Ponds and Rape for Ducks A Practical Dairy Farm Note
A farmer recounts using a pond and Essex Rape to boost duck breeding. They started with seven Rouen ducks and two drakes, raised over 110 ducklings, yielded many eggs, and observed rapid growth and hardiness. Rouens described as beautiful and good layers, with strong maternal traits. Care tips emphasize dry sleeping places, protection from storms and predators, and fencing guidance for poultry yards.
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Rouen
H. Howarth & Son, Appanoone Co
Lowa
The Poultry Yard Fence Evolution
The article traces a shift from old lath and paint worn fences to durable wire netting in poultry yards. It praises wire fencing for cost efficiency, neat appearance, and lasting quality, noting that modern construction embeds the fence deeply into the ground for longevity.
The Many Uses of the Egg Across Supply Chains
An analysis notes the egg’s varied journey from farm to market and beyond. It describes shells ground into spices, eggs frozen for bakers in cities, tanning uses for hides, and shells roasted to color shade, highlighting overlooked value and industry pathways.
Locating the Sheep Pen lecture for Canadian farmers
Youn Campbell urges careful sheep pen design focusing on dryness and ventilation. He notes sheep dislike dampness, require exercise, and lambs grow best roadside. Advice covers housing materials, warm versus cool temps, feed rack orientation, root and grain feeding, water quality, and regular pen cleaning.
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Youn Campbell
Roote
Safety First When Acquiring Hogs and Fowls
The text advises inspecting newly purchased hogs for vermin and, if time is lacking at receipt, keeping animals separate until vermin absence is confirmed. It notes farmers should aim for the best fowls and suggests prudent handling to ensure quality.
Feeding calves with grain and pasture balance guidance
Calves benefit from early grain supplementation but require careful timing as their digestion shifts from concentrate loving to bulky foods between six months and a year. Whole oats are preferred for muscle development. dry feeding avoids pushing fat. A two month old calf may consume a pint daily, increasing with growth and pasture availability.
Cactus as Stock Feed Lacks New Claim Says Editor
The city papers tout cactus as stock food as a new flea but it has been used for at least a decade. Nepal variety is common in the Southwest, spines removed by roasting or boiling. Australia has done extensive cactus feeding trials, with boiling most used. Spineless varieties may bring great value to arid western plains, where grass is scarce.
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Plymouth
Nepal
Australia
American Horses in Germany Trade Shrinks in 1902
Germany imports over 111 thousand horses yearly with 197 from the United States in 1902. Belgians and Danes supply the most. U.S. shipments have dwindled since 1899. American consuls say quality of draft horses from farms affects Germany’s purchases, not price.
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Germany
United States
Belgium
Denmark
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Netherlands
France
Great Britain
Switzerland
The Task of the Shepherd in Livestock Farming
The shepherd must know every phase of the livestock industry, especially sheep. Understanding conditions that reduce thrift, recognizing and treating sheep diseases early, and paying attention to breeding improve results. The role links all farming branches. lessons from one area aid others.
Waterloo battlefield trip from Brussels by coach
From Brussels travelers may reach Waterloo by coach, rail, steam tram, or car. The coach offers views of Belgian countryside for seven francs there and back, with a driver’s extra franc. The Meum houses relics of the 1815 battle, including two beds and Wellington’s chair, while the Belgian Lion monument stands atop the mound over 200 feet high.
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Brussels
Battlefield of
Waterloo
Belgium
Duke of Wellington
British Cars Face Import Imbalance in 19th Century Era
British automobiles show foreign components from the United States and France. The English industry was hampered by adverse legislation, making imports exceed exports and increasing the value of such vehicles.
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United States
France
England
Alcohol Lamp Delivers Less Heat and Air Pollution
An alcohol lamp provides only about half the heat and worsens air quality less than a kerosene lamp with the same light output.
Wedding Anniversary List From Historic Notice
A clipped notice lists traditional wedding anniversaries by material or gift. First cotton and second paper lead the sequence, with leather at third, wooden at fifth, and notable marks such as crystal at thirteenth and silver at twenty-fifth. The sequence continues through major milestones like ruby fortieth, golden fiftieth, and diamond seventy-fifth.
Sand and wheel stages in glass cutting process
An old article explains cut glass making from quarried rock using three stages. First roughing with sand, then grinding on a wheel, followed by a stone cutting wheel and a wooden polishing wheel to complete the finish.
A Wonderful Record of A L W Bowers’s Life
A. L. W. Bowers died at New Philadelphia at age eighty. He never tasted intoxicants chewed or smoked tobacco or sworn an oath in his long life. It would be interesting to know who put up his stovepipes and laid his carpets.
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A. L. W. Bowers
New Philadelphia
Druggist’s Testimonial Promotes Dodd’s Kidney Pills
A Massachusetts chemist Mr Adolph Gerhardt credits Dodd’s Kidney Pills with curing severe kidney trouble that left him unable to work. He states after one box he could work again and has had no kidney trouble since. The narrative cites many similar state cases and endorses the remedy as the standard for backache and kidney complaints.
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Adolph Gerhardt
Dodd
Free to St Louis Exposition for Defiance Starch Trade Marks
Defiance Starch Co offers 265 round trip tickets to the St Louis Exposition for five ladies in each of five states who send the most Defiance cold water starch trade marks from a ten cent package. Mail to Defiance Starch Co Omaha Neb before Sept 1 1904. Separate note about September 5 registration.
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Defiance Starch Co
St. Louis Exposition
Tulnoin
Lews
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Defiance
Omabs
Nebr
Desser
Insist In Getting It Defies Market Barriers
Fragmentary ad style prose references Rome grocers fiance Btareh and a band of brands unable to sell to customers. Mentions J oined the 16 on pkg Defiance of money and praise for Piahance Starch claiming hotter results. Includes old product lines Teo Red Crown Ball Blue Palmers Gure for Consumption and Winslow’s Restoratives with scattered testimonials and moral quips.
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Rome Grocers
Btareh
Qustomar
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la Haye Sainte
Napoleon
Col. Gordon
Europe
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Hougomont
Countess of Richmond
Sir Alexander Gordon
Britain
Wttle
Flelnor
St Molena
Tuilleries
Belle Alliance
Tay
Ano Rovers
Adveralty
Mrs. Winslow
Wind Colin
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