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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
6
R J Kreighan of Knox County Illinois praises the Hampshire breed for farming use. The ram is large and hardy with early maturity and fine fleece. Ewes are prolific good milkers and great mothers. Crossbreeding results in superior mutton and efficient growth under rough provender.
In McDonough County Illinois horses are scarce but generally in good condition. Cattle and hogs are healthy though light due to prices. sheep also healthy with few being fed. Morgan County Kentucky reports scarce horses and mules, cattle in good shape but no buyers. hogs and sheep scarce. Clermont County Ohio notes livestock in good health, fewer cattle fed for market, fat cattle $2.75 to $3.50 per hundred, hogs sold off. Scott County Missouri reports good condition, plentiful horses and mules, prices good, no disease.
L. H. Kerrick of McLean County Illinois argues uniform color is easy in black cattle but costly in quality. He says persistent mating of similarly colored stock helps achieve color uniformity, while uniform size and style depend on using males of consistent size and quality.
Guidelines require moving milk immediately to a clean dry room, avoiding can storage in stables. Strain milk through metal gauze and cloth, then aerate and cool promptly. Air in pure air first if no combined aeration cooling device is available, cooling to 45 degrees for shipment or 60 degrees for home use. Do not seal a warm aerated can.
Instructions on keeping milk fresh and safe include covering cans with cloth or mosquito netting, storing in cold tanks, stirring cream to prevent thick layers, keeping night milk in a cold, clean room, and avoiding mixing fresh and cooled milk. Do not allow freezing and maintain cleanliness and cold temperatures.
George H. Gillies secretary from Topeka announces the Kansas State Poultry Show will run January 6 to 11 1902. The event promises nearly a thousand dollars in premiums with world wide competition no favors to any exhibitor and guaranteed premiums funded by the treasury. Rhodes and Harris will judge and the association seeks breeders from surrounding states to exhibit.
James W. Armstrong of Lake County Illinois describes using roof vents and adjustable windows to ventilate poultry houses. He rigs two three inch holes with internal slides in small buildings to provide daytime airflow and close them at night, warns against overcrowding and excessive sealing, and notes his flock stays dry and healthy with this approach.
George S Duffin of Verification County Illinois praises Black Langshans for winter laying. He reports three dozen eggs daily and strong winter market with high prices, noting Langshan fowls are ideal for farmers. He omits total hen count.
A flock transplanted from Venice to Vienna has thriven and multiplied, becoming a public nuisance in the city as dense populations of pigeons disturb streets and markets.
Professor Nicholas, president of Kansas Agricultural College, notes state investments of 25 000 in buildings 10 000 in dairy apparatus and 5 000 for a dairy herd and shelter. He touts Kansas as ideal for profitable dairying with mild climate fertile soils cheap feed and strong markets including eastern Rocky Mountain and Chinese markets.
C P Gundlach of Logan County Illinois explains optimal feeding for Light Brahma chicks. Use hulled oats millet seed and dry cornmeal for 8 to 12 weeks with plenty of grit and no wet cornmeal. Feed cornmeal with water and salt later. emphasize intake and activity.
Edward Sanderson of J. L. Sanderson & Son Centerville Wisconsin was killed in a railroad collision while en route to the International Live Stock Exposition. He was a thorough stockman and highly companionable, and his loss is deeply mourned by peers.
To ease rheumatism in fowls keep them in a dry warm place. Some advise giving one grain quinine pills once a day.
Siberian butter is shipped in large quantities to London and Hamburg under the Danish bitter label, indicating a rebranding or mislabeling of export goods.
Prof George Merrill of the National Museum analyzes an Ardmore like meteorite from Perry County Alabama found near Felix on May 15 1900. He notes a chondritic texture with olivine augite enstatite troilite and native iron and compares it to Warrenton stones while cautioning the newly claimed mineral possibility.
A Detroit reader recounts experiences from southern Australia where rabbits are a major pest. He notes government bounties of three pence per tail and six pence per scalp, burrows housing hundreds of rabbits, and large hunts using nets. He also describes kangaroo hunting with staghounds, noting their size, combat when cornered, and that some keep kangaroos as pets.
At least 119 people have died in the Swiss Alps so far this year, more than double the fatalities recorded in 1900. The grim toll highlights ongoing dangers for hikers and climbers amid challenging conditions.
The French built a line from Oran to Ain Safra and push south along the Wady Namus valley into the Sahara. Stations at Tiut Moghrar and Djemen von Reig mark progress with Tuat oasis’ approach planned. Natives grow crops while France expands influence in northern Sahara.
A newspaper piece notes prairie dogs multiply as predators decline. It argues livestock losses rise on vast grazing lands where mounds and forage loss reduce cattle pasturing capacity. Governments in Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Texas spend heavily to find extermination methods.
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