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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1925
Page
3
New Jersey State College of Agriculture outlines causes of silage spoilage and practical prevention. Emphasizes airtight sealing, thorough tramping, and correct harvest timing to avoid molding or rotting. Recommends creosote coating, door airtightness, and top-layer fodder strategies to maintain quality.
Farm tractors require careful handling and regular maintenance to extend life and cut repair costs. I R Gross of New Jersey State College of Agriculture advises treating the tractor with care, avoiding unnecessary racing, moving slowly, checking for loose bolts, oiling and greasing, and performing periodic motor work as needed. A yearly thorough cleaning with water and kerosene, plus possible overhauling, is recommended.
A farm note urges dairymen to give heifer calves proper start. Begin with dam’s whole milk for a week, then herd milk for two to three weeks, gradually introducing strain and hay to prevent fat loss. If skim milk is unavailable, use diluted buttermilk or powdered buttermilk. Feed whole oats, cracked corn, bran, and coarse alfalfa hay. provide a darkened shed to protect calves from flies.
A. W. Blair of the New Jersey agricultural station promotes timothy and clover mixtures for hay. Data from 1921 and 1922 show yields nearly doubled with the mix, plus higher nitrogen content and a second cutting in some cases. Census-based estimates suggest substantial gains if New Jersey timothy lands were seeded to the mix.
G W Peck of the New York State College of Agriculture at Ithaca urges rapid packing and storage of fruit to preserve quality and market value. He warns delays damage peaches pears and early apples, noting a one day delay can cost a week in storage and three to four weeks of peak shelf life. Plan packing tables sizing machines and supplies now and ensure orchard access roads are smooth to prevent bruising. Prepare pickers and storage gear so rainy day work becomes part of preharvest prep.
During hot weather delivering good cream is challenging. Keep cans and buckets clean and maintain cold conditions using a cellar running water or cooling tank. Deliver cream often to reduce souring. High-quality butter relies on good cream, and creameries reward first-grade cream with premiums.
The writing links farm practices to profits with advice on cats rats alfalfa alfalfa yields driven by acid phosphate and limestone. It highlights Timothy's reputation and clever leadership, suggests reserving alfalfa bales for hens, and mentions junior calf club as a potential vocation. It urges using adapted varieties and home grown seed and to rely on a community seed crank.
A report by W W Lewis shows NC poultry growers saving 28578 48 through cooperative shipments from March 26 to June 20 464285 pounds of poultry and 8151 cases of eggs were moved with help from agents and teachers. Additional 3530 cases stored for winter prices. Live hens sold 17 to 20 cents per pound early, mostly 22 to 25 cents at car door. Some counties added shipments, with Vance Rutherford and Asheville districts cited. Movement expected to grow in 1926, urging producers to back organized marketing.
The article argues that disease prevention in poultry is more profitable than cure. It highlights isolation of new fowls, thorough cleaning after outbreaks, and disinfection as essential. Regular pest control with lice and mites, plus annual ground renewal or thorough cleanliness with lime to keep germs down, reduces losses.
The note counsels against feeding ducks and geese oatmeal and similar foods, urges water access for chickens, discusses breaking broody hens promptly, and emphasizes sanitation with coal tar disinfectant and fluoride. It recommends green summer feed, gardening for green fodder, yard cultivation to destroy bacteria, and balanced rations to avoid fat hens that impair egg production.
The article notes overheating in poultry houses hastens molt and reduces egg yield. It urges rear ventilators above roosts, keeping doors and windows open, and using green succulent feed like alfalfa, chopped Sudan grass or rape with a milk or water-mashed mash. Cool roosting quarters are essential.
An antique advertisement touts the Cuticura Toilet Trio including Soap and Ointment, highlighting the talcum powder as an antiseptic economical option for face skin baby and dusting uses with a fashionable fragrance.
A discussion of Becky Sharp as a possible flapper notes critics claim she is mercenary and charms for worldly gain while praising her self served appeal. Amelia Sedley is labeled a more dangerous flapper through modest allure and downward eye behavior.
Lord Allenby cites the unspeakable Turk and a wily oriental to defend brutal acts, arguing that even massacres seem justified when framed by plausible excuses. He compares such excuses to an Irish poaching defense where a rabbit was claimed as the target.
A seven year old named Sleeping With One Eye Johnny, famed by Robert Louis Stevenson as a sleepy head, asks if people with one eye get as much sleep as those with two. His mother struggles to wake him for school after his uncle, who lost an eye in the war, visits.
Louis Brecker, keeper at the Philadelphia zoo, credits his life to Lizzie, a kept elephant, for halting a falling iron gate that toppled toward him. He praises Lizzie for her quick action and calls her a remarkable elephant.
A New York doctor praises funny strips as a health boosting device while the publication notes the amusement also stirs distress among older readers who must compete with younger people for access.
A reflection on how public figures accumulate commemorations as crowds narrate new feats after a person earns hero status. It notes the tendency to embellish fame with additional stories, shaping lasting legacy through shared memory.
Middle aged women in Convoy Ohio and Litchfield Conn report relief from change of life symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials claim improved sleep digestion and reduced hot flashes with multiple bottle courses and strong endorsements to friends.
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