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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
3
The U.S. Department of Agriculture argues drainage, especially tile draining, vastly improves land by increasing porosity and heat, reducing floods, and raising yields from 25 to 100 percent. Open ditches waste land. tile drains, though pricier, are more economical long term.
Dr. C Hart Merriam debunks popular hawk and crow bounty notions. Ninety five percent of hawk and crow diets comprise pests like mice grasshoppers and crickets, while crows consume few crop pests and instead waste corn. The piece notes eggs eaten sparingly and highlights benefits of winter cover crops to prevent soil erosion and maintain soil nutrients.
Farmers adapt to pasture flow by regulating milk output through stall feeding. The note suggests pasture conditions can slow milk production unless supplement feeding is used to maintain supply.
The financial success of hog farming rests on herd health. Preventive measures are key, with cleanliness as the most neglected yet influential factor requiring full attention.
Readers are advised that many horses bolt when surprised and may react with a sudden move. The guide stresses saying whoa before approaching from the side to prevent injuries such as a broken leg and to safeguard the handler’s safety.
A concise guide highlights essential livestock breeds and up to date farm implements that boost efficiency on the farm. It emphasizes choosing well proven breeds and labor saving tools to improve productivity and reduce workload for farmers.
Judge E C Raymond of the State District Court upholds a ruling in Elk Basin granting land rights to second locators who perform discovery work when original locators fail. The decision, awaiting state supreme review, could set a Wyoming oil land precedent amid a sale interest worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. A separate report notes the drowning of Alex McCaul, 64, his wife, and two children near their ranch after ice gave way, with neighbors prompted by lights-out to investigate.
A quarter million pounds of 1915 wool stored in Douglas has been sold to a Chicago house near 25 cents per pound. The deal includes 80,000 pounds owned by John Morton, 65,000 pounds owned by the Boot Live Stock Company and 110,000 pounds owned by the Morton and Jenne Sheep Company. About 350,000 pounds remain stored.
Afton reports the first depositor at the Farmers and Stockgrowers bank is a red hen named Fussy owned by the Rass mussens. She entered the freshly completed bank and laid a large brown egg in the vault, valued at five cents at current egg prices.
A number of sheepmen in this section have sold their flocks and are stocking ranges with cattle. The high price of sheep, a slight cattle price slump, and dry farmers fencing ranges drive owners to shift from sheep to cattle.
Lander Charles F. Ballen was acquitted in the District Court of the murder of Richard Grant a saroonkeeper of Pinedale. Ballen shot Grant during a quarrel over a card game. Jury was out all night and evidence was circumstantial.
Secretary of State Prank J. Houx appoints W. H. Reid as measurer of state printing to replace Will Reid, who resigned after being named register of the land office.
Robert Burton of Lywile, a blacksmith, lies in the hospital with a bullet wound through both hips. The ball pierced the pelvis and Barton's condition is serious.
A collage of old ad snippets and a rural Kilkenny vignette. Doyle works on a roadside, the donkey beside him, an English tourist asks why the donkey brays, and Doyle cites a local saying about warm hearts when friends meet. It blends humorous annotation with period advertisement tone.
A humorous Metamorphosis line ponders whether a cowboy turned baseball player becomes a cow catcher, framing a joke about crossing roles and identities in a wry exchange.
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