World's Fair Fat Stock First Prizes Shorthorns
Pictures of the three Shorthorn fat stock from Illinois winning first prize at the Columbian Exposition. Headlight drum Major and Bon Ton formed a herd sold for 50 cents per 100 pounds. Also covers Bureau of Animal Industry report on Texas fever penalties, cattle inspection totals, meat inspection costs, and recommendations for import horses, tuberculosis work, and veterinary diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Livestock Commission
Bureau of Animal Industry
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau
United States
Crowing Matches and Robber Cows Featured in Notes
The piece describes a Belgian style cock crowing contest with cages, markers, and an hour-long crown tally where a rooster crowed 14 times. It also warns against robber cows that fail to produce milk or butter to cover feed, housing, and winter costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Peat Bedding Trials In Germany Transform Farm Waste
Experiments showed dried moss peat can replace straw as cattle bedding, absorbing three times its weight in liquid manure and delivering triple the humus to soil. Drainage and cutting methods described, with peat processed by a two-cylinder grinding mill. Noting extensive use in Holland and Bavaria, peat bedding sells about $60 per 10 ton carload.
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Germany
Holland
Bavaria
Sargin
New Yorker
Madison Square garden trotting sale yields strong prices
The Tatersalls auction at Madison Square Garden New York drew Atlantic buyers for California trotters led by 2 year old filly Directors Flower 2 20 sold to R L Rose for 5100. Charlie C 2143 gelding bought by Carl S Burr for 3500 and Steve Whipple 2 12 stallion sold to L R Peck for 3100. Rosedale bay colt bought by E De Cernea for 1600. Breeders encouraged by solid prices and strong California represents. The report adds farming tips on feeding and breeding practices including skim milk for weanlings and early molting hens.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Tattersalls
Atlantic States
Director's Flower
R. L. Rose
Providence
Charlie C
Charlie
Carl S. Burr
Comac
L. L
Steve Whipple
New York City
California
Union
Keeping Fowls Warm With A Fronted Roost Device
A poultry warming design places roosts above a tight front partition, forming a warm, enclosed space that uses body heat to maintain comfortable temperatures. The device includes a hinged top partition for daytime access, a barrel beneath for droppings, and accessible nests from the hallway.
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Saya
Clipping Queens Wings Sparks Bee Colony Debate
Opinions clash over wing clipping in bees with advocates noting it helps track swarms and prevent loss, while critics warn it may cause queens to stray or be killed. Proponents argue clipping aids supersedure awareness and reduces woods swarms, while opponents fear unintended hive misplacements and failed returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bee Journal
The Graduated Wage System for Farm Workers
The Farm Journal endorses a graduated wage plan offering $200 plus board with monthly rates that rise and fall through the year to balance earnings. Starting at $15 in October and November, $13 in December, $10 in January to March, $12 in April, $15 in May, $30 in June, $25 in July and August, and $20 in September, adaptable by locality.
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Farm Journal
An Excellent Barrel Cart for Swill and Slop
A Rural New Yorker correspondent recalls a barrel on wheels for carrying swill and slop from the kitchen door. The western illustrated arrangement shows hooks that fit any barrel. Backing up the wheels lets the operator “catch on,” making hauling heavy barrels a great convenience.
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New Yorker
Substitutes for hay in stock feeding bulletin outlines corn fodder use
New Jersey agricultural experiment station bulletin by Professor Voorhees explains cornstalks and straw as hay substitutes. It covers adjustments to improve feeding value, including grinding, mixing with roots or grain, steam treatment, and dampening. It notes hay saving, nutritional equivalents for cattle, and English feeding practices for palatability and digestibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. B.’Voorhem
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Voorhees
England
A Race for Everyday Use Rack Design Shown
The Farm Implement News illustrates several rack designs for holding various tools in everyday use. The drawing shown requires no explanation and is presented as a convenient example for practical work.
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Farm Implement News
Eryday
Corn fodder quality depends on growth and curing
Corn fodder varies with planting density and curing skill. Thin stands yield thin white stalks with little nutrition, while stalks from ears nourished corn are richer. Sweet corn stalks surpass ordinary field corn, as removing green ears can enrich stalks for feed, a point noted by American Cultivator.
Best Truss Hernia Cure Institute Ad Nova
Full page medical ad from Ft Wayne outlines treatment for deformities nervous disorders kidney bladder and men diseases with home treatment options and free urine analysis. It promotes cures for piles catarrh and sexual health issues and invites patients to visit Thursday to Sunday 1 to 4 pm or mail descriptions for remote diagnosis.
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Ft. Wayne
N. B
Express Co. O. D
Farm Journal on Winter Farm Practices
Practical tips for winter farming include guiding horses with wind to ease hitching and warmth, preventing pump freezes, cooling cows vs warming milk, trapping muskrats with steel traps, feeding them fish or carrot, and proper icehouse storage by letting cold air circulate and freezing ice into a solid mass for better preservation.
How to Make Frosting Without Eggs
Step by step home methods for frosting using sugar orange rind and juice plus boiling water. Also instructions for poaching eggs on toast with salt water and gentle handling. Additional tips describe darning with a crochet needle and cleaning tortoise shell combs with leather and rotten stone oil.
How to Use Gemnants of Soap and Lace Facts
Instructions describe melting soap remnants in a double boiler to form new cakes and add perfume. A guide explains how to distinguish real hand made lace from machine lace by irregular mesh and knots on the reverse. A third item teaches curing chilblains by soaking hands in a warm alum solution, then wearing loose gloves overnight.
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Dinois
Headligrat
BON Ton
John Gould
Farmers’ Loan and Abstract Office
Ily Veka Rend Sper
Smith
J. H. OC. Smith
Incorporated Capital
Standard Medical & Surgical
Ort VY
N. R. Wenger
Bliss House
Anabie
Wenger
Calhoun St
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