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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1893
Page
5
Fragmented agricultural notes discuss cow housing and feed storage methods including sugar free quarters and root cellars. The text mentions keeping sleep and Jersey cows and using space for fuel storage, with emphasis on minimizing costs and improving shelter and cooling.
A detailed illustration describes a barn adapted for sheep with pens on three sides and a main feeding floor. It covers feeding from above via a central well and hay carts, with upright openings to reduce wool wear. If used for dairy, an internal arrangement like Fig 2 aids operations.
Live stock notes advise maintaining soft horse collars free from dirt, ensuring cattle have pasture and protein rich grain, and preventing bloats in calves. The letter stresses ample grazing, exercise in paddocks if pasture is impractical, and careful feeding of work horses and bulls to keep them in condition.
The passage argues that only cows bred from known good dairy lines produce valuable calves and sustained dairy success. It warns against using scrubs and stresses selecting bulls with verified pedigrees and proven performance, asserting inferior bulls harm herd quality and profitability.
The readable text hints at a rural market note on wheat following corn, mentioning a milling entity and a provider linked to a local board. It references a time frame of four to six days and a person named Janie with analysis, focusing on preparation and timing, with references to days and a roller.
A practical note from E. 5 Mead in Ohio Farmer on ventilating hives to prevent chilling and overheating. Describes placing hive fronts and covers to create airflow, shading in sun, and using weights to prevent wind uplift. Emphasizes ventilation aids honey ripening and temperature control during warm weather.
An inexpensive drinking fountain can be made by mounting a standard bottle on a board with a loop to hang it on a wall. A wire keeps the bottle from resting in the pan, and tilting the bottle releases water as the fowls drink, using atmospheric pressure to regulate flow.
A Philadelphia Purvy Journal excerpt answers a farmer with fourteen years of experience on goose picking. The method depends on feed and run, with ten weeks suggested to reach desired feathering. Do not pick in cold weather. Feather color and firmness guide readiness, with careful plucking to avoid damaging down and wings.
Gen Vandever prominent in Iowa politics, served as clerk of the supreme court, congressman, brigadier general in the Civil War, and later a member of the Thirty-second through Fifty-first Congresses. He married January 187? to Miss Jan Williams. Also details on migration of 100 miners from Nebraska to Chicago seeking work and a Washington banking note praising Iowa banks for strength and solvency. George M. Park and George Henry Walker Davenport leaders noted with long careers, political activity, and ties to Iowa and Chicago.
In a rugged frontier style narrative, a miner at Copperopolis recounts a voyage through the western hills. He describes dense fog, rough ravines, and a sudden elk encounter where a companion and he shoot to secure breakfast. The piece blends mining optimism with wild wildlife action and frontier hardship.
The August issue of Wide Awake expands to 150 pages with stories by John Willis Hays Louisa T Craigin and Charles Balfour. It announces Wind Awake ceasing as a publication and merging with Wing Avant under D Lothrop Company at 90 cents.
An advertiser touts August Flower as a remedy for loss of vitality and debility, claiming two bottles yielded a 69 pound gain. A seller, Mr Peter Zinville, says customers report dramatic improvements and many praise August Flower as superior to any previous medicine.
An OCR fragment shows a collage of 19th century ads and quips from Harpers Bazaar Puck and Cleveland Plain Dealer style notices. It mentions Syrup of Figs as a popular remedy, porchyard quotes about bankers and drivers, and a theater season at the Auditorium. The text samples brand names, slogans, and humorous asides. It reads as a chaotic mosaic of period advertising and light reportage.
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