Fiery Minute Ideas on Winter Feeding Profits for Cattle
Chief Statistician Dodge reports on farm stock condition from spring data. He finds many cattle lose flesh in winter feed, some maintain weight or grow stronger, and a few gain weight, with shelter and varied nutritious forage boosting outcomes. Savings from better feeding could reach hundreds of pounds per head and mount to tens of millions of dollars nationwide.
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Dodge
Agricultural Department
Aceh
Farm Gates For Long Life And Easy Access
Advice on building durable farm gates stresses minimal quantity to reduce cost. Use hard wood frames with tight slats, bracing with wood strips or iron rods to prevent sagging, and painting after installation. Ensure wide gates for hay wagons and harvesters, with a stout eight inch square post set three feet deep and firmly packed earth. A first class gate costs more upfront but requires little upkeep later.
Planting and care for ten inch bulbs in pots
The guide explains placing a ten inch pot bulb with deep planting and a light top layer to aid emergence. Watering clearance leaves an inch below the rim, and bulbs stay in the cellar until spring when the green stem appears.
Iowa Farmer Uses Corn Stalks for Warm Home
An Iowa farmer with coal and wood on his land heats his house using corn stalks. He packs tightly bound bundles about forty pounds each into a large air tight stove. One bundle burns three hours without flame, and five bundles daily, or about 600 for the winter, keep the stove radiating heat and the room warm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coen-Stark KuEr
Iowa
Illinois moves against contagious cattle disease spread
Dr N H Paaren Chicago State Veterinary Surgeon orders measures to prevent spread of pleuro pneumonia among Illinois cattle. His efforts target outbreaks in New York Pennsylvania New Jersey and Maryland with heavy penalties for importing cattle from infested districts aimed at stopping the disease.
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N. H. Paaren
Chicago
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Castle
Illinois
Proper care of cows economics of dairy farming
The article stresses that cows are the fountain head of dairy operations and that neglecting cow care leads to reduced seasonal returns, regardless of attention to other dairy branches. It emphasizes the critical link between cow welfare and profitability.
Corn Preservation Methods Against Pests
The article advises steeping corn in a strong tar solution for twenty four to forty eight hours before planting to protect against mice, squirrels, and worms. It also notes copper in a strong solution as a protective measure and recommends mixing half a pint of boiling tar per peck of corn to deter worms.
Preparing Cow Stables For Cold Nights In Fall
A old cow illustrates misery and lack of profit, highlighting the need to ready cow stables for incoming cold nights. Emphasis on keeping cows well fed and warm as top dairy care priorities.
Coarse Weather Impacts Cattle Feed and Plant Infestations
In damp conditions animals eat more with little gain in bone or fat as warmth is preserved. A guide recommends grain at one tenth of body weight for cattle, so a 1000 pound animal gets ten pounds daily. Spipers control plant pests by syringing leaves both sides to remove infestation.
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Coop
LratHer
T. F. LiX
Gouraud
L. A. Bawee
Ae Semare Ton
Akin
Max M. B.T. Gouraud
Drumcistean
Fatting Cattle Costs and Feeding Principles
The article notes charging costs by weight for fattening cattle and argues store cattle can gain value by thirty six percent in six months. It warns against delaying fattening once animals begin to crave food and advises careful root usage to limit water intake while balancing other factors.
Cuamot Leather Ideal for Decor and Embroidery
Cuamot leather proves strong for decorative use. It takes color well and remains soft and pliable, allowing easy embroidery. It also suits dry color designs.
Warts removal methods and kitchen tips from older texts
The article discusses wart extirpation techniques using knife, clipping shears, ligatures, and caustics, plus castor and iodine-like remedies. It also covers cooking tips for gravy, fritters, and fruit preserves, and then shifts to embroidery, gloves, and decorative arts including tableware and lighting trends.
Humorous French Talk In Car Between Sisters
Miss Lilironge boasted of using French on a public conveyance to hide remarks from others. Sister Millie recalls last evening’s ride and notes even she could not fully understand her sister’s French. The exchange highlights playful wordplay about language and comprehension.
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Millie
Sister
Advice From Mrs Lyvia K E Pinkham Pamphlet Offer
An appeal urges readers to seek guidance from Mrs Lyvia E Pinkham for women’s health and marital issues. The message promotes her remedies and invites sending for a pamphlet to learn more about improving conditions of matrimony and women’s well being.
