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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
6
The diary herd should have no sick animals and no signs of tuberculosis or udder disorders. Give extra feed to birds you plan to show and breeders. In fruit, move top quality fall apples to a neighboring city if the home market is glutted, ship honestly, and build a lasting market reputation by avoiding second grade fruit in first class cases.
The journal advises farmers to keep cows in dark stables during the sun, let pasture at night and early morning, and to screen horse-stables with fig-netting. It recommends net protection for work and driving horses while harnessed to reduce fly impact.
Rhode Island co operative farm associations expand into fertilizer purchasing for gardeners and farmers. Light Rhode Island soil requires heavy applications with 1800 to 3000 pounds per acre for crops like potatoes and Brussels sprouts. Two societies buy about six thousand tons of mixed chemicals annually. Common mix includes 5 percent nitrogen 8 percent phosphoric acid and 8 percent potash. Uses nitrate of soda sulphate of ammonia dried blood acid phosphate and sulphate of potash.
The Indianapolis News notes that hogs should have free access to salt and ashes, with wood ashes easily secured and a daily mix of about two quarts of salt per bushel of ashes. When ashes are scarce coal can substitute, and some copperas may be added to improve hog health. excess salt should be avoided for animals not used to it.
Wisconsin state veterinarian Dr. David Roberts asserts that all barren cows and heifers can be made to breed with proper attention and management. He warns many cattle are culled due to ignorance of breeding requirements and stresses healthy condition, normal genital function, and absence of abnormal vulvar discharge during heat.
The article advises packing small apples away in the cellar to improve storage and later use. It notes chickens gain eggs from green food, suggests watching for fall web worm tents, and recommends using pigs to root out wormy fruit, cautioning against deep soil rooting and proposing a ring fence as a stopgap.
A Successful Farming correspondent describes a method using warm water and bacon grease to dip droopy fowls. The process loosens old feathers, cools the body, and promotes new growth while killing vermin. Early fall dipping is urged to improve winter resilience and reduce losses on Missouri and Texas farms.
The piece urges clean poultry troughs and roosting separation, strengthens dairy and beef feeding advisories, and highlights sunlight for poultry, humane handling, and manure value. It notes rice apples markets in small towns, silage timing at the dough stage, and shed design to conserve manure fertilizer value.
The Shetland pony trade has weakened with few buyers for foals unless pedigreed. Ponies from Unst and Fetlar fetch the highest prices, with Fetlar stock noted as crossbreeds of Sheltie and Arabian. Unstyled, wild behavior is common in Fetlar ponies.
A cord of wood normally yields about one ton of mechanical pulp or roughly half a ton of chemical pulp, reflecting differences in processing that affect pulp output.
A collection of pithy maxims and witticisms on life love and manners attributed to Eve's Epigrams in the New York Telegram. The items mix humor self reflection and social observation with playful aphorisms.
The London Globe reports Sir Charles Santley credits moderate smoking with clear voice and notes only excessive use harms singing. The piece says many singers smoke, while warning to monitor voice for signs of overuse, and urges moderation to maintain bell like tones.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer comment warns that barn dances threaten buildings as crowds jump and swing in unison. The architect says beams may sway in homes and clubs, possibly forcing dancers to break step with music to avoid structural damage.
A curious fact notes that diamonds can burst when brought to the surface due to heat. Large stones are more prone to exploding than small ones and valuable stones have been destroyed this way. Dealers sometimes wrap diamonds in raw potatoes for safe transport from South Africa.
A Chicago News item recalls a classroom moment where a teacher asks about a period and a pupil replies with a witty definition. The exchange highlights playful learning on punctuation in a juvenile class.
A London Spectator travel sketch follows Vlach nomads in Mount Pindus, detailing their white linen dress, winter gathering with goats, and antiphonal songs. The journey traces Meteora to Yanina via Ali’s road, describing ruins, Greek–Turkish border life, and a sunset over Yanina’s lakeside mosques and minarets, with poetic notes on color and music.
The 1908 Trow General Directory lists 16 09 pages and over half a million names for Manhattan and the Bronx. It records 8100 Smiths 600 Schmidts 200 Schmitts and notes many name variations. The directory also notes first entry Jacques Aa and last Louis Zyss with addresses, plus back sections including public institutions.
A poet explains the inspiration for a Lahore scene noting a leaking flat above. He then searches for the janitor as the New York Sun reports, framing a mood of water and loss. The piece captures a cryptic urban moment with a personal, reflective tone.
An old humor piece describes Hicks' Capuchino as a supposed remedy for women pains backache and nerves with quick effects marketed at drug stores. It lampoons moving picture antics and sensational cures amid a stream of magazine snippets and jokes.
A Tennessee woman recounts leaving coffee to test Postum and reports weight gain, resolved indigestion, and better sleep. She credits Postum with her health rise from 117 to 170 pounds after switching from coffee and urges others to try the product.
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