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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
2
A Montreal Herald correspondent describes a simple nose contrivance to stop self-sucking cows. The device fits nostrils with a wooden bar hanging over the lips, preventing teat use and allowing feeding in pasture.
The article discusses parafining cheese after hoops, warning against parafining too soon. Waiting about a week helps prevent cracks and rapid drying as air enters. Parafining saves shrinkage losses and promotes even moisture, aiding curing and quality.
Dairy notes advise beginning to feed those to be turned off and to fatten cows in warm weather with a little grain and green fodder. Dry off poor cows now and remove calves from flies, using spray and shade. protect calves from sun and flies for future dairy prosperity.
In Germany 12 14 per cent of land is planted to potatoes for food stock and alcohol. Mend harness on rainy days and upgrade springs. Guard calves from open water. Seek saplings for harness hooks. Best time to cut timber is after leaves ripen and before frost to maximize firewood and pad posts. Cut at the stump if rushed, then trim later.
The article argues that a young cow can start as a poor producer yet later become a top dairy cow with proper feeding. It cites Michigan station experience and the Babcock era lessons, advising balanced rations of roughage and concentrates to develop full capacity by age four to five, with three years of milking to reveal worth.
A Sanitary Milk Strainer weighs in on clean milking equipment. Careful straining of milk preserves quality, while many strainers prove hard to clean and unsanitary. Farm and Home advises better design and easier cleaning to keep dairy milk in top condition.
A sketch describes a tin strainer with stretched cheese cloth clamped by a slightly larger ring. The setup fits into a can or vessel and can be cleaned quickly. Separate note advises feeding cows by age size and milk flow, with larger cows and peak milk periods needing more feed.
A lecture style guide discusses dairy economics and breeding for fertility, stressing profitability requires good milk receipts to reinvest in stock and fertilizers. It emphasizes well bred, well kept stock, proper training, and cautious assessment of a young cow after her first calf. It also covers calf feeding with milk substitutes and orchard cultivation lasting through early tree establishment.
Mrs Rennethe Myers of Ironton Ohio describes years of kidney illness from weather exposure causing weakness sleeplessness and bloating. She credits four boxes of Dean’s Kidney Pills with relief and lasting health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Education in Sweden is described as universally available, with every child required to attend school from age seven to fourteen unless privately educated. There are about twelve thousand common schools and ambulatory schools in sparsely populated districts, where term lengths are shorter. The Craftsman reports this view.
An Arkansas or Kansas reader recounts a 35 year battle with psoriasis. Patches covered body and scalp with red circles, thick scales, and raw cracking skin. After using three cakes of Cuticura Soap six boxes of Ointment and two bottles of Resolvent, the condition fully cleared in thirty days, with lasting results reported.
A terse note describes an air of mystery surrounding several men, hinting at unseen motives and uncertain alliances, with emphasis on enigmatic behavior and rumors among onlookers.
Cecil Rhodes recounts meeting with Beit at Porges' when Beit said he would control diamond output before aging. Rhodes, eager to join forces, notes Beit's focus on big aims. The anecdote highlights their initial partnership and Rhodes asking Beit to explain his standings on finances.
In a whispered tale, Kidder reports Deacon Goodley returned home intoxicated after a swim in the creek. A gleeful gossip accuses hypocrisy in his temperance stance, but the story shifts as a tramp allegedly steals Goodley’s clothes, clarifying the incident.
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