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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1903
Page
7
A historical notice urges excluding flies from living spaces to curb disease spread. It cites typhoid links, Cuban mosquito control success, and evidence from military camps. The piece advocates sealing homes and barns, cleaning, screening, and avoiding daily medicine in animal feed to prevent contamination and outbreaks.
A guide warns swine owners about common dangers to hog health. Salt may be safe in moderation but brine in swill barrels proves deadly. Soap powders in dishwater, kitchen slop and hotel waste can cause fatal enteritis and outbreaks of swine plague. Potatoes and solanine also pose risk to young pigs.
Prof Franklin M. Webster argues spraying is often done inefficiently by inexperienced workers. He urges owners to personally supervise every step, directing crews, pumping, and nozzle work to ensure even distribution, no drips, and thorough coverage for maximum profit. He emphasizes hands on oversight and proper technique over material quantity.
The department of agriculture statistician reports winter wheat in cultivation at about 33,107,000 acres. This is 964,000 acres or 2.8 percent less than last fall sown and 4,525,000 acres or 15.8 percent above last year s harvested. Abandoned acreage is unusually small, reaching 100,000 acres only in Kansas Texas and California.
The first issue of medals to British troops is attributed to Charles I in 1643, honoring service in the ongoing conflicts. The article notes the significance of ceremony and the distribution of medals to veterans, marking an early royal gesture to military valor.
In Chicago the milk supply faced health threats as some milkmen shifted to once daily deliveries, leading to sour milk and infant mortality. Health officials cite rusted cans and poor handling, proposing mandatory can sterilization and a red label to identify bad cans, aiming to protect babies and curb intestinal diseases from fermented milk. The piece also covers farm feeding practices that boost foal growth and milk supply.
The Farmers' Review notes horses remain scarce and fetch high prices, urging breeders to give season colts careful care. It stresses foal nutrition during weaning, recommending a feed box of two parts crushed oats to one part wheat bran, reducing mare milk as the foal adapts, and maintaining proper preparation to avoid starvation.
C A Forsyth of Oregon County Missouri argues against Cochin Langshan crosses and praises Langshans as active, hardy, and prolific. He notes Cochins’ inactivity and offal capacity, contrasts shank feathering, and endorses Langshans as the superior all around fowl from years of breeding.
A London firm has purchased at Oporto upwards of 2,000 pipes of port wine or $30,000 gallons. This is the largest private contract ever made for old wines.
Brookmont Farm at Odebolt Iowa is owned by Albert E B Cook and covers 11 5 square miles 7 360 acres. It’s divided into 23 subfarms each 320 acres with dwellings barns implements water works and stock yards. The operation has three divisions farm seed and livestock led by managers including Professor H M Cotrell in seed and A Cook as owner and general manager.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra departed Dalkeith Palace for the Holyrood levee and drawing room in Edinburgh. Large crowds cheered along the route as eight decades passed since a Holyrood levee and drawing room were last held, marking 800 years since a king and queen visited Edinburgh together.
Clarence H. Vener a Boston broker who has figured in suits against corporations was sentenced by a United States district court judge in Springfield Illinois to six months in jail for contempt for refusing to produce books in a suit.
Lord Jersey aged fifty eight sits on two county councils and holds control of 20 000 acres. Basketmaking employs half a million people in Germany.
A long Farmers' Review discussion argues against admitting students to college at sixteen, especially in agriculture. It cites examples from the University of Illinois and Wisconsin, stressing maturity, discipline, and the value of a two-year general culture before specialization.
The National Association of Expert Judges on Swine will hold its annual meeting in Des Moines Iowa on June 17 the day after the Iowa State Swine Breeders Association meeting. Those wanting free scoring can correspond with secretary W D McTavish Coggan Iowa. Instruction will cover using the score card and points of the dog. A large and profitable meeting is anticipated.
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