Dairy and Poultry News From The Farm Department
Health officials in Chicago crack down on formalin in milk while critics warn against overreaction. The piece discusses milk standards, Michigan process butter prosecutions, and the North Carolina Experiment Station poultry findings on egg production and cost. It notes the South could expand poultry farming with better range and notes transportation as a future hurdle.
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Chicago
North Carolina
South
Poultry Notes on Exercise and Egg Laying
A writer argues general rules are unreliable for poultry and that exercise is useful only as a supplement. The piece compares a hen’s egg laying with a cow’s winter milk, noting health can persist without exercise while exercise remains beneficial.
House Passes Resolution On Oleo Margarine Tax Bill Debate
The House adopted a resolution urging the Treasury to disclose ingredients and amounts in oleomargarine production. The vote was 136 to 82, despite Ways and Means opposition. The piece explains the Groat bill would tax oleomargarine and grant state police power to control imports, urging public pressure to move the bill out of agricultural committee.
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House of Representatives
Secretary of the Treasury
Ways and Means Committee
House
Farmers’ Review
Agricultural Committee
Washington
Committee of Agriculture
Artichokes for Hogs and Poultry Care
The article extols artichokes as a superior hog feed due to rooting and digestion benefits and invites reader experiences. It also stresses cleanliness, varied grain, bone, grit, and warm housing for successful chicken raising, praising Plymouth Rocks for dual use.
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Plymouth Rocks
Horses Remain in Demand Despite Inventions
Professor Nelson notes from 1887 to 1894 the horse population rose from 12,496,744 to 16,081,189 amid streetcar and bicycle growth. Values fell from 72 to 48 dollars per head, yet other livestock also declined. 1893 to 1897 saw a drop to 14,364,667 horses. Recovery followed, with horses expected to stay in demand alongside autos, electric cars, and bicycles.
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Nelson
Agricultural Department
Rich men enter cattle business amid market boom
The livestock market boom draws wealthy investors like Nelson Morris of Chicago into ranching in Texas with Galloways and Nebraska with Aberdeen Angus. P D Armour and John D Rockefeller are said to be buying Herefords and Shorthorns respectively. Breeders warn of overreaching by inexperienced buyers and a risk of market overextension.
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Nelson Morris
Chicago Packer
Texas
Nebraska
P. D. Armour
Rockefeller Tao
Space for Hens Advice on Housing Fowl
The article warns readers not to crowd hens into too small or too large spaces. Too much room can lead to access to grain bins and corn cribs. Early in the season hens seek grass and insects, later they may rely on grain reserves.
Wealth of Alaska as an agricultural region outlined
Prof. C C George son notes Alaska may grow a wide range of crops aided by seeds from Europe and US stations. Experimental plots near Sitka Knai Dawson Circle City and other sites test vegetables fruits and animal husbandry with berries and small fruits thriving. Climate warmed by the Japan current could support cattle sheep and grains more widely.
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United States
Sitka
Knai
Cook’s Inlet
Fort Kenai
Alaska
Russia
Department of Agriculture
Norway
Sweden
Minnesota
Wyoming
Montana
Sitkan
Aleutian Islands
Yukon
Dawson
Klondike
Circle’ City
San Francisco
Japan
Gulf Stream
Atlantic Ocean
Maryland
Virginia
Consumptive Competition Decried as Cheap Labor Threat
A visitor cites a West Coast trend of emigrants with tuberculosis taking low paid jobs to survive. He notes former high earners accepting $15 monthly bookkeeper and $20 clerk wages, subsidized by board, and links the issue to tuberculosis entry bills and Chinese labor fears.
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Pacific Coast
California
New Orleans
Times- Democrat
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Frisco
Steenth Avenue Street Railway
New York
United States
Victoria
London
Quicksilver Finds in Brewster County Texas
Quicksilver deposits discovered in Brewster County Texas are described as the most extensive in the United States. The report highlights large ore bodies and potential mining significance for the region.
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Texas
Brewster County
United States
Whitman Aide Story Reveals Generous Patronage
A Camden resident recalls Walt Whitman living with modest support from George Childs. The poet joked that his job involved riding streetcars, talking with drivers about coat shortages, and reporting needs so Childs could supply overcoats, all helping Childs’ cause.
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Walt Whitman
Camden
Philadelphia
Walt
Whitman
George Childs
Childs
Portrait of Justice and a Coin Toss at Rambouillet
Artist M. Constans discusses a symbolic canvas for justice with President Lou Bet at Rambouillet. The president challenges the concept by flipping a coin and declaring justice to be head or tail in real life.
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M. Constans
Loubet
Rambouillet
M. le President
High Class Machinery Demand in Russia T
The article notes that Russia imports higher class machinery from Great Britain and the United States. It states that demand currently centers on common sorts while finer classes find use in bicycle factories and marine machine shops.
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Russia
Great Britain
United States
Journeys Morning and Evening in Egypt
The narrative describes caravans traveling in Egypt during dawn and dusk to avoid the intense heat. In the heat of the day tents are set up while people and animals endure the harsh conditions.
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Egypt
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Wilkins
Jackson
Mich
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Justice
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