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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1912
Page
2
A skilful device for furnishing green feed to poultry uses a frame several inches high covered with netting. Oats or preferred crops are sown, the rack placed over them, and fowls walk on the netting snipping green blades. They cannot reach roots, allowing renewal, while fertilizing material is added by the birds. The plan is commendable for close-range poultry feeding.
An advertisement from Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago offers a free 48 page Eye Book with advice on eye trouble and proper remedy application. It claims the product strengthens weak eyes soothes pain and does not smart, selling for 50 cents, with claims for use in adults and babies.
The dialogue depicts a Shakespeare lab inviting participation. A member asks what the lab does. The reply notes fines for non attendance are collected and used to attend a musical comedy.
Mothers are advised to use Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup during teething as the best remedy for children. The recommendation emphasizes its soothing effect and safety for little ones.
A New York State labor expert John A. Fitch studies Pittsburg steel and iron mill workers noting their overall health but attributing it to precautions rather than innate endurance. He highlights extreme heat as the severest daily test, with medical corroboration from the Russell Sage foundation. Workers exposed to heat on streetcars show reddened faces from the high temperatures.
Experimentalists warn that peas beans wheat and other vegetables offer flesh forming substances but exact proportions and quantities must be balanced to avoid harm. Boiled grain is favored by French poultrymen and corn though rich in fat is not an egg food. variety and adequate exercise are essential for digestion and egg production.
The article recommends oat straw as fall feed to ease winter forage for sheep. It notes oats straw is better than wheat straw but not a full nutrient source. fed sparingly with roots and succulent feed it reduces grain use, yet overfeeding can cause stomach trouble.
The old view that silage only suits dairy cows is fading. Beef cattle breeders and sheep farmers are discovering its value in lowering feeding costs and keeping herds in thriftier, better breeding condition.
A dairy note warns bacteria prefer warmth over refrigeration. It says milk kept below 40 degrees slows growth but proper thermometers and tools are essential for safe handling.
The article stresses that proper calf care in the early months determines cattle health. It questions whether short-term care through three months is enough, urging consistent management to keep calves thriving into winter.
A farmer asserts dairy barns can be kept free of strong odors, yet the record notes few barns achieve this ideal. The piece discusses management, ventilation, and practical limits in odor reduction across local farms.
Professor James Dryden argues Oregon farmers lose thousands yearly due to mishandling and scattered marketing of eggs. A cooperative egg circle would improve handling, grading, and centralize selling to yield higher city prices, with clear regulations, centralized packing, candling, and audited oversight.
A Vermont tale of an elderly couple facing separation as the husband nears death. The wife notes his cold extremities and asks what will become of her, to which the husband replies he does not care about himself but questions her future. The exchange reveals a brutal punchline on caring.
A woman tears up as she recalls asking a worker to plant bright dandelions. He angrily loaded his tools into a wheelbarrow and left without a word after she suggested the flowers.
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