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Lyvia KE. Pinkham
Dangerous One-Handed Horse Driving Sparks Night Scene
A night scene described a man named George driving a horse with one hand from inside a flashy sealskin sacque. Onlookers warned of danger, and an hour later observers noted the stunt appeared risky though the horse did not bolt.
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George
Gorge
Tarboline Hair Renewing Remedy Gains Distinction
Those who use tarboline, now improved and perfected, are distinguished by the beautiful set of hair produced by this exquisite toilet preparation.
The Cradle of a Childish Memory
A narrator recalls a grandmother’s kindness and sternness. A cat is blamed for broken dishes during play, and Grandma disciplines the innocent animal, leaving a mix of affection and harsh memory for the children.
Harrasing Dreams and Restless Sleep Plan
An unnatural excitement of the brain causes sleeplessness and harassing nocturnal dreams. Vegetine offers soothing relief when taken just before bed.
Iconoclast claims Switzerland lacked apples in era
A controversial figure argues there were no apples in Switzerland when a tale says William shot a fruit off his son's head. He suggests the alleged apple may have been a pumpkin.
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Switzerland
Tell
William
Vegetine Promises Kidney Disease Relief and Cure
An 19th century herbal claim describes vegetine as effective for acute and chronic kidney ailments. It lists symptoms such as back pain fever red urine vomiting and later pale urine and dropsy. The text asserts immediate relief with regular use and notes many cases cured after trying other remedies.
Vegetine credited by patient for liver and kidney relief
J C Smith of Rochester reports three to four years of liver and kidney trouble eased after using VEGETINE. He was under doctor care before and notes quick improvement after three bottles with continued benefit. He shares it with family and recommends to others. The ad promotes VEGETINE as blood building medicine.
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H. R. Stevens
J.C. Smith
Francis Street
West Avenue
Smith
Rochester
Measre
Mia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mose
Woman
Lfe
Angel of Mercy
Philadelphia
Married Couple Confusion Over Finances After Nuptials
In a humorous exchange a newlywed wife asks if they are now one. Her husband replies he cannot realize it yet, citing a $75 millinery bill and other expenses that imply they are “about a half dozen,” highlighting financial strain after marriage.
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Adolphus
Dr Bulls Cough Syrup Boosts Sales at Local Drugstore
The ad copy from Wallace Hilton & Co. claims high customer satisfaction for Dr Bulls Cough Syrup sold in Lock Haven Pa. A humorous literary snippet follows, with characters discussing a girl’s age in a playful exchange.
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Wallace, Hilton & CO
Lock Haven
Cure a Cold with Dr. Wm. Hail's Balsam for the Lungs
The advertisement urges care against lingering colds to prevent consumption. It promotes Dr. Wm. Hail's Balsam for the lungs as a quicker cure for colds coughs and consumption when used as directed.
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Wm. Ihail
Henrys Carbolic Salve Ad Claim for Cures
An advertisement touts Henrys Carbolic Salve as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a 26 cent price. A humorous aside discusses a tailor and a flattered lady in a conversation about wealth and bills.
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Henry
Old Remedies Advertisements and Local Jest in 19th Century Paper
An East Indian missionary offers a vegetable cure for lung diseases and nervous debility with free mail instructions. Various advertisements promote beef tonic and other tonics by Caswell Hazard Co. A Kansas note mocks a Democratic prank on Postmaster Crum of Oswego, and a claim of quick rheumatism cure with free prescription by R. Helphenstine in Washington.
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Power's Block
Rochester
Mensman
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
H.W. Lobb
North Fifteenth Street
Humorous Snippets and Patents in a Local Page
Daily miscellany featuring jokes about critics and voices, wears for ladies and children, a widow’s tombstone dilemma, ads for Allen's Bran Food and Wells' brand health products, a Mexican advice gag, a top of head cut warning, and social banter about drinking habits.
Erymonoalian Ponderings on Cold as Blazes
A playful exchange between a business man and a companion ponders the oddity of the phrase cold as blazes. They remark that blazes imply heat and propose a wittier simile to express extreme cold before moving on.
Typists and Spellers in Early Printing Debate
A discussion notes that good writers need not be perfect spellers. When a copy comes from a bad speller the type-setter corrects it, but with a good speller the printer may still adjust the text due to habit. The excerpt highlights editor and printer tensions in early publishing practice.
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