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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1903
Page
3
The article argues breeding cattle require character, prepotency, and sexual traits. It contrasts masculine bulls with feminine cows, notes prepotency as hereditary and measurable by breeding work, and lists four core traits: character, beef type, quality, and early maturity driven by market demand.
Excerpts from Planters Journal emphasize hygiene and calm handling of dairy cows, noting clean surroundings and proper distance from foul areas. It warns against careless methods, stresses milk quality through proper ripening, and urges suited feed, temperature, and careful mating for optimal butter yield and dairy strength.
An Oregon farmer reports three years of grass cultivation on 115 acres, sowing clover and goats, with yields including 8,189.75 dollars from hay and seed over three years, equating to about 76 dollars per acre, plus a two year grass return of 64 dollars per acre. The note argues such returns justify leaving land in grass and emphasizes dairy profitability and regular milking for steady profit.
A study from Oregon on an eight year old alfalfa field with a six foot trench shows about 60 percent of plants have tap roots reaching below the tile line. Half the plants failed to withstand excess water while the other half remained uninjured, illustrating evolution in crops and the need for varieties adapted to specific soil moisture and temperature conditions.
The article cautions on inbreeding in hogs noting many litters may fail and outcomes are costly, while acknowledging some merit from one-breeding. It discusses crossbreeding as beneficial for first crosses, but warns complete outcrossing rarely yields uniform herds, stressing balanced breeding strategies.
Dora Stephenson explains methods to dress clean and cook geese for best eating. She describes boiling to loosen feathers, scalding, dry picking, roasting in a patent pan, and skimming fat after two and a half hours, noting young geese are tender in four hours and that fat geese are best. Stephenson reportedly steamed and shipped over a hundred geese to Chicago, preserving all feathers.
A pig arriving by express should be watered, rested in a pen, and given a light first feed of bran and oats slop if very tired. Do not force rapid feeding. allow digestion to adjust, especially after long journeys when the pig is gaunt. Feed only as appetite returns, avoiding overfeeding to prevent thrift issues per W E Spicer.
The American Sheep Breeder endorses Angora goats as highly valuable. Demand exceeds supply as buyers outpace goats for sale, with market prospects strong for years. Angoras are celebrated for clearing brush lands, making millions of acres profitable once cleared.
The article notes the value of early hatched chickens for egg production. It records farmers’ claims of 190 to 200 chicks reaching maturity from April hatchings, some intended for early layers rather than broilers. Early chicks can start laying before cold weather, ahead of later hatchings.
This month the Parfa municipality will unveil its first motor watering cart. The van holds a 1,000 gallon removable cistern and can haul snow in winter. It runs on a 30 horsepower steam motor with a top speed of 12.5 mph, and officials plan to order a motor dust cart later.
Clergyman notes several popular sayings not in the Bible. He cites wind to the sheared lamb from Sterne, a French proverb, and lines from burial services as misattributed. He adds that phrases like a nation born in a day are also not exact biblical quotes.
The piece notes a wealthy retiree, praised for amassing fortune yet accused of odd thrift. He purchases mortgages on small two story homes owned by widows or orphans, never forecloses or collects interest. The reader wonders if this odd scheme may yet yield returns.
A Philadelphia Press pair of quotes features a patient in the out-patient department named John Jones who would not reveal his occupation, with the injury described as base of the spine. Another exchange jokes about the secret of success, noting it remains a secret even to wives.
A county newspaper reflects on a father’s quiet duties in a domestic scene. It contrasts the mother’s care with the father’s daily labor from dawn to night, paying bills, provisioning the home, and facing risks. The piece honors fathers while noting faults, ending with a warm toast to dad and a schoolyard quip about what animal provides shoes: Father.
An Ellis Island inspector recounts attempting to identify an Italian traveler using Italian Servian Polish dialects Russian German and French without success. The regular interpreter returns and asks what language the man understands, prompting a humorous moment reported by the New York Telegram.
A recently arrived elephant hide in Germany measures sixteen feet nine inches tall, over three feet higher than the largest elephant previously known. This remarkable size assertion highlights extraordinary animal dimensions and curiosity of the era.
The article lists notable officers by weight, citing Col Swift at 319 pounds and Washington at 209, with other generals ranging from 166 to 252 pounds. It notes Varied sizes among Jedidiah Huntington, Cobb, Greaton, Michael Jackson, Henry Jackson, Huntington, Humphreys, Winfield Scott, and Shafter, highlighting physique as a striking trait across eras.
A correspondent shares a servant’s letter resigning from her position to another who sought the job. The servant notes the Mrs. is dutiful but complains about early mornings. She mentions there is plenty of work and only one other young lady employed, but she desires more society and plans to leave for a month’s trial elsewhere.
Advertisement seeking active agents to sell custom made petticoats for strong earnings. Requires representation in Boston area. Contact Parisian Co Box 3748 Boston Maas for details.
Heat and cheapest corn lands remain in the United States in the great Missouri valley slope across Douglas and Charlie s Mix counties South Dakota for sale. Write for booklet. Johnson Brothers Land Co Armour SD.
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