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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
3
The Weekly Farm Budget argues sheep yield wool and lamb crops, with hand shearing sometimes better for lamb preservation. It notes machine shearing can boost wool yield if power and care are adequate, but improper vibration risks skin damage and abortions, urging careful handling to avoid losses.
A Farm and Fireside contributor contends farmers should produce their own meat, arguing many now pay 35 to 40 percent above cost. He says the time has returned when it will pay farmers to raise meat for home use and reduce purchases.
The article discusses losses in sheep farming from improper shearing and wool packing, comparing hand and machine methods. It stresses skilled handling, supervision, and itinerant shearers, then shifts to prospects for home meat curing, grain farming, and balanced dairy rations through alfalfa and corn silage, citing state programs and trials in Kansas, New Jersey, and Illinois.
American publishers should use tropical resistant materials for books and catalogs. The Philippine Bureau of Printing tests glue stock and binding methods, inviting user reports on each binding type. Findings align with experiences in other tropical regions and southern China.
A reader asks which crops to grow for hay in drought. Hungarian grass yields good hay when cut early but can’t feed horses alone. cows gain nutrition. Millet thrives on well fertilized ground and needs fine soil. Soy beans yield rich seed for cows. plant in June with rows 24 to 28 inches apart, 2 to 3 pecks per acre, two to three cultivations, harvest in September. Fertilizers advised: millet with complete fertilizer. soy beans with rock and potash. Neither provides pasturage value.
The article quotes the National Stockman and Farmer urging fruit growers to spray trees. It notes that spraying pays, that sprayers are affordable, and that successful spraying need not require college study. It observes ready mixed sprays as best and cheapest for small orchards.
The text explains that casein in milk and egg white are pure protein. Cows produce milk only when their feed provides protein, and hens lay egg white only from dietary protein. Some owners withhold protein from feed and then wonder why cows stop giving milk and hens stop laying.
A Russian count seeks to separate Lina from her lover Panshine. Panshine uses bribery and arrest to seize Lina, then helps her escape across borders with help from Mikhalevich and a staged warrant. The chase ends at the German border where Lina and Ivan gain freedom, leaving the count to pursue a futile chase.
A collage of short humor snippets and vignettes from various papers. The pieces include a canary in a cage and a southern girl with a dreamy smile, a caution about dyeing hair, and a tale of a man in love with birds. Also featured are classroom propounders, a teacher and a boy's fond devotion, and a bath of light social anecdotes from Kansas City Star, St Louis Post, and Cincinnati Enquirer.
A note cites the Washington Herald about surprising friends by wedlock and keeping it, with playful back and forth. The Baltimore American references a comical line about a son described as adolescent and “a little queer in this head.”
The Baltimore Américas reports that Has Gripps has not lost his character but that its status has just been discovered. The notice frames the issue as a newly revealed assessment of his public persona.
A clipped Detroit Free Press snippet questions a man with no friends and a late night routine. The fragment hints at social isolation and blame for his solitary behavior.
A brief exchange quotes a husband admitting self knowledge and his wife retorting that his awareness is broader than she ever credited. The quip appears in the Chicago Record-Herald reflecting sharp domestic humor.
A Baltimore American fragment notes a boastful line about success in catching something and a dismissive quip about a deaf and dumb girl being the party to go with. The item reflects a terse, possibly satirical newspaper snippet from the era.
A historical review traces Mediterranean powers from Carthaginian and Roman rule to Barbary states. It notes how eastern shores influenced Europe, with repeated invasions and a long arc of conquest culminating in the 1911 Italian conquest of Tripoli and renewed European dominance along the African coast.
A collection of short fables on human hubris and invention. Man builds huts, shelters, rock houses, and ships to defy nature. Each triumph ends in ruin from earthquake, flood, fire, or collapse, proving mankind cannot master all forces of the world. The piece culminates with a shipmaster claiming mastery as the sea and sky respond with danger.
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