Improving the Common Fowls and White Holland Turkeys
The article advises on breeding up common fowls toward pure-bred lines over several years using selective, vigorous males and consistent head birds. It warns against mixing generations and changing breeds midstream. It also details raising White Holland turkeys with specific cockerel and pullet selection, free-range housing, adjusted brooding practice, feeding, and care, including head-greasing and gradual feed progression.
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Crawined
Miinoin
Our Draft Horses The Americans And Their Feeding
The article argues American draft horses could rise to world class with better feeding practices. It notes foundation stock imports from Europe, current overreliance on corn, and deterioration of bone and stamina due to diet. It urges changing feeding methods to improve quality and performance.
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Europe
Old Country
Size of the Horse and Shifting Draft Horse Trends
The article argues that demand is shifting from very heavy draft horses to medium sized ones. Americans favor heavy horses, but French Percherons reach 1700 pounds, possibly for American buyers. Medium size is preferred for farm work and city markets, with long term demand uncertain for ton-plus horses. Breeding should aim for good weight, not maximum weight.
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Mts
Rising Beef Prices Across the Nation Warn of Shortages
The piece notes a gradual year by year rise in beef prices driven by exhausted public ranges and growing population. It argues future high prices will spread beyond western ranges as farms adapt and boost cattle numbers, urging farmers to raise one or two beeves per farm to meet rising demand.
Lambs in the Stockyards Highlight Poor Handling
The article condemns stockyard care of lambs for slaughter or reshipment noting rough handling and frequent losses from chilling or overly strong dips. It urges farmers to ensure lambs receive proper attention during transit and at the yard.
Pasturage Fall Fattening Trial Shows Need for Grain
At South Dakota station an experiment tested sheep fattening on fall pasturage from Sept 6 to Nov 2. Sixty ewes in six lots showed that without grain none gained weight, and one group lost over five pounds while others with grain made solid gains, proving it pays to feed grain even on good pasture.
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Darkota
Sweet Clover as Mulch for Tilinola Gardens and Fruit Rows
The article advocates using sweet clover as mulch to protect bare ground between fruit canes. It notes the plant grows abundantly in Tilinola and some counties, reaches five to six feet, mows quickly, and enriches soil with nitrogen via root bacteria. It also stays compact and resists wind, making it an effective mulch with broad farm applications.
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Tilinola
The Modern Hog and Canterbury Cathedral Notes
The piece discusses hog breeding and feeding to reclaim stamina lost to modern selection. It then shifts to Canterbury Cathedral restoration, its tower, and Becket shrine history, including Archbishops Walter, Lanfranc, and Davidson, with references to English church and educational roles in England and America.
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England
Canterbury
Venice
Tts
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's
Canterbury Cathedral
Is Aald
St. Augustine
Christ's Church
Odo
Lanfranc
William of
Sena
William
Eleotr
Becket
EACH PERSON TO HIS CALLING Bourke Cockran Advice
Bourke Cockran answers a St Louis reporter with a parable on public speaking. An old English lecturer mocks the youth then offers practical steps to begin a speech, urging the student to open the mouth wider and try again with water if needed.
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Bourke Cockran
St Touis
Cockran
Calumet Baking Powder Buyer Praises Trade Expert
A fragment recalls a tradesman praised as active shrewd calculating and ambitious. The speaker declares confidence in the buyer and employer’s rising success, highlighting traits of determination and enterprise in subject’s character.
Fragmented fragmenting text on tonics and curiosities in Mainz and Norwich
A murky collection of product claims and oddities including a mercury ointment warning, references to Cheney Co products, and various quips about reading in Mainz and a Norwich letter. Mentions a giant serpent record and the golden bee emblem linked to the French empire.
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Physiciaa
Cheney & Co
Taieds
Wal
My Ve
Cheney
Hraggiete
Conatipartias
Childeric
Foot Size Shrinks Says Two Sculptors
Two sculptors assert that the human foot is getting smaller. They note ancient masculine feet measured about twelve inches, while today the average foot fits a No 8 1?2 shoe, not exceeding ten inches and seven sixteenths in length.
Rubber production misperceptions challenged globally
The piece argues rubber is not a simple crop like wheat or corn. It notes that about 1,000 species contain rubber, but commercial quantities come from only forty to fifty species, highlighting the complexity of rubber production and its sources.
Jews in New York Population Share in 1903 Estimate
The article notes about 700000 Jews in New York, with the city population around 4716189 in 1903 per census bureau estimates, suggesting Jews may be about one fifth of the current population.
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New York
Coffee to health via Postum miracle in Iowa woman
An Iowa woman credits stopping coffee and switching to Postum for dramatic health gains after 27 years of nervous spells, headaches, and stomach troubles. She reports better sleep, no nervous symptoms, weight gain, and her husband’s headaches disappearing after abandoning coffee for Postum. Named by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Michigan. Look for The Road to Bethlehem.
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Snys
Iowa
Pontum
Postum Co
Battle Crook
Mich
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Morningside Heights
Winchester
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Temple
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Rochester
Queen Victoria
Windsor
House of Lords
Ng Powses Price
Mainz
Germany
Tim
Maple Street
Norwich
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