Winter Poultry Care and Ventilation Guidelines
A Michigan writer advises thorough cleaning and repair of the poultry house before winter. Use end roof vents, keep drafts away from birds, and ventilate from the south end. Weekly fumigation with a carbolic oil mix is suggested from July to cold weather. Select hardy birds for winter sale, provide abundant grit and green food, and feed a simple winter ration of corn, mash, and potatoes with bone meal. A roomy winter shed is recommended for comfort and exercise.
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Michigan
American Agriculturist
Care of the Breeding Male in Poultry
Advice from Reliable Poultry Journal on keeping a breeding rooster healthy and fertile. Remove him from the flock periodically to rest and eat, provide fresh meat and greens, and avoid penning with other males. Keep him in a coop with outdoor run during rest periods to prevent overwork and bad habits.
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Rye
Woods
M. B
Poul- Journal
Roger
Limber Neck in Fowls Cured by Turpentine Remedy
A Western Poultry Journal correspondent notes limber neck is not contagious. The bird twists its neck. turpentine given with bread during feeding kills throat maggots and relieves the ailment. Castor oil aids flushing dead maggots and restoring health. the disease is easily cured with this treatment.
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Western Poultry Journal
Contagion in Fowls Warned Over Worm Infestation
The notice advises poultry keepers to mix a mash with crushed garlic to combat worm infestations in droppings. It recommends disinfecting droppings with a goreolin solution and thorough cleanup to prevent spread, including burning or burying waste.
Roup and Canker Cure for Contagious Dairies
The item warns that roup and canker stem from a cold and urges immediate isolation. It recommends applying the hatchet remedy at the first clear cases and when odor from roup is detectable. It stresses swift action to prevent spread.
Glorious Fall Cosmos In Bold Dainty Blooms
The cosmos becomes a notable fall flower with tall strong annuals producing bright daisy like flowers and feathery foliage. Early sowing yields 3 to 4 foot plants by September with a mass of bloom. late sowing or poor soil reduces size. The giant yellow orange cosmos is the showiest variety with coarse foliage and vine like height, brightening autumn gardens. Cosmos is insect free, ideal for cut flowers, and can root from broken branches when replanted.
Beurre Diel Pear Described And Model Two Family Dwelling
A cornell note on the Beurre Diel pear noting its past popularity and fruit qualities with season timing, followed by a model two family dwelling design priced at $4,000. The house features private entrances, a full basement, three floors, gas piping, and period detailing in woodwork and fixtures.
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Stanley A. Dennis
Broadway
New York
Reine Claude Plum Valued for Canning and Garden Use
The Reine Claude plum is praised as the best for canning and preserving and excels in western New York where it has long been a profitable crop. Gardeners favor its sweetness when ripe in September, while English varieties remain preferred by old plum eaters over copper flavored Japan types.
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New York
Stray Petals and Roses Win Prizes at Floral Shows
Stray Petals Rubus reflexus wins a special prize at the American Institute show. The Richmond rose earns admiration for beauty and easy growing. Catherine Duer, a Newport dahlia, takes first prize in the red class at the Newport horticultural show. The dahlia measures seven to eight inches, opens flat with no center, and features broad red petals. Buddleja Variabilis grows five feet tall with rosy lilac racemes and an orange center. Barrowsli nephrolepis, from Massachusetts, shows regular growth and well-developed fronds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute
Richmond
Catherine Duer
Newport
Barrowsli
Massachusetts
Barns for Dairymen Emphasize Cleanliness and Floors
Herbert A. Hopper from the University of Illinois argues for sanitary dairying focusing on well lighted ventilated barns with sound impervious floors. He warns dirty barns reduce milk yield and quality and promotes cement floors for easy cleaning and manure retention, with ample winter bedding to protect cattle.
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Herbert A. Hopper
University of Illinois
Farmer Outlines Silage Based Feeding Plan
A New York farmer in American Agriculturist details twice daily silage rations for dairy cows with morning and night feeds and a hay intermixed. Fresh milk cows receive roughly 14 pounds bran 1.4 pounds cornmeal 4.2 pounds buckwheat middlings and 12 pounds clover and timothy hay, varying by animal capacity. Dry cows get silage and occasional grain. He praises silage as superior to old style feed and more profitable.
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New York
Dairy Farm Wisdom From Period of Lactation Practices
Practical guidance on dairy management from Farm Progress and Farm Journal. Notes cover mixing cream from different milkings, dairy rotation benefits, preventing streaky butter by proper cream mixing, skimming timing, separator use, washing milk vessels, cleaning cloths, and calf feeding with milk or buckwheat shorts as a dry option.
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Farm Journal
Joint Worm Threat to Wheat Across States
The joint worm reappears in Indiana Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Virginia Maryland and Kansas with greater numbers in 1905. It damages wheat by stunted heads and malformed straw. evidence appears as broken straw pieces in grain and reduced kernel size. Preventive steps include burning stubble where possible and reseeding with grass, though large areas hinder burning and control.
