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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
6
A renowned veterinary writer warns that horses with free water faucets drink less when given water at long intervals and stresses the need to limit water with heat or after hard work. He advises offering a large bucket, timing water before grain, and avoiding digestive disturbances from drinking after meals.
The device uses a reservoir suspended between the animal's eyes to feed a trough by gravity. The feed drains into a saucer receptacle under the animal's mouth, ensuring continuous access with no spill.
A Breeder's Gazette discussion notes many thin horses are leaving the country to save feed after hard seasons. Some animals are not worth fattening, while good horses are sacrificed by selling them in thin condition. The piece highlights dealers profiting by feeding and reselling, urging skilled breeders to recognize quality and act to maintain value.
A breeder notes that early shearing and careful post shear care can keep a flock productive. Ewes entering heat after shearing may be bred again, with attention to timing and coverage to optimize breeding.
Edward H. Webster argues farmers must raise cream quality by cleaning udders before milking and avoiding cloth strainers. He advises milking in dust free spaces, separating milk immediately while warm, and using a wire or no strainer to reduce contamination.
The article describes scab symptoms in sheep including itching and wool loss. It cites a veterinarian recommending a dip made from tobacco oil of tar soda ash soft soap and water to cover fifty sheep per batch and suggests repeated dips in persistent cases with careful wool drying after each dip.
The difference between good stock and scrule stock lies in whether an animal is adapted to a specific purpose. Pure bred animals have inherited tendencies from generations of selection, making them superior for particular qualities, while mongrels carry conflicting bloodlines with no special fitness for any single use. This view is attributed to Progressiv e Farmer.
Writers claim sheep should not graze land longer than a year before plowing to avoid parasites. Trials show eelment of parasite control using tar, turpentine mud salt, and sheep sean leaf with tar. A farmer reports mixing turpentine and salt in accessible pastures at about one half pint turpentine and one peck salt per unit.
The Second church of Springfield Ohio converts a central vacant lot into a neighborhood playground with beds and lawn, adds slides and swings, and improvises a public ice water fountain by piping water through a box with ice. The public response is highly favorable and the trustees are praised.
Eastern railroads abandon garish carpet bedding for permanent shrub plantings along station grounds and extending along rights of way. The move pleases readers who study and enjoy embellishment of steel highways, benefiting owners and travelers alike.
A catalog of fire alarm box locations including streets and landmarks such as City Hall High School Building Harbor and East Heron Market F Street and others. Some boxes are marked imaginary with quotation marks. This item lists numerous coordinates and street corners for emergency alerts.
An ordinance grants the Grays Harbor and Puget Sound Railway right to lay tracks and operate railway lines within Cosmopolis Washington along streets and public places. It also authorizes construction and operation of telegraph and telephone lines over the same areas as approved by the town council.
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