Internal stomach worm a menace to farm sheep industry
The article explains that the stomach worm infects sheep of all ages, though lambs are most affected, with older sheep spreading the parasite. It describes the worm’s appearance, life cycle, transmission through pastures, and the difficulty of diagnosis. Prevention relies on pasture rotation, safe pastures for a year, or burning and cropping. Medical treatments include coal tar creosote, nicotine sulphate, and copper sulphate, with flock care periods around treatment.
Clean House Essential for Success With Pigs
A Nebraska Agricultural College report emphasizes a clean hog house as essential for healthy pigs. Scraping and sweeping do not remove microscopic worm eggs and filth born germs. washing is needed. Boil worm eggs, disinfect with a strong solution, scrub with boiling lye water, spray posts and walls, and use fresh bedding to reduce disease risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Agricultural College
Dehorning Improves Stock Farming Safety and Profit
Feeders shipped to market often lose to crowding when not dehorned. Dehorning reduces injuries and improves profitability, done when buttons first appear on calves. Avoid wounds from irritants and harsh cold. treat early for humane, economical results.
Live Stock Notes on Hygienic Hog House Safety
The article advises scrubbing the hog house with boiling lye water to cut dirt and improve safety. It notes horses like alfalfa stems and that cattle rack refuse is acceptable for horses. Hogs can be fed economically without pasture but require a varied diet. Sheep follow leaders and diseases follow sheep if proper prevention is ignored.
Good Chance to Grow Golfer and Irish Caddie
Dialogue from London Tit-Bits shows a golfer boasting of improvement and an Irish caddie approving with a cautious compliment. The exchange highlights modest humor and sportsmanship in a setting likely reflecting early 20th century attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Way of a Woman Says She Knows More Than He Thinks
A woman asserts she understands more than the man realizes, noting he often underestimates her knowledge on many topics. The remark frames a dynamic where perception clashes with expertise in everyday judgment.
Better cows essential for profitable dairy herds
H R Lascelles cites U S dairy division data showing cows with higher fat output yield far greater profits. He argues scrub herds underperform despite large milking herds and urges selective culling, up-to-date feeds, and purebred bulls with proven production records to boost profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Friday
Michigan State Agricultural College
United States Dairy Division
H. R. Lascelles
Colorado Dairy Commissioner
Test Cream Separators Rule for Honest Butterfat Readings
Expert O A Iverson of Iowa State College warns untested cream separators cheat owners every week by skewing butterfat figures. Skim milk testing using the Babcock method reveals honesty, with Worth county noting multiple faulty devices. Regular testing by farmers or creameries can prevent annual losses from improperly regulated machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Iverson
Iowa State College
Iverson
Worth County
Babcock
Making Better Butter From Clean Cream and Utensils
The text notes cream flavor depends on source and that using a good cream separator helps extract nearly all cream for butter. It stresses thorough cleaning and sterilizing of all dairy utensils to ensure a good tasting product.
Dairy Expansion Methods For Community Herds
The article outlines two paths to boost dairy cow populations: breeding with pure bred bulls of proven ancestry and importing mature cows ready for service. It notes options for purchasing cows from other sections or sourcing animals within the state.
Creamery Organizations Buy Feeds Containers and More
Buying activities of 308 creameries show 29 percent purchase feeds 25 percent containers 22 percent fuel. The full list includes building material fencing hardware implements general merchandise and miscellaneous products beyond the specified items.
Century-Old Baptist Church Becomes Legion Clubhouse
Farmington Missouri's Roderick Post of the American Legion has taken over a church abandoned as a place of worship 85 years ago. Once a well known Primitive Baptist meeting house in New England, the structure is slated to be transformed into an attractive Legion clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roderick Post
The
American Legion
Farmington, Mo
New England
Legion Post
First California Growth of Vorangely Traced to 1873
The article notes that vorangely were first grown in California in 1873, marking an early agricultural milestone. The snippet highlights a historical planting date and regional development for this crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Unclear Quote Highlights Suspicion Over Power of Mind
A fragment from the Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben doubting the influence of mental power in a craps game. The remark questions belief in influential numbers and mind over matter in gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for foot comfort and blister prevention
An advertising snippet promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to prevent friction and blisters in new shoes. It claims pain relief for tired swollen feet and bunions and offers a free Foot-Ease Walking Doll with purchase. Sold everywhere through Allen's Foot-Ease, Le Roy, N.Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
le Roy, N
Balance wheel of a watch runs at 18 000 rpm
The balanced wheel completes 18 000 revolutions per hour and would travel about 2 500 miles each year if kept in continuous operation, implying a high rotation rate impacts lifetime.
And Proud of It Foreman to man seeking work
The Boston Transcript notes a man asking a foreman if he is a mechanic and the applicant replies no.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorr
Olivia McCarthy
Boston Transcript
Conversation with a witty judge quoted about talkative woman
A judge quips that a woman is a wonderful conversationalist depending on who she spoke with last. The remark frames social bias about dialogue and personality.
Entrepreneurial Insight in Life’s Final Years
The remark notes that a merchant’s success often lies midstream in ideas and may not appear until late in life, sometimes only near death, highlighting a philosophy that earnings mature with time and contemplation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ofd Ppetetatobel Interested
OUR Comic
Jiminy Geely Blankey
Bian
Fanny
Dempgeys
Battle
Old Country
Mori
Ake
Bos
SeNate Ee Uy
Mesh
NASE
Ge Be Bay
Bayer
Cuticara
Cuticara Laboratories
Dept
Malden
Mass
Haarlem
Music Hall
Cincinnat! Enquirer
Bellens
Bellans
Profita
Swanton Sales
Broadway
New York
F. You, Young
Kee
Lymiza St. Spritefield, Meza
W.N. U
Salt Lake City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!