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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1929
Page
3
W M Jardine argues in the Saturday Evening Post that community building and rural industry spread into western Iowa and other states. He notes plants for cottons, by products, washing machines, and metal goods thrive away from farms while supporting local markets, roads, schools, and electrification.
A small house on a narrow lot benefits from planting to appear better proportioned. Trees and foundation shrubbery link the home to the ground, reduce its apparent size, and can add value by enhancing sale appeal. Choose native shrubs and trees adapted to local soil and climate for easier care and better results.
The Missouri House approved a measure permitting all cities to adopt ordinances creating planning and zoning commissions with authority to lay out permanent physical lines. Commissions would present their layouts to city councils for approval, empowering smaller towns to guide growth.
U S bureau of public roads engineers advocate minimum 20 feet for a two lane highway. In built up sections roadway should be 36 feet to allow parallel parking and 50 feet where diagonal or right angle parking is permitted.
The extent of ground required is about ten or twelve square rods for the different summer fruits, and an acre and a half or two acres for all the others except the winter apples. The early or summer apples might be placed in between the winter apples as fillers, as these are less permanent trees.
In Waldport Oregon the Tribune cites a local official delaying approval of a community project asking for time to “think it over” after being urged to support the effort. The exchange underscores cautious local governance and public input shaping decisions.
In a local editorial The Dalles Oregon Optimist argues that communities grow when money is earned spent and circulated locally rather than leaving town for peddlers or distant mail order houses emphasizing the value of supporting nearby businesses and merchants.
Sullivan county Ind clubwomen began a campaign of beautification by planting trees evergreens and vines along highways. As the season progresses flowers will be planted in locations chosen by the group.
The article surveys the Philippines as a U S territory, detailing population, education, and governance progress since 1898, with rising exports and new economic avenues. It notes Manila’s strategic harbor, expanding trade, and plans for rubber, straw hats, and fruit canning while reporting Palmas island dispute with the Netherlands.
The terms junior and senior senator refer to continuous service in the United States Senate and not to ages or term counts. The senior senator is the one with longer continuous service, while the other is the junior senator.
A historical review concludes Japanese millet hay is a poor roughage for ewes. Experiments at Alberta and Missouri show timothy and millet yield inferior results, with alfalfa and clover outperforming timothy. Millet remains less favorable, guiding producers to favor other forages or specific foxtail millet varieties if millet is grown.
University of Nebraska notes that moldy hay can poison cattle and sweet clover hay may thin blood and hinder clotting. Feed other hay after two weeks on clover, and introduce clover gradually to prevent bloat. In serious cases a trocar may relieve pressure. have one or more on hand for emergencies.
Cattle feeders with steer and heifer calves on feed notice heifers finish sooner not from faster gains but smoother conformation. Heifer calves put on surface finish earlier, so feeders should ship them once they show adequate finish to fetch good prices.
Wisconsin farmers claim disease free Holsteins Brown Swiss Shorthorns and Ayrshires yield the best veal calves. Lighter weights with Guernseys and Jerseys are also offered. Veal is now a year round food and calves should sell on the same grade basis as other livestock.
The article explains hogs fattening on corn, noting that wet weather in fields increases corn waste and raises corn needed per 100 pounds of gain. It suggests using tankage or protein supplements for economical pork production.
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