New Barn Plans For Dairy Cows From NC State College
Agricultural engineer A T Holman with the North Carolina State college dairy extension office unveils home remodeling plans for three cow stalls and stanchions built of lumber. Aimed at small producers under six cows, the design yields sanitary, convenient barns and costs about three dollars per cow, using one cement sack and around 450 board feet of lumber.
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North Carolina State College
A.T. Holman
Chemicals Can Be Used to Sterilize Utensils
Farmers use chemicals to sterilize milk utensils with hot water. L Burgwald of Ohio State University notes chlorinated lime solution disinfects. utensils are rinsed, washed, and finally rinsed in a strong chlorine mix to ensure cleanliness.
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Burgwald
Ohio State University
Barnyard Sanitation Advice to Prevent Disease in Cattle
An article urges farmers to keep cows out of mud and manure by installing gravel or tile in bunk yards and providing clean bedding. It recommends grooming cows by clipping hair on the flanks thighs and udders to reduce cleaning labor, noting the extra effort pays off in higher production.
Dairy feeding tips for calves and cows in dairy operations
The guidance covers adjusting milk intake to calf size, the value of roughage for profitable pails, alfalfa hay for its protein and calcium, culling low producers, nutrient timing after freshening, and the use of oats bran and oil meal. It also notes grasses as nurse crops and wheat as a partial dairy feed, with mixing methods for balance.
Castoria for fretful babies a trusted remedy
Advertised Castoria is promoted as a universal infant remedy easing fretfulness feverishness colic constipation and diarrhea with quick relief. It emphasizes a mother’s ongoing use through babyhood and identifies the genuine product by Chas. H. Fletcher signature on the wrapper.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Castoria
Ontario Farmer Claims to Own Oldest Reaper
Mr. William Dunn of Hilton Beach Ontario says his reaper about forty years old is the oldest. He bought it in 1908 as a second hand machine and has kept it in good order with minimal repairs. Dunn notes the original paint and a repair bill under $1 since ownership, with only one broken tooth due to a forgotten pin. He believes no Canadian or perhaps world’s oldest reaper has such a record.
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William Dunn
Hilton Beach
Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie Star
Dunn
Canada
Alkalinize Your System for Colds Treatment
Doctors recommend a new cold remedy using Philips Milk of Magnesia. Begin at first symptoms with a tablespoonful morning noon and night for two days then only at night to restore alkalinity and relieve stomach indigestion and gas. All drugstores offer this remedy.
Indians Less Prone to Color Blindness Than Whites
An anthropologist reports that color blindness affects whites at about four times the rate of American Indians, based on a newly completed study.
Tailor Praised After Overlooked Bills Exchange
A brief exchange shows one person praising a tailor for his work while the other notes the tailor has been informed. The dialogue highlights a casual, approving interaction centered on tailoring service.
Leather portman teau and medical pills ad
An old ad features a solid leather portmanteau joke by a salesman and a shopper dialogue. It also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a liver and bowels remedy advertised as a 60 year old original formula.
Museum Displays 18 000 Fly Specimens in Gallery
The national museum holds about 18 000 fly specimens, covering a portion of the roughly 40 000 known fly species.
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National Museum
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