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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
6
An architectural feature on display emphasizes rustic timber use in Craftsman style bungalows. Expert William A. Radford offers free advice, outlining stained rough lumber, oversized timbers, and beveled siding as key elements. The design favors wood walls, dark trim, window variations, and creosoted shingles to preserve natural wood beauty.
Verne Purcell meets Albion Marsh and his daughter Janice. He secretly helps finish the missing mechanism of Marsh’s invention to win Janice’s heart, sacrificing his own claim to fame. The tale ends with Janice and Verne recognizing a noble selfless act and mutual love.
USDA notes sheep can winter well on less grain with good hay. Legume hays lead, while coarse timothy and bluegrass are poor feeds and may require linseed meal to offset constipation. An Missouri study shows clover hay lowers lamb losses and boosts weight gain vs timothy.
A Kansas State professor outlines key dairy success factors. Prospective dairymen should select profitable cows and consider markets and location, while community cooperation and proper feeding maximize profits. Start with grade cows and a good bull, and treat farming as a business to utilize idle land and improve efficiency amid food shortages.
Dr. Theodore Macklin of the Kansas Agricultural Experiment station warns that idle land on farms represents financial loss as unused acreage draws rent and interest without returns. He notes the United States has 46 percent of land as farms but only 54 percent improved, with much idle land that could boost food production and profits.
Farm animals constantly suffer wounds and require quick assessment for foreign bodies and hemorrhage control. Clean with antiseptic solution, ensure drainage, and consider limited cutting. Clean head and neck wounds, apply hydrogen peroxide, and stitch only if necessary. Apply iodine tincture or a zinc boric dusting powder to edges.
The article argues alfalfa restores worn soils by increasing humus and nitrogen making it essential in rotations to balance beet and other crops. It notes many alfalfa acres are sacrificed for higher value crops, reducing alfalfa hay supply and raising prices for stock feeders.
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