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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1900
Page
3
An illustrated feature describes a large roomy Model cow stall with a 344 foot-appropriate space, front mick restraint, floor fastened rear bar, and a projecting rack to guide bedding and cow movement. It advocates partitions to prevent injuries and improve comfort as a path to greater profit.
Farmers who haul milk to creameries often neglect cooling yet for urban shippers cooling is vital. Use a proper cooler and thermometer to measure water and milk temps. rely on actual temps, not guesswork. Misplaced price deductions follow sour milk tied to improper cooling and ignorance of water temperature. The note adds on mink byproducts and casein uses in industry.
A garbled narrative describes Cleo and Hanerty seeking to profit from a flawed deal. The text frames honesty as a choice and mentions forcing honesty if others refuse. It references a time frame of twenty hours and a desire to present the best possible version of a deal.
W E Farmer advocates a uniform standard for butter and cheese to reduce grade differences in markets. Citing Canada’s success, he notes that uniform cheese improves reputation and export potential, urging dairymen to adopt a consistent method for butter and cheese. The piece also compares feed efficiency of cows versus other livestock and highlights milk’s superior digestibility and versatility.
Hoard's Dairy indicates corn hearts or germ meal shows promise as a highly concentrated protein rich feed. Though not fully vouched, it could surpass linseed meal in value and may become a regular seasonal offering for dairies to demonstrate to farmers. Local feed merchants should stock small lots this spring for trials and future orders.
The Rural New Yorker argues filth in stik and oily butter practices harm dairies and presses for stricter clean laws rather than sales controls. It cites disguises in packaging with purple or yellow ink to mislead buyers, and says present laws fail to stop widespread deception in the oleo trade.
A Cleveland traveler recalls the Potomac river trip with boat decks and Virginia Maryland river towns. A deckhand puzzled by a goat’s chewed tag reveals how the animal swallowed an address tag, a small tale amid waxworks of river commerce.
A Bangor shipmaster wrote to the vessel owner about a dull freight market in the Windward Islands. The ship had stayed in the same port for some time and the captain said they were in statu quo. The owner spent the following week hunting the West Indies to learn what this statu quo meant.
A collection of brief humorous exchanges and quips from various papers. A young man declares plans to see her father, the girl reacts with tears, and other light vignettes follow including a timid suitor, a dream about purgatory, a poverty joke about fasting, and a playful kiss mishap. The snippets showcase period humor and social foibles in a newspaper-verse style.
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