Christmas customs around the world in Bethlehem and beyond
The article surveys Christmas celebrations in the Holy Land, France, Germany, England, and among immigrants in America. It highlights Vatican and Nativity ceremonies in Bethlehem, mistletoe lore in France, Kris Kringle in Germany, historic English Yuletide traditions, and immigrant Christmas aid at Elis Island with parcels, dinners, and trees for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
United States
England
Holy Land
Christ Child
Jerusalem
Palestine
Church of the Nativity
France
Sexport
John Bull
Paris
Germany
Santa Claus
America
Kris Kringle
Santa
Scotland
Elis Island
Europe
Italy
Rational feeding and calf selection in dairying for better herds
M Kelley argues for broader cow nutrition using clover hay ensilage wheat bran and oats plus lush pasture to improve health and vitality. He urges exchanging top calves among dairymen to raise only the best heifers, boosting herd quality and profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Kelley
Making butter in Persia from a missionary account
A missionary describes Persian butter making using a goat or sheep skin bag swung on a frame to agitate sour cream. He notes this method as the origin of the American swing churn. Dairying in Persia remains largely unchanged from centuries ago with few improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Perais
Freshening Cows on a Dairy Farm Feeding Schedule
The guide explains pre freshening and post freshening diets for dairy cows. Three weeks before calving during winter, feed about two pounds of wheat bran daily, with no shorts until calving. Gradually raise to four pounds at calving, then increase total grain by adding shorts to a maximum eight pounds for top cows.
Dry Cows Practice and Turnout Schedule
The plan aims to keep each cow dry six to eight weeks yearly. Cows are milked twice daily until roughly a week before drying. Then they are milked once daily for three or four days with a small amount left. They are turned out to pasture and later milked again until the next lactation begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Pethlehem
Hible
Bethlehem
Basilica
St. Helena
Manger
Christ
Jesus Christ
Butter Fat Separator Logs As Half Pound Daily
Handling the separator mishandling yields logs showing only half a pound of butter fat per day. Over a year the reduced daily yield accumulates into a considerable item for the dairy operation and its records.
Butter Fat in Milk and Solids Vary by Water Content
Readable text notes that butter fat levels in milk and total solids decline when water content in the milk matrix rises. The statement implies an inverse relationship between fat content and water fraction affecting overall milk composition.
Sanitary milk stools for clean dairy practice
The article reviews six iron milk stools numbered 1 through 6, praising No 1 as the easiest to keep clean and most desirable. It notes features like lead-filled leg ends, lack of dirt-collecting corners, and contrasts with designs 2 4 3 5 and 6 which include caps hoops or dual ends, making sanitation harder to maintain. emphasizes galvanized single-leg stool 6 for simple cleaning though with a larger base.
Drying Off Cows by Dry Feed and Milking Intervals
The best method to dry off cows is to feed only dry feeds if on feed and milk irregularly, then milk once daily on alternating days during the week. Adjust milking intervals to each cow’s udder condition as drying times vary among cows.
Abstracts of Title a Specialty Loans Insurance Real Estate
Short catalog note listing services in real estate including abstracts of title loans and insurance. Mentions location No East Fifth Street and signals focus on property records and related financial services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th and
Chestnut Streets
Atlantic
Iowa
John H. Wood
Ben U. Wood c. W. Savery
Sixth and Chestnut Sts
East Fifth Street
Dr R A Gamble Opera House Block Contact
Directory entry lists Dr R A Gamble at Opera House Block with office and residence phones Musson 90 and Musson 121 Bell 317 Atlantic OVA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Gamble
Opera House
Musson
Bell
Atlantic
C. L. Campbell
Gillespie Building
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chrismas
Dalrying
Chas. A. Grubb
T. B. Swan
J. B. Rockafellow
Wood & Savery
D. O. Herbert
Max Emmert
K. D
Ofice
C. G. Clark
Chis. D. Finley
Chestnut Street
U. S. Mullins
W. C. Heers
Smiley’s
Greem
G. R. Miller
Gillespie
J. A. Giffen
C. Thurman Furniture Company
W. M. Baildy
Chestnut St. Atlantic
Butler
M. H. Butler
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