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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1907
Page
2
Short classified item list includes HELP WANTED and PHYSICIANS entries. Mentions positions for a clerk or shop location, and a notice seeking a physician. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate job openings and professional listings in a small town.
The tuberculin test may be performed by anyone acceptable to the State Sanitary Live Stock Board including agriculture students and farmers who attend proper instruction. Testing is simple: inject tuberculin, monitor temperatures every two hours, and mark a rise to classify infection, with suspicious animals separated and stables disinfected.
Milk is a top feeding for growing chicks but must be used carefully. Feed ground feed moisture with fresh milk each morning and avoid leaving milk in open pans to prevent contamination and disease. Do not let sick birds access the shared milk vessel to stop quick spread of illness.
In Hoard's Dairyman a query about a red and white calf sired by Holstein parents asks if it can be registered. Expert W. J. Gillett says such an animal, though well bred, is not eligible for the American Herd Book as all registered stock must be black and white. Fresian records include red and white animals, but red and brown stock is generally excluded from registry in this country.
Otto Gerbing cites favorable results from a stave silo with a 25 percent rise in dairy production. Silage proves more nutritious than fall dried silage, waste estimates 2 to 5 percent, cattle consume all silage, and labor is saved by avoiding corn cutting and stacking.
A rural mail carrier faces isolation on the road due to a new rule allowing only postal officials to ride with them or access the mails. The policy forbids passengers and access by nonauthorized personnel on regular trips, affecting social interaction on Mondays and Fridays and prompting concerns over operational constraints.
Do not hurry to sow alfalfa seed. Prepare a fine seed bed and wait for settled weather and ideal surface conditions. Seek local experience, talk with neighbors, or consult seasoned growers. Ensure rich soil with a stable subsoil and plan barley as a nurse crop. The broader piece discusses the value of nature study and school gardens in various countries and contexts.
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