Breeding and care tips for brood sows and farrowed hogs
This piece details ideal brood sow and boar traits, conformation, and weights to aim for, stressing balanced depth, width, heart girth, and strong legs. It advises careful selection of farrowing stock, proper feeding with barley, oats, and milk, and guidance on handling sows to build mutual trust with handlers for better pig production outcomes. It also covers breeding age, litter planning, and pasture management for year-round nutrition and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orin
Ain
Uae
Dines Goth
Barrow
Nnlas
Gia
Hidden treasures of rare metals and their uses
Uranium gives a green glow to glass while porcelain appears black. Thorium and ceria oxides light incandescents. Cerium, discovered a century ago, remains rare. Zirconium valued for high heat resistance and use in lighting cylinders. Molybdenum strengthens steel for shafts and armour. Vanadium hardens steel for armour and ships. Platinum, palladium, gallium and titanium cited for heat, chemistry, and mirrors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Daughters Complain About Mothers Spoiling Courtships
A wave of countrified chatter from young women blames well meaning mothers for wrecking courtships. Details include mothers dominating social events, sending daughters on errands as suitors appear, and constant lecturing that deters engagement prospects amid lighthearted anecdotes and kitchen lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall
Tod
Preparing for harvest and farming guidance note
Agricultural guidance emphasizes timely harvest, soil moisture retention, and proper rolling and tillage. It discusses machinery, seedbed preparation, and the role of ploughing in moisture conservation. It also includes advice on child labor on farms and encouraging young workers to earn money and develop independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
W. G Hearne & Co
Qeorlong
Victoria
FARM JOTTINGS PROMOTE ORDER IN FARM LIFE
The column urges farming families to act with system and kindness to boost productivity. It stresses planning, tool organization, machine maintenance, and tidy buildings as keys to efficient work and happier, more profitable farms. It also covers seed germination basics, noting moisture heat oxygen and soil contact as essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pryce Couit
Cig
Tun Pormcure
Perm
Health and Nervous Debility Tale From Collingwood
A man at 14 Light Street, Collingwood, recounts long illness from general debility and nervous breakdown. He describes weight loss, fatigue, sleepless nights, and reliance on medicines before finding a remedy that restored strength, hoping others will heed his experience and try the same treatment.
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Waluna
Joseph Carver
Lightstreet
Collingwood
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Norton
Haddaginnle Butchery
N. Chalmers
Bridge Street
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Usspecsion
O'Connell ST
Sydney
Hanlon, Hutlderk & Contractor
Piepawel
Toeinayes
Benalla
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