Substituting Hominy for Potatoes in Family Tables
A Wallace Farmer reader praises using dry hominy as a potato substitute for economical and nutritious meals. The note explains hominy nutrition, preparation, and serving method with meat drippings and optional milk, claiming 25 cents worth of cracked hominy yields as much food as a peck of potatoes. The column then urges action to raise North Dakota wheat prices through cooperative marketing and legislative effort.
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Farm Prosperity vs. Wheat Prices in North Dakota 1926
A late dispatch shows 1926 wheat cost per bushel at 1.51 dollars in North Dakota while No 1 Dark Northern Minneapolis futures stood at 11 dollars on September 23. After a roughly 14 cent freight deduction, local card prices fall to about 1.27 dollars, implying a 24 cent loss per bushel for farmers. The piece notes both a farm problem and enduring optimism for state prosperity tied to wheat as the key income source.
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Illinois History Snapshots of Odd Facts
ENOW ILLINOIS ILinois has nearly 30,000 Boy Scouts, ranking third of the states. The five largest candy factories in Chicago use 20,000,000 cubic feet of gas annually. A Belgian game called rolly polly is played by Henry county farmers. A Vatican film covers the Eucharistic Congress transporting 240,000 people between Chicago and Mundein.
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Farmers weigh high costs against staying on land
Editorial notes warn some farmers with large mortgages may wisely stay on their farms if interest and tax charges exceed renting costs by a small margin. Moving costs and soil fertility gains are weighed, urging patience for another year. The Whiteside editors meet in Sterling to discuss improving local papers. Williamson's Rexall One Cent Sale advertises last three days with second article at one cent.
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