Poultry costs and breeding to profits on farms
The piece analyzes egg production costs, noting 120 eggs yearly at 1 cent per egg plus feed price changes since 1902. It urges better laying via trap nests and selective breeding, arguing poultry can be the most profitable farm crop with proper management and lower profits for flocks raised by general farmers. It also covers dry feeding advantages for cattle and a meat curing method with pepper and sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell Experiment Station
Portable fence panels shown for sailing use
The sketch depicts a temporary Sheen fence built from sheeps made panels with supports. It highlights a portable fencing solution suitable for maritime settings and quick deployment.
Fenceheight Plans For Sheep Flock Protection
A historical note describes a fence made from 4 inch boards, ten feet long, solidly nailed together. The design aims to resist overturning by sheep, indicating a fence height of several feet to deter flocks.
Salting Down Meat Farm Practice Described
A Journal of Agriculture note explains salting meat for future use as a yearly farm task. Heat in some regions makes salting difficult, delaying hog slaughter until late winter, and a recipe suggests using ten quarts of salt per thousand pounds of meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of Agriculture
Nitrogen and Farm Crops for Soil Enrichment
A farmer notes that feeding on the farm with manure returned to the soil enriches land and reduces need for yearly changes. Legumes like clover and alfalfa boost nitrogen, supporting livestock fed from home crops. A short rotation with a legume every third year, plus returning manure, sustains soil nitrogen and crop growth.
Feeding Milk Cows and Proper Nutrition
The article stresses that milk production relies on adequate protein fat and carbohydrates in the cow’s feed. If feed is deficient the cow’s milk quality and quantity decline, harming both animal welfare and dairy profits. It cites farm practice and agricultural stations as evidence, attributed to H. B. Speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Experiment Stations
H. B._Speed
Farm Life Commission Outlines Farmer Aid Plan
In an interview with Gif Ford Pinchot the government forester and a member of the Country Life Commission appointed by Roosevelt, Edward S. Farrington reports the commission’s aim to show the immense farmer’s problem. It seeks better farming materials, business and living, while avoiding coercion or paternalism. It will gather facts and present them to farmers in clear order.
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Gifford Pinchot
Country Life Commission
Roosevelt
Edward S. Farrington
German Patent Describes Milk Preservation By Ferrous Carbonate
A German patent spec outlines a method to remove dissolved oxygen from milk using a small amount of ferrous carbonate. Freshly precipitated ferrous carbonate reacts with oxygen to form carbon dioxide, protecting the milk without altering its properties. One part ferrous carbonate treats 50,000 parts milk, to be added before boiling.
Schoolmaids and Farmers Colloquy on Hours Worked
Professor Boss of the Minnesota Agricultural College notes farmers work nine hours daily in summer and four to five in winter. Professor Bailey of the Farm Life Commission recounts a school ma’am shifting from nine to four, then from four to nine after marriage. Moral drawn: schoolma’ams make good wives for farmers.
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Boss
Minnesota Agricultural Colege
Bailey
Farms Life Commission
Long tale boiled down in a rustic exchange
Uncle Chinner tells how maple sap was collected, poured into a large iron kettle, and boiled over a wood fire to reduce it. A listener interrupts, suggesting shortening the tale as well.
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Uncle Chinner
One Day Cold Cure Ad Claims Bromo Quinine Signature
Ad touts Bromo Quinine laxative with E. W. Grove signature as a universal cold cure. Mentions 25 cents price and Alaska winters, noting mosquitoes as the North’s toughest hardship.
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E. W. Grove
Teething Aid Promises Relief from Mrs Winslow's Syrup
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for children during teething. A quip notes Spanish postmen often illiterate, implying kindness to postmen yields more letters as a common saying.
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Mrs. Winslow
Spain
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Maine
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Owers
E. H. Moorehouse
Seventh St
Ferry
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Getrom, Mich
OR. &N
Portland
Spokane
WM. McMurray
G. P. A. Portland
Salzer
Salzer Seed CO
Boxpg LaCrosse
Wis
Fourth and
Washington Streets
Fourth Street
Spohn Medical CO
Petecrisioctas
Goshen, Ind
U.S. AL
Putnam
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Monroe Drug CO
Quincy
Ilinois
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