KEEP THE CATTLE FAT A Breeder Guide to Healthy Calves and Feeding
A detailed commentary on maintaining cattle condition through careful breeding, feeding, and management. It covers feeding varieties rich in protein, the role of oats, corn risks, calf rearing from birth to weaning, separate pastures for bulls and calves, weaning practices to avoid growth loss, and housing and weather considerations for year round cattle health. It emphasizes strong, easy feeding cattle, genetic transmission of feeding ease, and prudent timing for breeding and calving to optimize vigor and market quality.
Root crops for stock feed gain Western use
Roots have spread from Eastern farms to the West, with Colorado and Kansas farmers growing giant sugar mangels to fatten cattle sheep and hogs. New York station experiments show mangels are profitable on modest ground at low cost, with pictures highlighting favored root varieties.
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Colorado
Kansas
Western States
New York
Bottled milk demand eases in New York saloons and stores
The text notes easing demand for bottled milk in New York saloons and drug stores as prices rise. It suggests prices will be good for sellers, indicating market adjustments and potential shifts in supply and consumer behavior amid rising costs.
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New York
Arc
National Grange Meeting Sets Hartford Session in November
The forty first annual National Grange session will open November 12 in Hartford Connecticut for ten days. Masters and Matrons lead, while Patrons may attend discussions but cannot vote. A proposed representative vote may have failed last Denver session. The seventh degree may see 2000 members with two conferral sessions, behind a record 1700 at Portland. National Master N J Bachelder of New Hampshire heads a select executive group. A biannual officer election will occur amid talks on Parcels Post Rural Delivery Forestry Good Roads and more.
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National Grange Patrons of Husbandry
Hartford
Conn
National Grange
Denver
Colo
Washington State Grange
Portland
Order of Patrons of Husbandry
Pomona
County
State
United States
N. J. Bachelder
New Hampshire
E. B. Norris
New York State
C. J. Bell
Vermont
F. A. Derthick
Ohio State Grange
Grange
J. W. Darrow
The Best Salt Motto Says Use Only the Best
A proverb recalls that skimping on salt harms others and oneself. The message champions using the best salt and sticking to that standard as a right motto.
White Leghorns Tops for Laying and Meat Quality
For laying purposes pure White Leghorns beat all the rest. When it comes to the meat question some of the heavier fowls stand first. Pick out your coat and then buy your cloth accordingly.
Rape Pasture Suitability for Spring to Autumn
Raps makes splendid hog pasture and may be sown any time in spring or summer. It can be sown with oats after oat harvest or with corn at last cultivation for fall pasture after the corn is cut for fodder. Sow on rich ground and allow a strong start before stock turnout. an acre on rich soil with a favorable season can pasture five to ten animals from midsummer to late autumn.
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Raps
Plant Trees in Fall Illinois Orchardist Endorses Fall Apple Planting
Illinois orchardist W H Underwood champions fall planting of apples, arguing trees fare best when set during a dormant season. He advises one year old trees, 24 feet apart, deeper planting, proper root placement, and rabbit protection. Maintain soil around roots and monitor wind gaps. cultivate between rows, rotate crops like cowpeas, and avoid bluegrass sod. His tips cover staking, pruning, and early-care, with emphasis on keeping growth balanced and well watered.
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Wm. H. Underwood
Ozark, Ill
Poultry Farming Opinions From E and Others
A row of poultry notes covers corn as feed, roup heredity, fowl debility during molts, rusty iron as tonic, overcrowding, yard size, scratching sheds, cleaning access, wall construction, and best hen house floors. M. K. Boyer contributes.
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M. K. Boyer
Clearing Old Fields With July Fire to Deter Weeds
The article explains clearing fields by hacking down brush in July and August, burning it when dry, and pasturing with sheep and cattle to rot roots. Sassafras and greenberries sprout if ground is stirred, but pasturing helps suppress regrowth after hacking and burning. Some greenberry patches burn without cutting. setting them ablaze saves labor.
Proper weight of gilts for breeding on pasture
J W K argues against extreme gilt weights at eleven months to a year. He notes feeders claim 400–500 pounds, but for farmers on pasture with modest grain, about 300 pounds at one year best balances breeding usefulness and fat risk. Many highly fitted show animals conceal lesser hardy stock behind a single winner.
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J. Ww. K
Milk Stool Reflections on Dairy Practices and Profit
milk is better than cod liver oil and cheaper. keep skimmed milk at home to avoid germs. dairy profitability relies on proper handling, cheese as luxury, and mixing cows with hens. a calm cow yields more milk. air milk to remove cow odor. quality beats quantity in profit.
Wall Street and the Farmer
A historical reflection notes that Wall Street does not control national destinies and that financial convulsions in the money center scarcely affect solid U.S. industries. J. P. Harriman acknowledged after a westward tour that the country is too big for Wall Street and that farmers manufacturers and other businesspeople outside New York largely ignore Wall Street turmoil.
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Wall Street
J. H. Harriman
West
New York
Poultry Questions and Answers Practical Guide
Poultry readers discuss feeding oats with bulls and the cost of keeping a fowl. Hulled oats can be sourced from grain dealers. An annual feed cost around $1.20 per bird. Evening mash versus morning mash debated for warm and cold weather. The discussion notes hens will forage after meals, often finding grain in litter or scratching shed.
