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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text on farm department with garbled phrases and unclear details. No identifiable people, places, or dates. Unable to determine concrete event or outcome.
A long reader contribution discusses costs of shipping cattle, feed quality, and the economics of pig and poultry farming. It surveys grain prices, the value of bran and shorts, and the dangers of morning glories and hazel brush. The piece praises improved poultry methods and recounts Peter Dunn’s refined Plymouth Rock ranch with well-built, warm houses.
A visitor describes Mr Dunn’s poultry operation noting vermin control with cement floors and sunlit, ventilated houses. Roosts are removable for sweeping and his feed includes bone meal ground rock and clover hay. Lice and mites are blocked by plastering, and demand for eggs exceeds supply.
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