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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1929
Page
6
In a fragment from a humorous column a worker on a milroad section gang finds odd trouble at home. A wife disputes his absence as he imagines leaving for a week while he clings to a stick of wood for the stove. The pesro speaks with injured innocence, calling someone Boney.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a exchange about mending and a doctor visit. Phrases reference socks and a wife, with unclear context and no clear event or outcome.
A fragmented piece describes a trial where a defendant claims he mistook a phone for a cat before firing. The magistrate questions the thinking behind the act. The dialogue includes odd spellings and stray lines about rooms and wardrobes.
A fragmented dialogue features Hubty the cook discussing mashed potatoes and a chaotic scene with characters like Diogenes and a tall man. The excerpt blends noisy dialogue, mock operatic banter, and stray lines about care, hospital, and shoes in a humorous, garbled exchange.
I C Underwood of the Ithaca state college vegetable gardening department outlines Fertilize tomatoes to hasten maturity and boost total yield. He cites soil type previous crops and fertilizer costs as key factors and details phosphorus and nitrogen needs along with suitable fertilizer blends for different soils.
Hivery discusses supplying farrowing pens with fenders to shield piglets. Shelves of 2 by inch planks are installed about eight inches from the floor along both sides of the sow’s corner bed. A board overlay on concrete floors keeps the sow warmer drier and cleaner.
Summer spray for apples known as the cluster bud or pin spray works best as pink buds appear in blossom clusters. L O Williams of Kansas State Agricultural College cites a mixture of lime sulfur and argonate of lead, with dry lime sulfur as an alternative, per fifty gallons of spray.
Agriculture notes advise poisoning bran to deter army worms and suggest two week pea planting intervals. Pasture mowing helps keep bitter weeds from entering milk, while African millet is praised for drought resistance and forage value. Emphasis on grading, weed control, soil fertility, green manures, and crop rotation as profits rise. Co operative marketing seen as a key safeguard for farmers.
Ohio State University expert cites USDA data from 27 years showing price trends tied to per capita potato production. When output exceeds 3.8 bushels per person, prices tend downward. below 3.2, prices tend upward. Holding storage is seldom profitable unless crop is near three bushels per capita.
Cluo station advises resistant strawberry varieties and good air and water drainage. Remove and destroy diseased leaves, rotate crops, and limit fruiting to two years. In renovation burn or plow under infected plantations. If advised, 1 to 3 applications of Bordeaux spray may help control unexpected attacks.
Pigs at weaning should receive a grain-rich ration including tankage or skim milk. With good pasture, pigs reach market weight faster. self feeders improve gains and reduce waste by keeping feed dry and available.
Treating seed potatoes three to four weeks before planting speeds dormancy break and delays sprouting, but early treatment yields faster growth once planted. Kansas test plots over eight years show an average increase of 22 bushels per acre when seed is treated before planting.
University of Nebraska bulletin notes dusters kill bugs well in potato fields but are less effective than in eastern regions. Best use is on damp plants with dew and minimal wind, dusting early before wind rises.
The article states grinding roughage does not increase digestibility or feed value. It notes grinding coarse feeds may cut waste and improve palatability. It adds grinding is sometimes advantageous when prices are high but does not turn coarse feed into a concentrated form.
A newspaper summary notes experiments by Minnesota and Nebraska stations showing confinement raises higher success than open range. It cites Department of Agriculture data on declining turkey production since 1890 and explains disease and crossbreeding issues with chickens. Artificial brooding and controlled environment yield better results.
The New York experiment station finds electric brooders satisfactory except in extreme cold when heat fails to warm spaces away from the unit. Electric incubators share the benefits, being clean and easy to regulate. Individual farm light plants extend these advantages to non high line farms with constant, reliable current from generator and battery power.
The Aylesbury duck, from the Vale of Aylesbury, stands as England’s market duck with a long body and backward-set legs. The Pekin, a Chinese breed, is America’s favored market duck, while the Indian Runner, though small, yields tender flesh and efficient foraging, appealing to epicures.
The notice warns to observe young and delicate birds for roup germs and illnesses like common cold or catarrh. It emphasizes isolating sick fowls to prevent infection of healthier birds and to enable more effective treatment away from the flock.
Farmers advised not to force pullets into heavy production. Let them mature naturally without stimulating feeds. Use two parts grain to one part mash to balance weight gain and protein. Avoid changing seeds and discourage rapid dietary shifts to protect egg organ development.
University of Wisconsin animal husbandman Gus Bohstedt devised a wooden and galvanized frame with individual pens to hold pigs for pictures. The pens lift into place under a camera to capture posed shots, reducing wandering and patience issues.
An employee found a neatly tied package containing 265 in a tire as a regenerator was prepared at a Hanover factory. Both the woman and the factory owner claimed the money. The judge ruled for the finder unless the American who apparently lost it comes forward to claim it.
The composition lists 18 parts water 78 parts carbohydrate including 76 parts sugar and 2 parts dextrin .02 mineral substances or 4 parts of pollen gum bee glue formic acid and volatile oils and other flavor substances.
A fragment discusses Maude in a bright red frock at a dance with a remark about self-confidence. It also critiques groups claiming to improve self and others, noting vanity arises when confidence goes to seed.
A Boston boy showcases impressive spelling on a quirky challenge, answering with confidence that he can spell cat and more. His confident response hints at early linguistic cleverness in a lighthearted local feature.
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