Covered Yards for Dairy Cows
The article examines winter housing options for dairy herds, noting a University of Illinois experiment with a covered barnyard for 22 cows. It reports benefits like labor savings and healthier cattle, while acknowledging no single system is best and encouraging cautious consideration. It also discusses preservative use in butter by Australians and new English laws limiting boric acid in dairy products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
University of Illinois
Fraser
United States
England
Natal
En silage and turnips used in New Zealand dairy farms
Reports from New Zealand describe cows grazing turnips and tops, then being fed turnip winter stores. Concerns arise over turnip flavor tainting milk and cheese makers urging a shift to properly made silage to avoid milk taint.
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New Zealand
Cheaze
New
Dairying with Silage For Efficient Winter Milk
A dairy farmer must use silage to sustain operations through winter. Feed down 20 to 25 acres yearly and harvest well matured corn for silage. The silo provides the cheapest, best milk-producing food. proper cutting and feeding are essential for maximum efficiency.
Silage Making and Dairy Associations Advise Farmers
Practical note on silage cutting and packing with a high capacity machine. Emphasizes rapid silo filling and airtight sealing. Discusses formation of local dairy associations focused on creamery butter interests, urging farmer and farmer wife involvement and true to name organization.
Proper ventilation in stables for dairy cows
A Farmers' Review excerpt argues warm stables must also be ventilated. It condemns thin board construction and explains thick walls with air spaces and ventilating tubes to ensure a continual supply of pure air while foul air is expelled. It stresses that cow air should remain clean under proper ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel James
Illinois milk quality concerns reach small towns
Illinois farmers' review reports complaints over milk quality in smaller towns as inspectors in larger cities ensure safety while small communities struggle to enforce ordinances. Adulteration by water and harmful preservatives like formaldehyde are noted, with some larger locales forming companies to improve milk supplies.
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Ilinois
Dairy and Food Commission of
Illinois
Lke Kankakee
Galesburg
Creamery Sharks Decline in Farmer Creamery Schemes
The term creamery shark describes men who urge farmers to build creameries, profit by overpriced materials, and flip profitable schemes. Now educated farmers resist, fewer cows exist in some areas, and overworked ground harms new ventures.
Fads in Poultry Raising and a Silk Trafalgar Carpet
The article argues that poultry trends become fads with no real value, noting that color or comb points add no utility. It predicts a shift toward utilitarian breeding and fewer market fads, then describes a silk carpet made in Caesarea depicting Nelson’s Trafalgar moment, woven by fourteen youths at seven by five feet, priced at £400.
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AGRES
Meyer
Des Moines
Sipehottly
Sach Onder
Wiltrgix
Radio-Sulfhq Co
Denver
Calo
Caesarea
Trafalgar
Nelson
Death Near for Chicago Woman Helped by Dean's Kidney Pills
A Chicago woman credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving her from death from Bright's disease after years of kidney related symptoms including back pain dizziness and frequent painful secretions. The ad copy and other items describe medical claims and assorted anecdotes from the era, including Defiance Starch and light humor pieces.
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Chicago
E. T. Gould
W. Lake &J
SIL
Dean
Bright
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Power from Food Boosts Body with Grape-Nuts Use
Missouri woman recovers after stomach troubles with Grape-Nuts. She endured heartburn gas and near starvation before a ten day trial restored digestion and strength, raising weight from 98 to 116 pounds. Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich. endorses the cereal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Defiance Starch Ads Boosts Ironing Efficiency
A string of humorous clippings tout Defiance Starch from Life and Washington Life, promoting 16 oz packages for 10 cents, claiming no iron sticking and chemical free content. Advertisers urge buyers to demand Defiance, noting savings in time and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Mothers Are Helped Their Health Restored
An old magazine style notice touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for nervousness irritability and backache in mothers. It quotes Mrs Ph Hoffman of Brooklyn praising the remedy after years of ovarian trouble and child care. Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Mass.
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Lydia
Lydia E. Linkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia BH
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