This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
5
H J Spencer argues in National Stockman that small farmers can profit from building a silo. He compares costs of three corn handling methods and finds the expense difference to be small. He notes cement floors, stable bedding, and reduced feed purchases improve farm finances.
Advocates tout Brown Swiss cattle as long lived and healthy with a milking period three to five years longer than other breeds and butterfat around four percent. The speaker notes strong prepotency of bulls on scrub herds and discusses silage use, corn-growing methods, and storage losses, asserting silos preserve palatability and reduce waste.
A California Shorthorn dairyman, Mr. X Carruthers, abandoned the dual purpose system after trial and reports Jerseys doubled fat output per cow and allowed keeping fewer cows for the same revenue. Grain practices for lambs emphasize increasing feed, separate pens, and daily trough cleanup to speed growth and improve meat quality.
The article advises feeding piglets apart from sows once they start eating at four to five weeks. Create a creep, provide skimmilk in a shallow pan, and offer a milk slop with shorts finseed oil meal and bran. A standard starter ration is four parts corn, four parts shorts, one part bran, one part tankage or two parts linseed oil meal, with corn increasing as pigs mature.
The article stresses breeding importance over general dairy cow value and notes skimmilk profits. It warns calves should not run with cows, cites early-bred heifers as stunted, and mentions cow testing associations forming. It also suggests four quarts of oats with warm water as initial calf feed.
An admirer extols the mule as the ideal general farm work animal over heavier draft horses. He cites the Missouri Queen mule, two years old, sixteen hands, 1500 pounds, winning class and sweepstakes at county fairs and grand champion at the state fair. Sire Missouri King dam Percheron mare. owned by M. M. Marshall of Moberly, Missouri.
The article argues mules outperform horses for farm work in most regions, noting quicker learning, fewer injuries, longer service, and lower feeding costs with two mules equaling one horse. It advises breeding smart, sturdy mares and discourages oversized mules. Studies show alfalfa boosts pork yield and feed efficiency, with alfalfa and corn pork costing less than corn alone.
A cor respondent outlines dairy bull selection with emphasis on two to four generations of strong ancestors. The guide stresses dairy performance, birth vigor, proper care, feeding, and early management including nose rings and deborning for a calf raised for dairy production. References to Minna C. Guernsey illustrate milk and fat records as valuation.
The Farm and Fireside notes that as ewes and lambs move from yard to pasture with warm weather, parasitic worms from sheep feces can infect lambs grazing in fields. Worms on tall grass stalks are eaten by lambs, prompting advice to rotate pastures to prevent sickness.
The sow should not be fed for twenty four hours after farrowing and given abundant water. After this initial fast, resume the previous diet in small thin slop portions, gradually increasing as the pigs nurse. Expect about two weeks to reach full feeding of a laxative milk producing ration.
Department of the Interior notice announces Fred G. Peed of Kennewick Washington files for final five year proof to establish his homestead claim on section 20 town 8 north range 29 east Willamette meridian. He will prove June 21 1913 before E W Trenbath U S Commissioner with witnesses John M Wroe William H Amon Alfred C Amon Adolphus A Edwards all of Kennewick. Not coal land. JOHN H. McDonald Register.
Notice of sheriff sale of real estate in Benton County Washington in favor of W S Covill against Columbia White Bluffs Irrigated Orchards and others under a foreclosure judgment. Describes Tracts Nine Ten Fifteen Sixteen and sale set for June 14 1918 at 11 am at the Prosser courthouse for cash. Sheriff W B Manan deputy Hucy Forsyth signs.
Cause No 1477 in Superior Court is satisfied in favor of Isaac H Darling and Janet Darling against Charles F Lott and Minnie Lott William Hayes J P Cawthrone Kennewick Fruit and Produce Co Richland Nursery Co First National Bank of North Yakima and The Cascade Lumber Co. A public auction will be held June 28 1918 at Prosser Washington to sell Lot 3 of Lotts Highland Orchard Tracts to satisfy the judgment costs and interest totaling 782 95 with accrued interest and sale costs.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.