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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
8
The piece argues dairy idols inflate a cow’s value beyond milk, noting owner affection for a family pet cow and general purpose cows used as status tools. It calls for reducing such idols to improve herd efficiency and likens the effort to a lengthy cultural shift.
Rural World advises shutting fowls in a darkened space with limited light while feeding cornmeal ground oats cracked wheat and shorts mixed with Hick. Feed often during the day and before bedtime supply grit and water keep the place clean. A small group fatten quicker than a large flock and avoid green foods.
A quick sorting setup uses smooth wire about the thickness of cloth and side boards 18 inches wide to prevent rolling. Wires attach to a pulley at the top to stay taut and stop larger potatoes from passing. Load at the top and small potatoes drop through into the crate.
The article outlines pig aging by tooth development with milestones at six, nine, twelve, fifteen, and eighteen months. It also notes Troy Trueman of Illinois findings that Chicago milk dealers adulterate milk for poorer districts while better areas meet standards. A brief section mentions mule hoofs in shoecing.
Farmers consider shoeing horses depending on use and ground. If animals haul heavy loads on frozen ground, keep shoes. otherwise shoes may rot forward and are not strictly needed for light work.
Bulletin No. 51 from the Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station Connecticut discusses milk bacteria sources and includes striking statements. It asserts milk energy value equals beef, calls for reduced meat intake, and suggests milk as a key food saver both economically and healthfully.
The center of is a lazy pad. The fic of the whole pen is 8 by 16 feet, with a floored section 1.8 feet square. It is built from strong 2 by 4 timber and rests on legs at the bottom.
The Tennessee Experiment Station reports a new clover disease named anthracnose affecting red clover in Tennessee. It attacks the stem and leaf stock, causing black spots and plant death, usually appearing late June or earlier this season. Research aims to breed resistant clover, with seed distribution possible in about two years.
The text claims cows require eight gallons of water daily and will drink as available. It notes milk is about 87 percent water. In pastures with no running water and morning and night watering, a cow would need four gallons per drink, but she may drink less if not prompted, reducing overall intake.
The text argues cows are delicate milk machines whose nervous systems are easily disturbed. If well supplied with milk making material and left alone they yield a good and ample product. A poorly kept machine is a burden to the owner.
The article instructs to wash Tsepo wooden milk vessels and set them out to dry while still hot, avoiding cold rinses after the final scalding. Leave them hot to dry quickly and prevent mustiness.
The notes advise selecting only standard varieties and frequent thorough pruning. Clover crops prevent soil washing and provide soil health, while buying from responsible nurserymen ensures quality. Prepare ground in fall, supply plant food, form strong symmetrical tree heads, and plant slowly for dwarf varieties. Sell direct to consumers when possible. Poultry and fruit farming blend well. thinning improves fruit quality. thick cover crops aid ground protection. Fruit growing is praised as gentile farming that promotes happiness and vitality.
Prof C V Piper of the USDA notes demand for drought resistant crops drives dry land farming in the West and South. The department surveys Manchuria China and tests promising grasses and legumes, highlighting hard alfalfa varieties that thrive in Minnesota and the Dakotas and a desert Arabian alfalfa with 12 harvests in a season. Alfalfa gains popularity in Eastern states with demonstrations showing successful growth beyond prior limits.
Three July and August deaths from rabies in New York are noted as unusually high. Each case was confirmed by brain examination showing the uegri body. The Pasteur Institute treated up to 38 dog bite cases before enforcement and now has about 15 under care awaiting discharge.
Reports describe Christiania closing all schools over a smallpox outbreak, Esperanto congresses planning blind access books, Dutch minister expulsion protests in the Caribbean and Netherlands, protests in Constantinople over constitutional gains, and shifts in Japan's cabinet policy. A UK Lords clash with the Commons over an old age pension bill signals political tension, with labor unrest in Paris and a Caracas court ruling assigning $5 million fines to the French Cable Company for involvement in the Matos revolt.
A mailed device aimed at Governor Fort of New Jersey was halted in Philadelphia for insufficient postage. The explosive package contained powder and projectiles and bore threats and political slogans. It was addressed to Gov Fort from a newspaper and carried markings targeting trusts and the state government.
In Alabama the strike heats up with fifteen men charged in dynamiting union opponents. In Tennessee Jellico region white mobs drive out black miners with sheriff protection. a negro woman and her five children die in a house fire. Indiana union back to work threat looms as Miners Union President orders revival journalists. Pennsylvania mills cut wages by ten percent under new scale. New York tailors strike about pay cuts affecting 10 000 workers.
The U S Signal Corps began steerable balloon tests at Fort Myer across the Potomac from Washington. Capt Thomas Baldwin built the balloon and piloted a seven minute flight at 150 to 200 feet with controlled ascents and turns. Glen H Curtis powered the front propeller. Further tests were planned at higher speed.
Taft appeals to southern independents as Bryan jokes with a mule mascot. Eugene W. Chafin claims 1 3 of the vote, about 16 000 000. James Sherman is replaced by W S McKinley as campaign chair with Dawes as new treasurer. John W Kern visits Milwaukee for a Rose clubs picnic. Missouri primaries name Hadley and Cowherd as likely nominees. AFL delegation asks for a labor bureau head. Mack signals approval.
In Pittsburg hundreds of bank clerks face mug shots and measurements under a Bertillon system as scandals of embezzlement unfold. The Allegheny National and Enterprise National cases, plus Union Trust and Deposit National losses, involve millions stolen by trusted employees, with arrests, trials, and long prison terms.
Fire in Sault Ste. Marie Canada lumber yards of the Lake Superior corporation destroys 2 500 000 feet of lumber valued at 70 000 dollars. Loss to fall on Saginaw Lumber Company of Maw Mich. H Davis of the Bureau of Manufacturers says American flour mills should regain trade in Britain as foreign wheat crops look poor.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Chief Montgomery urge tariff changes including raising the Americans abroad exemption to 200 and ending the fee system in customs. President Roosevelt delays Japan Exposition to 1917, seeks support for success. Maj Gen Wood may send officers to study Japanese and Chinese languages in a four year program. Commerce data show July imports at 886 million and exports at 102 million, with seven month totals down from 1907. Senator McCumber predicts long tariff revision session with fights over lumber and coal. War Dept orders Col Stewart to Fort Huachuca for testing. West Point cadets' expulsion case ends with two dismissed and four suspended. Rear Admiral Evans retires, Goodrich leads New York Navy Yard, and national bank bonds total 765 million. Immigration in June adds 200,000 to U.S. population.
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