Feeding in transit rights stirred by Iowa sheep buyers
Iowa livestock shippers organized as Corn Belt Meat Producers seek state commission action to cut Iowa rates on sheep after railroads withdraw feeding in transit privilege. They claim about 1,000,000 sheep are fed in Iowa yearly before shipping to market and warn the change could end the feeding trade. The state commission has no authority over interstate feeding rights, which the railroads may or may not grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Corn Belt Meat Producers
State Commission
State
Corn Belt
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Board of Control
Clarinda
Ee Council Bluffs
Fort Madison
Glenwood
Independence
Marshalltown
Mitchellville
Mount Pleasant
How to Produce Comb Honey in Sections for Profit
The article explains that comb honey is mainly sold in small one-pound sections, with thin or extra thin foundation and specific filling methods. It discusses bait sections to trigger early work, swarming issues that cut surplus, and ways to prevent swarming by providing room, shade, ventilation, and ample hive openings for extracted honey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Dadant
Money to Fight Disease Board allocates 5000 for tuberculosis education
The board of control plans to spend the 5000 appropriated by the last legislature on a statewide tuberculosis education campaign. They will staff the sanitarium superintendent position near Iowa City once a qualified doctor is selected. Difficulty remains in securing a superintendent for the Knoxville institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control
John Downie
Iowa City
Knoxville
Judge Urges Grand Jury Scrutiny of Trusts Under New Law
Judge Brennan instructed the grand jury to investigate local trust conditions under the amended trust law and to heed the Stillman act. He urged inspections of grain elevator combines and high commodity prices, noting the grand jury has no discretion in the matter.
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Brennan
Grand Jury
Iowa State Fair Receipts Total $103000
Secretary Simpson of the state agricultural department reports the Iowa state fair receipts from all sources amount to 103000 dollars. The compilation covers income from various events and concessions, confirming a substantial fund total for the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson
State Agricultural Department
Indiana May Get Burrier
Governor Cummins may turn Burrier of Clinton over to Indiana authorities for parole violation. An executive agent will visit Clinton to verify facts of his lapse from self control. If no extenuating circumstances exist, Indiana likely gains possession as it seeks his custody.
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George Burrier
Clinton
Burrier
Iowa
Cummins
Barker
I. E. Fay
C. A. Fay
L. E
Mr. Fay
Indiana
How to Weatherproof a Chicken House
The text advises on sealing a chicken house to prevent cracks in winter and mites in summer. It suggests adding battens on the outside to stop cold air and applying crude oil or coal tar inside to deter mites, noting hard pine causes cracking and that building with it is difficult.
Sell the Old Roosters on Farms
The passage argues against keeping old roosters that offer no value and harm feeding, noting they mob the flock, mistreat smaller birds, and are unnecessary pests except for purebred high quality stock. It urges removal from farms to improve flock health.
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Arsuin
Sprouted grain replaces mashes in poultry feeding
A report from Ontario station suggests reducing mash feeding for fowls as sprouted and soaked grains replace dry feed. Farmers with larger flocks lack variety, so a warm mash once daily is advised to prevent indigestion and sickness, with boiled mash left to cook overnight.
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Ontario
Poultry Department
Dropping board aids clean coop for hens
A Missouri Valley farmer advises a dropping board in the chicken house to simplify cleaning. Fifteen minutes weekly cleans after 100 hens, after which the board should be covered with ashes or slaked lime. He recommends level roosts to prevent crowding.
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Missouri Valley
Poultry Care Tips For Clean Nests And Healthy Flocks
Practical guidance on keeping chicken nests clean and flock health strong. Emphasizes straw management, charcoal and grit, clean water, and avoiding stagnant drinkers. Notes experiments with confining laying turkeys and says imports prevent overstocking eggs.
The Cure All in Poultry Yards Promised by Management
The piece promotes a poultry yard remedy hailed as preventive medicine reducing the need for stimulants regulators and other makeshifts. It emphasizes good management as the main virtue and cure-all for poultry care.
The Drawer of Lavender and Letters
Martha Earle whispers to Almira of a hidden drawer and letters to be burned with lavender and rose petals for a lost summer. Almira vows obedience but discovers the letters are gone, burned long ago, leaving an unanswered question of love and betrayal.
Peruna Cited As Cure For Stomach Catarrh In Letters
Oakland Nebraska resident H J Henneman reports cure of stomach catarrh after using Peruna and plans to keep it as house medicine. Appleton Wisconsin resident Miss Julia Butler says Peruna restored appetite, strength and health after persistent stomach catarrh symptoms.
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Mary O'Brien
Myrtle Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Peruna
H. J. Henneman
Oakland, Neb
Sam
Julia Butler
R. R
Appleton, Wis
Fisherman Parents Save Old Papers For Fishing Budget
A wife presents her husband with sticky speckled papers she kept from last summer to save money for fishing gear. He jokes about using old papers instead of buying new files as they prepare for a week of trout fishing.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Promises of Reward
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for a cure of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes testimonials from local businesses in Toledo asserting honesty and financial ethics of F J Cheney & Co. and claims the remedy is taken internally and acts on the mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal
F.j.cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Gra. WaLving, Kinnan & Mauvin
Hall
Pilgrim Congregational Church Founding Ties to Mayflower Men
The Pilgrim Congregational church near London, founded in 1616, is the oldest of its denomination in the empire and supplied the London contingent of men who joined the Mayflower voyage.
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Oldest Congregational Church
Pilgrim Congregational Church
London
Empire
No Headache in the Morning Advertises Krause Capsules
An old advertisement promotes Krause's Headache Capsules for indulgence in food or drink. Credit line notes Druggists price 25e and Norman Lichty Mfg. Co. of Des Moines. The copy ends with a quoted Tennyson line about truth and right and wrong.
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Krause
Norman Lichty
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