Animals used for meat in Germany after ban on American imports
American consul George N. Ifft reports that Saxony slaughtered 18,000 horses and 3,700 dogs for food last year as Germany restricted American cattle and hog imports. The note reflects wartime scarcity pushing alternative animals into the meat supply.
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German Empire
George N. Ifft
Saxony
Feeding hogs for unremitting growth and pasture diet
The article argues that keeping pigs on a constant growth path requires continuous feeding, with grass based maintenance as key. It notes two thirds of full ration goes to support, advocates clover alfalfa and blue grass pastures, and claims 40 percent higher gains when grain is fed with grass. Grass is essential for spring and late season, with alfalfa clover for summer and rye or wheat for winter. Grass-fed prep improves digestion, and grazing rotation increases corn-farm productivity. Continuous growth and grass-heavy feeding are essential for profit.
Growing Winter Oats Take Reliable Crop in Cold Areas
A. J. Legg of Albion West Virginia extols winter oats as a dependable alternative where spring oats fail. Sowing in late August to early September offers best results, while October sowing risks winter kill. Legg notes successful fall sowing on Oct 1 and 2, oats reaching four to five feet by June 26, with yields filling well and grain hulls thin, Virginia gray turf oats.
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Virginia
A. J. Legg
Albion
W. Va
Portable wire basket burner for farmyard waste
A simple five by four foot chicken wire basket forms a hollow cylinder for burning papers and farm refuse. An old tin pan at the bottom acts as a fire chamber, with a tin lid optional. Useful for clearing weeds, leaves, litter, and hens nest debris safely and efficiently.
Secretary Wilson Credits Government Discoveries For Huge Savings
Secretary Wilson states that vast savings totaling tens of billions of dollars were achieved for the American people by government scientists during the just-concluded fiscal year, a sum too large to estimate.
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Wilson
Philadelphia swindle nets farmers fifty thousand in produce
Two enterprising young men from Philadelphia swindled farmers of about $50,000 worth of produce over the last three months. They traveled from county to county buying produce without paying and then disappeared, moving through different sections each week.
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Philadelphia
Turkeys Drive Off Roan Farm Wildlife in Cold Spring
A fragmentary notice reports a spring incident at a Roan County farm where many young animals were killed during a cold, wet spell. Details remain unclear due to damaged text.
A Perennial Border Plan From A Garden Note
A detailed description of designing a long border with sizes from 20 by 8 feet to larger estates. It outlines a north-south layout facing east, background plantings of hollyhocks and lilies, then front-row accents like Pearl achillea, columbines, chrysanthemums, larkspurs, daisies, and foxgloves. A central hydranga and layered heights follow with a mix of bee balm, baby's breath, lavender, Lychnis, monarda, bellsflower, and nicotina affinis for self-seeding.
Care in milk and butter processing for quality and safety
A farmer advises on proper milk and cream handling to avoid off flavors and contamination. He warns against covering warm milk with airtight lids, notes how this blocks aeration and fosters ptomaine growth, and stresses thorough cleaning and cooling of cream and utensils. He also warns about butter flavor when warm cream is mixed with warmer cream and emphasizes using good quality tin cans.
Making a Hardy Flower Bed With Pinks and Primroses
Canterbury bells and the hardy pinks, polyanthus, primroses, and cowslips enrich a perennial border. Use light, porous earth and avoid soggy soil. Once rooted, work in well-decayed stable manure around each plant. Before freezing, mulch with manure two to three inches deep, and trim spooky branches back.
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Julie Adams Powell
The Life of a Farm Girl Reflects Virtues of Work
The farm girl is raised to respect honest toil and pride in household duties. She cooks and sews, supports her mother, and remains independent yet useful to her parents. Her rural upbringing fosters health, gentleness, and a refined spirit, preparing her for a happy, productive life.
The Hired Man's Side Opinion on Farm Life and Love
An excerpt argues that a farmer without a loyal partner is incomplete, valuing a genuine wife who loves the land over money or land. It emphasizes home, family, and steadfast character as the farmer's true wealth, framing love as essential to a successful life on the farm.
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Fatteat Bank Ac
Proper handling to keep cream quality for butter
The guidance warns that cream must be kept in corrosion resistant cans and stored in a odor-free room or cellar at low temperature to prevent acid rise. Inferior cans must be replaced and cream kept slightly less acid than churn at home to avoid rapid bacterial growth during transport to the creamery.
Indictment of Montana cattleman over vast land fencing
A Montana cattleman, John T. Murphy, faces charges for unlawful fencing of about 60 000 acres of public land. He was arrested and posted bail. The item also notes the death of Daniel H. Dornan a New York veterinary surgeon from glanders contracted from a horse he treated. It mentions wide Westward vacations by East Coast college students and Roosevelt’s student days setting a pattern for rich youths. It highlights Wyoming sheep disease, Iowa widower J W Frank, tobacco in Montezuma valley Colorado, a hay wagon fire from a meteor near Jackson Missouri, and a tornado lifting livestock on an Oklahoma farm before they resumed fighting.
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John T. Murphy
Montana
Daniel H. Dornan
New York State
Roosevelt
Western Plains
Wyoming
J. W. Frank
Webster City
Iowa
Fritz Knorr
Colorado Agricultural College
Montezuma Valley
Colorado
Elam Masterson
Jackson
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Wilmarin
Illinois
W. H. Underwood
Cc. W. R
Milton Kelley
Roan
Massachusetts Experiment Station
SMALL
Kerwin Tillson
Oklahoma City
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