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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
6
The article profiles a practical farmer who keeps double entry ledgers for all farm activities and insists on tracking costs, yields, and breeding results. It argues for sow by sow records, weekly feed tallies, and weight and sale data to guide profitable hog and poultry management.
A fragment notes roosters that crow for prizes in Belgium, highlighting the Idege district and local sighting of colorful traditions. The incomplete text references the realdenty and varied sections, suggesting a feature on regional customs and prize incentives.
The article compares historical wheat yields to biblical Joseph and notes 676,148,705 bushels produced on 44,045,278 acres, claiming 1900 output fell short of earlier years. It adds that a two billion bushel corn crop and 270,000,000 bushels of potatoes compensated the deficit.
At the Iowa dairy convention a Congress member suggested dairymen inform labor unions and cattle producers about oleomargarine facts. The speaker argued laborers oppose dairymen, and proposed missionaries among workers to show butter prices fall if oleo remains colored. Cattlemen were urged to grasp that coloring oleo to resemble butter does not yield extra income.
Professor Haecker of the Minnesota experiment station questions feeding tables claiming only 60 percent of current protein allowances are needed in a dairy cow ration. He argues many studies disagree but most testimony up to now supports the prevailing figures, leaving the professor in a minority.
A doting father recounts a tale of his little girl and swans in Wade Park. The child asks what the birds are and, after a pause, declares that if those are swans this must be the Swanee River her father often sings about.
A fragment from the Atlonia Constitution displays a humorous misspelling exchange about Brown and genius. It mocks handwriting and comprehension with short, cryptic lines and questions the reader’s grasp of a great mind.
In the Atlantic united region, Tobsoto cultivation and manta suring effort face significant delays due to a shortage of labor. Officials warn that output and surrounding trade may be affected, with shipments delayed until workers are recruited.
At Palmyra Missouri a dairymen's convention drew large local attendance with visitors from outside town. A Jersey calf premium spurred youths to collect names. Elmer Young won by gathering over 1300 signatures. discussion covered pasturing versus selling, and silage value praised for milk production.
Old weather notes urge vigilance in a large flock with disease risk. They advise sharp grit, walling the poultry house, artificial heat avoidance, and stocking vegetables like onions beets carrots cabbage melons pumpkins and sunflowers for fowls. A method to pluck feathers uses water steam and a weasel device.
The piece argues creamery managers should pay farmers high milk prices to keep them motivated. A good price inspires more milk production, boosting creamery profits without extra investment. If farmers feel underpaid they drop production or shift away from dairy.
The article argues that success in hog raising depends on a solid foundation stock and proper feeding and breeding. It notes that even good hogs can fail without a firm base, and stresses the unavoidable cost of quality stock. It warns that some people turn good hogs into success while others fail with them, underscoring the need to learn how.
Fragmentary text suggests a woman captured her husband but then shows little effort to detain him, prompting questions about the fate of the couple and the ensuing trouble.
The piece discusses a Civil War era ballad about love and battle. It notes doubt over the poem’s authorship, mentioning Andrew Lang and T. Haynes Bayley and recounts a possible link to Lord Elphinstone and Princess Victoria.
A Texas trainer demonstrates war horse conditioning with revolver drills as horses are taught to endure musket fire and cavalry maneuvers. The piece shifts to the Grand Army of the Republic's membership decline, noting 1901 figures show 260,007 members and a long term drop from 398,007 in 1895, with aging veterans and many unenrolled casualties.
A Philadelphia Times excerpt discusses how horses are trained to disregard artillery and bullets. It contrasts the equine indifference to the din of war with the human terror soldiers feel, noting soldiers often envy the horse’s ignorance of battle sounds and deaths.
A reader argues that praise for war heroes has gone too far and that real honor should go to the sailors and soldiers who endure hardship behind the scenes. The writer contends heroism is not a profession and laments inflated fame while urging recognition for lower profile troops. The missive names Mrs. L. A. Shrineer of New Bern, North Carolina, and references Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.
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