Treating a Cow’s Udder Wound The Right Way
Veterinary guidance emphasizes cleaning the injury with coal tar disinfectant or bichloride solution, trimming ragged edges, and avoiding stitching. For simple fistulae a few coats of flexible varnish stop milk flow, then cauterization after drying, with careful bandaging. complex injuries require protected closure after removing damaged tissue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Alexander
Veterinary
Wisconsin Agricultural College
Judging Age Of Dressed Poultry From Physical Signs
The essay describes how buyers gauge a hen's age by features such as spur size and leg scales. It contrasts older birds with young fowls, noting that old hens show hard spurs rough leg scales and tough underbills, while young birds have smooth legs glossy scales tender claws and soft underbills. The piece notes housewives’ methods in selecting poultry at the butcher’s stall.
Tests on filth impact on New York dairy milk
A New York dairy farm photo shows a barn and evidence of filthy conditions. Authorities conducted tests to study how manure disposal and surrounding yard cleanliness affect milk quality. The farmer kept multiple barns with annual manure heaps leaching away nutrients, harming grassland health and the farm’s outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Treating Udder Wounds With Plaster Bandage And Clean Milking Tubes
Veterinary guidance urges antiseptic dusting and plaster bandage to protect teat wounds and speed healing. It emphasizes using a heated plaster wrap from teat tip to udder, keeping the wound germ free, and removing the bandage after about ten days. It stresses a strictly clean milking tube, boiled and baked, not soaked in chemical solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Housewife Detects Stale Turkey Carcasses From Clues
A household reader notes in the column that the feet, claws, and long beard indicate the turkey carcasses are old. The observation frames a caution about freshness and quality in the kitchen.
Fence Rail Philosophy and Apple Crop Prospects
A farmers column reflects on apple profits with barrels sold at 2.50 to 3.56 dollars and notes a long-term payoff from trees. It cites an East ern Kansas farmer cashing 4900 dollars for an crops not fully formed and argues for steady orchard care and rotation questions about land use for melons. It also highlights Southern farmer progress and appetite for better agricultural knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Drainage by gravel holes spreads water fast
In Kansas a novel drainage method uses a common post hole auger to dig to water and fill with gravel. A single hole reportedly drains forty feet around, offering a cheaper alternative to tile drainage and prompting questions about applying the idea further east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Farmers unions and violence in Kentucky labor activity
A speaker rejects violent tactics used to coerce farmers into unions in Kentucky. He argues choosing to join a farmers group under fear of dynamite or arson does not make for loyal or enthusiastic membership. He advocates legitimate marketing cooperation instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Farmers’ Organization
Horse Training Note on Halter Rope Placement
A fragment discusses how a colt that persists in lifting its foot over the halter rope should have the rope passed through the manger end. The text remains unclear but indicates a method to adjust rope positioning to prevent the horse from catching its foot.
Ensilage as the Key to Boosting Dairy Milk Output
W M Kelley argues for round stave silos as the best design for dairy farms, noting lower cost, fewer air leaks, and strong foundations. Ensilage yields high feeding value, with one acre producing 12–20 tons, sustaining 60–80 percent of milk output versus pasture, and enabling year round production with limited grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Kelley
New York
Adulterated Bran Fails to Feed Cows, Says Stations
An experimental station reports a ton of suspected bran containing 1200 pounds bran 300 pounds plaster 300 pounds crushed oat hulls and 200 pounds fine sawdust. One ton of genuine bran feeds a cow 250 days but the adulterated mix lasts only 150 days. Stations urge farmers to guard against such practices.
Feeding Is a Trade Beyond Quick Stock Feeding
The passage notes feeding as a skilled craft requiring years of practice. It contrasts casual throwing of feed to stock with the deep expertise needed to feed properly, implying some fail even after long effort.
Humus and Manure Notes in a Ball Flat Plan
The fragment mentions humus and straw in manure and a plan to convert a flat in Ball. It presents a terse, shorthand idea about managing soil amendments and building a composting or soil-enrichment approach. No clear persons or organizations are identified.
