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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1902
Page
7
An analysis argues that egg profitability hinges on selling price and season. Winter eggs, priced higher, can yield double the profits despite higher feed costs, while spring eggs bring lower prices. Time of year to lay eggs drives overall profitability more than feed costs alone.
J. R. Brabrazon outlines techniques for hatching and rearing ducks and geese, stressing 28 days to hatch, confinement at night, careful nesting, and early brood care. He notes feeding schedules, water provisions, and the profitability of poultry with ducks and geese as a preferred addition to a farm business.
An Indiana breeder reports Leghorn broilers ship to New York in large numbers after testing many breeds. He found the Leghorn yields plump meat with a prominent breast and sees potential in the fancy market and broiler trade, though not as a general farm poultry favorite.
Frank C. Johnson recalls ten years of poultry shows with only one loss. He hired a third party to move birds between counties. a hen escaped but was recovered. He argues proper care by exhibitors and managers can prevent Jersey birds from being lost.
Readers are asked to share evidence backed opinions on the best age for roosters to breed. The note invites statistical data or verified facts to support viewpoints, aiming to gather practical guidance from poultry enthusiasts.
A farmer’s digest discusses cow faults including leaking milk and self or other cow sucking, warning never to buy such animals. It also covers low testing milk testers from big storage firms, citing a Minnesota Station reply that small testers read 0.1 to 0.2 lower and may not provide full power. The bulletin describes sarcoptic mange in multiple animals, its deeper skin infestation, transmission across species, incubation, and contagion dynamics.
Dairymen from several nations eye South Africa as a possible market while the Cape government mobilizes a dairy expert to spark interest. Co operatives form for cheese, selling at high prices, yet dairying lags behind other sectors due to war backdrops and delivery challenges. Prospects favor southern hemisphere players like Australia and New Zealand.
The article discusses feeding millet, noting chemical suitability but inconsistent results due to harvest timing and curing. Mechanical issues from beards and fibers cause intestinal impaction in horses, sometimes lethal, and substitution of millet for hay can disrupt kidneys and cause lameness and joint swelling. Millet should be mixed with other feeds and not used as sole ration.
In spring pastures, prioritize growth of muscle and bone over fat. Seeded feeds like clover and cow peas with corn promote sturdy frames, unlike Timothy or sorghum based rations. Do not overemphasize fattening. aim for balanced, lean gains. Also notes on sound travel speeds in air water and iron.
Henry Ward Beecher denounced slavery during a Brooklyn address calling out the inhuman trade and declaring better men were in Bing Sing prison than slave traders. A proslavery questioner cried out and Beecher retorted that the audience member should know better since he had been there.
An American professor critiques how modern commerce dominates youth over historical novels and classic figures. The piece contrasts Ivanhoe and Pierpont Morgan with current parental guidance, suggesting a shift toward practical moneyed influence over literature.
In London during the coronation season two prominent society figures quarreled. Chauncey Depew, noted peacemaker, heard of the dispute and remarked on their insults asking if they called each other ugly, then promised to intervene and reconcile them.
A testimonial from Margaret Lee of Lea Green Wis states muscular rheumatism pain vanished after using St Jacobs Oil with immediate relief and no return. The ad emphasizes word of mouth as the strongest promotion with bottles sold at 25 and 50 cents by all druggists.
Sweden's census of December 1901 reports 6 0 1 177 population totals with 2 526 179 males and 2 649 049 females. The year 1901 added 28 787 people with 19 744 males and 19 044 females. Rural numbers rose from 4 032 490 to 4 053 414, while urban increased to 1 121 814.
The Royal Academy of Lincei in Rome awarded Signor Marconi a marine prize valued at 19 000 lire by unanimous vote at its last meeting. The award reflects the academy’s interest in wireless telegraphy progress and Marconi's ongoing contributions to the field.
A movement begins in Waterford after 108 years of agitation to build a new bridge over the River Suir. Local letters praise remedies and medicines, including Dodd's Kidney Pills, Mother Gray's Powder, and various tonics, amid a jumble of notices and short items.
Fifty thousand people interviewed at home report Doan's Kidney Pills cured them. Free offer drew thousands, with friends spreading word of relief from kidney backache and associated pains. The ad asserts direct action on kidney structure easing sleeplessness and heart palpitations.
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