How Wool Tying Box Is Made and Used
An efficient wool tying device aids small shippers. A one inch hinge box forms a 1 by 1 foot base with 3 foot long sides and a top 14 inches wide. Strings cross the base, fleece placed on the center, edges folded in, sides raised to vertical, clamp hooked, then the box closes to form a compact bundle with even exterior wood.
A Jersey cow yields nine calves and strong milk record
A dairyman with a purebred Jersey notes nine calves from one cow since 1897 to present including three females and six males. Calves valued at $460, milk yield averages 7,500 pounds annually at $1.20 per 100 pounds, totaling about $720 over eight years.
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Ohio
Shelfer
Farm tips for cattle sheep hogs and pasture management
Advice from Farm Journal on dairy cow care including proper milking, stable design, and dedicated feeders. Notes on butter fat, cow health, and milker experience. Sheep offspring management, culling, and humane flock separation. For swine, emphasize pasture quality with clovers and bluegrass and consider a cream separator and supplier catalogs.
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Farm Journal
Science In Hog Raising From Unscientific Methods To Profit
The piece argues that hog farming can be profitable even with crude breeding, proving that under proper conditions hogs grow rich. It stresses scientific management to prevent disease, achieve early maturity, and maintain the animals natural fecundity.
Three Men in Chihuahua Face Death Row Over Insurance Murders
A Mexican border insurance swindle ends in death sentences for Hurlbert Mitchell and Harle. Chicago, Dallas, El Paso, and Chihuahua figures move through a tangled scheme involving 15,000 and 10,000 policy payouts, fake doctors, and a web of lovers, brothers, and alibis.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Hurlbert
Mitchell
Harte
Marty M. Mitchell
Slater
Helen Richardson
Janes Devers
Willis Meredith
Devers
C.T. Richardson
Chihuanhua
Dallas
Tex
Chihuhu
Richardson
Life Insurance Comepany
el Paso
Fort Worth
Meredith
Mort Worth
Caim
Campany Whitchardson
Taol
Ecliim
Seaboard National Bank
New York
Hichardson
Ielit
Maniner
Harry Mitchell
Harle
Dovers
William Meredith
Bottome
Haerle
Western Union
Menage
Gray
Mason
Gray-Richardson-Mason
Marshall D. Sanguinetto
Sanguinetto
Sanguinello
David Sanguineto
Hison
Marty Bottome
Maison
Ginny Wren
el Paso County
Lumbermatt
William Mitchell
Humbert
Hochestey
N. Y
Sawyer I. Hurlbert
Rochester
Buffalo
Wiliam Mitchell
Mison
Chihuwahua
Richardeon
Mitchell Boys
Oveo
Hot Springs
Ark
Limberman” Gray
Lneared
John Jevan
STORAGE CRATES FOR HONEY CASKS AND PILING TIPS
The engraving shows a pile of orange crates with sections, the top empty to reveal construction. Crates of cheap lumber risk warping from unseasoned wood. When stacking honey, place paper over each section to prevent crushing, keep crates off the floor, and ensure air circulation to avoid dampness.
Preventive Dust Baths for Mite and Lice Control
A New Jersey poultryman details his regimen to curb mites and lice. He sprays houses with carbolic solution, fumigates with sulphur, whitewashes quarterly, and uses sulphur monthly. Dust baths with dust, ashes, and sulphur supplement large flock care, reducing labor and poultry losses.
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Antonites
Saya
New Jersey
Modern Hen Needs More Lime For Egg Shells
The article notes that ancient hens laid many eggs with strong shells, while modern hens produce hundreds yearly and require lime in their feed. It warns farmers who neglect lime that shells will thin and soft shelled eggs will tempt hens to cannibalize.
Remedies Tried To Cure Roup In Chickens
A farmer describes failed homemade cures for roup in chickens. He swabbed throats with turpentine and used a feather dipped in turpentine, then gave a teaspoon of goose oil. Since then he reports not losing four chickens.
Sulphur in Hen Feed Risks Chick Blindness
A note warns that adding small amounts of sulphur to hens' feed is okay occasionally but should not be given to sitting hens or chicks. If sulphur reaches chicks' eyes it can cause blindness, so avoid exposure to young birds.
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