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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
6
An informational piece on cabbage cultivation detailing soil conditions for water drainage, fertilization, and nitrogen use. It covers cabbage origins Brassica oleracea, types and leaf variation, hardiness differences, seed sowing and transplanting timelines, bed preparation, row spacing, and frost protection techniques.
Analysis shows sorghum’s protein and fat content yields similar feed value to timothy hay. Nitrogen and extract measures are lower in sorghum, with notable figures cited for protein and fat percentages. A separate note from the U S Department of Agriculture discusses cheese identity and processing definitions.
Reports from over thirty thousand sawmills show 1908 lumber output fell about seventeen percent from 1907. Washington leads with 2.915 billion feet, Louisiana second at 2.722 billion, with Mississippi and Arkansas following. Yellow pine and Douglas fir dominate the sawmills, while many small mills outnumber large facilities. Sixteen melons fit in two layers in a half bushel climax basket, requiring careful packing for a neat presentation.
In Des Moines area a Moses-like tomato success story shows a stonemason's son earning up to 400 dollars per acre from tomatoes, while neighbors obtain 12 dollars per acre from corn. Over seven years he has improved 32 acres, using water heavily and little manure, netting 2,500 dollars yearly from lettuce and 818,000 in farm improvements. The piece contrasts contrasting farming fortunes and questions the gap.
A stockman claims calves three to four days old with scours die from indigestion and respond to pepsin. A teaspoonful twice daily in warm milk after feeding may cure, and starting at birth for several days may prevent illness. Pepsin is the common drugstore variety available by the pound.
The article argues that good hay depends on cutting when the grass heads out not when brown, notes clover timing, and warns against relying on sunshine alone. It emphasizes windrow and haycock curing as favored by top hay specialists.
A pompous London doctor in charge of female wards clashes with the head nurse over duties. An Irish servant Mary miscommunicates a supper cue, leading to an inquiry that exposes the misread message and prideful stubbornness. Includes a Dublin cab wager anecdote and a Sunday theology jest.
A Glasgow suburb man stopped at a farmhouse and was offered milk free of charge by a proud woman who refused payment sixpence. He intended to reward her son but a voice corrected him saying the lad was not hers. The woman then sent a young boy named Wullie to greet the visitor politely.
A college crowd celebrates a crew victory when a patrolman detains two prisoners. In arraignment the magistrate asks for names. one defendant stammers his alibi as the officer identifies himself. The scene captures a courtroom exchange over disturbances in a street celebration.
A breeder describes making a sling from a cottonseed meal sack and rope to support a severely injured ten month old colt suffering a wire cut. The improvised device uses a half inch steel tubing and rope to suspend the colt from a beam, resting the sling against chest and abdomen until the animal calmed.
A Kansas hog breeder reports success feeding hogs a slop made from water shorts linseed meal tankage and salt with beef stock to sharpen appetite. He notes the approach lowers costs and yields strong profits, stressing early maturity and rapid growth aided by pasture.
The breeding sow should be chosen for suitability to maternal duties. Ideal features include a long deep body many teats short well placed legs a level back a fine head ears and coat and a good disposition.
The Percheron breed, named for La Perche district in France, grows in popularity here as demand for these large draft horses rises. Modern Percherons stand sixteen hands high and exceed weights, making them sought after in breeding and handling centers.
A description of a fine team of Percherons weighing 1700 to 2200 pounds each. They are white gray or black with intelligent heads, small ears and eyes, a short muscular neck, strong shoulders and chest, a plump body, straight back, heavy quarters and drooping croup. They are low set and compact with short clean legs, no feathering, and well-shaped sound hooves.
The note asks readers to share praise or criticism about the Herald Printery located at 408 East Wishkah Street. It invites word of mouth as a courtesy to improve service and publicity.
A listing details numerous fire alarm boxes with street intersections and landmarks including City Hall High School Building Market F Street Broadways areas and mills. Several boxes marked with an quote imaginary quote indicate fictional status.
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