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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
7
A Minnesota correspondent notes lambing peaks in late winter with shepherds clocking long hours. Shropshires are praised for hardiness and mothering ability, with storms less impactful and May lambing ideal on many farms. The grand champion Shropshire wether at Chicago expo was bred by J and D Campbell in Woodville Ontario.
A Kentucky shepherd advises housing new mothers and their lambs in temporary pens along shed walls. Keep them in for the first day, provide feed and water, and extend confinement during cold rain while watching for remote lambing spots in pastures.
The article explains how churns darken and roughen with use as they fail to dry out. Neglect to clean causes odor absorption, which is hard to remove. Regular scalding with boiling water for the interior is advised, while the varnished exterior may be wiped with cold water and kept fresh. A stiff brush is preferred over a cloth for cleaning.
Guidance on flushing the separator with cold water after use and washing the bowie part with warm water and washing powder until clean. It instructs to rinse with hot water, drain in the milk supply tank, and rinse all dippers cans strainers and pails with cold and hot water before washing with powder and a brush. Never wipe with a cloth and let items drain on a clean shelf or trough.
A guide noting that overlong shoeing harms flat footed horses. Use a wide web shoe to avoid touching the sole and apply proper hoof protection. Maintain the sole with a suitable dressing and ensure the horse receives appropriate hoof care.
A playful survey of dishes dubbed fabulous animals in dining lore. Welsh rarebit, golden buck and many others are described as fanciful names for meals such as Welsh rabbit, Cape Cod turkey, Scotch woodcock, English monkey, and mock versions of turtle duck and crab.
A 19th century study reports that polished gold nuggets show crystalline structures when etched with chlorine water, resembling meteorites' Widmannstattian patterns, though the likeness is superficial. It notes nugget eruptions in Bunsen flames from contained gases or volatiles, causing blisters and dispersal of gold.
Dr Wakeling notes tourists cannot be warned against fake curios since guides and dealers sell them with regularity. He recalls a woman who bought a scarab from a boy claiming he stole it from temple excavations and boasted of its authenticity with an honest face.
A sufferer refuses medical help citing an insurance limit of 30 dollars weekly beyond his salary while disabled after an accident. He questions why the doctor was sent away and notes he cannot be helped within three days as claimed.
A woman critiques her photo proofs asking if her appearance is really as unflattering as the image shows. The photographer responds with a joking remark about his apparatus capcot, prompting laughter in the Boston Transcript’s caption.
A fragment quotes a pessimistic line about a rose with thorns and a withered bloom from the Cincinnati Enquirer. It also notes a proverb on folly and impudence attributed to Ben Jon Ba.
Weeks before field work young workers should rest and pace. teams cease work to cool. Buyers demand style in rafters and weight. Farm horses unused through winter need roomy paddock and daily exercise. Teach the colt to walk fast from the start and avoid unresponsive horses. Begin handling colts daily.
J A Mac Donald advises extra care for brood mares in foal with minimal stress and nourishing feed. Emphasizes oats as primary grain, generous bran, dust-free clover hay, routine roots, and dried wheat or barley as preventive feed. Warns against cold water and deep snow. light work allowed for general purpose mares.
John H. Dunlap reports in Country Gentleman that tankage is an ideal hog feed, palatable and efficient across ages. A ration of one part tankage to ten parts corn is satisfactory. warm slop aids winter water intake and growth. In summer it can be fed on the ground in small amounts with condiments for good results.
The Kansas Farmer asserts that the cow yielding the most butter fat yields the greatest net cash profit regardless of upkeep costs. Experiments show large producers use feed more efficiently than small producers, challenging common views on dairy economics.
Farmers advised to cut corn at farrowing and feed nitrogen rich rations like alfalfa. For several weeks around farrowing the sow benefits from nitrogenous feed until piglets are nurtured and fed.
Summer frocks now favor combining fabrics of contrasting texture and color. Designers revive two material schemes, plain plus figured in same color and different materials in contrasting colors. The featured dress uses white crape and pale yellow zigzag cloth with a Parisian back drapery, offering budget remodeling for the needlewoman.
