Home Holsteins Benefited by Open Air Dairy Practices
A page extols the Solbers' and Sailors' Home herd of Solsteins, kept outdoors except during milking, with 124 cattle including 73 cows. The herd, started from Wisconsin imports about 20 years ago, ships bull calves to other state institutions and markets milk daily. The operation runs eight hours with five workers, records milk yield, butterfat, and health, and maintains strict tuberculosis testing.
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Solbers
Solsteins
Wisconsin
Alton
Chester
Winter Wheat Conditions in Adams County Noted at 87 Percent Good
Illinois grain official W A Long reports Adams County winter wheat 87 percent good with 15 percent more acreage than normal. Grand jury members from several townships say current conditions look hopeful but require snow in March to protect roots. thaw risks noted. A white March could yield a golden June.
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Adams County
W. A. Long
Illinois State Grain Dealers’ Association
Opinon
Long
Farm Notes on Sprouting Oats and Roaster Rations
Sprouting oats mold prevention uses a half malin half water solution to soak trays and daily misting. Maintain 70 F or higher. stir oats two to three times daily and ensure ample moisture. Finish roasters with three parts corn meal two parts low grade wheat flour one part shorts, fed thrice daily in crates with skim milk. Guinea fowl sex via cry. potrack from females, cha from both. Silo choice is intelligence. West Virginia county agents study farming in 23 counties.
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Intellince
West Virginia
California magnate Henry Miller dies in San Francisco
The obituary notes Henry Miller head of Miller & Lux, a major land holder in California, Oregon and Washington, died recently. It recounts how his rise from a poor butcher's boy to immense wealth hinged on cattle deals, including a famed pricing dispute over a large herd where he secured most cattle at a lower rate after selecting a few scrubs at five dollars per hundred pounds.
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Henry Miller
Miler & Lux Corporation
California
Oregon
Washington
San Francisco
Miller
Philadelphia Newspapers to Raise Price to Two Cents
Philadelphia papers will raise their price from 1 cent to 2 cents starting January 29 due to rising costs of newsprint and other production materials.
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Philadelphia
Feeding Dairy Cows Work Guide on Individual Rations
A Missouri Experiment Station note explains must feed cows as individuals not as a herd. It outlines maintenance needs, risks of under and over feeding, and suggests roughness first then grain based on milk output. The guidance cites one pound of grain per three pounds of milk, with Jersey cows possibly needing more.
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Jersey
C. H. Eckles
Missouri Experiment Station
Hog feeding tests compare dry lot and forage systems
Missouri trials show hogs fattened in a dry lot require five pounds of grain per pound gain. Three pounds plus a forage ration from alfalfa, clover, sorghum, or blue grass achieves the same. Corn costs 66 cents per bushel in the dry lot system and $1.10 when fed with forage. Hogging off crops benefits the soil, with alfalfa the best perennial, and dwarf Essex rape the best annual sowing.
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Missouri
Binder Twine Prices Set to Rise With Sisal Shortage
New York reports indicate American farmers will pay more for binder twine as sisal costs jump amid a reduced Yucatan harvest. Production drops and winter crops expand sowing, raising demand while reserves shrink. A U.S. Senate probe and Mexican regulators are at odds over fault and future price plans.
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New York
Road projects require county highway chief’s approval
In a Brundage ruling, Attor ney General states all road and bridge improvements exceeding 200 dollars must be approved by the county superintendent of highways. It notes some counties evaded the law by itemizing construction costs under 200 dollars each and paying labor daily. Authorities insist expenditures for road work must stay under 3200 dollars per the interpretation.
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Epringfield
Jan
County Superintendent of Highways
Brundage
The actuality of today versus yesterday's theory
The saying notes that real outcomes often diverge from plans and cautions against judging value by cost alone. It contrasts theory with actual practice and hints at imperfect alignment between expectations and results.
Public Sales Listings From Jan to Feb Across Missouri
A sequence of public sale notices lists buyers and locations in Missouri towns including Mendon Milan Bryant Canton Edina Macomb Ursa Shelbyville Bethel Hunnewell and nearby areas. Listings name individuals such as Rose Ann Nicholas S L Matkins Lee Martin Will Kee tauver Samuel R S Robinson W G Murphy Ed Osgood Mac Feely H M Baker J W Beach Charley C Gardner with sale dates from Jan 22 to Jan 80 and land and stock items described.
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Rose Ann Nicholas
Mendon
S. L. Matkins
Milan
Lee Martin
Will Keetauver
Martin Farm
Bryant
Samuel and
R. S. Robinson
Canton
Locust Hill
Edina
W. G. Murphy
Macomb
Ed Osgood
Ursa
Mac Feely
Shelbyville
H. M. Baker
J. W. Beach
Bethel
Cut Fence Posts In The Winter
The article urges cutting fence posts in winter to allow slow drying, reducing cracks and extending life. It notes posts cut between October 1 and March 1 endure longer, with large timber buyers requiring winter cutting to maximize service life, and warns against delaying cuts until needed.
Recital Highlights High School Music Department Program
A large audience attended the Thursday recital in the high school auditorium. Students Shultz, Purena, Cummings, Pauline, Ptugto, Reynolds, Lollyman, and others performed works by MacDowell, Hesselburg, Nevin, Durand, Roge, Mendelssohn, and Drolla. The event closed with the Poster number by the High School Chorus. The Rebekah lodge met Thursday night and Milly Moas of St. Joe visited Palmyra relatives. O O F lodge No 228 initiated new members Friday night.
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Shultz
Rebekah Lodge
Milly Moas
St. Joe
Palmyra
Tl. O. O. F. Lodge
Dr King’s New Discovery Ad Cough Relief
An old time advertising line promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for stopping a cough and cold. It touts soothing pine balsam healing irritated membranes and germ killing antiseptic action. The ad urges readers to buy at druggists for 50 cents.
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Dr. King
Illinois Milk Prices Across Illinois Milk Prices Vary Widely
An Orange Judd Farmer report finds Illinois milk prices range from 2.00 per 100 pounds in Chicago for 3.5 percent butter fat to above 2.00 in other towns, with producers often receiving different net prices after delivery deductions. The investigation notes varied payment methods, rising feed costs, and concerns over consumer prices.
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Timovis
Orange Judd Farmer
Chicago
Springfield
Peoria
Bloomington
Galesburg
Abc la Salle
Ottawa
Streator
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Esther Phillips
Mildred Potter
Viva Young
Nellie Brown
Oe Durand
Lexia Blakey
Fabian Roge Lloyd
Mendelsohn Laxie Blakey
Martha Elgin
Souventroo
Drolla
Jane Hollyman
Ceeee
Pen
Evadne
Pene MacDowell Polonalsen
Doniizetti
Evahdne Best
Belle Smith
Cyrane Hollyman
Irene MrPike
Eit Chaminade
Pauline Dingle
Jerusalem
Bella Smith
Venewes Galloway
Bond Glee Club
Sae
Seay de Watson Moodnight, Goodnight
Belov
Illinois
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Middle West
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The
Whig
Morning Whig
Office For Prices
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