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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1927
Page
8
Victorian farming study by Mumford at Missouri compares gilts bred at five months, eighteen months, and thirty months. Findings show earlier breeding produces smaller sows at maturity due to lactation drain, with minimal practical market impact, and potential modest milk-related growth delays in piglets from very young mothers, under well-fed conditions.
Four H girls learn to plan attractive rooms, trim unwanted furnishings, and budget for upgrades with help from extension agents. Joy Gann in Albemarle County, Virginia renovated walls and floors, rebuilt a fireplace, refurnished furniture, sewed curtains, made rag rugs, and crafted a quilted bedspread, creating a comfortable space admired by friends.
The article stresses that spring pig crops depend on how bred sows are handled now. It advises winter feeding to support sows and litter growth without causing excessive gestational fat, endorsing base rations of corn and oats with supplements such as tankage, middlings, bran, or milk, and highlights the need for daily exercise for sows.
The note discusses horse feeding harm from heavy millet hay and lack of exercise, beef output near 1926 levels, sow management with mangela and alfalfa yielding strong litters, scarcity of mature cattle in the trans Missouri region, fattening limits for squealing hogs, reduced hog tuberculosis, and the value of selective sheep breeding for profit.
Practical guide from Farmers' Bulletin 1497 on folding shirts and dresses to minimize wrinkles. Describes front-down folding, lengthwise folds, diagonal sleeve folds, and tucking edges for a firm package. Notes that hanger storage reduces creasing for waists and dresses.
The text explains folding shirts evenly for compact storage, using cardboard guides to set width before folding. Laundries use oblong cardboard inserts to keep folds uniform, aiding packing for travel. Some manufacturers use a different folding method, and laundries may adopt it.
Cocoa is easy to make with two key points. It should be stirred to avoid lumps and thickens with a splash of water or milk. Heat to boil for two to three minutes then add the rest of the milk. Chocolate follows the same method by melting in water or milk then adding the remaining liquid.
To determine colors most becoming, drape fabrics of various colors about the shoulders before a mirror in bright daylight. If worn in evening, use artificial light. Observe how each color affects your eyes hair and skin. Lavenders and purples may flatter pallid skin while rose tones reflect in the skin. Blue greens can complement red tones in the skin and highlight hair and eyes.
Prof Willard C Thompson of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station urges winter egg production for profit. He advises confining laying flocks to houses, maintaining sanitation, cleaning and disinfecting interiors, whitewashing, using dry litter, and keeping the environment draft free and comfortable to sustain hens’ health and productivity.
The University of Nebraska says dry mash boosts egg production when fed with limited scratch grain. Keep hens in a warm, clean coop during winter and force intake of dry mash plus scratch grain. A well-ventilated house costs about five eggs per hen in winter, making poultry housing affordable.
Poultry guidance covers incubator checks, open-air turkeys, culling nonviables, and saving winter feed. Arrangements favor square housing, roosts sized for night, and room for daytime labor. Breeding rates estimate 60 eggs per season for light varieties, with best male to female ratios and ten days for fertility checks.
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