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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1915
Page
2
A rural New Yorker column by WT L Allen advises concrete floors for horse stalls with a dry, well founded base and proper drainage. A slope of one and a half to two inches over stall length keeps dampness down and heat manageable, addressing concerns about oldness and hardness.
The article warns of seasonal changes affecting dairy cows and emphasizes early feeding with Grila or rollfing crops, maintaining proper pasture age, and ensuring constant access to clean water. It stresses not letting harvest work disrupt milking routines and water intake to protect milk production.
A simple gasoline engine driven force pump provides an inexpensive water system for households, poultry plants, barns, greenhouses, or truck patches. It can run by hand or windmill, direct to yard troughs or into tanks with piping to use points, with drains for surplus. Ducks benefit as they dunk and slope water.
The author argues there is little factual basis to objection against plank floors versus concrete. Concrete conducts heat, is cold, but a plank floor raised allows wind and mud under it. Cement floors on crushed stone can stay dry if plank floors are tight. two layer with tarred paper is possible. Slopes of 1.5 to 2 inches per length aid drainage. many top breeders prefer cement floors with proper drainage and ample bedding.
A correspondent of American Agriculturist explains feather eating in fowls stems from idleness or lack of occupation. Identify offenders, cull for table if valuable, or force activity. Cure involves removing worst offenders and giving others hard exercise. Methods once used include wire in the mouth and trimming the upper bill edges.
Long historical overview describes Roman North Africa from Carthage’s fall to Vandal conquest. It notes Rome’s proconsular province spanning Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco, its wealth rivaling Italy, vast cultivation, large population, and key grain supply role, ending with Vandals capturing Carthage in 430 AD.
A quoted exchange recalls a domestic dispute as Henry Peck remarks on divorce, questioning if Hourietta would leave her club life for home duties. The fragment hints at personal tensions and social expectations reflected in a local newspaper line.
The article notes hens suffer under hot sun causing daytime prostration and nighttime vitality loss, leading to high mortality during the melting period. It advises August as the start of the melting season for young fowls, suggests sunower seed and linseed meal as valuable additions, and mentions caponizing cockerels this month.
Article reports bran mash bait using bran Paris green syrup and citrus juice as an effective control for grasshoppers. It describes preparation mixing steps and application timing for early morning sown bait to cover four to five acres in infested areas. Field notes cite favorable fall conditions for egg laying and expected spring hatch leading to crop damage.
A portable hog house provides proper shelter and ventilation with a rear window of 12 by 18 inches that can be opened or closed. It is movable on a sled or light wagon and features a sliding door for ease of access.
The Kansas Farmer warns overcrowding in poultry leads to low egg production and poor hatch rates. A farmer reportedly placed 260 eggs in a 220 capacity hatcher and produced only 70 chicks. A roomy incubator and brooder yields more eggs and healthier chicks, showing space pays off in larger flocks.
Simple house note suggests stacking three large crates to form six compartments then painting with a ten cent can. Create a double curtain and sort spices, beans, rice, and similar items into each section to tidy the pantry and streamline the kitchen workflow.
A readers note on hen fattening and egg production explains that hens may retain weight despite good balanced rations. When hens become too fat to lay, the advised course is to market them to recover feed costs.
News reports detail the will of Mrs. Richard Henry Dana directing preservation of the Craigie house in Cambridge as a public memorial. Trustees are named to maintain colonial architecture and honor Washington and Longfellow with rent paid by Longfellow heirs until its public memorial use begins.
China plans a three bill national defense program to be laid before Congress in December. The first bill would enlarge arsenals and develop navy yards with $15,000,000 for rifles and machine guns and for submarines torpedo boats and light cruisers. The second bill would introduce conscription early next year. The third bill covers naval bases and coast and frontier fortifications.
Chicago report cites Senator James Hamilton Lewis warning that Russia Germany Japan and China may unite against the United States in the future. He says America cannot rely on England or current South American powers for aid and proposes convening a South American government council to form an alliance.
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