Feeding and feeding dangers for hogs and cattle
The article warns to introduce green corn slowly to hogs to avoid digestive issues and diseases. It notes overfeeding green corn causes weak backs, kidney worms, and cholera risks, and that balanced rations are crucial. It also discusses cottonseed meal effects, beneficial for cows but harmful to young pigs, with regional mill references and cattle gains on mixed feeds.
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Alimentary Canal
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Shawnee
Chandler
Stroud
Alfalfa Meal Prices and Value Questioned
The article argues against alfalfa meal, noting potential adulteration and high cost. It cites Prof. Hairs showing low digestible protein at 10.04 percent and 63.04 percent digestible matter, and claims corn meal and wheat bran offer better value. It warns farmers pay $21 to $24 per ton for what may be inferior feed with slim returns.
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Pennsylvania
Hairs
Keeps A Farm Record A Michigan Farmer
A Michigan farmer explains his complete farm recording system kept twice yearly. He tracks fields and crops, animal records for horses cattle hogs and dairy, plus machine purchases and daily farm work milestones for future reference. W. H. Arney.
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W. H. Arney
Michigan
Suggestions for Sows Diet and Swine Mange Treatment
The text advises broad sows not to be fed only corn and to include cats, shorts, clover and alfalfa to prevent pit eating. It explains mange caused by filth and parasites, recommending carbolic soap scrubbing, proper drying, and a lard kerosene mixture. It also notes heating manure reduces nitrogen and suggests cooling measures.
Making cider apple butter by Hiram H. Sheppard
The article explains cider making and turning raw cider into apple butter, detailing cider definition, carbonation, and absence of alcohol, plus the grinding and pressing process, equipment, and the copper pans for cooking. It notes costs of raw cider and apple butter, and mentions using imperfect apples for butter and other fruit butters.
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Hiram H. Sheppard
Poultry and Its Care by Miller Provis
A practical look at poultry management stressing attention to detail over breed prestige. It argues culling, inoculating with cows’ milk for egg quality, and pairing hens with breeding rightly. emphasizes early hatched, well fed layers and cautious incubator use for better hatches.
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Miller Provis
Indian farmers seek rail demurrage law in legislative push
Farmers urge legislature to require railroads to pay demurrage on cars not delivered within a reasonable time. They argue this offset compensates for delays affecting crop movement this season and demand action to ensure timely shipments.
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Megurrige
Sheep Farming Advice for Profitable Returns and Feedlot Timing
The text argues sheep offer high returns via wool, mutton, and lamb when well managed. It recommends separating sheep from other stock, aggressive early marketing of lambs at eight to nine months, and liberal ewe feeding during pregnancy to yield large lambs. It notes orchard grazing benefits and cautious expansion, suggesting buy at bargains to grow the business.
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Mumford
Missouri
A'bréeachy Ewe Sheds Light on Odd Property Claim
A quirky line describes an unusual property dispute with odd phrasing and unclear mention of ownership. The fragment hints at a contested title and local context but provides few concrete names, dates, or places.
Grape Catsup Recipe From The Farm Home
Instructions describe cooking 40 pounds of grapes then pressing to remove seeds and skins. Add sugar cloves and allspice, cook fifteen minutes, pour two cups vinegar, and bottle immediately.
Simple Tomato Chow Chill Sauce Recipe
A basic tomato sauce method explains chopping two large onions and three green peppers, peeling twelve tomatoes, then simmering with two cups vinegar one half cup brown sugar and a level tablespoon salt for two hours before sealing.
Good Chill Sauce and Tomato Catsup Recipe Notes
Instructions describe making two condiments from tomatoes and onions. Good Chill Sauce uses two dozen tomatoes four onions vinegar salt allspice and cloves brown sugar simmer three hours then bottle. Tomato Catsup cooks tomatoes strain skins and seeds then seasonings including black pepper mustard cinnamon cayenne salt and onions with vinegar simmer and bottle.
Crabapple and Cucumber Catsup Recipes
Crabapple catsup combines three pounds of crabapples simmered to rub through a colander with three cups of sugar four cups of vinegar and a mix of cloves pepper cinnamon and allspice. Cucumber catsup uses dozen cucumbers onion and small red pepper pressed juice blended with vinegar then salted and bottled without cooking for long storage.
Kansas Farmer Seeks 30000 Profit From Wheat Crop
Kingman County farmer Russell predicts a 30000 dollar gain this year from 700 acres of wheat. He estimates over thirty bushels per acre and says he imported his seed from Russia. The report notes other farmers and related claims in the region.
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Kingeman
Kansas
Russell
Russia
United States
Harpers
Wiley
McLean
Dairying for Profit Nobody to Do the Milking
A sympathy stirring Omaha style report notes farmers quitting milking and butter sales. The piece links dairy decline to scarce cash, failed labor, and shifting rural life, urging graders to enforce cream quality while detailing causes of off flavors and best practices for clean milk handling and frequent delivery.
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Miller
S. D
Tuberculin Testing in Cattle Save Farmers Millions
Dr. D E Salmon stressed tuberculosis as a major threat to cattle and swine. Tuberculin testing, with careful temperature monitoring, can convert diseased herds to healthy ones, with minimal losses. One annual test is usually enough, and testing should be done with restraint to avoid false results.
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D. E. Salmon
Department of Agriculture
Saya Pr
Nelson S. Mays
Cow Produces Large Cream Profit in Denison Farm
A Denison area farmer reports a single cow yields 168.42 dollars more in cream value than her upkeep costs over a year. The note highlights surprising dairy efficiency among local herds and drafts related agricultural observations.
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Denison
Texas
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Idaho
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New York
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