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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1915
Page
3
An analysis contrasts cash rent with share renting in farming. Cash rent gives the tenant independence but less incentive to maximize output, while share renting provides a partner in business and often better caretaking by the owner. Wisconsin shows lower share-rent use due to cheap northern land and farm leasing patterns. several states show higher shares.
The Kansas Experiment Station outlines five transmission paths for hog cholera. Pigs from infected farms or areas recently exposed, streams carrying the disease, contaminated feed or farm implements, and footwear or clothing can spread infection. Animals scavenging diseased carcasses may carry the virus. Dead animals left unburned pose ongoing risks.
The text urges milking two cows with different schedules to prove regularity matters. Milk one on a precise minute every day while the other varies by up to three hours. It claims the irregular cow soon declines in milk output.
An essay advises careful handling of cows during milking to prevent kicking and udder injury. It emphasizes proper finger placement, gentle pressure, and avoiding harshness when udders are full. The Ayrshire breed, famed for dairy efficiency, is noted, with Penhurst Farm in Narberth, Pa, featuring Auchenbrain Brown Ware IV who produced 23,022 pounds of milk and 1,989 pounds of butter annually.
The article discusses how improper handling during the initial milking can imprint harmful habits on cows. It warns that excessive roughness and lack of empathy at breaking to milk lead to lasting issues, urging milking workers to show caution and humane treatment. It also notes that tobacco stems used in nests do not affect eggs or contents, and mentions pigeons using stems for nesting.
The article notes sugar season is near and suggests farmers also plant a wood lot with sugar maples and nut trees. It argues that a mixed planting can yield revenue in spring and autumn, and that this is more valuable than a plantation for fence posts alone.
Dr. Seaman A. Knaff presents ten maxims for farm practice including deep seed beds and soil humus. The piece urges higher poultry interest and notes a Poultry Ass'n meeting on March 19 to plan another show.
There is widespread catarrh described as a constitutional disease requiring systemic treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, claims to heal blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any failure. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Fresh lemon rubs sweeten a sour sponge after rinsing. lemon cleans brass pots and trays with boiling water and polishing cloth. An egg beater speeds mayonnaise mixing after ingredients blend. Soda water boils burnt pans clean. Cocoa dissolves better when mixed with sugar before adding hot water.
While quilts and comforts dry on the line beat them with a carpet beater to lighten them. Hang creased dresses before a fire to remove wrinkles. Soak colored dresses in salted water then shade dry, and avoid sun exposure for colored materials.
Wash and dry apples leave cores in place peel not required slice into half inch pieces and fry in bacon drippings until tender. Salt and pepper to taste. For variety dip pieces in fritter batter before frying.
A playful list imagines historic icons in humorous pairings and anachronistic settings from Jenny Lind singing Casey Jones to Beecher tangoing with Victoria and Lincoln in pink pajamas, prompting whimsical contrasts across eras.
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