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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1907
Page
4
A Farm and Home correspondent describes a improved milking stool with the top braced to the standard. Two braces are nailed to the under side as shown in the cut, preventing looseness between top and post and offering a sturdier design.
Five companies of the Twenty second Infantry from Fort McDowell and four from Monterey were dispatched to Goldfield Nevada by Brigadier General Fred Funston after Governor Sparks requested federal troops. The move, ordered by President Roosevelt, aims to quell potential clashes during the miners strike as nonunion labor work is feared. The Monterey command and San Francisco units followed, delayed by a freight wreck and Sierra storms. Communication with Goldfield is limited but reports say order prevails.
Washington December 7 The treasury accepts a canal bond issue totaling 325 million dollars with bids largely from energy and banking firms. Subscriptions under 20 dollars are noted and notices of acceptance will be issued within ten days. The offering, aimed to support canal improvements and relief measures, shows substantial over subscription and small investor participation.
The case of George Bone facing charges of complicity in the death of former Governor Frank Se moved forward as jurors were impaneled. Prosecutors, defense, and witnesses including Permeier Fillotson and others appeared while testimony plans and bond details were outlined amid ongoing trial preparations.
Boston reports Edward Lynn, president of the Massachusetts State branch of the American Federation of Labor, died at a city hospital from injuries after an assault. Lieut. Governor Copp ordered an immediate inquiry into the case. Other notes include John A. Steele of Everett facing arraignment and a separate murder case in Altoona with a woman killed during an attempted restraint.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a stabbing incident in Des Moines involving a knife and a woman seeking help. Names and precise details are unreadable, with multiple garbled phrases and broken sentences.
The udder swells and glands become feverish before or after calving. Causes include excess milk in the udder and drafts. Treatment favors partial milking, warm fomentations, calf suckling, rubbing with the hand, and a small amount of comphorated ointment or oil. Recovery spans several days.
Cornell university reports the cost of producing milk at 65 cents per hundredweight with good herd care and feed. Fat costs 16 cents per pound. breed differences exceed within breed variation. Large cows eat less feed per 1000 pounds live weight. Best fat yields come from cows with strong milk flow. More food does not always mean more milk or fat. Pasture grass remains the cheapest feed for milk and fat production.
The text extols dairy efficiency and animal care, stressing better cows, feed, and milk management for higher profits. It advises cleanliness and proper stall width, promoting four high-producing cows over eight average ones. It describes a method to keep cream without ice by burying a separator near the milking area and using machine milking to improve cleanliness and speed.
The article argues that average cows produce about 160 pounds of butter per year, making butter profitability unlikely on typical farms. It urges choosing cows that perform dairy and beef functions well rather than breeding cows that excel in one function but lose money on the other.
In Goldfield Nevada on December 7 miners display subdued reaction to troop orders and avoid disturbance. Union leaders hold frequent secret meetings while mine owners fear a lasting U S troop presence. Dynamite attempts near the power line are thwarted as frozen powder fails to ignite.
A band of twenty Lettish Esthenian robbers attacked a monastery near Pskov at midnight. Monks fought fiercely, six monks killed, three wounded, robbers largely exterminated as troops pursued them. Four captured or killed in final stand near the station. fire ended the last resistance.
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