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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1909
Page
6
In Farm and Home notes a compact hog house designed for a sow and her piglets emphasizes cleanliness and easy care. The 9 ft 4 in by 7 ft 8 in unit sits on runners, includes end doors, and a roof ventilator built from trimmed roof boards to improve airflow while preventing drafts.
The article cites John Burroughs explaining that milk comes from an internal factory in the cow’s udder. Milk flow depends on the cow’s nervous system and can be halted by disturbance or separation from her calf, making the process involuntary like digestion.
A common dairy issue is teat blockage from bruising or infection causing a scab. Wash with antiseptic, insert a teat plug coated with healing ointment, and leave some residue between milkings. Avoid milking tubes to reduce full quarter infections.
The piece notes usefulness of good sheep varies by breed and individual. It warns that as soon as a sheep shows weakness disease or lack of thrift it should be removed from the flock. A diseased sheep can damage the flock and waste is greater than loss.
The article explains how centrifugal farm separators have transformed home dairy and creamery practices by removing the shallow pan and deep-setting systems. It notes reduced daily trips to the creamery, allows skim milk to feed calves and pigs, and enables intermittent cream delivery saving labor and millions in cost according to a USDA report.
An experienced veterinarian notes the belief that a lost cud signals indigestion in cows, especially in winter with heavy grain. Advice given includes removing grain for a few days, then administering Epsom salts and ground ginger, and returning gradually to grain after resuming green forage and hay.
The Engineering Record notes holes for tree planting were excavated by blasting with dynamite. A two foot deep hole angled 35 degrees was filled with half a stick of 40 percent dynamite, creating a hole about two feet deep and three feet wide. Two men can drill 250 holes per ten hour day at about 7.5 cents per hole.
The London Globe notes a trend of edible flowers expanding beyond petals to whole blooms. Violet petals have long been candied as sweets and now whole flowers may be preserved for consumption, alongside other floral parts like cloves and capers.
Three ounces of turpentine and two ounces of white wax are melted slowly. Add one ounce of ivory black and one drachm of indigo, grind well, mix, and cool. Apply thinly, wash, and the leather stays soft. Ideal for harness and buggy tops.
The Cornell Experiment Station piled two tons of fresh horse manure in an exposed place and after five months showed a 5 percent loss in gross weight and large losses in nutrients. Nitrogen fell 60 percent, phosphoric acid 47 percent, and potash 16 percent. On a ton for ton basis rotted manure was worth less than fresh material.
The appropriation bill for the Agricultural Department totals $13,773,276, up $889,450 from last season. The forestry service gains a further $500,000 for fire protection, citing last year’s forest fires as a lesson.
The San Jose scale is the insect to seek out all year. It is a soft bodied insect protected by a waxy covering that chemicals must penetrate, and because foliage is damaged, these chemicals should be used in winter or when trees are dormant.
Reouf Ahnad Bey, acting Turkish Consul General, says reforms after the Young Turk victory will elevate women to Western norms of sociability and education. He predicts Turkey will grow as an industrial nation, expand breadstuff and cotton output, and colonize Mesopotamia with bonds and foreign engineering. He argues Turks are progressive, seek liberty, and will use universal suffrage like the United States.
A humorous social column criticizes marital stereotypes and consumer choices. It pokes at wives and husbands, lampoons fashion obsessions, telephone manners, and the idea of faithful conduct, ending with a wry extract from The Diary of a Neglected Wife highlighting neglect and longing.
A butcher's son uses trained homing pigeons to deliver shop orders from distant districts. He gathers about a dozen orders, releases a pigeon with the orders in a metal case, and within five minutes the slips reach the delivery wagon. The system runs for three hours, dispatching all orders as the shop is reached.
A wealthy individual pockets a surprise five dollar bill he had forgotten, uncovering a small windfall. The discovery highlights how everyday cash can still surface unexpectedly.
A collage of jokes and quips about autos, temperatures, marriages, in-laws, lectures, and daily life. The humor travels through a catalog of comic lines from various texts and editors, highlighting playful exchanges and punchy one liners.
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