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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
9
A discussion on naval rations notes the navy spends 7.4 million annually to feed about 55 000 sailors. It contrasts shipboard meals with earlier tinned foods and praises fresh provisions aboard the Wyoming. The article outlines ration cost history from 1861 to modern adjustments and lists a weekly menu for the dreadnought Wyoming with varied meals.
In a wartime tale a neutral narrator on the Polaric schemes to smuggle a valuable drug to Adele amid pursuit by the Seeker and a larger enemy battleship. He plans to wed Adele as he evades capture with aid from Vice-Admiral Burtelle.
Carnivores in the Bronx Zoo fed on nearly a ton and three quarters of elephant meat after Gunda the pride elephant was put to death. Gunda's hide and bones were given to the American Museum of Natural History. Dr. William T. Hornaday noted the zoo saved 1044 cents per pound by using the meat for feed. He said the carnivores enjoyed elephant flesh as much as beef.
A German officer confiscates a map of Cripple Creek from an American traveler and jokes the army might reach there someday. In a separate note, a London banker offers a draft on New York to a mother seeking funds for her wandering son in San Antonio, claiming no local correspondent but a way to cash it in New York.
The camel has a four chamber stomach with walls lined by large cells that can be opened or closed by powerful muscles. When drinking, it fills these cells one by one and seals them. Later the camel releases water from individual cells, allowing it to go days without drinking.
A text fragment notes that the route allows easy travel through the desert with wells spaced hundreds of miles apart, reflecting historical travel challenges and survival strategies in arid regions.
A man discusses dog behavior, claiming tail wagging means happiness. A suspicious person counters that some dogs only feel happy when biting. The exchange highlights differing views on canine mood and aggression.
In a small Southern mountain town last summer a chautauqua event was held unseen by many. An elderly Negro man driving a wagon with vegetables refused to enter the hotel after seeing a banner reading Chautauqua and asked in alarm what disease they were quarantining for.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recounts a widow and a suitor bonding over a fox terrier named Spot. The dog jumps between them as they tease ownership, culminating in the speaker claiming the pet and a pledge to stay together.
A London Chronicle piece recalls a lost manuscript of an unproduced play found by honesty in a cab. The author notes legal bias favoring the work yet records a friend valuing the script at typewriting cost, leaving the cabman with a shilling more than any past literary earnings.
In early German practice money was given to the bride’s relatives on the wedding day, but this custom was not observed when the marriage was unequal.
Farmers with flocks or those buying lambs for fall fattening can pasture them in late summer and through fall in cornfields. If weeds are sparse, no catch crop is needed. otherwise rye or another crop between rows helps. Sheep and lambs eat weeds and grasses, not corn blades, cleaning the field and fertilizing soil, with cowpeas adding protein for fattening.
An article urges providing shade for hogs during heat to prevent rapid flesh loss. It cites timbered farms with natural shade and a prairie setup where a long shed with straw cover protects Poland China hogs from noon sun. A cooling spring and wallow water improve hog welfare.
The article urges weighing and testing each cow but emphasizes studying individuals to assess production potential. It argues weighing reveals profit opportunities beyond culling and encourages giving underperforming cows a chance if improvement is possible.
A passage notes nine of ten turkey fatalities stem from lack of care in early life. It cites damp, wet ground as a cause and mentions rheumatism of the joints as a problem linked to damp conditions.
Farmers urged to cull cows yielding under 300 pounds of butter fat annually using the Babcock test. The advice emphasizes removing poor stock to boost herd productivity and dairy profits.
The text argues that for land that is rough or poor and with short pastures, sheep yield greater profit than cattle, implying suitability of small stock for marginal rangeland.
A ten week period from shell to market marks the lifecycle for a chick. The schedule outlines stages from incubation to sale readiness, detailing growth milestones and care requirements for farmers.
The USDA bulletin notes boarder cows and unprofitable land harm farming profits. Poorly drained, compact soils cut net income. fixing drainage can render 40 acres productive, with land in the district valued at about 150 dollars per acre. A farmer should weed out unprofitable enterprises or improve them to profit.
The Kentucky experiment station found wheat fed to hogs yielded 98 cents to 1.16 a bushel last year when hogs sold at 7 per hundredweight. At 8 per hundredweight hog returns would reach 1.26 to 1.32 per bushel, suggesting feeding wheat is not profitable at current prices but could be when hog prices are favorable. Ground wheat outperformed soaked wheat by 7 to 10 cents per bushel. Details appear in Bulletin No. 190 from the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, Lexington.
Hogs afflicted with swine plague should be immediately separated from the rest of the herd, kept in an isolated pen and fed absolutely nothing for two or three days. No danger of their being starved.
The article urges instruction in kindness to animals for boys noting that chasing cows reflects danger and potential cruelty. It stresses gentleness toward all animals, with emphasis on horses and cattle, as a core teaching in upbringing.
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