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Newspaper
Pocahontas County Sun
Location
Laurens, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1915
Page
8
In a Kansas City Star retelling of Earl Roberts remarks and wartime lore, regimental bands boost tired troops in heat and dust, with stories of Drum and Whistle guiding weary units to victory. The piece notes poems and songs that linked music to morale and rescue.
The notes cover grooming, animal condition, and profits. It warns about dust on hair ends, connects better size to higher future value, and notes market age for colts. It also advises on sheep breed choice based on preference and stresses exercise for pigs.
A correspondent describes dairy management issues linked to calves suckling and poor handling that can cause udder injuries in fresh cows. He notes cows may freshen with damaged udders and uneven milk flow, the risk rising when calves suckle or fight for access. The piece discusses behavior, management flaws, and potential consequences observed in dairy herds.
Local residents express surprise at claimed cures from a basic bark glycerine mixture advertised by Adler-i ka and chris i. The misprinted notice extols relief of sour stomach and constipation as a best selling remedy from Lorman & Co., druggists.
A London Scraps snippet shows a fishmonger admiring bright salmon and a customer praising its color while joking about brushing at the price. The brief exchange captures streetwise humor over market rates.
An article from the United States Live Stock Sanitary Association outlines cholera prevention for hogs. It recommends small feeding pens with cement floors and tightly woven wire, cleaned of manure, and notes Berkshire hogs are in demand for their weight and solid meat.
The article outlines steps to protect hogs from cholera and parasites. It recommends creosol or cresol disinfection, elevating troughs, sun exposure, clean sleeping quarters, distant pastures away from watercourses and roads, building a dipping vat, and avoiding contact with sick hogs. It advises new quarters for brood sows after disease, and notes temporary immunity in piglets from immune mothers.
A National Stockman piece by HE P Snyder advises docking lambs at about two weeks old, when they are straightened and less shocked. Perform in clear warm morning sunlight, avoid damp or rainy days, use pine tar on wounds, and trim early to prevent blow fly trouble.
Sweet clover is not as valuable as alfalfa for hog pasture but can be used successfully. Years of careful experimenting at the Iowa experiment station developed this fact. With a good spring stand it will furnish pasture for hogs the first season. It cannot replace alfalfa but serves as a substitute where alfalfa cannot be grown.
Advice from Tara Journal on hoof care for horses and cattle. Describes hoof dressing, tools, and keeping feet trim to prevent pain, contraction, and deformity. Recommends monthly colt handling, rasping walls on a level floor, and avoiding crooked growth to improve long term welfare.
A National Stockman correspondent praises Angora goats for clearing brush and sumac from bluegrass land. They strip foliage and bark, regrow from roots, and persistently attack tough weeds, offering a low cost, thorough work approach despite initial root challenges.
The Income from Angora goats mirrors sheep with care and labor. They are less prone to dog attacks, though Mohair yield is lower than wool. For hill farmers clearing land, a flock of goats has high value to tame rough terrain, and the Angora shown is pure bred.
The owner notes goats feed on sumac and other brush until only persimmon and papaw remain, then the field is reclaimed for agriculture. Goats show less appetite for bad fruits, and a 26 inch woven wire fence with three barbs keeps them in. A four inch mesh prevents them from becoming entangled.
Silage enthusiasts call it excellent feed for farm animals. Kentucky studies show hogs fed shelled corn with corn and soybean silage gain more than those with corn alone, with 100 pounds of silage equal to 22 pounds of corn. Ottawa tests find dry meal improves silage palatability for swine, though silage alone is too woody for full satisfaction.
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