Modern cow stables to suit the dairyman trends in barns
New Jersey College of Agriculture rural engineering outlines standard barn framing plans using light plank construction to save lumber. Shawver truss, braced rafter, and Gothic arch roofs suit up to 40 foot widths with open lofts and economical options for farmers. Plans are available free on request.
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D. B. Lucas
New Jersey College of Agriculture
New Bronnwieck
College of Agriculture
New Bulletin on Raising Dairy Calves From Iowa
An Iowa State bulletin for dairymen explains the national dairy cow population of 24 million with an average age of six years. It notes the impact of whole milk supply and skim milk shortages on calf-rearing choices and stresses proper growth for future milk production and breeding improvements.
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Iowa
United States
Essential That Calves Get First Milk From Cow
Guidance on calf care from birth to six weeks emphasizes colostrum, feeding schedules, and avoiding overfeeding. It covers staying with the dam, alternative first milk, milk dilution for Jerseys and Guernseys, warming methods, and transitioning to skim milk by week six or seven while avoiding foam.
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Jersey
Guernsey
Dairy Squibs on Milk, Butter, and Silage Use
The article discusses dairy practices including proper cream handling for summer butter, cottage cheese as a year-round option to use sour milk, and the financial gain from manure conservation. It notes dairy cows respond to silage, leading to more silos in dairying regions.
Protecting Young Chickens from Common Predators
Farmers and homestead keepers face hawks crows owls rats foxes skunks weasels cats and dogs preying on chicks. Use a four to five foot high mesh fence buried four inches, remove tall grass, and cover yards with two inch mesh if needed. For overhead threats streamers in the run help. keep birds indoors at night and screen windows.
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Paultrymen
New York State College of ‘Agriculture
Ithaca
Maine
Government aid to poultry lagging among crops in value
A USDA analysis shows poultry and eggs receive only 14 cents per $1000 of value in government aid, the lowest among listed farm crops. It notes poultry’s broad producer and dealer impact and that nine USDA bureaus share poultry funds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Relative Sizes of Turkey Breeds Table
The table lists standard weights for three turkey breeds McWWhite Bourbon Bro ywlol and Reds. Adult toms yearling toms and hens show White Holland as lightest, with White turkeys tending to run over standard weight. White birds are most domestic and stay closer to home, Bourbon Reds fall between the other two for ranging habits.
Poultry Care and Feeding Guidelines From a Historic Almanac
The text discusses preventing disease by disposing of dead birds and proper feeding. It notes burying or burning carcasses, warns against decaying remains breeding germs, and suggests water and sufficient food for pullets. It mentions mash components like dried buttermilk and meat scraps, wheat bran, and regional egg price contrasts. It also advises culling unprofitable birds and maintaining a small, productive flock.
Nation Gave No Thanks in 1775
A long excerpt reflects on the 1775 Thanksgiving absence during the Revolution and contrasts hardship faced by Washington’s army with later prosperity. It argues for gratitude paired with deliverance from self sufficiency and urges a humble, spirit minded prayer.
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Demeter
Simple gratitude in a garden of life
Faith Baldwin reflects on simple blessings at life’s end in Everybody’s Magazine. She finds contentment in rain and sun, earned bread, warm love, a welcoming door, and the grace of God, ending with memories of child laughter and a hand clasped in friendship.
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Faith Baldwin
Everybody’ S Magazine
Thanksgiving Proclamation Foretold in Community Quiet
A period of harvest completion and Indian summer calm settles over the town as the deacon contemplates the Thanksgiving proclamation. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s voice underscores a communal sense of fulfillment and seasonal gratitude.
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Harriet Beecher Stowa
Great Turkey Drive Before Christmas and Thanksgiving
White men explored Great Turkey Drive from New England to Mexico. Texas leads turkey production with Cuero as a major shipping center. A large turkey drive covers 8 000 to 10 000 fowl over 18 miles in two days ending at a central market. The town hosts a harvest festival with a parade honoring the crop.
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New England
Mexico
Cuero
Texas
Turkey
Thanksgiving Day From Every Open Kitchen Door
Poem celebrates Thanksgiving traditions with family gathering and fragrant home baking. It recalls children returning by car and train, lanterns, table settings, and a toast to the noble bird. The verse draws on Pilgrim history and national unity, honoring shared meals and gratitude.
Festal Board Sag Emphasizes Thanksgiving Cheer
The passage celebrates Thanksgiving with American food and prosperity. It urges gratitude for peace and prosperity, recalling postwar progress and the nation’s character. The tone calls readers to gather for a festive meal and to recall the country’s better days.
Ideal Has Been Held The Call To Thanksgiving
Fragmentary text reflects a ceremonial proclamation about a national call to thanksgiving and meditation on unity, freedom, and justice. It references deep national significance and the endurance of a hopeful dispensation amid storms and challenges.
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Murat
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Helps Middle Aged Women
Mrs Annie Kwinski of Milwaukee reports weakness eased after using Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Mattie Adams of Brewton says it changed her life, letting her enjoy reading, shows, grandchildren, and civic work again. Thousands of women over thirty credit the formula and recommend it.
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Annie Kwinski
1St Avenue
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia BH. Pinkham
Mattie Adams
Downling Street
Brewton
Als
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Seven serenaders offend the night in New York
Seven men serenaded a dormitory window at three in the morning near a police station. They were taken into custody by a weary bachelor cop as they sang under the lady’s window and disrupted sleep after an old fashioned soiree.
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New York
Salution Anecdote of Sleepless Help Problem
A fragment shows two speakers, Mrs A and Mrs B, describing a sleepless night solving a help problem. The dialogue includes a wet towel on the head and a dish towel in hand as they react with restrained laughter and inward groans.
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