Dressing and shipping poultry for Chicago market
The article outlines methods for dressing chickens turkeys ducks and geese including killing by bleeding, scalding temperatures dry picking and packing for shipment. It advises marketing old gobblers before January and notes care steps to prevent color and eye issues in dressed fowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prnh & Keith
Commission Mechants
Ecad Us
Chicago
Bayers
Mark
Mark Shippies
Farmers Almanac Notes on Milk Quality and Care
Department of Agriculture in Washington offers free pamphlet No. 42 on milk and dairy care. It explains milk composition and handling, problems in obtaining pure milk, effects of processing and preservation, and detection of impure milk through simple methods.
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Farmers’ Bulletin No. ST
Farmers Bulletin No
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Sick room for hens farm advice from Farmers' Review
A farm paper urges strict separation of ill hens and warns against doctoring sick fowls as it endangers the flock. It advocates proper reading and notes digestion issues need not trigger drastic culling, while stressing disease control and minimizing treatments to protect the flock’s health.
Poultry House Care and Bedding Methods From Farmers Guide
An older agricultural note describes keeping poultry healthy through dry clean floors and ample sunshine to reduce disease risk. It warns against drafts and improves air quality by careful ventilation and dusting the coop floor with fine material. Also mentions high stepping carriage horses and breeding, plus shell preservation to guard against air intrusion.
Apprenticeship in Poultry Care Should Fall to Adults
The text argues that children, though taught to care for poultry, should not be left to run the poultry business. It stresses that poultry care is complex and requires mature judgment, better taught under adult supervision with practical apprenticeship rather than as a solo youth trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. van Doren
Brockmar
Himelf
Culling and Breeding Practices for Sheep and Hogs
Observations on sheep culling improve wool grade weight and value by evaluating age, udder, and general condition for auction pricing. Breeding decisions aim to raise herd quality, with notes on animal handling, fences, and avoiding stress. Jersey Reds for bacon are praised for hardiness, with hogs favored over common breeds for profit and range suitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hernan
Jersey
Bacon
Amedens
Jergey
ebMey
The Dried Mao Sold See Ter A Forty Ane Der Por
A fragmentary OCR line mentions a dried item and a price or quantity. Readable parts show unclear terms and numbers, suggesting a sale or listing but lacking full context.
Tea Treepe te Be Sent te Mere Osave alent Feinte-Ie Ite Day It Has Served a Very Useful Purposes
A fragment discusses a tea tree or remedy with claimed benefits and timing. It notes usefulness in the past and a suggestion of change or ending. No clear event, person, or organization is identified in readable text.
Farewell to Fort Custer A West Post Abandoned
Washington orders the removal of Fort Custer Montana. The move draws little protest as the fort sits near the Crow Indian reservation center, deemed costly to maintain. The conversion aligns with a broader push to consolidate western troops at central rail hubs.
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Washington
Fort Custer
Mont
War Department
United States
Fort Custer i 3
Great Crow
Ree
Pebllic
Tuhia Rea
Company
Uitte
Sritiers
Eleme Cheaouck
Rommrisseries
Alwaeve
Fee Crow Reservation
Frontier
Qrow
Ube
Fort Custer’s Role in Indian Campaigns and Decline
Fort Custer shaped by its military history served as a logistics hub in northwest campaigns since 1877. It witnessed major events including Medicine Man and Wounded Knee era actions, guiding soldiers and scouts while its demise reflected changing wealth and frontier peace.
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Fort Custer
Custer
Northwest
Crook
Medicine Man
Thousaod
Sitting Bull
Wounded Knee
Hall Caine’s Models and the Bloodhound Sketches
Hall Caine sought a bloodhound for a scene in The Christian but tangled delays led to introductions through friends. Mr. Smith supplied dogs and stories, and Caine grew fond of the hounds whose antics and traits shaped the imagined portrayal. The dogs were photographed by a studio and later posed, but one pup was ultimately kept away from the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall Caine
Dage
Mr. Stiwe
Croaxton Saith
Binith
Hig
Haunda
Gaines
Mr Smith
Caine
Water and Diet Taboos Cited in Early Scientific Notes
Fragmented notes describe effects of water and food weight on bodies, mentioning oysters and excretion. It notes that lack of water and food leads to weakness and illness, with references to weight loss and dehydration. The text appears as a historical excerpt from La Siege Home Jourrnsi.
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Bomen
Borer Fm la Siege
Jourrnsi
Fragmented Verse Snippet Reflects Hidden Lines
A damaged OCR poem fragment appears with scattered phrases about weight in gold and berries. The text intermixed with misspellings suggests a two line verse from a longer work, with unclear attribution and origin.
Five Men Die After Suffering At Sea Near Caloundra
San Francisco Chronicle says Brisbane-bound survivors recount a perilous voyage. Arthur Kimber, sole survivor, describes centerboard loss, a fierce south west squall, capsizing, and a night of exposure. Two men died in the second night. Kimber, McConnell, and McCabe barely survived as the boat drifted toward Nootka Sound.
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Brisbane
Australia
San Francisco
Arthur Kimber
Nooss
Kimber
Calundra Bar
Calundra
Fred
Harry
William Slawson
McConnell
McCabe
Fred Slawson
Hay
Clase
Kierber
Kiarber
Hiim
Uuth McConnell
William Slaweou
Ateather
Mornda
Gura
Nootka
Winalig
Merchant describes Tunia laight pliers field and bird plumes
The report outlines a ground field with fig trees and a large space where birds lay eggs twice a year. It mentions a wire peijing installation and a revenue claim of 400 eereia. A court case involves Joepuist Sirtenice Mews and Rew Porter seeking $6000 for breach of promise, tied to a mother's kissing and engagement.
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Tunia
Peijing
Gourg
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Dee Mint
Lins
Deiry Division
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC
Praidhy
Bereve
Esfietins
Department of Agricultere
Ferm
Powltry
Heesie
Mattec
Powis
Theo Camimon
Beleg
Bel
Department
Officers Quarters
Wanda Welle
Haislig Karet Herous
Kheli Miver
Goboris
Joberie Weil
Tommy
Avery
Terry Bat
Carrie
Indy
Fareie
Miemos
Bopetai
Imesh
Bettie
Poten
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