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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1915
Page
3
A Rural New Yorker correspondent outlines popular beef cattle breeds Hereford Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorn. The piece notes crossbreeding strengthens carcass quality and discusses pasture versus confinement suitability along with crossbreeding cautions.
The text contrasts beef bulls with dairy sires noting the beef bull’s rectangular or parallelogramme build. It emphasizes that beef cattle should have a symmetrical, well-fleshed carcass appearance versus the angular dairy sire.
The piece argues a beef sire must have strong hindquarters heavy muscle and proper loin proportion to yield choice prime beeves. It contrasts two bulls to show one with more meat on the steak and loins, noting the odd phrase cat hammed to describe limbs.
The Percheron Society of America charges $1 per animal transfer if presented within ninety days of sale and $8 per transfer after ninety days. The new fee funds reduced business caused by the cutting off of all imports from Europe.
The article describes pea vine silage as a splendid feed, noting it is richer in protein than corn silage while delivering the same amount of digestible nutrients.
W J Boyton advises on winter housing to avoid overcrowding and better feeding for pullets. He contrasts two aims: winter egg production versus preparing birds for strong spring laying, noting early hatch and price effects. He recommends whole grain, meat scraps, and green foods, praising the Wyandotte as a hardy, marketable dual purpose breed with early, reliable laying.
The text advises keeping pullets out of snow and on unfrozen ground to maintain egg production. It suggests retaining several top pure bred cockerels through winter to sell as breeders in spring, while cautioning against mixed breed fowls. The keeper’s purpose guides winter stock management.
An article notes three essentials for confined chickens: pure water, sharp grit, and a dust bath. Water keeps them alive, grit aids digestion, and dust baths control lice and mites to maintain health.
A guide to dairy herd profitability stresses rigorous testing and record keeping. It recommends weighing milk and measuring butterfat for at least three days monthly, citing a six year case where butterfat averaged 175 pounds per cow annually after culling and grading. It notes Jersey as best suited for southern conditions among five breeds.
Five years show average butter fat at 475 pounds with a 3800 pound per cow rise. Fast calving cows should exceed spring cows by 10 to 15 percent milk, boosting butter fat if winter test is higher. Food authorities cite at least 20 percent gain from fall calving versus spring. Extreme heat lowers fat content, as in Guernsey cows from about 4 percent to near 3 percent.
Hoard's Dairyman notes that silage fermentation reduces 8 to 10 percent of corn's feeding value. The corn never exceeds its fresh feeding value, and no preservation method can avoid some nutrient loss.
Lexington man Bates, 99, becomes a father again as his wife dies years earlier and he remarries. Anna Wilkin son sails to Russia with over 50 American crafts to showcase. In Lamberton a tusked pig litter shocks residents. Atlanta reports New Year arrests reach 500, highest among major cities.
A Methodist minister's wife in West Virginia has been married three times. Her maiden name Partridge, first husband Robins, second Sparrow, current Quale. They have two young robins, one sparrow and three little quales. Grandfathers Swan and Jay are deceased and a bird of Paradise appears in the tale. They live on Hawk Avenue Eagleville Canary Island with a Lyre relativeWriter.
Practical tips for better browning of crusts by brushing with cream, maximizing lemon juice by heat, storing acid fruits in porcelain jars, whitening ivory knife handles with lemon and salt, preventing eggs from sticking with flour added to grease, and using ham bones for flavor in cabbage.
Boiling water removes tea and coffee stains and many fruit stains when poured on them before soap. A raw potato half cleans marks off black material. Potato water can restore a black serge garment. Cold water and a touch of soap with black cashmere aprons preserves color. warm water darkens to rusty black.
Cut the blossom end off from good cooking apples. Remove the core with an apple cover and fill the cavity with broken walnut or pecan meats. Sprinkle a spoonful of sugar over the top of each apple, place in a baking pan, with a little water, and bake until tender but not out of shape. Before serving, press into each apple three or four candied cherries.
A reader shares a method to stop moths from entering packed clothing. Place a two ounce bottle of chloroform in the drawer with the cork firmly fastened but punctured in several spots to vent fumes. It protects against mature moths and eggs without harming fabric. For oilcloth, lay a layer of san dust on the floor to soften tread and extend service.
A jumble of times, codes, and abbreviations including 5:50 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 8:50 a.m. 6441 p.m. 2:09 p.m. 6:46 a.m. 722 ppm. 2:23 p.m. 7:14 a.m. 620 ppm. 2:46 p.m. 7:50 a.m. TAL pm. 3:00 p.m. 746 a.m. isa p.m. 822 ppm. 7:48 a.e Jays over 4:32 p.m. 9:17 a.m. at Odon 6:05 p.m. 10:50 a.m. STH BOUND.
Frere offers a simple remedy for weary legs in fowls. Apply a small amount of kerosene on a finger and coat the feet and legs, keeping feathers dry. Hold for one or two seconds to restore condition, as described in the Faro Journal.
A witty meditation on corns as small foot pains. The piece contrasts old and modern shoe sizes and notes that the average foot may bear about three corns, with occasional bunions. It humorously suggests corns have strained friendships and even intruding on a corn feels wrong.
Cleaning and press service offered to extend clothing life using a modern dry cleaning process. Note promotes Ross Freeman's pool room as the business address.
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