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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1914
Page
8
Public price update lists Westinghouse Mazda Lamps from April 1 to 15 with 25 watt and 40 watt at 30 cents, 60 watt at 40 cents, and 100 watt at 70 cents. Mansfield Light and Power Company announces the sale.
The family of Lusvand Coday thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and after his death. Mrs hi Coday and children express heartfelt gratitude for support and sympathy received in their time of sorrow.
A German botanical journal reports trees, garden plants, and vineyards harmed by proximity to chemical works. Emanations deposited powder on foliage with oxalic acid salts and sodium compounds. Leaves, especially on the lower sides, showed sensitivity and wine from nearby vines tasted peculiar due to airborne substances.
An old guide details building a grape arbor using four by four material and 7 foot height. It describes plates joined to form a top woven-wire fence, kept taut with four wires and turnbuckles, anchored securely in ground or cement. Bars and stays should be evenly spaced and strong enough to resist strain.
The article warns owners to keep bark whole and unbroken and treat wounds promptly to prevent fungal decay. It notes common wounds like verlin orles and explains that damage to the tree body or limbs often spreads downward, risking further decay.
A note on mulching strawberries with a light dressing of straw, corn fodder, pine or cedar brush spread over the straw to prevent growth from freezing too quickly. Expert growers favor a mix of street dirt and rotted horse manure to balance moisture and provide nutrients.
Gluten feed serves as a good supplement replacing bean meal in concentrates and can be safely fed up to seven pounds daily. Bean meal and crushed oats remain excellent but cost more than gluten. Sugar beets boost milk yield though some cows resist intake, and cream may churn trickier and butter pale. Feeding tips stress gentle handling to maintain milk quantity and calm disposition.
To judge profitability a cow’s milk yield and butter fat content must be known. This data is best obtained via beat associations which track and compare these metrics.
Whitewash the stables to purge and purify after cleansing and disinfecting with other agents. Use hot whitewash with four ounces of chloride of lime per gallon, apply regularly, at least every two months, or every three months where diseased animals have been kept.
In selecting dairy cattle the real test must be the sealeg and the Mab cook tester. The cow laa machine to convert food Into milk, the else mut have a large middle and a strong con stitution to insure the best results. She must also have a large udder, large milk wells, large crooked milk velna and good-sized teats.
Dairymen with silos and twice daily hay feed report current prices limit feeding. Wheat feeds gluten and cottonseed meal lead grain usage. beet pulp shows good results. A milking farmer notes a dozen cows gained milk per day after adding beet pulp with the same grain. Heat pulp cost three dollars per ton. farmers feed about eight quarts per cow per feed. Do not rush cows. warn hired men about Charolais safety and table manners.
A grainy note suggests an acre of good alfalfa cut and fed green can feed cows in a yard through summer, while poor hay stored for winter risks spoilage. It also cautions against overfeeding with too much hay and advises moderate use of pigs for efficient winter pans.
Agricultural article outlines dairy cow form tied to digestive, circulatory, nervous, and milk secretion systems. Describes wedge-shaped appearance signaling dairy type and the need for balanced development for high milk yield. includes a humorous domestic fragment about a wife pressing to keep old clothes.
Practical how to on rearing dairy calves detailing staying with dam for a few days then separation, feeding gradually increasing milk and skim milk, introducing grain, and using a grain mix of corn meal oats wheat bran and linseed. Emphasizes green forage, clover hay, and avoiding cottonseed meal under twelve months for healthy growth. Mentions Hing cherry apple of Oregon origin by Seth Luelling as a favored market variety for canning and dessert.
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