Selection of Good Dairy Cows From a Vermont Address
Professor Cook of New York outlines criteria for judging dairy cows beyond looks, stressing Babcock test, body width, teats, milk veins, and digestion. He highlights Holstein Jule Abbekerk Gerben, a 13 year old cow from Waverly Indiana owner C A Nelson, which yielded 18,000 pounds of milk last year and helped fund a $2,000 car through earnings.
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Vermont Dairy Association
Cook
New York
C. A. Nelson
Waverly
Understanding Cow Udder Health and Milk Flow
The article stresses diet timing before calving to prevent digestion issues and enhances milk production. It notes that strong blood circulation and prominent milk veins indicate better nourishment transfer through the udder. A soft velvety udder is regarded as a positive internal sign of activity.
Cooking feed for cows rarely pays off
Oregon experiment station researchers Dithycombe and Bradley report that steaming vetch and corn silage reduces digestibility of protein. They note some starches like potatoes may improve digestion, but overall cooking feed for dairy cows is not cost effective.
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Oregon Experiment Station
Dithycombe & Bradley
Baking Powder Biscuits by Mrs Janet McKenzie Hill
A recipe for Baking Powder Biscuits by Mrs Janet McKenzie Hill editor of the Boston Cooking School Magazine. The guide claims these biscuits far surpass ordinary baking powder biscuits and urges trying them when bread runs short.
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Janet McKenzie Hill
Boston Cooking School Magazine
KC Baking Powder Biscuits And Free Cook's Book Offer
A vintage recipe for KC Baking Powder biscuits uses flour shortening milk salt and baking powder with guidance not to knead and to keep shapes small for light texture. It promotes the KC Cook's Book offer and a free certificate with KC Baking Powder purchases from JAQUES MFG. Co Chicago.
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Jaques Mfg. Co
Chicago
Making Good Butter On Farm From Clean Practices
W H Underwood outlines simple farm methods for high quality butter. Cows are brushed before milking, milk is strained, utensils cleaned in hot and boiling water, cream churned thrice weekly, and butter salted about one and a half ounces per pound. The process avoids heat from hands and uses a lever butter worker to form one pound squares wrapped in salted parchment.
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W. H. Underwood
Country Gentleman
Selecting the Ram and Potatoes as Hog Feed
The text discusses choosing a ram with strong masculine features for a healthy flock and notes that a wide heart girth is key. It compares feeding potatoes to corn for hog sustenance, citing experiments that 442 pounds of potatoes replace 100 pounds of cornmeal and 400 pounds replace 100 pounds of mixed grain, with cooked potatoes recommended.
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
Sailcloth Tester Describes Strain Measuring Machine
A sailcloth tester uses a long weighted arm to apply strain to a cloth strip. The machine counts weights on the arm and a scale displays the exact level of stress exerted on the sailcloth.
Riverside Concrete Lampposts Blend Art and Durability
Concrete posts known as berry style light poles in Riverside California combine simple design with sturdy construction. The three bulb lampposts topped by a double cross echo city beautiful ideals and trace back to early Franciscan mission influence. The lamps have aged well and still look new after years of use.
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Riverside
Cal
Are
Southern California
They and You Question Clean Streets and Parks
An editorial voice challenges readers to reflect on municipal neglect and graft. It pushes accountability for public spaces, courts, and corruption, urging personal responsibility and civic action.
Salt For the Cow Daily Salinity Guidelines
Cows need from one to eight ounces of salt daily, with higher salt intake for more concentrates. Access to salt should be daily. A Wisconsin station experiment found an average of about two ounces per cow per day.
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Wisconsin Station
Nevada Experiment Station Markets Value of Breeding Horses
The Nevada station says it is not in the horse breeding business yet the Percheron mares have reared colts and performed farm work. One mare died foaling this spring but left four colts likely worth more than double the purchase price of the team. A two year old stallion at 1900 pounds is valued at 1000 dollars and seen as superior to many state sold horses.
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Nevada Experiment Station
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