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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1925
Page
7
An advertisement urges consumers to look for the Bayer cross on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed for 25 years. It warns that imitations may be dangerous and advises saying Bayer when buying. A stray, awkward sentence about a pretty girl is noted as irrelevant.
A vintage advertisement extols Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic, fascinating scented economical powder for face skin baby and dusting use. Claims it renders other perfumes superfluous and promotes the Cuticura Toilet Trio including Soap Ointment and Talcum.
A note warns against locking the garage door following a car theft, humorously suggesting the thief might repent and return the vehicle.
Autumn days favor checking farm machinery for needed repairs and replacements. Record make model and serial numbers, list broken parts, note tune ups, and file in a repair log. Visit local dealers early to secure parts and avoid winter delays. report unresponsive dealers to manufacturers.
The piece argues cost of production rivals a barometer in poultry farming. It urges hens to be fed a balanced 15 percent protein mash blended from bran middlings tankage and dried buttermilk at under three cents a pound. It warns against feeding corn alone which yields poor returns despite cheap input costs. It emphasizes net profit over percentage on investment.
Red clover and alsike clover enrich soil similarly in growth, but red clover yields heavier biomass and deeper roots. Sweet clover and alfalfa surpass cloveres for soil building. lime is needed for optimal growth on non limestone soils. Sweet clover and alfalfa prefer lime rich soils and should be sown early spring or both spring and late summer respectively.
A study from North Carolina State College stresses winter care for breeding ewes to avoid poor spring lamb crops. Prof. Curtis warns neglect leads to lower lamb yields, recommends a winter ration of 50 corn parts, 25 entranced meal, 25 wheat bran, plus ample roughage, with silage or roots if available.
A Kansas State Agricultural College poultry authority notes overcrowding in sleeping quarters during winter causes serious trouble. Many buildings house twice the designed capacity, violating a three square feet per bird rule. Overcrowding lowers flock vitality and contributed to last fall’s infectious bronchitis embargo. ideal housing offers ample floor space roosting space and cleanliness with drafts avoided. Weekly disinfection with a standard 5 percent solution is advised.
An impervious soil or hardpan may need subsoiling but the deep plowing cost is high. Each extra inch depth moves about 150 tons per acre, increasing power needs. Four inches deeper adds about 600 tons per acre, so 20 acres shift around 12,000 tons. Subsoiling 20 acres may near 100 dollars, about 8 per acre, likely too low for many farms.
Asparagus and pie plant are best set out in fall. Dig an 18 inch trench, add 3 to 4 inches of well rotted manure, cover with 3 to 4 inches of pulverized soil, place plants 18 to 24 inches apart, then water and forget. Expect excellent asparagus in spring 1927 and continued bed production by spring 1947.
Practical notes on farming practice advise storing tools in sheds, avoiding grinding or soaking corn for pigs, reducing planted area next year to cultivate smarter, buying fertilizer cooperatively, and even mixing own. It recommends 0.5 to 1 percent salt in poultry mash, growing legumes to build soil, and notes the body louse as a frequent poultry pest.
An ideal dairy barn combines healthful housing with ventilation and sun exposure. Concrete floors gutters and mangers ease cleaning and preserve fertilizers. Adequate window area and a south or east yard support ventilation and sanitary stock quarters.
The article advises feeding a newborn calf only maternal milk if possible for the first days. Begin with whole milk, gradually switch to skim milk as grain intake increases. Milk must be sweet and vessels sanitary. Warm milk mirrors nature, and skim milk calves should copy natural conditions in all seasons. Safe substitution replaces expensive fat with economical seeds.
Consumption increases shown by milk receipts in Greater New York for the six months ending June 80, 1925. Total receipts reached 19,896,368 forty quart cans, versus 19,219,717 in 1924 and 18,448,246 in 1923, with daily averages up 150,000 quarts from 1924 and 320,000 quarts from 1923.
The article notes that high-producing cows often fail to breed easily and produce vigorous offspring. It observes increased mortality around freshening from common conditions, concluding that missing elements in the ration may cause these health issues.
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