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Newspaper
Cape Girardeau Democrat
Location
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
7
A poultry notice explains a two level brooder with an inclined run to prevent chicks from slipping under. Three slopes create a safe path, reducing chilling and loss. It stresses constant care and practical devices to save labor, citing a New York Tribune illustration.
Practical guide for raising turkeys including egg counts for hen and brood, feeding with curd and pepper, avoiding raw corn meal, dangers of screenings, pen confinement tips, and returning home nightly. Notes on breeding suggest older hens and specific varieties such as Ky Bronze, with May issue references.
The Farmers' Voice notes that selling surplus cockerels when marketable size is ready and shipping can be arranged earns enough to cover raising costs. Delaying sale until winter lowers prices, and the extra growth cannot offset mid year losses, so selling in July and August is financially wiser.
After 11 years of trials at the Kansas agricultural college farm two varieties of Kaffir corn were tested. For seven years red hull was grown, then red and black hull white were compared for four years. Red averaged 37 bushels per acre, black hull white 42. The station now favors black hulled white.
Charles Lamm describes a swine pasture system with two side by side paddocks beside the yard and a rotation plan. One pasture is used while the other is plowed and reseeded, ensuring abundant forage. He notes seeding clover with a dash of timothy and plans to try dwarf Essex rape, with a stream and good shade in the yard.
A farmer notes that stronger, more industrious bee colonies yield greater honey surplus with fewer hives. He cites a Gleanings passage claiming a yard averaging 10 000 pounds of honey would need 100 colonies at 100 pounds per colony and yield 3 000 pounds surplus, while stronger bees needing 71 colonies could produce 5 000 pounds surplus and reduce maintenance.
Notes on hive stands for hives using seven eighths inch lumber six inches high and slanted to keep entrances clear. Also discusses corn as a fattening feed for hogs, its benefits for meat flavor and lard, and cautions on use with young stock and breeding animals.
A National Stockman editorial warns keeping a high quality brood mare is crucial when others sell, as prices rise with demand. It contrasts poultry flesh and eggs with breeding stock, noting capital influences success and market access. It also advises promptly repairing fences to protect assets.
A German experiment tests fish temperature equality with surrounding water using a needle in a thermo electric circuit. The Paris exposition plan titled City of Gold will showcase banking history, minting, and financial instruments with portraits of financiers and a medieval stock exchange recreation. Also notes a St Maurice tobacco contest won by M Daas in 15 minutes. Modern fashion details from Chicago Record describe veils and coats. A Detroit News quip mocks a man seeking a Firaw vote. Persia’s dynasties and 118 kings are noted by Chicago Inter Ocean.
Fragmentary dialogue recounts outdated courting tips and notions of winning a woman by pleasing her mother. The exchange hints at marital strain and a potential divorce, with references to a mother, promise, and a skeptical suitor. The source text is garbled but centers on romantic manipulation and societal expectations.
A dated advertorial piece urges readers to recognize a critical life period for women and mentions A N K B 1817. It emphasizes careful decisions during a transformative time and requests advertisers to note the paper as the source.
A garbled OCR-like collection quotes from the Washington Democrat and Detroit Journal with stray remarks on doge and gum, plus a line from Ally Sloper. The fragmentary text shows incomplete phrases about assessments, love as butter, and talking to readers, with no coherent event or clear subjects.
Prof Charles P Curd of St Louis writes that Teethine teething powders helped his son recover and stay healthy. The note cites his belief in labeled opportunities and references brief opinions from the Atchison Globe and Buffalo News about crowded streetcars illustrating rider shortages.
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