Dairy farming and poultry notes urge careful care and training
A long, period tone article urges strict attention to dairy and poultry work. It stresses clean milking, proper diet for sheep and cattle, and training of dairy cows starting with the dam. It discusses milking machines, feed treatments, and the need for annual farm inventories, plus experiments on grain, tobacco rotation, and alcohol stills. It details barley rust resistance work, sulfur and lime spraying for fruit trees, and wheat feeding for horses, cattle, and swine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pullman
Northwest
Cies
Pujlman
Wash
Treatment of tobacco plant soil for bed rot
A Wooster Ohio notice by A D Selby details formalin drenches for old tobacco beds to combat bed rot and damping off. Trials show strong solutions (about 1.5 pints formalin per 30 gallons water) applied before sowing, with fall applications suggested for better results, and notes on cost and method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Eary
A. D. Selby
Molasses Feeding Nets Grand Prize for Angus Herd
Jacob Funk, veteran stockman of Bigorington Ul, wins the grand prize at the international stock show with 38 black Angus after a molasses enriched feeding regime. He reports higher hides, sweeter beef, and better appearance by final show time, while keeping careful watch on ration, pasture, and grain moisture. The 18 head herd was sold to a New York City butcher for exhibition in the East as the champion herd of the West, commanding top prices in the records of the stock business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Funk
Funk
New York City
The Sorting of Apples and Swill Barrel Care
A brief note urges cleaning the swill barrel periodically and scalding it. It warns that old sour decayed milk harms hog health and should be avoided.
Ashland Voters Back Municipal Ownership Plan in Landslide
Ashland residents approve municipal ownership by over 3 to 1, with 1,092 for and 283 against, enabling the city to close a contract for 360 acres on White River, build a dam site, and run power eight miles to establish a municipal lighting plant. The existing company plans to contest, while officials anticipate possible injunctions. Estimated plant cost is about 380,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
White River
White River Power Company
Pencestinis
Fatal Charivarls and Other Items From Wisconsin Notes
The report covers a fatal charivari in which Marinette-Richard Hamilton was acquitted after claiming an accidental gun discharge during a serenade incident involving Dr. Conover. Other items include Racine contest over Eighth street widening, Milwaukee council urged to curb tuberculosis afflicted cattle, a Trout Creek Valley death under curious circumstances, a 70 year old bride wed to a 32 year old in Hudgon, H R Fehland's death in Merrill, and two related notices of a Racine sheriff’s grandson and a mother killing her child and self in Oshkosh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinette
Richard Hamilton
Drivitz
Hastings
Dr. Conaver
Charivar
Hamiton
Harler Litting Conover
Conover
Hamilton
van Claire
L P. Wilson
Trout Creek Valley
Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim Cure for Grip Aftermath
An elderly man from West Bay City credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with reversing grip complications and restoring strength. The ad claims the pills build blood thereby curing anemia, rheumatism, neuralgia and other blood diseases, with availability by mail or local pharmacy at 59 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Tennly Cowan
N. Henry Street
West Bay City
Mitch
Nauralzis
Als
Dr. Witlaraa Medicing Company
Schenectady
Sudan development talk prompts scientific exploration
England reviews plans to exploit Sudan natural resources through scientific survey. Vast forests along the Blue Nile to the Abyssinian frontier yield ebony and rubber creepers near Sabat and White Nile. Bahret-Ghaza forests hold gold in mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudan
England
Blue Nile
Kaupner
Sabat
White Nile
India
Bahret-Ghaza
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ohio
Nebraska University Dairy Department
Aod
Turkey
Percheron Horse Society of
France
Onto Agricultural College
Pertheron
Chicago
National Fanciers’ and Breeders’ Association
Fred L. Kimmey
Atrocl
W. A. Henry
Wisconsin Agricultural Collee
United States Department of Agriculture
China
Wisconsin Agricultural Collage
Baye
Germany
Great Central
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Pehemieral Department
Oregon State Board of Agriculture
Nurnerymen
W. KX. Newell
New Zealand
Oregon
British Columbia
AQIT
Willem Cit
Carhore
New York
Wisconsin
Racine
Peter Nelson
Owen Owes
Eighth Street
Center Street
Washington Avenue
Big
Mitchell & Lewis Wagon Company
Milwaukee
Bading
Hudgon
Katrina Linde
Ole Larson
Larson
H. R. Fehland
Merrill
H. RR
Febland
Wayor
Lincoln
H. R
Fielding
Joan Roche Fielding
John Fielding
Derby, Conn
That City
Representative Roche
Wallingford
James Fielding
Wis
Oshkosh
Albert Martin
Neklmi
Carters
Geming
Peery
Ottawa
Canada
C. J. Broughton
Quincy
W. H. Rogers
Traction ‘Terminal
Indianspelis
Ind
T.C. Currie
Callahan Block
Iowa
Franks County
Campecd
Larne
W. Sorshe
Greene
Moins Brandon
Mialyobe
Filan
Commetcn
Aeanle. T
James Bryce
Hia
English Alpine Club
Dodds
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