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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1911
Page
11
Farmers and Wisconsin College of Agriculture report a brisk sale of pure bred mares. Buyers included local ranchers and agricultural leaders at the Wisconsin auction, with prices averaging higher than last season. The event highlighted advances in breeding stock and noted strong demand from midwestern farms.
The Wisconsin Experiment Station notes rising demand and prices for pure-bred mares to replace scrub stallions. A Norfolk Nebraska Commercial Club model shows importing Belgian mares is feasible and could spread to Wisconsin. Proposes pooling funds to buy abroad at cost plus expenses and develop home breeding programs with local farmers.
Prof. Cc Humphrey outlines a four year dairy practice at the Wisconsin College of Agriculture. Calves receive early access to dam’s milk, then skim milk from Week 5, with gradually increasing grain, bran, and alfalfa. Emphasis is on feed, shelter, and careful handling to build vigor and calf health.
The guide describes calf care including clean air and warm, cementless flooring with boards, and exercise in paddocks. It outlines feeding from birth to first calving, limiting grain to about three pounds daily until the heifer first calves, with milk, corn silage, and hay complementing growth. A grain mix of oats, wheat bran, corn meal, and a meal is used, with water and salt offered as needed.
A Marshfield citizen Ignatz Schissier credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relieving a sequence of kidney related ailments including backache dizziness nervousness poor appetite and urinary distress. After trying various medicines he bought from Sexton Bros Drug Store and reports significant health improvement. The ad lists Foster Milburn Co as sole US agents and provides various commodity prices.
In Marshfield Wisconsin R J Strauss promotes Rexall 93 Hair Tonic promising a money back guarantee if it fails to meet claims. The ad asserts dandruff removal hair growth and prevention of baldness with two sizes 50c and $1.00 and notes availability only at the Rexall Store.
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