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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
7
A reflective Christmas essay urges not just feasting but action for the city’s vulnerable children. It contrasts lavish homes with workers’ hardship, urging better schooling, food, safe play areas, and fair wages to honor the season’s true spirit.
A Maryland hog raiser with over 30 years of experience details his switch from Jersey Reds and Poland Chinas to Berkshire and crossbreeding. He reports early slaughter ages around seven to eight months with 150 to 280 pound carcasses, and notes Berkshire crosses yield lean, fast-growing pork and strong profitability.
A brief note cites Frothingham's maxim that those who live for humanity must be content to lose themselves, framing a civic virtue in a single compact line.
A devotional urging trust in God during hardship. It argues that trials refine the mind and heart, enlarge faith, and align perception toward eternal truths. Believers are reminded that temporary troubles yield eternal weight of glory and that God's wisdom and love guide hidden paths.
In Denver a wealthy neighbor bought bronze statues from New York but found them bronze and copied marble. He painted them white and then flesh colored Venus with red garters claiming it looked more natral like. His friend watched and laughed at the odd yard sculpture scene.
A woman quips that if her husband had followed her guidance he would have been a booming success despite current failures. The remark frames a sharp social jab about advice and outcomes.
The outline lists multiple feeds with their protein, fiber, and energy profiles. Altaita meal, beet pulp, bran, buckwheat middlings, distillers grains, corn products, and cottonseed meals are noted for varying costs, digestibility, and suitability in rations. Emphasis on protein content and economic tradeoffs.
The article notes four big Texan ranches covering over one million acres each with many units above 100 000 acres. Large tracts were bought for about 20 cents per acre and now fetch 4 to 7 dollars. These ranches are being split into large farms and, last year, over one million acres were sold to small farmers for general farming.
In comb honey production, surplus unfinished sections can serve as effective bait in supers for late flow. Distribute these leftovers judiciously through supers to support strong colonies and maximize honey yield.
The article notes farmers must optimize feed use for poultry due to rising grain costs. It stresses careful budgeting of every pound of feed to avoid losses come spring.
Careful observance of every small detail in poultry raising yields the final rewards. Neglecting minor points disrupts the efficient operation and endangers successful outcomes.
Those starting cattle on full feed should allow about a month for adaptation. Begin with minimal fodder then shift gradually through corn forms to husked grain. Slow changes reduce the risk of loss from off feed and steady gains ensure good returns.
The article explains curing Smithfield hams after slaughtered hog meat cools. Saltpeter is applied at three to four pounds per thousand pounds of meat, then surface salt and bulk packing for several days. Hams are weighed and aged, then smoked with bark for 30 to 40 days, finished with repper and vermin protection.
Advice urges feeding roughage to livestock prior to grain to avoid digestive upset. The guidance notes roughage stimulates the digestive tract and primes appetite before introducing grain feeds.
The American farmer invests in his business with 40 9960 CON and produces an average of 25 000 000 of new wealth daily.
The United States and its dependencies produce one tenth of the world’s sugar, according to a report outlining global sugar production shares. Details compare domestic output with other major producers and note changing production trends.
The forests along the Alaskan coast yield about 27,000,000 board feet of lumber annually, reflecting substantial timber output from this region.
A porch swinging seat plan outlines an eight foot long by two foot wide frame using oak or pine. It details end frames, uprights A, back strip M, arms C, seat rails F, and notch fits with brass brackets, plus fasteners, suspension chains, and finish options.
The Chicago College of Law alumni dinner featured C. B Kremer as the final speaker after lengthy prior talks. He recounted a Wisconsin anecdote about a young couple and chairs, ending with a humorous punchline about being tired and numb.
A Civil War era tale recounts Perry Scott and his turkey, said to have legs and wings distributed among Wayne’s troops. Colonels Gordon and Wayne share in a starving camp where raiding farmers fed soldiers. The story ends with Gordon revealing Perry Scott’s multi legged fowl after the war.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. tells a Bible class parable about a young man on a train who denies smoking drinking gambling and swearing and then reveals he is married illustrating the steadying influence of a good wife.
A fifty year study by Dr. W. G. Anderson of Yale gymnasium finds college athletes live longer than general graduates. The comparison of specialized athletes mortality with the general graduate shows a favorable outcome for athletes.
A playful note predicts a giraffe will win the zoo race, with bets rising on the tall entrant. The quip hinges on the animal being “bound to win by a neck” in the lighthearted event.
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