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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1925
Page
7
Kirksville residents and visitors are noted in a string of casual calls and weekend gatherings. Several families, including the Crooks, Vincent, and Funk clans, visited relatives or hosted friends at homes around Kirksville and nearby towns.
Officials renew the annual program paying expenses for one boy from each county to attend the state fair in Sedalia. County superintendent Loughadge will conduct examinations at Unionville High School at two o clock for Farm Geography and other subjects. Eligibility requires under sixteen, farm home, elementary school attendance, or membership in a boys club. If top winner cannot attend, second place goes to the fair, with alternatives for absent finalists as needed.
Nova Burns delivered hogs to Un and neighbors gathered for Sunday visits at the Dent Vestal home. Kenneth Gillum visits grandparents Johnnie Gillum and Pauline Vestal. Marie Gillum and fam attend Sunday school with Bessie Hite and Vestal kin. Rev Garlock’s program and Dent school events discussed. parishioners urged to attend Saturday and Sunday services.
Article lists forage and crop options for dairy production including alfalfa, sweet clover, soybeans, cowpeas, and silage with corn cane and grain supplements. Notes Professor Fitch on maximizing yield and certainty, Kansas crops and use of linseed meal and cottonseed meal as protein. Social notes mention local family visits and farm work such as corn planting.
Dairy extension expert H. M. Jones of South Dakota State College says the future of dairy herds hinges on care of calves. Proper feeding, clean feeding pails, and clean quarters are essential, with whole milk needed for the first two to three weeks before shifting to skim milk and grain. Undersized cows often trace to scanty early feeding.
Colorado Experiment Station Bulletin 295 states that maintaining body weight with standard nutrients keeps milk fat percentage stable. feeding cannot reliably raise fat content. Underfed cows may show slightly lower fat percentages, while Jersey cattle produce richer milk. Fat can rise temporarily if a cow fattens before calving, drawing on body fat in early lactation.
The notes stress checking fence condition for summer, painting needed buildings, and maintaining salt boxes. It notes feed costs dominate milk production, urges balanced grain feeding, and warns poor pastures reduce value. Regular pasture upkeep and proper salt and feed management aim to improve lactation outcomes.
Local readers praise The Republican weekly for increasing size and better handling of home news. Byron McKinley of Main City encloses renewal remittance while others hail added outlay as ensuring the best service and timely delivery.
Mr and Mrs John W Torrey and Mr Fern Torrey with Lyrene Young visited Unionville last Thursday. They report a backward spring delaying timothy and grass growth. Torrey expects about 50 percent of the winter apples injured by frost, but early apples less so. Ground favors corn and oats with an unusually large seeding, and a favorable season could yield a large crop.
LONE STAR Rev S Souther of Centerville Iowa held services here Sunday. Grace Gray visited relatives including her grandmother Mrs Je Gray who is ill. Ted Baugher of Untonville stayed with Bir and Pearl Min ear family. Nina Medlin spent night with Genevieve Hacksthorne. The Souther family visited Willie Minear and Sammy Moss households. Grover Trenter hosted two brothers from Keokuk while Elmer Scrivens bought a farm nearby.
Mr and Mrs Glen Stall spent Friday at the Let Husted home. Mrs Roy Lewis hosted Friday at the Sacob Lewis home. Mrs Chas Dwyer attended Saturday at the Ted Stevens home and Sunday night at the Thompeany residence with Bea Arve Lewis.
The article outlines feeding regimens to keep the herd bull vigorous and healthy. It recommends a grain mix of ground corn oats bran and linseed, warns against cottonseed meal, and stresses legume hay for high protein and minerals, plus adequate water and exercise. It notes silage should be limited to avoid paunch distension and emphasizes reliable bulls for dairy industry efficiency.
Farmers at the New York State College of Agriculture report that applying a specific home made fly spray twice daily reduces flies, keeps cattle calmer, and aids milk production. The mix includes coal tar dip, oil of tar, coni oil, white oil, and laundry soap. thirty gallons cover forty cows for two daily applications at about one cent per cow. Two men with a portable cart spray forty cows in five minutes.
The discussion notes risks in cross breeding Holtstein and Dimernsey cattle. It argues female progeny may not reliably inherit a balanced type or milk quality and quantity, making it hard to establish a stable breed standard under such mating.
A dairy cow producing a large milk flow needs added minerals to stay productive. The ration should include ample calcium and phosphorus and consider supplements if legume hay, bran, cottonseed meal, or linseed meal are not provided.
The Unionville Junior Band to perform on the square at 2 30 or 3 00 PM, after months of practice under Prof Dillinger. Organizers hope to continue summer concerts, but funding to retain a director may end the band if not arranged.
The Christian Church invites families to a big dinner Saturday followed by Sunday school at 9 45 and regular services at 11. Elder J D Noland will discuss Life Inside the Prison Walls in the evening. The evangelistic campaign starts within 90 days, with the first night planned after the last Sunday in August. Roger Fife and son Robert are expected to attend. H F York urges everyone to be ready for next Sunday.
A. J Bennett urges all Unionville and surrounding groups to join the Decoration Day exercises. Veterans sons will have a reserved parade place. G A R members aim for a memorable three hour program with a large turnout and full order of march. The Republican printed last week the day’s schedule and group locations, with assembly at ten o'clock.
Mr J W Blaylock who managed the county telephone exchange in Bushnell has moved his wife, one son, two daughters and his mother in law to Unionville. They arrived Saturday and will occupy the house bought from Dan Cook in the south part of town. The family stayed behind to complete the school year. Their son was a Bushnell High School junior this year.
A band concert includes a special feature dance performed by ten girls listed as Thelma Hoe, Jankie Hickman, Georgia Hickman, Joe Fay Bram, Juanite Tyler, Mary Ru Maiiaret Ober lag, Maxine Lane, Lorraine Lane, and March Lights Out McCoy. The program showcases pieces such as The Majestic Band Overture, The Little Duchess, Can't Stop Loving You, Sweet Evening Bells, Slim Trombone, Insh, Kentucky Bungalow, Moonlight in Florida, and Storm Popular.
A Wilmington News Journal note reflects on enduring truths such as death and memory as a man speaks about himself, offering a brief, reflective column on certainty and self-perception.
Morning Presbyterian services planned with evening union service led by Enterim. Linus E. Brown, minister, invites attendance and notes a study on Wednesday evening.
A church announces Sunday school at the church, preaching at the Young People's Union at 7 30, and preaching at 2 00. A prayer meeting is held one night at 8 00. You are invited.
The article advises bathing warts on teats several times daily in warm water with a tablespoonful of washing soda per pint, or immersing the teats for a minute or more. After evening baths apply a thick paste of cold pressed castor oil, salt, and flour of galbanum to the affected parts. Parts with slim necks may be snipped a few at a time with blunt scissors and iodine applied.
Unionville resident A P Hunt travels to Bushnell Illinois after the death of his brother William Hunt who passed away Sunday afternoon. A son reportedly spent time in Bushnell with the deceased prior to the death.
The Church of Christ schedules night services on Sunday at 11. Albert of Jefferson Iowa leads Jagane night in a Bible study noted by Gilbert as an experienced instructor.
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