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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1925
Page
6
The piece notes sweaters with long sleeves and varied necklines as essential for all ages, highlighting colors like red, black, gray, rose, and purple. It describes mohair and rayon fibers, flat V-necks, and the trend toward versatile, durable coats with long hemlines, dyed furs, and luxurious fabrics for several seasons.
A Wisconsin agriculture weed specialist advises against chemical destruction of perennial weeds. He endorses basic methods and warns that most patent weed killers are costly and no more effective than sodium arsenate solutions. Safety and soil impact are emphasized for farmers.
University of Illinois researchers Misa F. Marion Lougee and B Hopkins find selenium compounds more useful for weed control than as tree sprays. They caution selenium is toxic to foliage but may combat pear blight oyster shell canker and other diseases while sparing grass and clover, suggesting a new weed eradicator.
In cold weather old hens prove unreliable layers while early hatched pullets supply winter eggs. Light breeds such as Leghorns start in five to six months with extra time for American breeds like Rocks and Reds. Asiatic breeds need nine to ten months and are not profitable generally.
A Leghorn hen weighing 3.5 pounds and laying 200 eggs yearly yields 5.75 pounds of edible solids, making her the most efficient farm animal by edible solids per body weight. A Jersey cow at 1000 pounds producing 7000 pounds of milk with 14 percent solids ranks second.
George H. Glover of Colorado Agricultural College warns that wild parsnip or cieuta is the most poisonous plant in the U.S. It grows in damp meadows and along ditch banks and can kill horses from a single root. Poisoning in humans is rare but possible from tasting roots. cattle are affected, with frothing and convulsions. Farmers are urged to identify and send suspicious plants for verification.
Rabbits are presented as ideal small scale livestock for amateurs and ranchers with alfalfa or clover hay. New Zealand Red and White and American Blue rabbits top fur value, blue and white hides command high prices, Reds follow. Flemish cited as fast grower reaching two months.
A farmer uses an old mower wheel dragged between corn rows to control moisture and weed growth after plowing. The method leaves the ground level, aids future tilling, and helps curb young weeds before they gain strength.
Drought damaged pastures for dairy herds require corn forage or silage as supplements. If corn silage is unavailable, feed a grain ration of equal parts corn and oats or barley and oats for average or low producers, plus oil meal for high-producing cows at a rate of one pound per five to six pounds of grain. When no pasture remains, feed cows around noon in winter.
The text urges naming your farm and adopting a trademark for goods while noting various agricultural ideas. It cites Destruction of volunteer wheat reducing Hessian fly injuries, warns heavy feeding and no exercise harm horses and people, praises diversified income for profits, and stresses comfortable poultry houses, silage quality, and equipment care like an emery wheel. It also suggests late afternoon as preferred alfalfa cutting time and using salt to deter mice from harnesses.
Carnauba wax used in phonograph record manufacture is sourced from Bahia and several other states in Brazil.
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