Romance of Cattle Brands and Thief Tricks Across Texas
The article surveys Texas cattle brands, noting over 8,000 registered marks, each often tied to a ranch. It details methods thieves use to alter brands, how Rangers detect deception, and a rich catalog of notable brand designs from spur silhouettes to hats, boats, and symbols, plus trends toward smaller brands and iron stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Southwest
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
Hernando Cortez
Mexico
Tebauntepec
Cortez
Texas Ranger Force
J. Kimberlin
J. W. Friend Cattle Company
Crotchett County
H. B. Opp
Sutton
Menard
Lee Brothers
John W. Pranks
Osage
Ao Maverick
Andran Red
Telegraph Growth Sparks Record Telecommunication Rise
Washington reports that in 1917 twenty one commercial land telegraph systems operated 241,012 miles of line, 1,888,708 miles of wire, and 161,725,238 messages, employing 47,227 with salaries totaling 36.3 million dollars. The five year period shows a 45.7 percent rise in messages and a 74.5 percent jump in telegraph traffic income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam L. Rogers
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
United States
Eugene P. Hartley
Cormmercal Telegraph Companies
Flour Sack of Money Shocks Missouri Family Deal
In Maries county Missouri a cash sale in a hidden Florence home yielded a flour sack full of silver coins. After closing the deal every family member brought hidden money to the bank where tellers spent hours counting. The earnings mainly came from two daughters washing clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mae
Maries County
Missouri
Labor day plans outlined by Shelbyville unions
Indiana brief with notices from Shelbyville to Columbus detailing labor day observance plans, wage talks, and local officials action. Reports include Evansville wage raises, bank issues in Griffith, school board changes, and new church and road projects across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Anderson
John H. van Buskirk
Paris Green
North Vernon
Board of County Commissioners
William Clerkin
Evansville
Muncie
George W. Carter
San Francisco
St. John’s Universalist Church
Newcastle
Connersville
Fayette County
Organization of Farmers
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
George T. Woodring
Jeffersonville
Willim FE
Clegg
Chirksville
Jane
Clarksville
Nowersth
Hy. B. Roberts
Indiana Super Intendents’ Association
Freeholders
Greencastle
Putnam County
Board of Commissioners
South Bend
Tamarack Grange
Mishawaka
Grange Elevator Company
WY. H. Huston
Edward Zieger
Deputy
Jefferson County
Terre Haute
Simpson Murray
Edward de Bruler
Speedwell
Murray
North Third Street
de Bruler
Chase Street
West Terre Haute
Laperte
Harrison Methodist Episcopal Church of
Laporte
Church of
Hammond
Ross M. Logan
First State Bank of
Griffith
Honduras
Columbus
Mooney Tannery
Terre Haute Trust Company
Poland
Mount Verton
John Browning
Point Township
Posey County
No Place for Scrub Bulls in U S Dairy Herds
A United States Department of Agriculture prepared pamphlet argues against scrub bulls and related scrub types. It urges nationwide elimination of scrub sires to create scrub-free dairy regions, comparing the effort to the tick-control campaigns across southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Stingy Feeder Cheats Self
The article explains that cows need maintenance nutrition plus protein fat and carbohydrates to produce milk. Milk consists of water fat protein sugar and ash from food constituents. If the diet lacks protein fat and energy the cow borrows from her body, reducing milk quantity or quality, harming the feeder as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Feeding and Watering Regularity for Cows
Regular feeding times reduce cow stress and boost milk output. Timely watering and proper, clean water are essential to health and milk quality. A farmer providing for cattle welfare expects higher milk flow as compensation.
Silage Use and Dairy Feeding Tips Discussed
In dairy notes the article stresses year round silage harvest and the value of ensilage cutters. It claims cows milk better with silage, suggests feeding during milking to encourage letdown, warns that two cows may be needed to do one cow’s work, and explains that 1 cubic foot of silage equals about 40 pounds.
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Shess
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George W. Wightman
George
Virginia
Mazel
Telegraph
Water Transport Corps
U. 3 A
Ndiana
Vincennes
Frank L. Oliphant
Thomas Kearns
Logansport
Logansport Aviation Company
Morton
Katherine Ferguson
Yonkers
N. Y
Young Women’s Christian Association
Wabash
State Highway Commission
Albert Nordman
Pleasant Township
Central Foundry Company
Milton
W. H. Miller
R. C. Ranch
Mildred Crabb
Cecilia Crane
Owensville
Gibson County Board of Education
TR. BR
Marshall
George Beresford
Rochester
Fulton County
Henry
Sullivan
Bays-Logan Coal Company
Lee FL Divas
R. F. Logan
People Coal and Mining Company
Carlmont
D Petersburg
Petersburg
Boach
T. W. Basinger
Charles E. Nancy
Frank Luke
Luke
Corydon
A. O. Deweese
Jasper
Dubois County
Robert KB. Eckert
New Albany
cGeorge Strack
Buslness
Strack
Brazil
Frank Cagle
Mil Creek
Buzzards Roost
Putram County
L. E. Reeves
Anderson Chamber of Conmercce
Lebanon
Lebanon City School Board
M. Wortey
Hay W. Adney
Worley
FS. Neal
John C. Perkins
James M. Tilley
Charles W. Waits
C. M. Job
Bartholomew County
Stingy Feeder
Alvs Ag
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