Harvesting and simple corn cutter featured in advice piece
The article showcases an improved corn harvester that cuts binds and shocks corn three times faster than hand methods. It also describes a two foot wide iron wood cutter drawn by one horse, plus practical notes on plant care including watering, shading, tobacco tea use against pests, and late season protection for chrysanthemums.
How to Lay Off A Piece Of Land
The article explains how to lay off land by measuring field length with a 66 foot pole and dividing the desired area in acres by the field length to obtain the width in yards. It gives examples showing acre widths for fields of 70 and 100 yards, illustrating how to extend to include an acre.
Untamed Boar Remains Hazardous Despite Grooming Advice
A cautionary note warns that sows may become tractable through quiet treatment but boars retain danger. The text states boars have no sentiment and can turn violent after years of petting, capable of injuring with tusks. It advises against allowing a woman near such a boar and warns against crossing its lot under any circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Keeping Up Meadows Use Fertilizer To Promote Clover Growth
Canadian Experiment Station notes that clover thrives with phosphates and potash, while nitrogenous salts boost ryegrass. Timings matter as basic slag or superphosphate should precede others for best results. A complete mix isn’t always needed but balanced nutrients favor high quality clover in meadow drafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Gilbert
Little Farm Tips On Preservation And Maintenance
Practical notes urge careful storage of chicken feed to deter rats and hints on curing garden pests. Advice covers weed and soil care, well water testing, fence maintenance, painting farm equipment, drying seeds, and marketing apples for higher future prices.
Miscellaneous table of standard weights and measures
A list equates various commodities to standard units. For example 56 pounds of butter yield 1 firkin and 100 pounds of fish yield a quintal or 200 pounds of beef yield 1 barrel. Additional pairings cover flour beef shad salmon soap salt and other related measures.
Milk protein and fat content in milk and flax mix
A gallon of sweet milk provides about 0.3 lb protein, 0.4 lb carbohydrates, and 0.31 lb fat. Skim milk has about 0.25 lb protein, 0.39 lb carbohydrates, and 0.09 lb fat. Adding 0.5 lb ground flax seed to each gallon of skim milk yields a mixture with the noted food content.
Hog Pens of Concrete
Instructions describe using concrete for hog pens with a trench foundation four inches thick and four feet high walls, and a shelter added by another wall and roofing. The method uses four parts sand and eight parts stone for foundation and three parts sand with six parts stone for walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Risley
Milk Foam Content and Effect of Water Dilution
The text discusses foam in milk being composed solely of air and milk. It states pouring one pint of boiling water into one gallon of milk typically eliminates all foam.
Hired Man’s Bath Room Paid Off for Comfort and Education
A farmer provides a bath room for three hired men, built by workers with materials supplied by the boss. It cost under $74 and proved its value in the first year. The piece urges every aspiring farmer to attend the State Fair annually to learn from premium winners and seasoned farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Henry
Potato crop threatened by wet weather in Aroostook County
Late reports from Aroostook Maine claim the potato crop is seriously threatened by wet weather. The average yield was 15 000 000 bushels forecast but fears grow that production may fall by 1 000 000. Cattle prices rose to seven dollars per hundred on the Omaha market for corn fed cattle with range cattle also at high levels. Railroads are making extra efforts to adjust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aroostook County
Maine
Omaha
DIY Cement Troughs And Chicken House Protection
The article describes constructing troughs from a bottomless box six feet long and 12 inches wide with triangular troughs and V shaped inserts. It covers concrete mixes of cement and sand, drying times, and painting. It also notes using a log inner form for a round trough and sealing a chicken house to prove against weasels rats and skunks.
Estimating Rainfall Per Acre From Inches of Rain
A historical calculation shows one inch of rain over an acre equates to 22 622 gallons or 226 220 pounds of water. At 2000 pounds per ton this equals about 143 tons per acre, using 277.27 cubic inches per gallon and 6 272 640 square inches per acre.
Farm Labor Shortage Drives Harvest Costs in West
The piece notes a severe farm labor shortage in the West forcing growers to pay $3 per day for harvest hands, with demand exceeding supply. It also cites Michigan corn yields near 32 bushels per acre and mentions a new Department of Agriculture variety promising higher yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Michigan
Department of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fence Rail Philosophy
California
South
Ensilage
Missouri
Sibu
Reed
Smale Nubbins
Farm News
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!