Distemper in Horses Advice From Treasure State Farm
W J Butler outlines distemper prevention and care for both range and farm horses. Recommend removing diseased animals, thorough stable cleaning, good rations, and access to green grass when possible. For range horses provide shelter. medicines are often uneconomical. Steam or eucalyptus treatment may help. a serum vaccine exists costing about $1.25 per dose.
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W. J. Butler
Silage Worth More as Farmers Share Labor
Silage is valued at about seven dollars per ton, roughly a third of high alfalfa hay prices. Farmers fill silos with small crews or clubs exchanging labor to cut costs. Even with higher silo costs, silage value has more than doubled from earlier estimates as prices rise.
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Kansas City
Farmers Club
Ring a Bull with Nasal Ring Method
The article details securing the animal before work, preferring an open space with a post. It explains inserting a cattle trocar through the nasal septum to place a ring, then withdrawing the trocar so the ring advances and can be screwed shut. It notes this method avoids a sharpened ring and mentions Kaiser extradition rumors.
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W. J. Butler
Buttes garbage plan to feed swine proposed in Butte
J H Kelley of Iowa proposes to collect all city garbage and ashes for 75000 per year for three years. He would buy city equipment, rent incinerator buildings, and build a reduction plant at the current site. Plans include raising hogs near Butte and commercializing all collected material, with expected city savings.
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Butte
J. H. Kelley
Kelley
Points to Remember in Vaccinating Cattle
Observe strict cleanliness in all vaccination activities and always have extra needles. Keep syringes in good repair, clean, and leak free with tight plungers and sharp needles. Prepare vaccine like dough, adding water gradually, then store in stoppered bottles and mix periodically. Do not prepare more vaccine than can be used in one day and avoid using vaccine beyond twenty four hours.
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W. J. Butler
Europe Starving for All Meats and U.S. Stock Plans
C O Robinson of Clay, Robinson & Co. warns that European livestock losses after World War I create demand for American meat and cattle. He cites France losses 17% beef 38% sheep 40% hogs since 1913, Italy losses 21% horses 18% mules 8% swine, and estimates total European livestock halved versus America. He urges careful manure use and acid phosphate enrichment to boost feed production as Europe reflects on postwar reinforsement needs.
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France
Charles O. Robinson
Clay, Robinson & Co
Chi
Cago
Italy
Germany
Austria
Russia
Europe
America
Best System of Measuring Hog Size and Proportions
The piece explains standard hog measurement methods including eye to tail length, heart-girth, loin girth, hind-leg circumference, and a simple height method using a board as a straightedge. It outlines practical steps for each measure to aid hog raisers in comparing animals.
Crop prices in 1919 and postwar demand
The debate centers on farm prices after war. As shipping opens to Europe, demand for U S food products could surge, with Europe recovering from shortages and eager to buy. Despite a temporary rise, prices may stabilize next year as production resumes globally.
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Europe
Hamburg
Holland
Sweden
Spain
Austria
When Neuralgia Attacks Nerves
A vintage remedy notice promotes a large bottle for family use. It claims a lift applied without rubbing penetrates and soothes nerves, easing aches in joints muscles and nerves. Druggists everywhere stock the remedy for pain relief.
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Alinuma van Penal Pein
Flathead Indian Land Sale Notice at Flathead Agency
A sale of Indian land will be held at the Flathead agency on January 3, 1919. Forty five tracts, 40 to 140 acres, valued from 100 to 7000 dollars, will be auctioned. Several allotees seek cash for their land including Josette Bigmmon, Ellen Bigsam, Anne Kalomee, Louis Redhead, Rosalie Sundown, Batiste Pokerjim. Much land lies in the reservation’s wealthier area.
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Flathead
Count Hohenzollern Minds Quiet Refusal to Return
The report notes that while concerns about Count Hohenzollern's mental state exist, he has not shown any inclination to return. Observers describe him as composed, denying plans to rejoin current affairs despite speculation.
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Count Hohenzollern
Demonstration Tour Becomes Annual Farm Bureau Feature
A Yellowstone county farm bureau led by County Agent Brossard staged a major demonstration tour from Billings. Farmers and businessmen traveled in a long train of cars to visit leading bureau members and observe crop, irrigation, silos, and feeding demonstrations with talks by participating farmers.
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Yellowstone County Farm Bureau
Brossard
Billings
Western Montana to adopt Pacific coast time for rail split
A government order set to take effect January 1 would place western Montana west of the Rockies on Pacific coast time, with eastern towns remaining on Mountain time. Railroads must follow the new schedule, while private clocks may show the old time, potentially causing minor public confusion.
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Montana
Rocky Mountains
Helena
Butte
Pacific
Coast
Mexico’s Role As Peace Disturber Questioned Again
The text notes that any Mexican move to resume its disruptive role will be met with promptness, severity, and decisive action by clubs, signaling a firm stance likely reflecting interwar tensions and regional security concerns.
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Mexico
Count Hohenzollern’s Lasting Sulfur Trail Revealed
A stern note on Count Hohenzollern, a German nobleman, whose actions leave a lasting sulfurous trace in the atmosphere and public memory, signaling a history of volatile influence and impact despite attempts to fade.
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Count Luxburg
Count Hohenzollern
Oh I Could Break This Cold Standby Remedy Popular Again
A fifty year old family favorite claims rapid relief from coughs and mild fever. The standard cold reliever is marketed as quietly effective and widely sold by all druggists, available in an cabinet as a household medic.
Bowels Usually Clogged to Them With All Vas
Dries New Li Lite Pils Correct That Oceans Sour Stomach Trs Sting.
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