Preventing Zatouria in Work Horses Through Diet and Exercise
Dr A Be Alexander from Agricultural College explains azoturia a fatal disease triggered by overfeeding and idle work. Key signs include sudden hind limb paralysis, dark urine, and muscle swelling. Prevention focuses on reducing grain when idle and ensuring exercise, sunlight, and clean, ventilated stables to maintain healthy circulation and avoid leg swelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Be Alexander
Votorinadian
Winevagin Agricultural College
Anatoria
Moon blindness and winter farm tips in December note
A December farmer’s column mixes health term moon blindness with practical winter chores. It advises care for horses and sheep, warming trees with spray, mending pumps, whitewashing, banking rose bushes, and creating neighborly lists during long winter evenings.
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Neco
Turkeys Now by Anna Galigher Ohio
This reader letter discusses turkey farming challenges and lessons from a rough year. It notes turkeys’ intolerance to confinement and disease from neighbor’s rye, describes remedies attempted, and comments on dairy and milk regulations and milking practices with a mix of humor and practical farming notes. It also critiques New York milk clipping rules and general dairy hygiene efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Galigher
Ohio
Lenge
Read This Before Winter Farm Upkeep And Stock
Practical advice for farmers on winter storage and frost protection in December. Guidance covers manure handling, fruit cellar conditions, chimney safety, poultry shelter drafts, beekeeping in cold weather, and feeding strategies. Includes market notes on purchasing stock such as Bronze turkeys and egg vs turkey prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman
Farm News Highlights Profit Details Across Regions
D E R reports turkey hens profitable until two years old. A Clear Lake farmer earned 65 dollars per acre on four acres of peppermint. Colorado agricultural output valued at 125 million, vs mining at 90 million. South Dakota Kansas Nebraska elevator Boom. Texas farmer near Mast Bernard sold 70 acres rice for 5790 dollars net about 3000. Parisians ate 40 thousand horses last year amid rising horse meat demand. Miss N A Black of Salem Ontario found alive after five tons of hay buried her. she recovered quickly.
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Lews
Clear Lake
Colorado
South Dakota
Kansa
Nebraska
Arthur Coyler
Mast Bernard
Texas
N. A. Black
Salem
The Man and the Cow Dairy Venture
A local dairy notes a steady net income of about 100 dollars monthly from a small herd. The owner emphasizes careful milking, cleanliness, and efficient methods. Nearby a farm sells butter above standard prices, proving demand exists for quality dairy products.
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Acffe
Elgin Creamery
Elliig
Stock Show Great Success At Union Stock Yards Expo
The International Live Stock Exposition at Union Stock Yards drew top herds from across regions. Judges, universities, and foreign exhibits highlighted champions in Angus Shorthorn and Shorthorn breeds while Canadian and American breeders claimed major prizes.
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Union Stock Yards
Gene Grubb
Colorado Experiment Station
Andy
Angus
Aind van Inter
Kiint
Meadow
Brook
Nebrastat College
Angus Alnks
Leask
Krambeck
Towa
Goodwine & Goodenough
Ohio University
Poland
Iowa Agricultural College
States
Sir George Drummond
S. H. Todd
Battles of
Iowa
Colonel Igo
Seateh Goods
Choice Goods
Bowen Herd
Kansas City
Roberta's
The Small Farm Pays By J H Brefard
A farmer argues thirteen acres can outperform larger plots through close supervision and near facilities. Compact farms reduce fencing and travel, cut waste, and concentrate manure, enabling intensive cultivation and higher relative profits per acre.
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J. H. Brefard
Ares
Min
Jie
Losa
Ana
Funnel for the Kitchen and Odd Local Notices
A zinc kitchen chute invented to dispose of slops is shown. An Indiana farmer Irving near Evansville faced a divorce after lending a sitting hen to a neighbor, with the judge dismissing the complaint. The government targets patent medicines and bitters as liquor in disguise. California plans 27,509 carloads of oranges and 3,500 carloads of lemons this season, the largest citrus crop yet.
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Indiana
Irving
Evanaville
California
Reasons for Drafting Ewes From the Breeding Flock
The article argues to remove ewes with udder injuries or teat damage to ensure milk supply in following years. It recounts an example where a ewe had a destroyed teat and a dead tissue knot in the udder, details treatment steps, and explains why such ewes should not be bred again. It notes the need for special care for ewes with udder trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Anna
Sore
R. Gibert
England
Poultry Advice From Farm Press Notes
Reading table of tips from the Farm Press shows J B on overcrowding causing feather pulling, N M predicts a one third turkey dressing shrink, and W & R warn to clear nostrils before medicine. Other notes cover Bantam and American varieties, gapes timing, quinin e use, and shell quality remedies.
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N. M
HW. J. P
D. F
M. IK
Boyer
United States
Censis
E. M
F. M
Feeds From Cotton Seed Boost Butter Quality Says Professor Soule
Virginia Experiment Station head Professor A M Soule reports moderate use of cotton seed and cotton seed meal benefits dairy cattle without harming health or butter quality. He notes butter tends to be hard and tallowlike, resists melting, and colors can be adjusted artificially.
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A. M. Soule
Virginia Experiment Station
A Useful Farm Implement Harrow Description
A detailed note on a double smoothing harrow ideal for cultivating corn beans and potatoes just before emergence. Built from 3x3 inch oak frame with teeth bores done after assembly. Teeth slant 45 degrees in a diamond pattern to strike soil. With proper painting and dry storage it will last about fifteen years.
Notes on Sheep Folds and Prairie Fire Losses
The article extols clean meat from well bred lambs and recommends early pasture, diverse feed, and careful breeding. It warns against cross breeding and advises focusing on a single profitable sheep enterprise. It notes a major prairie fire near Millbank South Carolina damaging livestock and farm buildings, and reports Alaska hay prices at 200 to 300 a ton.
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Alwal
Chen
New York City
New York
Rose Come
Holland
Narragansett
Nubbins
Farm News
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Lower
Brule
Sah
Dakota
Chester White Boar
Virginia
Michael K. Boyer
M. K. Boyer
Millbank
8. C
Alaska
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