Michigan adds five new cow testing associations
The Michigan Agricultural College dairy division announces five new cow testing associations start in September, bringing total associations to over 25 in Eaton Genesee Calhoun Macomb counties. Each association averages about 25 farms with a trained tester visiting monthly, lowering costs through cooperative records to identify high and low producing cows.
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Michigan
Dainty
Michigan Agricultural ɢOlege
Eaton
Ogemson
Macomb
Calhoun
Genesee
H. E. Dennison
M. A. C.dairy
Relation of the Veterinarian to Prophylactic Medicine and Tuberculosis
The piece discusses bovine tuberculosis and its impact on humans, noting 12 percent of human TB cases stem from bovine sources. It cites cattle testing in Selaware with 14.5 percent reacting, and an Arkansas farmer whose hogs were thought cholera but found Tuberculosis. It emphasizes eradication through veterinary-tar cooperation and warns milk and infections link to humans. The article also recounts local anecdotes about shirt exchange in Milan and a railroad bed discovery in Tecumseh, contrasting antique iron rails with modernage standards.
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Selaware
Hess
United States
Richard R. Spahr
Delaware
State
M. J
Best Plan to Raise Calves in Minnesota Experiment
Minnesota Experiment Station researchers outline a calf raising method to sustain herd growth. Start with milk to about fifty days, then gradually replace with hay and a grain mix of cornmeal four parts, bran one part, oilmeal one part. Calves adapt to grain by sixty to sixty five days, aided by alfalfa or clover hay, with milk fully removed by that time.
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United States
Minnesota Experiment Station
Missouri Dairy Cow Feeding Guidelines
A Missouri College of Agriculture bulletin outlines dairy cow rations. Feed alfalfa or clover hay to appetite and corn silage when available, plus a grain mixure. A common mix is four parts corn chops two parts wheat bran and one part cottonseed or linseed meal, adjusted by milk output.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Jersey
Calves Should Run On Pasture In Summer
Calves dropped in the fall and early winter should be allowed to run on pasture during the summer. Pasture should not be depended on altogether as it contains too much water relative to nutrients to insure a satisfactory ration.
Feeding Cows Properly
Farmers debate two aims of cattle care: sustaining cows to live and ensuring they produce milk, highlighting differing priorities in dairy management.
Freshening Cows in Fall Boosts Farmer Profits
Farmers who freshen their cows in the fall year after year know how to capitalize on dairy yields. The practice helps maintain milk flow and herd health, supporting steady income through seasonal cycles.
Methods of Dairying Under Modern Production Conditions
Primitive dairy methods fail to meet current production and marketing standards. The text argues for updated practices to improve yields, efficiency, and market outcomes.
Johnny Appleseed Life on the Ohio Frontier
The tale frames John Chapman as a peaceful scout of kindness not violence, contrasting him with Lewis Wetzel. Chapman sailed Ohio rivers from 1806 planting apple seeds, preaching by log fires, and aiding settlers during the War of 1812 by warning of native attacks. He died in 1847 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Lewis Wetzel
John Chapman
Johnny Appleseed
Chapman
Wetzel
Ohio Frontier
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Johnny
Manila
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wonders of America Pension Office Building Facts
Washingtons Pension Office Building is billed as the largest brick structure in the world with 15,500,000 bricks. Four stories high, 400 by 200 feet, 175 rooms, eight great columns, and a hall that seats 18,000. Opened in 1885 as Civil War memorial and records center for the Pension Bureau with 748,147 pensioners and over 165 million dollars disbursed.
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HE Pension Office
Washington, D. C
Pension Bureau
Uncle Sam
Golf Brings Home Talk To The Clubhouse
A light exchange shows Mrs. Cleek questioning golf’s effect on manners while Mrs. Niblick retorts that husbands talk to golf balls the same way they address delays with dinner, hinting at domestic routines and humorous banter.
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Mrs. Cleek
Free Range Guinea Fowl Rearing Guidance From Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines free range practices for breeders. It recommends grain diets in winter, greens when available, and continued access to grit, charcoal, and oyster shell. It notes that paired mating occurs naturally but advises stocking ratios of one male per three to four females and even allows confinement in large pens with wing clipping and a roosting shed for harsh winters.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Geese as Efficient Grazing Stock in Poultry
Poultry specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture note geese rank with chickens as waste grain utilizers. They graze on ordinary pasture grasses and contribute fat production year round, surpassing other poultry in value to the poultry industry.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Studying Market Demands for Poultry Profits
The article emphasizes that profit in poultry keeping hinges on proper marketing. Producers should study market demands to decide how, where, and when to dispose of products for best advantage.
Dust Off the Good Old Bible and Fashion Notes
A mixed page recounts a plea to read the Bible, noting its vast readership and accessibility for the poor. It also jokes about fashion trends, recalling 1920s flapper styles and the appeal of enduring literature amid changing tastes, with a local bridge to Masonic temple ceremonies.
Wood Ducks Season Remains Closed Nationwide
The wood duck season remains closed under the migratory bird treaty act, in effect since 1918, with protection by the Bureau of Biological Survey. Wood ducks may not be killed anywhere in the United States. The species, once near extinction, is now recovering due to protection. eider ducks and swans also receive year round protection.
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Bureau of Biological Survey
United States Departmentt of Agriculture
United States
Order of Publication Probate Hearing in Washtenaw
The Probate Court of Washtenaw County Michigan orders that on October 19 at 10 am a hearing will occur at the Probate Office in Ann Arbor regarding the last will of Jane R. Humphrey. Executor Gilmer C Townsend requests probate and appointment of an executor and appraisers. Publication to three weekly issues in Saline Observer.
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Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Emory E. Leland
Jane R. Humphrey
Gilmer C. ‘Townsend
Gilmer C. Townsend
Saline
Emory EB. Leland
Dorcas C, Donegan
Publication Order in Albaladejo Divorce Case Michigan
In Washtenaw County Circuit Court a publication order is issued for Nan Albaladejo a nonresident of Michigan residing in Virginia to appear within three months. If she fails the bill will be confessed. Publication runs six weeks in Saline Observer with mailing notice by registered mail to her last address.
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Jose Albaladejo
Nan Albaladejo
Washtenaw County
Chancery
Atin Arbor
Said
Nana Albaladejo
Michigan
Big Stone
Gap
Virginia
Cavanaugh & Burke
Blaintiff
Saline
Wiashtenaw
Gerorghe W. Sample
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