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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
3
Endurance horses need well developed colts. Good stock outperforms scrubs and pays better. Select largest and best sows for breeders. Feeding cost rises with weight but not proportionally. Keep hogs quiet clean and comfortable for best gains. Breeding and feeding must go together. Two months of good feeding fatten sheep started in good condition.
Blackleg of calves is nearly always fatal in 24 to 36 hours with few symptoms. Calves are found dead or nearly so, with swellings on the side belly or legs that may burst with gas bubbles. Skin not broken. bury deep and cover with lime. After two years cattle show immunity.
The article explains a soilborne infection in certain fields not spread by animals and not highly contagious. It can enter through slight scratches and lacks a cure, but vaccination from the US Department of Agriculture provides complete immunity for calves aged four months to two years, a cheap safeguard to avoid losses.
Guidance from an Illinois circular on proper packing of fleeces by type and animal, marking bags, separating dead sheep wool, and avoiding ground storage. Instructions emphasize keeping black or gray fleeces separate or labeled, and storing wool in a clean dry place if not sold immediately.
The Lincoln breed, the heaviest in Britain, is famed for bright lustrous wool in long flakes. Bred from Leicester crosses on Lincoln stock, it is valued for crossbreeding though judged inferior to Down breeds. The image depicts Lincoln ram judging at the Yorkshire Shows in Leeds.
Veterinarian E. T. Baker from the Idaho experiment station advises treating botinfested horses with a soft cloth moistened in coal oil to remove eggs from legs and shoulders. The horse licks eggs, saliva dissolves shells, larvae are swallowed and mature in the stomach, causing ulcers. Prevention is emphasized as best.
Guidance on shelter sunlight air and exercise for brood mares. Emphasizes careful handling intelligent feeding with minimal corn and ample protein feeds like oats bran and alfalfa. Recommend pasture access and open shed during rest to shield from heat or storms.
From the American Cultivator, it argues that breeders of trotters benefit greatly from understanding inheritance law. Enhanced knowledge increases a breeder’s likelihood of producing money winning trotters and achieving success.
The text argues partitions between horse stalls must not be too short to avoid backing out and kicking. It warns against overly narrow stalls and wide ones. Five feet is suggested as an appropriate stall length to prevent horses from rolling and getting cast.
After the calf reaches the third month it will seek more water. Wool storage notes advise using tightly woven bags to keep dust out and prevent fiber shedding. Common jute bags are inadequate. If wool is contracted before shearing and delivery is immediate bagging may be unnecessary.
Instruction notes to separate young colts from their mothers during harness work. Place the colt in pasture while the dam works, then gradually acclimate both. Expect reduced irritation as they adjust to the separation during training and early harness routines.
The article explains that a typical milk cow should drink ten to fifteen gallons of water daily. It notes that for each gallon of milk produced, a cow requires about four and a half gallons of water.
Advice on sheep breeding and management emphasizes sturdy sires, ample land, and high wool prices. It notes a top ram may be worth a substantial price, lambs as main profit, ewes grazing cornfields after harvest, and stress on quiet handling for best gains.
A correspondent cites dairy goats as a practical solution to high living costs. Goats produce tuberculosis free milk equal to cow milk, with about five cents daily feed per head if grass is available, and even less costs six months a year. Toggenburg and Saanen are noted as top milk breeds for American climates.
The article notes dairy cows are machines converting feed to milk, advising traits like large middle, strong constitution, big udder, milk wells, veins, and teats. It favors mature sires with proven dams, recommends testing all cows annually, and stresses longevity of reliable bulls, citing W. J. Kennedy.
A Kansas Farmer warning notes hog deaths blamed on cholera often stem from intestinal worms. A Missouri reader reports pigs and shoats lost. older hogs show no sickness and death but worms caused losses. Worms mimic cholera symptoms, so owners misattribute deaths and could have saved stock with worm remedies.
Farmers urged to mix one tenth as much tankage or oil meal into corn rations to improve pig growth and yield higher profits. The guidance emphasizes balancing the feed for economical returns and better market weight.
At Kansas State Agricultural College in Manhattan, it is shown that corn alone makes a poorer hog ration than corn with alfalfa hay. The photo shows two litter mates, one fed corn only and the other with corn and alfalfa, illustrating the yield difference.
Rudolph Spreckels argues California’s land law stance on Japanese ownership was necessary and prudent. He warns that legislative inaction could have led to violence, calling Hawaii an example when native Japanese might outvote whites. He predicts Hawaii’s whites may seek federal control as Japanese population grows.
A short moral exhortation stresses personal duty to build character by guarding against faults and improving talents broadening interests and sharpening faculties through careful effort.
The Iowa Homestead advises limiting a pig litter to eight for a young keeper. Extra pigs risk crowding and death, so prune weak runts early to allow the rest a better display and chance at survival.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. church service at 11 a.m. Wednesday evening service at 8 p.m. Reading room No 331 Finch Building open daily from 1 30 until 6 p.m. except Sundays at First Street near Broadway.
Subscribers served by city carriers who do not receive the Herald on Tuesday and Friday by 6 pm should call City Messenger Co. at phone 72. They will deliver a copy immediately to aid the publisher.
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