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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1915
Page
2
The Kansas Farmer argues that poor milk yields stem from bad feed and urges dairy farmers to focus on cow feeding through the coming summer and beyond. It contends that good feed sustains cows in good condition, promising profit with proper management this season and next.
Certainty is essential in dairying. Do not guess at results. Newborn calves must receive colostrum from the cow after freshening. Calves stay with the cow during the first forty eight hours to ensure milk fever risk. Profitability comes from tracking feed and yield, not just one factor.
Poults demand close attention from hatching onward with a dry ground nest and shelter from harm. In the first weeks, provide easy access to abundant food and clean water, with milk, hard boiled eggs, wheat and bread crumbs. They may struggle on their backs early and must be rescued. by week four oatmeal and crumbs are introduced in small portions.
A historic guide outlines calf care from birth to two weeks old. Begin by separating newborns from the dam, provide early milk, then transition to a skim milk and grain mix. Calf meal can replace milk and grain, and overfeeding is warned against. By two weeks, offer hay to promote chewing and digestive health.
The article argues good pasture boosts milk profit, noting cows perform best when calved into quality pasture and fed on it. It recommends fall sowing rye for early fall and spring pasture, or oats if rye wasn’t planted, plus spring sowing winter wheat for year round pasture. It emphasizes silos as essential for summer feeding and overall dairy efficiency.
The Orange Judd Farmer outlines a self boiled lime sulphur mix using eight pounds each of stone lime and powdered sulphur with fifty gallons of water. For 200 gallons, combine lime and water, add sulphur as it slakes, maintain heat, then cool with cold water before straining and diluting for spraying. Other forms require boiling in a kettle.
A historical explainer notes the Gatling and automatic machine guns, detailing the Banet-Mercie model. It describes a 30-cartridge feed, bolt cycling, and gas operation, noting the rapid firing rate of about seven hundred rounds per minute and their extensive wartime use.
The Panama canal idea dates to 1520 with Angel Saavedra but faced Spain's strong opposition and even capital punishment for proposing improvements. Later, Louis Napoleon as a prisoner studied the plan. Real progress came after the 1849 California gold rush provided topographical knowledge, leading to a decision by an international body and start of work decades later.
The waste of metal from coins rubbing together is estimated at one ton and a quarter of gold and eighty eight tons of silver annually. This figure highlights significant metal loss from everyday circulation and the need for durable coinage solutions.
Instructions note after the eighth week the mother and brood may be released from their pen and allowed to roam. Ensure access to plenty of clean water, gravel, oyster shells, lime and charcoal. Watch hens and poults for Nee and dust them frequently. Dew and drafts harm young turkeys, making early carriage difficult, but they thrive after two months.
The federal dairy division has expanded silos and promoted dairying across western reclamation areas aided by Smith Lever funds. Experiment stations cooperate on expansion, and cheap alfalfa feed in irrigated valleys supports the push. Farmers seek $8 to $10 per ton to profit, with livestock needed to realize gains.
Intensive poultry keeping calls for careful feeding to avoid overfeeding which lowers a bird’s vitality and resistance to disease. High protein concentrates such as hempseed or cottonseed meal require close monitoring to prevent health decline.
Farmers are urged to grow an abundance of beans for home use as wholesome nourishing substitutes for meat when meat is hard to obtain. The piece emphasizes beans as a practical and satisfying source of nutrition for households.
A composite notice from May reports General Radko Dimitrief’s Bulgarian service in World War I era contexts, followed by New York warnings of elephant shortages for circuses due to war, and a May 10 to 12 roundup of diverse topics. Highlights include Anatolian theater figures, a plank for a Plattsburg military camp for students, quantum light analysis by Michelson, Lange’s Amazon exploration, and public notices on wireless phones and Tennessee governance.
New York May 12 The new super Dreadnought Arizona is over 53 percent complete at the Brooklyn navy yard and will be launched early in June Preparations will begin for the keel laying of the California the even larger super Dreadnought Contracts for California materials are being let The launching is expected to be a major naval celebration with 25000 officers and men to witness The event may draw President Wilson to Brooklyn and recalls Tafts attendance at the 1912 New York launch The Pennsylvania sister ship was recently launched at Newport News Virginia
The International Olympic Committee decided in Lyons that the 1916 Olympic Games will be held in America rather than Berlin. The American Olympic Committee and the Amateur Athletic Union will select the city, provided all events voted in 1914 are included. Regular Olympic records will not be noted. War Department plans six military training camps at Tobyhanna Anniston Fort Sill Fort Riley Sparta and Sisson from June 1 to 15 for artillery officers and NCOs.
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