Soap cleanses by soluble alkali and fatty acids that modify grease. Buy from reputable manufacturers, in bulk for price and quality. Soap can be used solid or dissolved. soap powder mixes soda and water, with washing soda as a cheaper alternative when combined with soap solution.
A folk cleaning method uses grated potatoes and water to create a liquid that cleans without fading colors. The potato pulp drains to reveal starch, used for stiffening. a borax addition aids white silk. Dresses and white cashmere benefit from this approach.
A method to remove pork odor from lard by adding several apples with skins on to the melting pot. The apples impart a fine flavor and the lard can be used as a substitute for butter in many recipes.
Olive and Elaloe Dickens, daughters of a novelist, have a London play produced titled Beauty and the Beast. Dora Keen of Philadelphia is a slight, charming mountaineer famed for conquering Mount Blackburn. Josephine Freund, Southern Pacific agent at Diller, received a medal for perfect work, previously earning gold in 1907 for Oregon lines. Inez Milbotland of New York is a prominent suffragist with a Vassar diploma and NY law license. Katherine I. Harrison, once H. H. Rogers’s secretary, is rumored to have amassed over a million through inside knowledge and business skill.
John J. McGraw has inked a five year contract with the New York National league club for about 20000 dollars annually. Negotiations are underway for a 1500 point 18.2 balk time billiards match between William F. Hoppe and Firmin Cassignol. Yale adds Howard Jones as head football coach for 1913 the first salaried coach in Blues history.
A Berlin petition urges compulsory domestic science for girls in schools. Germany’s army totals 655912 with 413 generals and 695 colonels among 27037 officers and 531004 privates. Berlin opens a roof garden hotel costing 2500000 dollars offering views of the zoo.
Phrases from the Cleveland Plain Dealer Philadelphia Inquirer and New York World weigh the Scott expedition setback. Critics question equipment excess as a possible handicap while noting the heroic Arctic and Antarctic effort merits immortalization in verse and a strict inquiry into the causes of the disaster.
Base ball lore echoed as the appellate court of Illinois declares that it is illegal to strike an umpire. The piece notes the spread of baseball language among speakers as a growing but smaller group compared to English speakers.
A collage of quips from the Norfolk Ledger and Boston Advertiser mock political stances while Minnesota and Philadelphia papers note a frog-killing bill and revived Greenback activity. The items capture humorous commentary and brief legislative mentions.
The New York exchanges discuss graft probes narrowing in on the men “highest up.” A $15,000 price tag for a New York police captain post is deemed very low amid recent disclosures.
A politics course for Vassar girls has been endowed. Suffragists seek a bank of their own, with bold talk of independence. Dr. Anna Shaw favors voting over marriage, and women may gain practical suffrage implications if they can wield two votes.
A farmer's wife who makes butter for a private customer explains the method. She uses a gasoline engine powered separator, cools cream, ripens it, and churns every two to three days. The process relies on consistent rules, with color and salt measured to achieve a set finish.
Ola f a two year old Brown Swiss heifer at Valhalla Farms Middleburg New York produced 9009.7 pounds of milk and 22155 pounds of butter fat with her first calf in ten months despite a broken shoulder.
A historical note describes butter production using Jersey cows and a 62 degree churning temperature. The process covers warming, washing, salting, and gradual working of the butter, with variations for summer and winter temperatures and the goal of a firm texture.
Historical tests from Michigan and Ames show silage as a cheap roughage option for lambs. Early experiments indicate silage blends reduce feed cost while supporting good finishing results. Dressed carcasses from silage fed lambs were slightly superior at market.
The article argues breeding matters little without proper feeding to unlock a cow's potential. It notes well-fed calves from scrub breeding can still become profitable milk producers, while well-bred calves are more likely to become good milkers.
A compact glimpse of rural farming routines detailing livestock care grazing practices and household tasks on a working farm. The piece emphasizes daily chores and the way animals and feed influence the farmer’s table and economy.
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