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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1915
Page
3
The guide advises moderate feeding in short, regular intervals rather than overfeeding. It emphasizes early morning meals for proper digestion and stresses choosing quality sires for better livestock profits. It warns against neglecting wounds and recommends antiseptics, hydrogen peroxide, and veterinary care for long standing injuries.
The text advises carrying nose bags or returning horses to the stable for daytime feeding to prevent digestive issues from prolonged hunger. It notes that underfeeding during work causes weight loss and digestive disturbances, and that feeding must be tailored to individual horses based on weight and work type.
A 19th century correspondent urges every barn to keep an antisoptic solution for wound care. Potassium permanganite is recommended in water to color it light red and avoid irritation. Creolin mixed with water is also advised to prevent infection when wounds occur.
The floor litter should be removed and burned after scraping. Cover with fine road dust or ashes to kill lice, or sprinkle with air struck time. Dust and coal ashes suppress lice and crude carbolic acid added to hot whitewash works as an insecticide for use in the coop.
The piece urges poultry keepers to provide shade and abundant cold water to indoor or market poultry. It notes hens will not lay well under sun exposure and heat, comparing birds to a fur coat in winter and emphasizing that heat and thirst reduce egg production.
The next standard revision of poultry will be delayed eight years to allow breeders to develop birds toward permanence. Eight years is favored over the prior five year rule, with changes aligned to nature rather than arbitrary schedules, avoiding faddist pacing.
Practical tips for fowl care cover disinfectants and feeds. Permanganate of potash is suggested to prevent colds and roup by preparing a purple solution added to drinking water. Pine tar helps with scaly legs and coal oil soaked sugar aims at maggot-eating hens.
Long article notes green succulent fodder for laying hens improves condition and egg output. Describes rotation system for green feed, testing routines for dairy cows, and winter care for brood sows with alfalfa hay, mangels, middlings, and milk.
The article details a year round feeding plan for laying pullets. It recommends green corn fodder chopped fine as a primary green food from early fall until frost. When fodder runs out cabbage is used through December, mangolds fill gaps if cabbage fails, and green sprouted legumes provide greens from mid January to mid May.
Advice against a full breakfast for poultry on range this season. Scatter just enough mixed grain in litter to give a bracer and ensure full crops before roosting at night. If birds exhaust grain, they will forage for bugs and scattered grains in fields.
Save your wardrobe by using our cleaning and pressing service. Modern Dry Cleaning Process used. You will be surprised at the result.
The article explains cow testing associations aim to generate accurate records of yearly milk and butter fat per cow, plus feed usage. It notes 26 farmers hire a tester to visit monthly, with over 3,000 yearly records. Guernsey cows show an average 8554 pounds milk and 425.8 pounds butter fat, with many cows yielding 10,000 to 19,000 pounds milk and 500 to 1,000 pounds fat.
A saying contrasts attitudes to money by labeling savers as misers spenders as loafers gainers as grafters and nonreceivers as bums. The quip reflects social judgments linked to financial behavior.
An elderly cooking column advises on affordable game use when in season. It covers roast quail with salt pork and bread crumb stuffing, buttered broiled quail, prairie chicken broiling, and quick prep for small birds to avoid dryness. Venison hanging and a lemon butter roast are also noted alongside dairy tips and a cider note.
A medical note discusses warts as skin growths and counters claims of malignant progression. It presents a treatment formula using salicylic acid chrysarobin ichthyol wool fat retrolatum with two daily applications by toothpick and bandaging.
The text suggests lemon juice with strong black coffee for headaches. It describes a stain remover made from baking soda pumice and hydrogen peroxide. A Sicilian cake recipe uses cooked rice butter grated cheese egg and seasonings steamed in a buttered mould with tomato sauce.
Almanacs once hung in homes with jokes on weather prognostications. The piece notes their decline as people stop relying on almanacs for gardening and seasonal guidance, suggesting a shifting attitude toward forecasts and planning.
A poem humorous about financial stinginess and keeping accounts with everyone. The speaker vows thrift to avoid debt while confessing sacrifices such as quitting smoking and a wife cutting hair to maintain balance and sleep. It humorously weighs personal economy against social expectations.
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