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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1899
Page
4
Practical guidance for farmers shipping poultry to markets. Topics include humane killing methods, scalding versus dry picking, water temperatures, dipping techniques, and the impact of feeding on market timing. Also notes on Turkey dry picking, duck and goose scalding, and legal testing laws in Iowa and Vermont with impact on milk and cream standards.
The article notes rapid growth of paying for milk by fat content but warns testing is not universal. It urges abolishing willful test variations and faults from faulty machines. It proposes state laws to require registration of testing apparatus and licensing of testers to ensure accuracy.
Day by day science reports advances in dairy flavor. Experiments show that adding diluted hydrochloric acid to sweet cream can churn butter immediately, yielding fair butter with low aroma. Results suggest true butter flavor depends on bacteria, not just the feed, if the milk is wholesome.
The International Congress of Veterinary Surgeons in Baden Baden urged urgent cattle tuberculosis prevention. It promotes voluntary extinction with state grants, immediate slaughter of dangerous cases, and extensive vaccination and public education on tuberculin. State role includes reporting cases and subsidizing slaughter with milk sterilization before farm return.
Iowa Experiment Station finds cattle consume 19.6 pounds of dry matter per thousand pounds live weight while sheep consume 29.07. Both on full feed. sheep gain 3.73 pounds per thousand pounds live weight versus cattle 2.14. Sheep eat 48 percent more and gain nearly 75 percent more.
Advice warns against raising chicks for pests like rats skunks minks and weasels. Emphasizes vermin proof coops to protect birds and recoup costs, noting many poultry houses are over ventilated and durable investment pays off over years.
The outline of a perfect hog should resemble a parallelogram from any direction with rounded corners. Features include a straight parallel back and belly, a short head, a dished wide between the eyes, and ears that are thin soft and small joined to the head. The body should be deep enough and broad with strong legs and a rounded neck, rib structure and heart girth. Coarse bristles signal later maturity and possible disease susceptibility.
Jersey Bulletin cites nationwide milk adulteration concerns and cites Indianapolis data that 90 percent of milk contained preservatives. City Sanitarian Clark found the figure and prosecutions rose after warnings. Arrests and convictions followed, with appeals in police court as reform supporters urge strict punishment for repeat offenses.
A Hoard's Dairyman contributor extols the escutcheon theory in cattle selection. He describes a two year ten month heifer yielding forty three pounds of milk daily after calving and argues long study and quick visual judgment trump milking tests, urging cheap nest-boxes to combat mite infestation.
A judge forbids Lizzie’s marriage to his confidential clerk Hartley but the lovers wed anyway. The judge’s anger turns to cold dismissal as Lizzie and Hartley defy him, leaving the St Leon estate to start a new life together.
Blanche calms after a ring at the door brings a visitor seeking Mr. St. Leon who is abroad in Paranham Brazil. The judge presses to see Herbert St. Leon, while a confidant clerk reveals a hidden courtship and past triumph over Blanche’s family.
A Philadelphia Times piece recounts raven cunning in strategy to steal hare dinners and food from a dog. It also tells of a raven’s supposed speech when a traveler heard a shout of fair play from two ravens defending a tame bird.
Miss Jennie Vincent, a 23 year old San Pedro harbor pilot, is believed to be the world’s only woman steam pilot. Born in Marblehead she learned shiphandling with her uncle and earned a second class pilot certificate in January. She pilots Pacific coast ships into San Diego and San Pedro harbors and earns 90 to 120 dollars monthly, aiming to achieve first class piloting in San Francisco Bay for higher pay.
The passage contrasts how women novelists like Ouida underplay meals for heroes, while male writers such as Dickens and Thackeray feature abundant feasts. Thackeray shows epicurean detail. Dickens favors hearty, plain fare. Scott hints at splendid dinners. Ouida’s elegant youths dine late on sweets yet stay athletic. Disraeli is noted for banquet scenes in Lothair.
The beak of the mosquito is described as a toolbox holding six tiny surgical tools. A spear starts punctures, paired lances aid blood flow, a double-barbed head spear, a fine needle, a saw, and a pump transfer blood into the insect’s stomach.
A village music society should admit members by ability, avoid drone, and foster enthusiasm. An orchestra indoors can refine, while vocal energy should form an oratorio society with a 30 to 40 voice chorus. Large music shops in cities offer guidance on music selection for clubs.
A sage warns that chasing wealth can end badly. A young man cites a fox tale about grapes beyond a wall. The fox overreaches, cannot escape, and leaves poorer, illustrating impractical ambition.
A short comic quip features Mrs Fuller Twaddle described as supremely practical and a utilitarian. Mrs Gadabout China remarks she may have a skeleton in her closet, joking about using it to hang a coat on to keep it in shape.
Herr Krupp, among Prussia’s wealthiest men, is the son of Essen steel works founder. Old Krupp began with two men in 1827. The son now employs 20,000 workers in mills and mines and has built 20,000 houses.
A brief note cites Emerson saying two may talk and one may hear, but three cannot engage in a conversation of the most sincere and searching sort. The remark emphasizes the impracticality of true dialogue among three participants.
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