Feeding Dairy Cows for Profit
Article discusses profitability in dairy farming, stressing individual cow records, proper feeding by cow, and avoiding underfeeding. It cites O. E. Reed of Kansas State and notes a 4000 pounds per year milk threshold for sale. Mentions Noble, a champion Jersey bull, and Lasater's Jersey herd growth in Texas since 1909.
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O. E. Reed
Ikansas Agricultural College
Professor Reed
Falfurrias Jersey Dairy Company
Falfurrias, Tex
E. C. Lasater
Jersey
Lasater
Feeding Dairy Cows On Winter Silage And Grain Rations
Winter dairy feeding emphasizes succulent feeds like corn silage to sustain digestion and value. Rations pair roughage with grain, typically one pound of grain per three pounds of milk, adjusting for higher production. Cows should be housed dry in clean warm, well ventilated barns with warm water around 65 to 70 degrees.
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Corn Belt
Hogs Like Cleanliness In Hog Care Lessons
A Kansas farmer argues that true hog comfort includes clean dry housing ample water and a clean feeding area. He says clean conditions prevent disease and coughing from dust while emphasizing that cement use helps build a better feeding floor for hogs.
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Kansas Armer
Sheep Wisdom on Feeding and Market Readiness
Advice on fitting sheep for winter stresses plain oats as the best feed. Yearling lambs gain more with age, so act with cost in mind. Do not sell thin lambs, as buyers discriminate and pay less than true worth.
Spree in a Dairy Barn Sparks Farm Upkeep Advice
A dated farm note stresses sunshine and clean, well-ventilated cow housing. It advises on tight floors and walls, comfortable stalls, and the value of ample silage and bright corn fodder. It notes silage quality varies and emphasizes pasture for milk and the silo as key to profitable winter dairying.
Pork from fall pigs shows thrifty hog feeding method
An Oklahoma farmer describes a feeding plan for winter grown hogs. Six week old piglets are weaned at three months, raised in a centralized two story hog house with outdoor access, fed a thin buttermilk slop and shelled corn, and eventually consume two barrels of slop per day plus corn. The author notes selling 46 hogs on the Chicago market last June for about 580 dollars, about 12.40 per head, with hogs weighing around 290 pounds and priced at 9.35 per 100 pounds. He also reports eight sons farrowing in September, starting operations with 55 pigs.
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Oklahoma
Chicago
Hugh Webster
Orange Judd
Berkshire swine breed noted for purity and growth
The Berkshires, traced to Berkshire England about 150 years ago, are praised as the sole pure breed of long pedigree. In expert hands they grow rapidly, gaining flesh steadily, with early maturity and large eventual size. A Berkshire boar from Oregon Agricultural College weighed 100 pounds at four months, illustrating strong growth potential.
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Berkshire
England
Oregon Agricultural College
Feeding Pigs and Early Market Sharings in a Barn
The text describes pig feeding methods using a corn and buttermilk mixture, with tankage added and through a trough feeding floor. Pigs were moved outside to exercise, then housed for growth, weighing about 140 pounds by March. later, a batch of 46 sows was moved to a lot with an open shed and fed by the yard, reaching market readiness. They shipped 46 head on June 1 at strong prices, totaling 1,247.52 dollars, plus nine breeding gifts.
CATCHING A HYENA TRAP THAT ENSNARES THE SAVAGE BRUTE
A traditional hyena trap from The Journal of a Sporting Nomad is described. An ox hide plate over a baited hole tricks the beast into forcing its head through a small opening, tightening pegs, and fastening a collar to immobilize the animal. The setup leaves the hyena unable to escape.
Telegraphic Dialogue Ends In abrupt Wires Down
In a downtown cafe two telegraph operators joked about a young couple at a nearby table. The girl grows angry as she overhears the banter and reveals the husband is the man described. Suddenly the wires go dead as the exchange ends abruptly.
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Kansas City Journal
Star Distances and Common Curiosities
A New York American note explains light travel great distances to Earth and how stars may have faded yet still be seen. A Chicago Record humor piece recalls a husband surprised by his wife's party gown while a Washington Star quote jokes about the average man and self perception.
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Virgo
New York American
Chicago
New York
Washington Star
Gladys 1 Refused Fred Two Weeks Ago
Ethel notes Fred has been drinking heavily since Gladys refused him two weeks earlier and questions when he will stop celebrating.
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Gladys
Fred
Ethel
Hope brightens days as memory gilds the past
A compact note from the village reflects on finance and family. The exchange hints at mortgages and schoolteacher concerns, with Moora evoking a nostalgic tone about brighter days ahead and memories of the past.
Real Estate Offerings in Lititz and Vicinity
Partial list from Hershey and Giebel Lititz Pa outlines properties for sale in West Cocalico Township and Lititz. Listings include a farm two miles from Denver with a brick two story house on Front Street and a bank barn, steam heat and utilities. a nearly new seven story frame house on Front Street Warwick. several Broad Street Lititz houses with easy terms. Orange Street Lititz property with ample amenities. a fine op date brick house on Main Street Lititz. shares of bank stock and 5 percent bonds offered. prices around 2500 for several, terms noted as easy.
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Cocalico
Denver
Front Street
Warwick
Broad Street
Lititz
Orange Street
Maina Street
Desirable Residence for Private Sale on Marion Corner
The undersigned offers his home on the west side of South Broad Street at the Marion corner, 45 by 200 feet, thirteen rooms with hardwood first floor, modern conveniences, papered rooms, plus a stable and shop with rent. Built five years ago in best manner, easy terms, possession April 1 or sooner. Apply to a.
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Outh Broad Sls
Marion
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