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F. M. Webster
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
Kansas
Why the Pallets Don’t Say In Profitable Egg Yields
Michael K. Boye argues in American Agriculturist that hatched pallets reach profit by October or November if raised with care. Overcrowding and stress ruin output, so birds must have space and calm to foster confidence and regular laying.
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Michael K. Boye
Anvil Masonic Lodge Raised in Nome Alaska
The Anvil Masonic club in Nome Alaska is now a lodge with charter delivered by Past Grand Master John Arthur of Washington. The lodge sits within reach of the North Pole and has over fifty active members and a 3500 dollar treasury. Other Washington jurisdiction lodges include Skagway Juneau and Douglas Island. The piece notes Cincinnati Masons planning a 1 million dollar temple and reports on bequests and lodge memberships in other jurisdictions. It closes with a quip about Virginia Grand Lodge allowing multi lodge membership and a note on leadership during initiation.
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Anvil Masonic Club
Nome
Alaska
John Arthur
Grand Lodge of Washington
North Pole
Anvil Lodge
Skagway
Juneau
Douglas Island
Masonic
Cincinnati
Albert M. Eddy
Chicago
Illinois Masonic Orphans’ Home
Royal Arch Masons of
Ohio
Grand Lodge of
Virginia
Growth of AOUW in Illinois and Iowa expands membership
The A O U W reports steady growth in Illinois with careful applicant deliberation and strong commitment. Iowa field deputies attract many new members with high application volumes at Valley Junction Boone Des Moines Maringo and Glenwood. The fraternity notes record death benefit payments of $138,886,539 to date and California sees monthly gains in new members and reinstatements amid fewer suspensions.
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Ilinois
Anchor and Shield
Iowa
Valley Junction
Boone
Des Moines
Maringo
Glenwood
U. W
California
Large Odd Fellows Lodges by State and Growth Figures
The eleven largest jurisdictions are Pennsylvania 128176 New York 99155 Ohio 75047 Illinois 69882 Indiana 66382 Massachusetts 54907 Iowa 51901 Missouri 48811 Michigan 41275 California 86561 Kansas 83318. Last year 12196 brothers were buried, up 1154 from 1903. Grand Master Barr of Michigan has fifteen new lodges so far and aims to surpass the record. David Ayers, age 87, is said to be the oldest past grand in New England, living in Malden New Hampshire. In Kansas eighteen lodges have more than 200 members. Patriarchal members in Pennsylvania total 15008, up 1066 for the year. There are 251 subordinate encampments distributing relief totaling 62848.50 to members and families.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Iowa
Missouri
Michigan
California
Kansas
Barr
David Ayers
New England
Malden
N. H
Odd Fellows
Fraternal Mystic Circle Seeks Membership Increase
Worthy rulers urged to monitor rolls to prevent lapses and boost growth. A committee should oversee membership actively, aiming for at least a 25 percent increase by January 1 compared to the previous year.
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Fraterninal Mystic Circle
Brotherhood of the Union and early circle origins
The Brotherhood of the Union formed in Philadelphia in 1847 with its supreme circle meeting in Independence Hall in 1860 around the Liberty Bell. Ithaca, New York, introduces a new women’s fraternal group called the Lady Militants. Fraternal orders have paid benefits totaling $783,551,825 through 1904, with the Knights and Ladies of Honor contributing $20,000,000 since founding.
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Brotherhood of the Union
Philadelphia
Supreme Circle
Independence Hall
Ithaca
N. Y
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Furs and Fashion Notes on Elegant Winter Garments
Amy Varnum describes luxe fur fashion from beaver to sable, with sealskin marten and ermine variants. She notes long coats, cloaks, fur necklets, stoles, and early nineteenth century muff styles, detailing finishes like passementerie and fringes.
Man's Topcoat in Chesterfield Style Gains Features
New Idea Magazine notes a Chesterfield coat with a middle back seam and no side seams. It features buttonholes through the cloth over concealed fronts, a deep center back vent for ease and style, and velvet collars becoming less common even on beaver coats.
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Chesterfield
New Idea Magazine
Vinegar Cup Averts Kitchen Odor Spread
A tin cup filled with vinegar sits on the back of the stove to absorb and prevent cooking smells from permeating the house. The simple household trick reflects practical odor control used in earlier eras.
Popcorn and Almond Meringue Pyramid Delight
A recipe describes a dessert blending popcorn and almonds into a meringue paste. Whites of three eggs beat with powdered sugar, folded into the nut and popcorn mixture, piped into small rounds, baked gently, and served in sherbet glasses around a pyramid of sweetened whipped cream.
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John Craig
Cornell
Beurre
Pearl
Izekioo
Piazza
Marlor
Nane
United Workmen
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