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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1929
Page
6
Hagen recounts a Scotch golf tale with Angus and Saunders, noting a dramatic seventeenth hole and a paralytic stroke at the end. An ad promotes Cole's Carbni salve for burns and cuts and mentions ages of ice-making and seed reminders.
An OCR fragment touts Restoria as a miracle cure for blood disorders and claims higher life losses than the Lusitania disaster. The ad-style text urges readers to order now and visit a Milwaukee Wisconsin address for free literature.
Ohio State University extension notes heating and lighting help hens eat more and maintain production during cold snaps. Insulation can double building costs, while broader stoves may raise temperature. If insulation or heat fails, feed hens small milks mash and grain throughout the day. Artificial lights should total up to 14 hours daily. Regular feeding and watering is essential for best results.
A U S Department of Agriculture prepared report warns tuberculosis in poultry is more common than thought, with about 70 percent of flocks affected in many North Central counties. Infected birds show weakness and lameness. diagnosis is via post mortem or tuberculin test. Prompt culling, burning diseased birds, cleaning houses, disinfecting, and starting anew on clean ground with healthy birds are advised. avian tuberculosis can also affect swine.
Maine experiment station reports hens develop between 1090 and 3500 elemental eggs at maturity, with newer studies showing higher numbers. Egg development speed hinges on inherited laying ability and flock management. profits rise with maximizing early egg production.
Crowding at the feed hopper stunts growth and yellow beaks signal tuberculosis in poultry. Keep nonlayers out by culling birds with yellow beaks and shanks. Indoor hens need cod liver oil in winter. Diseased poultry are refused by buyers. Turkeys need clean ground away from chickens to avoid black head. Pullets enter laying house when combs redden and enlarge.
North Carolina State College plant pathologist G Y Fant reports two dusts show promise in preventing oat smut when applied to seed before planting. One uses a mercury compound, the other a formaldehyde-impregnated clay. both aim to destroy smut spores before germination, with field observations showing significant infection reductions and renewed interest across the United States.
The University of Tennessee extension outlines ten ironic points on how to go broke farming. Advice lampoons single crop farming, neglect of soil, overmortgaging, and resisting cooperation, warning farmers to avoid these missteps.
The article advises keeping seed corn with good air movement to remove respiration byproducts and prevent loss of viability. Once thoroughly dried, respiration lowers and ventilation is less critical, and applying materials is discouraged. It suggests hanging corn on wires to deter mice.
Farmers should inspect machinery in advance to place repair orders. The equipment industry prepares during winter to supply parts for agriculture, and early orders help avoid delays. Waiting until use begins often leads to expensive delays in obtaining repair parts.
The passage argues that outdated farming methods and equipment are wasteful and unprofitable. It suggests upgrading to higher producing livestock and machinery that work faster, cheaper, and better, comparing worn equipment to a poor cow that needs replacement.
More than 100000 barrels of berries were processed by cold pack or frozen pack in 1928 per George M. Darrow of the U S Department of Agriculture. The method stores berries under freezing to keep them like fresh fruit for later use and aids preserves by extending the season and enabling year round processing.
The article argues soil erosion threatens farm productivity with Illinois losing thousands of tons yearly to Mississippi deltas. It promotes terracing and brush dams, seeding slopes, and grazing or timber use on marginal land as solutions, noting long term timber may be the best crop on extensive areas.
The father of Senator Henry W. Keyes planted northern white pines on a sandy one acre plot at Haverhill New Hampshire in 1870 to stop windblown sand. The pines grew to about 60 feet tall and now cover the area, eliminating sand piles on drives and walks.
Winters demand extra poultry attention with nest material choices, roost treatments, and proper feed. Use shavings over straw, avoid under feeding pullets, keep dry drainage, encourage young roosting, and provide alfalfa or clover hay as a green-feed substitute.
A cryptic note from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat surveys unusual construction as Gog and Magog style offices go up with missing inside window sills. The column wonders about the mucilage bottle and the broader design questions.
Dialogue reveals Toto noting Mr. Smith is not dumb while Mr. Smith questions the getter’s curiosity. Toto mentions a big sister expected him to speak all winter, implying an anticipated visit or message.
A nostalgic caregiver testimonial extols California Fig Syrup as a trusted cure for a child's various stomach complaints. The ad cites long-standing medical support, a specific Omaha address, and claims of millions of yearly bottles, urging buyers to insist on the genuine carton marked California.
The remark notes that abuse appearing to soften a man into wine rather than anger reveals a troubling dynamic. It critiques how mistreatment can alter behavior and urges reflection on underlying causes and responses.
The largest creameries in the country profit by coloring butter with Dandelion Butter Color to achieve a desirable yellow hue. About ninety percent use this purely vegetable, tasteless color, which colors a gallon with half a teaspoon, does not affect buttermilk, and is approved by state and national food laws. Wells and Richardson Co. offer a sample bottle for 5 cents.
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