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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
7
A compact note on a pioneer era outdoor life tale highlighting courage and resourcefulness of men and women facing danger and hardship. The work is attributed to B M Bower with copyright details.
In rugged pioneer prose, Marthy and Jase forge a harsh home at Cove on the Wolverine frontier. Billy Louise grows amid debt, duty, and dreams, aided secretly by Marthy’s sacrifice to fund schooling. A stormy meeting with a mysterious rider foreshadows change as they ride toward the cabin through blowing snow.
LOB leads to a dirt roofed log stable as Billy Louise and her companion settle horses and face questions at the cabin door. Her mother greets them with worry as Billy Louise explains that Peter Howling Dog is missing since he rode off toward the reservation after they left.
A man identifies himself as Ward Warren asserting a claim on Mill Creek. Billy Louise recalls daydreams about a man who bears that exact name, suggesting a personal fixation or recognition linked to the claim.
Describes desirable qualities for draft and wagon horses including size proportion, style, action, and substance. Emphasizes efficiency, economy, and profitability under average conditions. Details weights for wagon horses, chunks, and drafters with an emphasis on quality over sheer size.
The article discusses keeping hogs clean to prevent lice, which weaken pigs and raise disease risk. It suggests methods to remove lice, including direct brushing and dipping hogs in a disinfectant or coopers dip at intervals of about ten days.
A historical note outlines a grain ration for lambs starting to eat grain. It describes combinations using ground corn, bran, oats, and wheat meal, emphasizing the importance of bran. It also mentions a crab ration with wheat bran, oats, ground corn, and meal, noted as excellent for lambs and comparing grain mixtures to cottonseed meal and cornmeal blends.
Mr Peters of the North Dakota experiment station offers wintering guidance for idle work horses. Proper summer care allows wintering with roughage such as straw, hay, and corn fodder, plus four to five pounds of grain daily. Daily outdoor exercise is advised, weather permitting, with few storm days exceptions.
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