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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
5
The article argues heavy draft horses over 1,500 pounds are essential for profitable farming and urban delivery needs. It notes markets favor large horses, while light mares on ordinary farms flood the market at losses. Emphasis on care, selective breeding, and gradual replacement of small mares to boost draft stock and reduce farm labor and equipment costs.
The guide advises keeping a low trough for small dry feed or warm milk several times daily. Let the sow eat to her limit to maximize milk, then decide on fall litters. If not breeding for fall, let pigs stay with the sow until weaning at two to three months. for fall litters remove the sow at eight to ten weeks.
Sheep kept in pastures at the Kansas experiment station show weed control and pasture improvement. One field with five years of sheep presence nearly eradicates weeds without other measures, while a sheep free pasture struggles with weed growth. The notion that sheep ruin pastures is not supported by experience. long term grazing appears to enhance pasture quality.
The Kansas Farmer lists three causes for spavin: hereditary predisposition, strain from violent movements, and overwork of horses when they are too young.
The article urges keeping mud off horse legs to prevent cracked heels and using proper grain amounts for workload. It warns against musty feed dulling coats and notes driver irritations reduce a horse’s performance. It also covers hitching stance, weather posture, and the link between a good horse and a good price regardless of automobiles.
A Missouri farmer shares a method for raising thrifty Chester White hogs from Orange Judd Farmer. He advocates year round exercise, varied regular feed, and careful sow management before and after farrowing to reduce piglet losses. The report details multiple litters and a key breeding sow as an example.
The author urges separating herd boars, providing warmth and constant water, and feeding pigs well. Pigs start at two months weighing about fifty pounds, reaching 270 pounds by seven months in a state fair class, with sows fed twelve quarts of swill and three ears of corn daily. Pasture with red clover and timothy is recommended and hogs should be dipped every sixty days.
A historical veterinary note by Dr. A S Alexander prescribes isolating a cow with udder issues and milking last, applying hot oatmeal porridge as a bandage, and daily rubbing with a lard poke root bella donna mix. It also recommends epsom salts with poke root and saltpeter in water. The Horse's Pulse explains horse heart rate ranges from 28 to 40 per minute and locating the pulse at the jawline.
An Iowa Homestead correspondent urges large, regular rations for ewes during nursing to sustain milk production and lamb growth. The piece notes Tunis sheep crossbreeding in Arizona for heat tolerance and better wool and meat, advises gradual grain increases using oats peas bran and oil meal, and suggests clover hay if pastures are very lush.
A Pennsylvania station study after seven years finds open shed feeding, with three sides boarded and heavy bedding, more efficient for fattening steers than barn basements. Winter 1909-10 results show faster gains, higher finish, and 11.6 cent more per bushel of corn, plus 15 cents more per hundredweight sold, with less labor and more straw bedding.
Scours in lambs blamed on eye garget and prevented by daily milking the ewe. To cure, give eight to ten drops of tincture of opium in a little milk. If lambs are dull, suspect constipation and relieve with a rectal injection of warm soapy water with a touch of olive oil.
In Benton County Washington the Superior Court issues a notice dated June 10 1918 for the estate of Charlotte M Hudnall deceased. Creditors and all with claims must present vouchers to administrator at Crab Creek Lumber Co Kennewick within one year from first publication June 13 1918 or claims will be barred.
Court foreclosure sale announced for Lot 3 Lott Highland Orchard Tracts in Benton County Washington. Sheriff B Manan announces sale on June 28 1913 at 10 am at Prosser Courthouse for cash to satisfy a 1913 judgment plus costs totaling 782.95 dollars against Charles F Lott Minnie M Lott and other defendants.
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