Anti-Horse Thief Association explains new pursuit train
A Kansas detective feature uses a special train to chase a thief with the Anti-Horse Thief Association. The group, spanning Ohio to New Mexico with about 40 000 members, combines protection and detection and has earned a reputation for recovering stolen property and thwarting mob violence.
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Hasing
Kansas
Parsons
Kans
Anti-Horse Thief Association
Middle West
Ohio
New Mexico
Arkansas
Oklahoma
A Strange Hoosier Waterpower Story and Heroic Recovery
An extended look at energy history from water to steam to electricity, focusing on Indiana and Montana falls, the Gordon chain mill using cow horns, and a daring rescue by William Weaver. It chronicles early power ingenuity, regional sites, and the A H T A order’s role in crime deterrence and public welfare.
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Niagara
Buffalo
Great Falls
Montana
International
Victoria
Cenali Attica
Mayeescot
Explorer
Minneapolis
Jefferson County
Indiana
Hanover
Ohio River
Hillside Springs
Ohio
Tiller
William
Gordon
Kentucky
Weaver
High Heaven
Grand Lodge
Missouri
Bill Rudolph
Ironton
Pinkertons
Antis
Paola
Kansa
St. Louis
Bob Worthman
Indian Territory
Anti
New Reading Method Improves Babcock Fat Measurement
Prof Farrington proposes using fat saturated alcohol to straighten the fat column in Babcock tests. After cream separation the alcohol floats on fat and converts the top meniscus to a straight line, stabilizing reading at a fixed point. Prepare by dissolving fat in six ounces of alcohol, then apply immediately for best results.
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Babcock
E. H. Farrington
University of Wisconsin
Heard
Dr. Babcock
Cow Needs Care to Yield Best Calves and Milk
The text argues that a cow must be consistently well fed to perform as both a mother and a breeder for the herd. It stresses daily, ample feeding rather than lavish or occasional nourishment, to ensure her productivity and well being.
Young Stock for Market
Fruit of careful feeding and housing makes young stock ready for market while prices are good. Fowls intended for early market should be kept in close quarters light enough to see to eat. For a fattening ration corn meal and ground oats are preferred.
Dairy herd improvement advice from old farming note
Fragments advise dairy farmers to raise cows and breed them with a purebred bull. The text emphasizes the effort and expense needed to build up a strong herd and hints at managing stock and mating for better dairy output.
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Clark County
David McKee
Saasor
Hoosier
John W. Wall
Wall
Order
Conan Doyle
William Weaver
Carl Junction
Prof. Farrington
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