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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1916
Page
3
U S Department of Agriculture guidance covers economical milk production through liberal feeding within cow capacity, the role of pasture, pasture costs, and when to use alternative feeds. It includes grain mixes, silage as a roughage source, and silo sizing for summer feeding to sustain milk during drought.
A reader recalls a rainy station scene where a girl shields a woman with an umbrella, underscoring that the main need in life is someone to care. The reflection extols gathering family and friends as support to resist temptation and heal wounds.
A short poem from Farm Life by Harry J. Williams extols honest labor as soul peace. It suggests pulling stumps and hard chores to avoid trouble and gloom, arguing activity beats shirking and restlessness, with a playful jab at preferring leisure over effort.
A terse exchange shows a father accusing his son of crippling a calf with a stone, while the son boasts about efficiency and turning the mishap to advantage. The dialogue reflects rural life and practical problem solving in a harsh environment.
Wisconsin farm advocates argue young men and women should stay rural, citing rising prosperity, better equipment, and diverse income sources from crops, livestock, dairy, and poultry. The piece highlights improved roads, communications, and social life, plus strong markets as war disruptions shift demand toward American farm products. It notes farm teenagers achieving high yields in potato and tomato clubs as evidence of opportunity.
A compact meditation asserts that thought and nature vie for harmony yet wisdom and nature remain aligned. The fragment echoes a classical view that intellect and the natural world can coexist without conflict, inviting reflection on knowledge and existence.
A collection of notices on poultry management and road bonds. Broody hens lower egg output and spoilage risks, with flat-bottom coops recommended to break broodiness. Vermillion County Illinois plans 1.5 million dollar road bonds to fund concrete and brick roads at about 9 cents per acre yearly.
The acting of the Farm Loan Act marks rapid progress toward a saner national conception. Less than ten years ago a farm loan bank system was seen as a vague ideal. Now the farmer is to be served and not exploited, an America n sentiment.
A reflective piece urges choosing a constructive outlook. It contrasts tragedy with comedy and stresses seeing goodness in all happenings. By aiming upward toward dawn and renewal, one should adopt an optimistic mindset and early productive routines.
Reported data from 13 states with stallion license laws show percentages of unsoundness among 2640 cases. Nine percent cover defects like chorea and general conformation issues. Figures reflect counts of defects per stallion rather than per animal, and state rules vary on disqualification or licensing notes.
Direct contact with the ivy plant is not always necessary to produce poisoning, as the poison may be carried by clothing tools or pets. The article outlines symptoms including skin irritation rashes and eye redness and emphasizes avoiding contact and washing exposed skin promptly.
Medical brief outlines exposure precautions from ivy plants and repeated washing with warm water and alkaline soap. It details removal of the irritant using alcohol and lead sugar solutions with lint, then limewater dressings, zinc oxide ointment, grindelia extract solution, black wash with calomel, and cautions about mercury poisoning. A recommended formula includes carbolic acid resorcin and bismuth subgallate in lime water for topical use.
The department will not seek proceedings under the Food and Drugs Act for interstate shipments or sales in the District of Columbia or the Territories of unlabeled canned foods solely for lacking a contents statement if shipped to nonretail buyers and the cans show correct quantity to retail dealers and consumers. If lack of marking is found to defraud the act’s purpose, the department will recommend action with reasonable notice.
Chopped six apples and walnuts mix with brown sugar butter and milk. Add chopped celery if available. Serve on lettuce or in glass dishes as a salad or dessert from Farm Life.
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