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Newspaper
Hamilton Democrat Sun
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1907
Page
6
The Hamilton markets report prices for vegetables fruit poultry and staples. Items include cauliflower 15 20e cabbage 8e and 10¢ a head potatoes 75 85c per peck turnips 20c per peck beets 40c per peck and more with bananas oranges apples grapes and nuts listed along with barley and clover mixes.
Grain prices in Hamilton and surrounding area reported for December 31 with prices for cash grain at local markets. The notice lists current bids and typical commodity figures for corn wheat oats and other grains.
Cincinnati prices for wheat corn oats and hay show active demand with generally steady or firm markets. Wheat and corn bids vary by grade, oats steady with mixed classes, hay demand steady to firm on timothy while clover declines, prices listed for multiple grades.
Local ad announces oysters available daily at Heib's St for 30¢ a quart and 15e for raw or stewed servings, starting September 13.
Butter prints 31l extra 31e firsts 20 30 cents. Poultry demand strong for young chickens turkeys and old toms with light receipts, prices higher. Young chickens 0e hens 10e cocks She ducks 10e turkeys young 14e toms 13e calls geese 4 50 6 per dozen. Eges country stock moderately active and steady for strictly fresh stock 24c per dozen country held 18e loss off. Rabbits 50 75e.
Cattle values showed firm to stronger demand with all offerings moving at or near yesterday's prices. Heavy steers 4.85 to 5.50, oxen 4.60, butchers 5.10 to 6.25, cows 4.00 to 4.25, stockers 2.00 to 4.25. Hogs ran higher early but final sales to packers 4.65, down 20 to 22 cents from yesterday. light hogs steady to dull with 4.30 to 4.60 for light shippers. Sheep and lambs strong with sheep 4.00 to 4.50 and lambs 4.25 to 6.50.
There was no change today in the strike situation at Champion Coated Paper mills. The state board of arbitration will make no further effort to settle matters connected with the strike. The mill is running as full as the company needs with the present volume of business.
Judge 4art koff granted Neal Diver a divorce from Rosella Diver today on the ground of gross neglect of duty.
Allen Andrews guardian of Eva J. and Ada A. Gilmore files a first account in probate court detailing expenditures totaling 270.17 dollars. The filing updates guardianship finances and lists disbursements for the minors.
The new engine at the electric light plant will be ready to operate in ten days and the street lighting will be much improved.
Mr and Mrs H Tenforde of 520 Buckeye street welcome a newborn son Sunday night. The couple names the infant an Aenepound heir, marking a joyful family occasion.
A reader questions a dealer who substitutes when asked for an advertised article and suggests the buyer is not capable of spending their own money. The letter argues buyers should pay for what is advertised and in their own manner.
A string of personal visits and hometown travels is recorded. Edith Simzer spent yesterday in Cincinnati on business while Amelia Bell of Xenia visits her parents. Myrtle McLean of Glendale visits Salem Lenhoff. Leon Levy and family spent Sunday in Hamilton. various residents travel to Louisville, Duluth, Avondale, Akron, eastern Kentucky and Danville.
Walter Brown 16 son of Frank Brown of South E street was severely injured at the Anderson Shaffer coal yard at 1 30 this afternoon while helping unload coal from the cars. A wheel barrow on a plank caused him to fall from the car with the barrow on him. He suffered head lacerations and bruising. Dr Walter Brown provided surgical care.
Bishop Edwart G Andrews retired of the Methodist Episcopal church died at his Brooklyn home after a cold contracted at the bishops conference and mission board meetings in San Francisco last October. He was 82 and among the country’s best known clergymen for nearly half a century. Survived by a widow one son and three daughters.
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A compact roundup highlighting crop tips, livestock notes, market trends, and seasonal farming practices. Includes quick advisories for yields, feed prices, irrigation, and garden groundwork from regional agriculture reporters.
W J Wilmer analyzes the Lincoln sheep, its heavy body and large wool yield, and the shift toward smaller carcasses for mutton demand. He notes Argentine crossing with Merinos and Downs, U S prospects for Lincolns in range flocks, parasite challenges, and regional breeding possibilities in cool climates.
Silage carries a lot of water and when it forms the main roughage a large amount of grain is needed to meet the nutrients of a heavy milk producer. The concentrate level depends largely on milk yield and butter fat.
Essex swine are recorded in fourteen states with the largest populations in Michigan Nebraska Texas Illinois Ohio Indiana and Georgia. The animals are medium in size mature early and are favored in the region as a popular farm stock.
The Democrat is identified as the leading news source for Hamilton, setting the agenda and shaping local reporting priorities in the area.
This piece describes dry feeding methods that reduce poultry work and outlines additional supplements for chicks. It covers early diet with vegetables and beef scraps, water access, safe housing, and a two to six week transition to yarding with a hopper feeding system and separate dry and cracked corn compartments. It also notes separating by sex and keeping similarly sized birds together.
Fannie Wood advises slowing corn feeding to keep birds healthy. Loose feathers in the poultry house can hide lice, and turpentine rubbed on the head and neck with throat swabbed can curb roup at onset. Early treatment prevents larger losses, and late hatched pullets deserve extra care for profitable eggs next spring and summer.
The article discusses cross mating a wild Canada gander with African Toulouse or Embden geese to produce fancy table geese. It notes that these crosses yield fine roast geese but are unsuitable as future breeders and should be killed after the first season, avoiding subsequent matings.
Frank W. DeLancey advises poultry keepers in Poultry Success not to overclean lofts. He says droppings do not harm birds and cleaning disturbs them. Use air slaked lime on floors and give tobacco stems for nesting. Occasionally add tobacco dust to nest boxes.
There is no strict rule on yard direction for poultry houses. Most yards face south for convenience, but yards may be placed on any side of the house where conditions suit best.
The text urges selecting vigorous males for breeding, asserting the male's vitality determines offspring vigor. It suggests using a disinterested or idle male for mock courtship to reveal his suitability, but frames this as his sole value.
The Australian Hen notes high demand for Columbian Wyandottes in America with large numbers imported from the United States and England signaling a popular new breed gaining traction overseas.
In pigeon banding work a small amount of soap on the leg can ease the process when placing bands. The tip suggests dampening with soap to reduce resistance and improve fit during leg-banding operations.
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