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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
6
A Farm and Home correspondent describes sheltering sheep in winter, feeding hay, silage or corn fodder, and twice daily grain in ground or rack troughs. He prefers broad troughs to control intake and notes years of feeding threshed oats with no adverse results after lambing.
The author recommends adding about one ear of shelled corn to one pint of oats daily for sheep. He argues that proper care ensures profitability and that neglect condemns the breed and breeding stock rather than the sheep themselves.
The article describes remedies for wind colic including 1 ounce doses of diluted alcohol or whisky or aromatic spirits of ammonia, a fast-acting physic such as Burados aloes, and rectal injections of turpentine 1 to 2 ounces or linseed oil 8 ounces. Hot water blankets refreshed every 5 to 10 minutes provide relief, then dry blankets. Warns that this form can be fatal and treatment should continue until the animal is past help.
A Connecticut Experiment Station bulletin outlines crate fattening for hens using shredded wheat and cornmeal oat mixes. It details crate setup, feeding intervals, progressive feeding, and inclusion of tallow later, plus notes on horse feeding and water timing after meals.
The article explains wind colic requires absorbents and charcoal in any amount, with relaxants aiding recovery. Chloral hydrate provides both pain relief and relaxation, making it well suited to this colic form.
The piece warns that puddled and hard baked soils caused by spring wetness followed by hot dry summers resist restoration, requiring years of careful work. It stresses not plowing when wet, timely cultivation, breaking crusts, and patience, noting Brown says better returns come from proper soil work than from fertilizing.
A diagram shows two galvanized tanks connected by a pipe so tank B receives water from A, which is fed from a hydrant. Tank B drains to a sewer via a waste pipe with a threaded gas pipe plug that acts as both plug and overflow.
A speaker argues that training improves dairymen but true cattle breeders must have a natural love for stock and a keen eye for subtle changes. Natural stock breeders are the key to advancing herds, and they are the ones sought when purchasing a herd header of exceptional breeding.
Experiments testing the nutritive value of salt for sheep found that sheep fed salt gained four and a half pounds more than those given no salt. They also produced one and a third pounds more wool of better quality than sheep without salt.
Nebraska and Michigan Pure Food commissions announce prosecutions against packers who mix bad eggs with good ones. Dealers report losses of several million dollars last year amid the controversy.
The Republican ticket wins in Salt Lake County Utah with Mrs. Margaret Zane Wicher chosen as county clerk. The item references other bits from the era including mining output, educational milestones, and curious anecdotes from Britain and Maine.
A Hawaii island mill reportedly to supply a million ties yearly to a U.S. railroad. A Belgian inventor patents a locust inspired flying machine with a 100 hp motor. French vintners use night smoke to frost protect vines. Old Pennsylvania coal workings reopen with modern machinery. A German vacuum food preserver is easy to operate. An alloy plug material expands when cooled for tight metal sealing.
The 1909 year marks centennial birthdays of Lincoln Darwin McCormick Holmes Poe Browning Tennyson and Mendelssohn with major celebrations planned. The Hudson Fulton memorial in New York will feature a grand pageant and weeklong events surpassing prior tributes.
Mr William Goat charged into a dance at the Annapolis California schoolhouse causing chaos. The goat butted the orchestra leader and knocked over a piano as dancers fled to benches. Order was restored after the animal was expelled and the music resumed.
Mr Henley asks Miss Fairley how she would change if she could make herself over. She replies she would remain as she is, surprising Henley who cannot grasp her view on tact and taste.
Hicks chides revealing an important deal to his wife while Wicks defends secrecy. Dialogue centers on a confidential matter and its disclosure in a Boston Tram script context.
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