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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
8
A State Journal note reports Omaha may pass an ordinance forcing all single adults aged 25 to 45 to marry within sixty days, exempting widows and widowers. The piece argues civilization rests on the home and calls for matrimony while praising public sentiment for Omaha's honesty and growth.
The Cleveland Leader argues Ohio Republicans prefer unity and no primary this year. Taft is likely to seek the national nomination with broad state support. Foraker has not declared. The piece urges waging one campaign at a time and opposes factional extermination.
A Baltimore and Ohio fast flyer derailed at Pleasant View sixty miles from Kenova causing the baggage coach to jump the track and the engine and five coaches to leave the rails. Twenty injured, two fatally, including Judge William A. Ohley and Captain T. R. Cowell. Fifty total injured. Cause blamed on poor rail condition.
The Texas agricultural experiment station reports molasses increases gain when added to fattening rations. It lowers gain when added to cottonseed meal with bulls. When used in a balanced ration molasses improves gains and appearance without reducing cost of gain. One gallon daily causes no undesirable effects in steers and larger amounts may be feasible.
The guidance emphasizes separating foal and mare during work, housing foal in a roomy box, feeding it in a separate corner, and gradually weaning over two to three weeks. Regular handling with a halter is advised, plus frequent feeding during and after the weaning period for both mare and foal.
A note warns against feeding shorts or bran to calves with milk as starch-rich foods are not properly digested. When fed with milk, low saliva mixing allows starch to pass undigested, so dry feeding of bran and shorts is advised.
The Department of Agriculture pursues hardy alfalfa seed for northern farms and Professor N Hi Hanson reports varieties suitable for dry western lands. The plant proves extremely hardy with a yellow flower.
The article cautions buyers that a strong bull alone cannot guarantee perfection. It notes a half herd value, emphasizes matching dam type to sire, and recommends starting with any cows to breed in line. Over several years this builds cattle that fetch top market prices.
Orchards well located and in full bearing are worth 500 to 1000 dollars per acre depending on location and proximity to markets. Some ten or twenty acre orchards have paid back their purchase price in a single season. Good orchards are scarce as owners know they cannot invest in something with equal dividends.
A. V. Meersch notes in Western Poultry Journal that old hens lay few or no eggs in cold weather and should not be kept beyond three years. It is more economical to replace them with pallets after this period.
The Weather Bureau reports April ended near the coldest on record, within a degree of the coldest April in 26 years. Washington observers note unseasonably chilly conditions persisted through the April close.
An agricultural note argues against excessive shoeing. It claims the farm horse stays healthier and works easier on soft ground with fewer shoes, noting bare feet aid traction and natural frog function, especially on mud or plowed fields.
The two requisites of a sheep barn are dryness and ventilation. Dampness and drafts cause pneumonia and foot rot, while excess heat breeds tuberculosis. Dry quarters with ample air cut half the risks of sheep raising.
The article argues hogs produce far more meat per unit of grain than other farm animals. It contends hogs are economical to raise, fetch strong market prices, and offer a favorable outlet for grain, making hog production highly advantageous for farmers.
The note urges buyers to take the middle aged thrifty ewe lambs from sellers. It claims these ewes will raise larger and better lambs for the buyer and save the seller from sacrificing top animals.
A San Juan Batista dispatch reports a hurricane sweeping Cam peche and coast districts, destroying cocoa groves and forests, causing property losses in the millions and risking shipping damage. Homes were blown down and major haciendas named as heavy losers. May 2. Haywood Demonstration in New York shows 6000 Socialists with portraits of Moyer Haywood Pettibone, marching in Brooklyn and praising the accused in Idaho Governor Steunenberg murder case.
A permit to wed is issued for Carl Sullivan a 22 year old miner of Buch ter and Miss Ethel Woods a 21 year old resident of Chauncey. The notice records their ages and occupations and marks the formal union.
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