 10 dams, valued at 40 cents per pound, totaling $400 extra. The piece asserts improved sires have paid for many dairymen, citing Idaho Farner.
A Nebraska Agricultural college note shows 20 by 20 foot poultry house insulation costs about 50 dollars, roughly 40 cents per bird, over the house life equals two eggs per hen per winter. It argues that insulation slows temperature swings and helps maintain winter egg production, potentially paying many times the cost.
The Southern Agriculturist urges buyers to capitalize on low live stock prices by investing in registered stock for better breeding. Replacing cows with higher quality dairy and beef stock, and improving flocks with registered ewes, can boost future profits. Careful culling and selective replacements minimize income loss while enhancing long term returns.
The report details Ben Boedecker and other Illinois farmers using trench silos to store feed, cutting costs. A 52 by 10 by 8 feet trench held 40 to 50 tons feeding 35 cows and calves from Nov 24 to Apr 10, with silage packed by tractor and straw covering. Boedecker notes drought risk and snow issues, and mentions using snow guards this year to protect the silo.
A New York expert cites 300 trees of 215 0060 protected by mouse bait last year. The bait, steam crushed oats mixed with strychnine and paraffin oil, is distributed by the Biological Survey of the U S Department of Agriculture at cost via county agents. A 23 pound bag protects about 500 trees, with added protection for young trees such as wire guards.
Dr. Robert T. Morris explains a method from Nut Growing using buried nuts in rodent proof wire cages. Nuts are placed in the ground four to five inches deep and covered to preserve them through winter, with sand layers and cold cellars suggested for stratification.
USDA says quarantine kept the European corn borer from reaching major corn regions last year. Apples must be handled with care from tree to consumer to invite buyers back. Storing sprayers without thorough cleaning may cause more damage than a year’s operation.
The writer asserts Target switched from ready made cigarettes to Target Tobacco, saving over fifty cents weekly. They claim Target looks, tastes, and feels like ready mades, blends Virginias Burley and Turkish, and offers 30 to 40 top cigarettes per pack with paper-free packaging.
A traffic guidance notice warns drivers that only the right half of a shared roadway is assigned to vehicular use while the left may be restricted, prompting safety concerns and compliance questions.
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