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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1905
Page
7
A historical article argues capons pay well for farmers and cites examples by Wigmore set author and Mr Blake of Cardington. It provides a reader’s experience with caponizing 16 birds, notes potential profits, and lists practical steps for caponizing including age, fasting, incision location, and precautionary notes.
A. S. Alexander argues for balanced boar housing and nutrition, praising the breeding box but urging proper exercise and green feeding. He contends boars should be kept fit with adequate bone and muscle development, enabling successful breeding with or without the box.
An article urges farmers to visit neighbors farms to study conditions and methods. It argues that success often comes from habits and practices rather than ground quality, and that exposure to others improves honesty, efficiency, and adaptability. It promotes learning from neighbors and avoiding envy or isolation.
Albert Bates of Du Page County Illinois describes the growing popularity of greenhouses for both recreation and livelihood. He outlines sizes costs and construction notes from manufacturers and builders including wall materials insulation and venting, and cautions buyers to study greenhouse design before ordering.
A. S. Alexander notes increasing demand for heavier draft horses as farms adopt larger, tougher machinery. Lighter horses tire quickly under heavier loads, while manure spreaders and hauling tasks require robust teams. Heaviest draft stock continue to fetch strong prices in eastern markets and pineries.
In the countryside a girl named Helen helps birds build a nest on a elm tree. She labels the nest with her name and date May 28th, securing tags that eventually vanish with the birds when the nest is taken down after the season.
Heat exhaustion risks rise when outdoors in very hot dry weather or before storms. It has two forms: faintness with cool moist skin, and sunstroke with hot dry skin that can be fatal. Immediate cooling, rest, and medical help if needed are essential.
Spain is a major orange supplier with thousands of trees in many provinces. The climate is ideal and fruit quality reputedly superior to many regions. Travelers note 1600 to 1800 oranges per tree, trees bearing from six to twenty years, on rich soil enriched by manure.
Farmers and city health investigators warn that milk preservatives like formaldehyde, derived from formalin, pose lethal risks to infants. Journal notes agents push sales while farmers remain misinformed about the preservative’s danger, urging awareness to protect city milk supplies.
Ohio dairyman John Fippin describes calf feeding with skim milk starting after initial intake, mixing half skim and half fresh milk then reducing whole milk over days. Milk heated to 95 to 100 degrees, thermometer advised, box stalls and dry bedding used, with stanchions to separate calves.
Notes from the capital describe the attorney general’s ruling that the executive coowner cannot review county census returns, leaving corrections to the courts. The council will canvas on face value, not hear padded evidence. It also covers state supervision of loan and trust companies and looming legislative and redistricting issues, plus funding requests for the state school for the deaf at Council Bluffs.
Protein feed is costly yet crucial for profitable fattening. Hogs best respond to a balanced ration with adequate protein, not just starch. The heart and muscles need protein to fuel movement, fat production, and vigor, otherwise thrift and growth decline, leading to slow fattening and potential fatty degeneration.
An elderly man named Boyer was stabbed on a Charles City street following an argument about women with Clyde Monroe. The wound to the left side below the ribs is not serious. In other notes, the British Museum owns the world atlas, 6 ft 10 in by 3 ft 2 in and weighing about 336 lb. A well dressed visitor at a St Joseph hotel boasted of a personal fire escape, prompting the landlord to quip about cash in advance.
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