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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1912
Page
4
A practical pig feeding box with eight inch diameter holes is described. The rear side slopes to keep hay near the opening, and a lid should be secured to prevent hogs from crawling in. Proper balance of alfalfa hay silage and grain is advised to avoid bulky rations given the pigs small stomachs.
Breeding ewes require protection from rain sleet and snow. open wooled breeds suffer more, while merinos resist moisture. Provide shelter up to lambing, allow liberty in bare ground, ensure good bedding, regular feeding, accessible salt and clean water, with separate yards from horses and cattle.
A Farm and Home writer advises shielding portable feed troughs from harsh winds by fastening them to a high board fence. The setup keeps sheep comfortable and fed, since sheep will refuse grain from dirty troughs. Clean feeding troughs are essential for winter feeding effectiveness.
A commentary on breeders who think purebred stock matters more than the quality of sows. The piece urges careful selection of well bred sows to ensure farm stock quality remains high.
Prices for stock show declines do not deter business. Year after year, profitable returns flow from hogs sheep cattle and horses as the livestock market remains robust and steady for farmers and traders.
A miscellany of odd animal behaviors explained in simple terms. The piece notes a spiderly dog and a window-crawling will, describes hens scratching with the sun behind them, cats and dogs near fires, a mouse avoiding an immediate meal, and a dog turning circles before lying down. It hints at ancestral roots for these actions.
An Ohio telephonic hypnotism experiment linked Pittsburg operators to Canton subjects over 130 miles. Six doctors oversaw ten operators as pins pierced a numbed arm with no pain, a leg lifted on cue, and a subject declared a stone before collapsing as doctors attempted chest compression.
Among the Kikuyu people of Ethiopia the well dressed man wears in one ear a large plug of wood or, as shown, a large metal ornament. The custom emphasizes conspicuous body adornment as a social marker.
A surgeon in London performed fat removal on a patient to eliminate abdominal fat layered between skin and muscle. Dr W Wayne Babcock led the operation, which involved a long abdominal incision, skin retraction, and removal of excess fat. The patient weighed twelve pounds lighter afterward.
The speaker notes there are about 1.6 billion people on earth and that an inch of rain would yield two gallons per person. Even if everyone on Earth poured two gallons into New York City’s water sources, it would not sustain the city for ten days.
The Comet offers a special club rate with The Memphis Weekly Commercial Appeal. Readers can receive both papers for one year at the Comet’s regular $1.00 subscription price. The appeal touts the Commercial Appeal as one of the best newspapers.
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