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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
11
Guidance on daily light to abundant exercise for a mare in foal, box stall housing, clean bedding, sound feeding with oats bran and hay, water access, and avoiding moldy fodder. Instructions cover reducing grain near foaling, monitoring bowels, signs of impending birth, postnatal care, and gradual return to light work.
Wisconsin soil acidity is common in sandy and clay loam regions. Testing with blue litmus paper shows acidity, which harms legumes like red clover and alfalfa. Use ground limestone, marl, or beet waste lime to neutralize soil, applying 10 to 20 bushels per acre or 2–3 tons where available, and mix thoroughly before seeding.
Prof. J. J. Fuller of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture asserts breeding stock selection offers greater improvement in hog herds than any other method. Starting with a pure-bred sire and maintaining the same breed, a uniform, high quality herd can be built over a few years, even from inferior stock, by using a good boar and culling inferior animals each year.
A call for mercy toward farm animals urges provide comfortable quarters and timely food and water. Strong emphasis on humane care during winter months and avoidance of cruelty to dumb beasts under human stewardship.
A local testimonial touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for headaches nervousness and backache while claiming relief after use procured from Sexton Bros Drug Store in Marshfeld Wis. Also advertised are discounted fur lined coats robes and fursets for quick cash sale with prices and items listed by G Morehead New York address.
An OCR excerpt showing unit prices for agricultural products including onions per bushel, potatoes per bushel, butter per dozen, dairy eggs per dozen, beef live weight, pork dressed per pound, veal live weight per pound, veal dressed per hundredweight, sheep live weight per hundredweight, beef hides, calf hides, and poultry chickens with 6c.
The article discusses vaccination's value in smallpox control citing Saginaw's epidemic with about 75,000 dollars spent and 48 deaths, versus Grand Rapids which spent 2693.85 dollars on vaccination and reported no smallpox cases.
In Ohio Toledo Frank J Cheney sworn as senior partner of OE F J Cheney & Co declares the firm will pay $100 for every catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The remedy is taken internally and targets mucous surfaces. Sells by druggists for 75 cents. Include testimonials upon request. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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