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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1911
Page
11
The piece describes the new Holv- AnD Special Railroad Dial with numerals around the dial marking every minute from 0 to 60. A glance reveals minutes past the hour. It mentions Monaka Water and Brice seen by printed Acka pss to Honest Jewelry.
The Dairy Belt Farmer reports the Pure-Bred Sire League has just organized to promote the use of pure-bred registered sires in all farm livestock. Membership is free and pledges include using only pure-bred sires, advocating their use, and discouraging mongrel stock. The league will issue state buttons and aims to foster nationwide campaigns through Wisconsin and other states to elevate breed character, quality, and conformation.
The program began in 1909 to boost Wisconsin dairy farming by encouraging milk and butterfat testing. Funded by W W Marsh of Waterloo Iowa and Heard's Dairyman monthly prizes, total prizes reached 5000 dollars. Administration by College of Agriculture funded from extension funds. entrants paid tent supervision costs. Major prizes included 1200 dollars in cash and 1000 dollars for herd records. Awards for ten cow production ranged 100 to 400 dollars. individual cows could win 50 to 300 dollars. Regulations demanded breeding records and complete monthly feed records, with emphasis on breed status. Most cows were native or scrub, highlighting farmer interest beyond formal testing systems. Competition started November 1, 1909 and had run over more than a year with entrants across Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey breeds.
In the state a breed mix excludes grade or native dairy cows from a milk weighing competition. December entries totaled 354 cows with 38 being grade. Y98 cows averaged 25.1 pounds of milk and 23.79 pounds fat equivalent daily, equaling over 145 pounds of commercial butter per head each day of the month.
An advertisement claims Sunny Monday white laundry soap has no resin, is gentler on clothes, and lasts longer than yellow resined soaps, promising economy by using fewer bars. The text also cites unrelated market figures for oats, onions, potatoes, and various meat and poultry prices.
A classified style note invites readers to earn by selling a live wire proportion that can reach 33 high with a 16.00 daily potential. Readers are asked to send 25 cents for samples.
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