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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1911
Page
7
A Kansas City report relays Dr. A L Shelton of Anthony Kansas describing brutal Chinese army discipline including mass floggings and beheadings of mutinous units. The same piece then shifts to practical duck husbandry detailing diet water needs and feeding practices for healthy growth.
Elkton residents uncover bones and faded red silk under brick flooring at the Thompson property in Centerville Landing. Carpenter William Ellers, removing bricks for a new floor, finds decayed wood and hand-made nails, then skeletal remains likely buried fifty years ago. No local memory of a missing woman fits the mystery.
Mrs. Nancy Edey aged 96 marries Ree Indew aged 24 in Troy. It is her sixth marriage after her prior husband died six weeks earlier at the county poor farm.
In Shreveport Louisiana fellow workers claim dynamite cured earache for James Donovan of the Dolinger Lumber Company. One application proved fatal as Donovan was buried two days later.
The article argues Holsteins are cheapest milk producers while Jerseys and Guernseys cut feed costs for butter. It stresses breed choice within a dairy herd matters, and urges careful selection, testing, and weighing of each cow to identify profitable producers and transmit desirable milk traits to offspring.
Professor T A Haecker offers practical advice for cream separator users. He urges placing the separator on solid, dust free ground and separating milk soon after milking for best results. Cooling the cream after separation and feeding warm milk are advised, while never mixing warm cream with old cream until the new has cooled and stirred. Cola milk is said to separate less completely than warm milk.
A farmer should avoid feeding damaged grain or moldy hay to keep horses healthy and productive. Damaged feed causes rapid decline in condition and digestive troubles, affecting their labor and overall well being.
A market breeder selecting year to year for early maturing pullets to serve as winter layers and breeding from them or their sisters develops an egg-laying strain of his own. The process hinges on repeated selection for rapid maturation and high egg output across seasons.
Gifford Pinchot argues forestry aims to apply principles for forest management as a whole rather than arboriculture focused on single trees. He notes forests shape soil climate and streams, provide fuel and lumber, and support human progress, while stressing reproductive factors like seed quantity seed weight and dispersal shape forest regeneration.
W. Milton Kelly argues for using both liquid and solid barnyard manure in balanced proportions. He notes liquids provide readily available nutrients, while solids add humus and moisture retention. Proper saving of all nutrients from manure can rival or surpass commercial fertilizers for promoting early plant growth.
An English designer creates an artificial sow for Bert Crook of Melksham. Pigs reared on diluted cows milk after the sow died a day post parturition. The 26 day old piglets were photographed and fed via rubber seats and tubing to milk cans. Beware of filth and keep chickens away from all stock.
A guide on built garden borders using heavy stock fences with No 9 wire, enabling hogs and cattle containment. It recommends planting wild grapevines and ornamental climbers on the fence, noting beauty and practical use for grapevines, beans, gourds, and sweet peas along the fence line.
A Farm and Home article by J. H. Haynes explains concrete hog floors reduce weather losses, allow covered feeding, and estimate a 40 by 30 foot area with a lifetime floor built for under 200 dollars. Construction details include a cobblestone base, gravel layer, and a 3 foot deep concrete slab with a roof and side granaries.
The piece advises dairy farmers to plant three successive green crops rye oats and early maturing corn to feed cows from May until frost. Early corn can be followed by later planted corn to provide continuous green seed. Growing these crops prevents milk flow decline from short pastures and can reduce pasture grass consumption.
Daily salt intake guides livestock nourishment. Farmers often doubt whether salt timing matters, but proper mineral provision impacts health and productivity. regular salt supply supports better growth, appetite, and disease resistance in cattle and other farm animals.
Hoboken, N J The Rev Joseph D Peters pastor of the First Reformed church urges a public courtship room be established under a matron to oversee interactions of young people He argues lack of proper places leads to unsuitable wooing and higher divorce rates If such a room existed with sympathetic oversight it could steer courtships toward lasting marriages and reduce missteps among youth He notes many youths lack spaces to learn genuine love and discernment before matrimony
Mrs George Summer was carried 700 feet in a shack by a funnel cloud near Oakton while washing dishes. The building landed intact on the ground, causing only minor injuries to her though the structure was shattered. Neighbors report the shack rose about 50 feet and shattered on impact with a cliff. The cyclone appeared from an otherwise clear sky and touched no other dwellings.
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