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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
6
Rural New Yorker explains sunken hotbeds 6 foot by 2 1 2 foot deep pits with 20 inch back 12 inch front sides to shed rain and maximize sun heat. Use chestnut or spruce lumber for framing, windbreaks to shield north winds, and fresh horse manure with forest leaves or straw for heating the fermenting heap.
Farmers store celery using hotbeds or cold frames with extra boards for height and drainage. Frames are ventilated on warm days by adjusting the sash and mats. Trenches with V shaped blanching boards also work, with air admitted after warm spells. Tops must stay dry and soil is raised with the plants. Storage should occur before hard freezing.
A fragment outlines contract duplications for双方 to retain copies and requires rural carriers to complete full routes daily unless weather or road conditions prevent it. It notes that irregularities complaints to the post office bureau will receive careful consideration with full factual details.
Cooling off risks colds and fewer horses when indoors. Blankets help. unshoeing may benefit the frog pressure. Do not rasp the outer foot edge as it weakens the hoof. Rub legs after hard work and wind woolen bandages. Train colts to back as well as go forward. If a thin horse remains unwell after good feed consider clipping.
The article argues farm flocks flourish on fodder waste, with 25 to 75 ewes on 100 to 300 acre farms. It notes clean up of oats and rye, safe winter grazing, and land enrichment. It praises Cheviot sheep as a Scottish breed brought to the U.S. in 1838 for their mutton quality and beauty.
A veteran farmer praises steady care of a continuous fl ock over ten years. He notes attentive, individualized husbandry, careful culling and good ram selection as keys to profitability. He warns against careless, inconsistent sheep keeping and favors stable fl ock size with well bred stock.
The article explains that swine multiply quickly from a bred gilt and can provide pork, bacon, hams, and sausage for the family. It notes that feed and pasture keep pork inexpensive and that most farmers benefit from raising their own meat.
The text stresses clocklike regularity in cattle feeding and watering on full feed. It urges assigning the same man to feed if possible and selecting the most intelligent and trustworthy worker on the farm.
Dairying helps the manager distribute labor and secure help when demand is high. A few cows near a creamery can provide for the family’s living.
A National Stockman excerpt argues dairy profits hinge on discarding unprofitable cows and scrubs in bulls. It promotes Holsteins for high milk output and cold tolerance, noting record performance and recent improvements in butterfat to 3.4 percent and rising.
The piece counsels farmers to advertise their products, embrace advertising agents, and stop relying on external promotions. It stresses prioritizing herd improvement from foundation animals, noting cows are scarce and valuable, and advises buying registered heifers while learning to develop grades toward pure bred stock. It claims pure bred care requires modest extra effort and rewards intellect and discipline.
The University of Missouri released a circular showing pure bred rams produce lambs with over 2.5 pounds more gain by three months than scrubs at four months. Scrub lambs are 59 percent more stained for feed and carry a lower value at market, $7.55 per hundredweight for pure bred and $4.50 for scrub. The report argues for using pure bred sires to maximize flock income, noting many raisers still opt for cheaper rams despite proven advantages.
On hog farms the brood sows are the most profitable. They require proper care and a varied, ample feed to prevent hunger. They are twice as valuable when giving two litters yearly. After weaning, mating occurs with increased feed, and from then to farrowing nitrogenous food supports proper fetal development.
The article advises building a compact boar with strong frame and keeping pigs in small herds. It recommends a cement floor with wooden slats and straw bedding, and warns against heavy corn rations near farrowing. It also suggests culling nonperforming hogs and disinfecting past areas. It advocates investing in a registered sire to improve future litters.
An Iowa Home stead analysis notes 26 percent of corn and 12 percent of oats fed to cows pass to manure unchanged, suggesting steers on high rations waste more grain. Hogs scavenging steer manure can convert waste into profit, though brood sows should not bed on manure due to heat and health risks.
The directory lists national leaders headed by President Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana. It names William J. Bryan as Secretary of State and William G. McAdoo as Secretary of the Treasury with others including Garri son, McReynolds, Burle gan, Daniels, Lane, Houston, Redfield, Wilson, and Chief Justice Edward D. White.
Federal Judge George M Bourquin sits in Helena with Clerk George W Sprouls U S Marshal William Windsay U S Attorney B K Wheeler and Surveyor General Jerome G Locke listed as officials from Helena in the assignment record.
The Montana land office announces personnel changes with F W Appleton of Bozeman and H J Kelly of Lewistown named as new registrars and H Foster of Billings removed from duty in a statewide administrative reshuffle.
Governor S V Stewart of Helena Lieutenant Governor W W McDowell Butte Secretary of State A M Alderson Helena State Treasurer W C Rae Helena Attorney General D M Kelly Helena Auditor Wm Keating Helena Superintendent Public Instruction H A Davee Railway Commissioners Dan Boyle Chairman E A Morley J H Hall State Veterinarian Dr W J Butler Chief Justice Theodore Brantly Associate Justices W H Holloway Sydney Lanner Clerk John T Athey
Stenographer A C McNaught of Livingston records proceedings.
The document enumerates city leaders and officeholders including mayor, police chief, sheriff, treasurer, clerk, recorder, assessor and various council and school board members. It also names election officials and ex officio members, detailing ward representatives and department heads.
Rural Farmer urges careful hoof care for draft horses noting feet impact work gait. Inspect feet squarely as they walk, ensure large smooth horn, open coronets, cupped sole and elastic frog. Seek a skilled blacksmith to fit shoes to each hoof and treat issues promptly if limping or saving feet.
Rev J J Burris pastor of St Pauls Methodist Church Reed Point conducts Sunday School every Sunday at 10, Epworth League at 7, worship at 10 on the first and third Sundays and 1 p.m. on Saturdays before those dates, with prayer meetings Thursday evenings.
Advice on providing clean ventilated shelter for sheep to avoid cold wet ground and saggy fleeces. Proper care yields better gains. one man can feed 400 lambs well between fall and spring more easily than ten dairy cows.
Rev Father Joseph Blaere leads St Josephs Church with a monthly mass on the third Saturday at 10 a m and a Sunday School every Sunday at 10 30 a m.
Rev Lucas G Engelstad pastor announces November Norwegian services in Big Timber at 10 a.m. and Livingston at 8 p.m. The notice lists church activities and timing for parishioners.
The article advises raising calves to cheaply build a dairy or beef herd. With two good pastures skimmilk grain and concentrates like cottonseed meal, calves can be raised economically. A few good cows plus a desirable bull speeds herd development.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church announces morning and evening services on the first and third Sundays each month at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday School is held every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Rev. G W G Van Winkle is rector.
Sunday school begins at 10 a m with morning worship at 11 a m and evening worship at 7 30 p m led by Rev J C Blackman pastor. Come and help in your own way.
When buying a ram for mutton lambs size alone is not enough. A ram should have other good qualities. even if he is slightly undersized, it will do no harm.
Sunday at 1na.m and Wednesday at 8 p.m services held at the South M E Building located at Anderson Street and Fifth Avenue. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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