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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
12
Uncle Tan invites Peter and Jane to supper at his seashore cabin. He shares tales of Brother and Sister and explains the narrator in the book. The cabin features a blue sea view, a high bench by the window, a clean floor, and bunk beds for Uncle Tan and his son.
Uncle Tan, a well read fisherman, nurtures stories in his head and in jars of sea urchins. Jane asks for a tale and a kiss sparks a plan for endless stories as two children, Brother and Sister with Aristotle, tour a snowy Thanksgiving path delivering a chicken to a poor widow Mrs Moriarty.
The siblings Sister and Brother with Aristotle wander a snowy road seeking a house and end up in a stone former church used as a barn. They light a lantern, discover a sleeping cow, eat a hearty supper, and wait out the night before an old man returns them home with a basket for Mrs Moriarty.
An experiment at Beltsville Maryland fed 16 calves skim milk in four groups from ages 15 to 85 days to test quantity effects. Calves drinking all they could gain 60 percent more weight than the lowest group, though efficiency varied with intake. no scours linked to overfeeding observed.
The United States department of agriculture stresses that producing adequate feed for family, work, and commercial live stock is second to feeding the family. Farm management tests in the South show profitable farms not only meet feed needs but surplus for sale, with calves replacing each cow at eight years. The circular No. 83 outlines crop and pasture plans for efficiency.
Uncle Tan narrates twelve stories about Brother and Sister and Aristotle the dog. The youngsters, Peter and Jane, listen in a beach cabin as adventures range from a country church stay to near fairy tale exploits including a journey to the Man in the Moon.
A brother and sister visit their grandfather for Thanksgiving at an old house with a huge fireplace. Grandma uses a cook stove instead of the fireplace and keeps the fireplace open, sometimes lighting large fires.
The article warns that tainted butter results from dirty churns even if milk and cream were well cared for. It recommends a small brush to clean corners and joints, where milk particles can lodge and microbes breed.
An advisory note argues the herd bull weighs more than the price of cows and emphasizes buying a strong bull over a cheap one. It urges paying a fair price for a good bull, as the bull’s influence shapes the entire herd.
The 1920 United States Agriculture Department bureau estimates put the total value of horses on American farms at 1.993 billion dollars, slightly below milk cows valued at 2.022 billion. The text notes motor vehicles are beginning to replace horses but not yet drastically in value.
Pigs weighing 100 to 150 pounds or more usually survive hot weather with ample cool water and sun protection. A concrete hog wallow, ideally fed by spring overflow, stays clean. In heat, pigs stay on the concrete feeding floor during the day and forage in the rape in the cool morning and evening.
The piece emphasizes using a purebred dairy bull to boost profits from surplus stock. It advises sheep owners to focus on summer care, ensuring ample pasture water and salt, with minimal attention needed when sheep graze.
The Puritans of the seventeenth century rejected wedding rings as pagan symbols and superstitions. They required only that the couple join hands while declaring their intention to live together in marriage.
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