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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
2
Small stanchions aid dairy calf rearing by separating calves before feeding to ensure each receives proper milk. The method prevents calves from sucking each other’s udders and injuring themselves, especially where many calves are housed together and stronger individuals dominate portions.
Calves should receive milk then a dry grain and hay or green food. Stanchions can be built in sections in the barn or field. The plan uses scrap lumber and lists specific cut sizes for bottom feed boxes uprights rails and locks to separate two feet per calf, adjustable to one and a half feet.
An illustration shows a new cattle guard that prevents cows from straying onto railway lines. The platform rises when stepped on, effectively stopping wandering cattle and saving lives by preventing injuries or death from oncoming trains.
The article extols cheap paint for preserving buildings and farm equipment. It claims a well painted wooden building lasts about a century with good care and a small amount of paint can cover a lumber wagon, with painting feasible even on rainy days.
A brief urging laxative administration a week to ten days before calving to reduce milk fever risk and other calving complications. Emphasizes preventive care for dairy cows.
A clan with good feed supply or a band can buy promising heifers now while sellers are active. The note suggests taking advantage of available stock amid market selling.
A humorous note highlights how a dairyman loses profits as milk leaks away through cracks in the cow stable, illustrating waste and careless upkeep in farm operations.
An advice piece by B J Lyon on drainage and yard surfaces to keep dairy barns dry and odor free. It recommends assessing yard conditions, installing tile drainage on slopes, and layering ground with large rocks followed by smaller stones and cinders for a durable, scrapeable surface.
An illustration shows a knot tying method designed to hold a long rope loop without slipping. The description is said to be unnecessary as the process is clearly indicated by the diagram.
This column urges letting heifers develop before first calving, promoting pasture, silage, and proper barn ventilation. It notes the rise of creameries and the decline of dairy butter, emphasizes consistent milking by one person, careful calf care, and timely drying off of persistent cows after milking.
The piece highlights routine farm care to improve cow health and milk quality. Keeping doors open during grazing is cited as a small but significant habit to support cows' well being and higher milk output.
A young lawyer Kelly, entangled by a mystery fiancée from Omaha, receives a bridesmaid letter from Virginia Tracy in New York. He visits Virginia, unsure of Helen Ware, while Virginia suspects a mistaken address jeopardizing her honest feelings. After a theater date and late night, Helen’s misaddressed note reveals the mix up, prompting remorse and a fragile reconciliation.
The text presents a health philosophy: work, wash, and pray as guiding virtues. It emphasizes the value of ability and opportunity to work, cleanliness as elevating civilization, and faith that encourages play to build character and advance thought and endeavor.
A brief quip contrasts aging with changing talents as one says a man is getting old because he thinks he can still sing. The exchange plays on shifting self perception and social expectations surrounding performance.
Lethbridge in Alberta wins the 1912 dry farming congress bid by unanimous vote. Alberta Saskatchewan exhibits claim prizes and provincial success, with reports of high wheat yields and extensive government literature distributed to promote Western Canada agriculture.
An old ad column touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the true blue option and warns against watered bluings. It also pitches Dr Pierce's Pellets for stomach liver and bowels and includes a quip about gendered social fears.
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