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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
8
Detailed instructions describe a wooden dehorning rack using scavenged timber and bolts. It covers frame layout with scantlings, uprights, crosspieces, boards to restrain the animal, a windlass and rope system, and anchoring points to secure and draw the head forward for safe dehorning. The method emphasizes securing the mature animal and using a windlass for tightening.
Advice from Farm and Fireside urges cleanliness to stop fly breeding. Remove manure heaps and filth, wash swill barrels, and keep feeding troughs clean. A clean yard and stable reduce fly nuisance. untidy premises worsen problems. Also notes cattle sometimes develop an appetite for wood and lumber, a costly habit with no clear cure.
An advertisement extols Dr. Hathaway as a leading specialist with twenty years of experience in treating private diseases of men and women. It promises a free book titled Manliness, Vigor, Health, and lists his clinic address in Sioux City Iowa, urging readers to write for the booklet and symptom blank.
The article outlines hygiene, handling, and technique for making dairy butter. It covers cleanliness in the cow stable and utensils, promptly straining milk, skimming if needed, and proper storage. It describes warming to about 60 degrees, churning steps, salt integration, and final working. Coloring is advised if butter color is light, and emphasizes selling quality through careful process.
The piece argues a simple barnyard shed protects livestock and saves losses, noting cows can be housed year round and sheep fed in winter. It urges small shed costs relative to benefits and cautions dairy profits come from milk, not beef, with young calves unsuitable for human food at three days old.
A western farmer plows land 100 rods wide and a half mile long, creating three fields each 3 rods wide and 160 rods long. Planting corn shows the long row method saves three days, while the short direction costs four days, with extra time needed for turning.
The Nickel Plate Railroad expands service with a 27 hour daily through train from Chicago to New York departing Van Buren Street at 3:30 p.m. arriving next day at 7:25 p.m. The line also offers a 33-store day schedule to Newark and Boston with three daily express trains, plus improved dining and porter service. J. Calahan, General Agent, Chicago, provides full details.
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