Improving Stock on Range Through Better Cattle and Horses
The article argues that crowded ranges require early maturing, high quality cattle and breeding stock to maximize returns. It cites open range practices, the shift to registered bulls, and selective feeding as keys, with a case of a Reva South Dakota ranch improving herd value and efficiency. It also notes similar improvements in range horses, highlighting profitability of quality stock despite low market prices.
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J. S. Cotton
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Omaha
Chicago
Reva
S. D
North Dakota
United States
Debtor Builds Horse Herd Wealth Through High-Price Sales
The owner, who faced debt, built stock value as horse prices rose. Over two years he sold geldings in carload lots at 125 dollars each, unbroken. In 1906 he sold 227 head of his herd at 85 dollars each, branding stock for all buyers, with two mares from his own breeding fetching 550 dollars each. He notes his first stallion returned many times his initial cost.
Keep Young Calves Growing and Avoid Winter Losses
The article warns that stunted calves are unprofitable, especially amid high feed costs. It urges keeping calves thrifty through winter with at least a small daily ration, notes fall calves are at risk, and advises selling exposed fall calves before cold weather.
Bran for the Brood Sows Feed
Bran serves as a valuable and profitable feed for breeding sows. It provides protein and invigorates the sow system, helping build body parts and blood for piglets. Limited, regular bran mashes in the final month aid farrowing and improve milk and pig vitality.
Must Assist the Dry Cow
The article urges proper care for dairy cows when dry, stressing warm shelter, generous ration of roughage plus grain, and access to water. It warns neglect leads to puny calves and reduced future milk as flies arrive and pastures shorten, advising exercise after feeding and stressing proper handling of Jersey or Holstein cows to prevent scrub yields.
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C. S. Cornman
Mother Cow in Calf Needs Quiet Yard for Safe Movement
The text notes a cow near calving prefers a calm, undisturbed space to move. It warns that in shared yards with younger animals such as steers and heifers, accidents can occur due to her deliberate but vulnerable movements.
Cream Separation and Handling Tips from Prof Lee at Logan Institute
Prof Lee of Illinois advises on cream separation and handling. Cool separated cream to 60F or 50F, stir while cooling, avoid mixing warm and cold cream, and deliver to the creamery 3–4 times weekly in summer or 2–3 times in winter. Ensure separate farm deliveries, protect cans during transport, and stir thoroughly before testing if mixed with neighbors.
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Prof
Lee
Illinois
Logan County Farmers’ Institute
Heifers Calving Age and Care for Strong Milk Flow
The text argues for delaying first calving to about thirty months to avoid stunting growth and abortion. It warns against breeding at fifteen months and overfeeding on short rations. Proper winter feeding and good pasture promote a lasting milking tendency, with options to time fall calving by running heifers into the next spring.
Mystery in Chatsworth Solved Arrest of Hendrick
In Chatsworth Iowa on April 4 George Hendrick age 18 is under arrest in the Black Hand case. Frank Wakeman, grain merchant, received threats to pay 10000 dollars or face destruction of his family and property. Wakeman says the handwriting matched endorsements on checks by Hendrick after officers secured an admission of guilt. He was bound over.
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Chatsworth
George Hendrick
Frank Wakeman
Wakeman
Hendrick
Muscatine North and South Railway Crew Repairs Line Work
The Muscatine North and South Railway company crews busy with spring repairs between Muscatine and this city. Bridges are strengthened and track repaired. Work will take several weeks to finish.
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Muscatine N. & S. Elrick Junction
Muscatine North and South
The One Supreme Evil
Quote attributed to Daniel Webster on duty and fear as guiding forces in facing danger. The text reflects a philosophical stance that consciousness of duty outweighs fear, suggesting resilience through duty.
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Daniel Webster
Skimmed milk hides as art objects and industry
An Austrian firm turns skimmed milk into galalith, a versatile substitute for ivory and bone. The process yields casein powder that, with formaldehyde, forms a hornlike material used for billiard balls, doll heads, piano keys and many novelties. Creamery day in Vienna highlights dairy profits and skimmed milk’s evolving role.
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Austria
Vienna
Milk based material galalith promises durable substitutes
The article describes galalith as fire resistant and highly workable material. In Austria daily skimmed milk production fuels its chemistry, enabling factories to shape galalith into varied objects. Its strength is likened to Aberdeen granite, opening possibilities for buildings and fittings made entirely from this substance.
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Austria
Seeking the Elusive in Rivarel’s Dim Mystery
A note on Rivarel explores the dim haze of mystery that fuels pursuit and wonder. The fragment hints at an elusive quest where curiosity and enchantment intertwine with a lone seeker’s gaze.
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Rivarel
Youth Ever Fleeting
Poetic line reflects on aging as a swift unseen force. Ovid’s voice laments time’s passage and the elusiveness of youth.
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Ovid
Opera singer laments robbery of large sum
A distressed opera singer laments being robbed of a substantial amount, saying it takes nearly ten minutes of hard work to earn that much. The quote underscores the financial hit and the singer's frustration at the loss.
Gas Furnaces and Accessories Promote Clean Home Comfort
Soot and Ashes, Work and Worry ad promotes gas as the best clean safe fuel. It urges replacing coal or wood in kitchens with gas from the Gas company and offers ranges water heaters instantaneous heaters gas heaters portable fixtures and electrical supplies. The note highlights low prices and quick piping and wiring services.
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