Dairy and Poultry Farming Advice for Farmers
Practical guidance on dairy and poultry practices from Emma Clearwaters. It covers profitable poultry systems, egg and chick production economics, breed selection for eggs and meat, confinement and yarding, and the care of dairy cattle including bull behavior and temper. Emphasizes balancing stock, feed costs, and market timing.
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Mariet Touttrrt
Farmers’ Review
Askei
P. R
Emma Clearwaters
Tuberculosis in Dairy Herds Study Reported by JAA
Professor Wortley Axe reports results from nine dairy herds tested for bovine tuberculosis. Reactions varied widely from none in two herds to 76.9 percent in another, with outdoor cows faring better. Shed confinement correlated with higher positive reactions. of 401 cows tested, 11 percent showed reactions.
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Wortley Axe
British
Dairy Farmers’ Association
Association
Axelius Etreda
The Fault of Overfeeding in Poultry Care
A historical notice explains overfeeding in fowl care causes hens to beg for food from keepers. It advocates distributing millet seed to prompt scratching and exercise, noting overweight hens cost more to feed and laying may decline. It warns against judging by appearance and stresses proper feeding habits.
Sorghum Feed Praised For Cattle And Pigs In Future Boosts
A Home and Farm contributor notes sorghum as an outstanding feed for various stock. After forty years feeding experience, they report high yields per acre, pasture cuttings, and successful cattle and horse feeding since August. A Durock litter born July 1 weighed 196 pounds at 192 days, gaining about a pound daily, after milk and sorghum then corn feed.
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Borghud
Butter Exhibition Notes Pine Scent Complicates Flavor
A New York Produce Review writer reports a western dairy exhibition where pine sawdust scattered on the butter room floor filled the air with a strong pine odor. The article urges thorough cleaning and good ventilation to avoid foreign flavors. It also notes issues with milk supply in St Louis and churns aging affecting butter yield.
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New York Produce Review
Artichokes for Horlw Bulletin 109 Agriculture
Artichokes suit winter and early spring forage, yielding 400 to 800 bushels per acre with feeding value equal to other roots. Plant in dry rich soil, plow and replant yearly, two cultivations suffice, and keep ground mellow. Hogs fed artichokes gain efficiently, tests show favorable grain-to-weight ratios. Avoid weed competition and overgrowth, which reduces yield.
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Department of Agriculture
Oregon
Missouri Agricultural College
Oats for Feeding and Bone Meat to Boost Eggs
Guidance on selecting oats for livestock with emphasis on appearance aroma and dryness. Notes old oats fetch higher price, dust signals poor storage, plump heavy grains indicate value. Mentions bone and meat as top egg producers with lean meat most effective. A pound daily for twelve hens recommended, bone cutters labor but cost-effective.
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Stockton
Flame Made Starters Experiment in Daily Dairy Ferments
The writer discusses starter cultures for dairy, favoring a daily starter made by the dairyman. They describe using an earthen vessel with skimmed milk cooled, heated to 100 degrees, covered with banana peel, and left in a warm place. In 24 hours the milk ferments and a starter forms.
Old Time Anarchists Warn of Bank Power Threats
An apparent political tract prints quotations from Lincoln and Chase debating banks and the monetary system. It argues the money power concentrates wealth, threatens liberty, and warns that Congress may cede control to capital, urging vigilance against monopolies and trusts.
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Republic
Abraham Lincoln
National Bank
Salmon P. Chase
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
United States Bank
Democratc
Manarch
Abraham
Lincoln
Lincol
Abe
Fool
Republican Party
Palmer
Trista
Monopolies
Mnal
Asogin
Bankers and political influence in a national crisis
A historical letter argues that the press and pulpit are controlled by capitalists while the people must oppose mortgages and bonds as a form of despotism. It warns of an impending financial crash, cites Lincoln era warnings, and discusses bank directors including Havemeyer Rockefeller Sloan Webb. The note claims government deposits at Standard Oil National City Bank rose dramatically after a letter’s receipt.
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America
Sun
Abraham Lincoln
Palmer
Chase
Jefferson
J. W. Kunkleman
United States
Hepburn
Havemeyer
Rockefeller
Sloan
Webb
Standard Oil National City Bank
Editorial on party power and public ownership debates
The piece argues against Republicans labeling opponents as traitors and calls for direct legislation to end party politics. It critiques injunctions, railroads, and tariff plans, warns about public ownership corruption risks, and urges thorough consideration of social and economic problems with attention to all viewpoints. It concludes from the New Era urging careful, patient study before declaring solutions.
Damning Letter in Gage Case Reveals Banking Links
A leaked Hepburn letter amid the Gage matter exposes a link to banking interests. The Chicago Tribune and McKinley era figures are tied to a push to smear Gage while detailing National City Bank and Third National Bank consolidations. The piece notes date references and mentions a bank as a U S depository.
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Gage
Hepburn
Chicago Tribune
McKinley
National City Bank
Natiimnal Bank
United States Depository
Mortgage tied to McKinley run for president 1896
A New York Sun 1896 report portrays the Ohio governor as mortgaged to backers Robert L Walker and Marcus A Hanna H H Wohlcaa t Myron T Herrick. It claims contributors paid his debts and tied future favors to McKinleys campaign.
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McKinley
Ohio
Robert L. Walker
Walker
Walcher
McKinsey
Chiét
Marcua A. Hanna
H. H. Wohlcaat
Myron T. Herrick
H. Oh, Kolleaat
Hanna
Kohisnat
Herrick
Hanns
Kohisant
New York Sun
Wages and Labor Poverty Pressed in New York
The Verdict probes wages for hundreds of thousands of workers in New York and elsewhere earning less than $200 yearly. A woman and child were paid about $1.20 weekly, sewn labor by night and day. The piece argues conditions rival slavery for workers and criticizes government prosperity rhetoric as labor worsens.
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New York
Chokr
The Heathen Conversation About Civilizing a Bear
The Boston Herald advocates cutting U S taxes to lessen Treasury surplus while pondering the stance of the Standard Oil crowd on ready money. The dialogue frames a bear’s demand for work followed by a critique of civilizing efforts and economic aims.
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Boston Herald
U. S. Treasury
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