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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1899
Page
3
The article describes dairy and poultry management at a farm college, detailing clean stables and dust control, milking after feeding, and air aeration to reduce taints. It explains the aerator system, cooling milk, and separation, noting improved digestibility and safety of dairy products.
Aaggie Grace 2d Pleterije of the Holstein breed set a butter record of 23 pounds 8.04 ounces in seven days. She allegedly produced 100 pounds of milk in a day during an official test. In 1897 she won first prize and sweepstakes at New York State Fair Toronto Indiana Wisconsin events. In 1898 she repeated with first and sweepstakes at the trans MississippI Exposition in Omaha. Horace Atwood of Cornell University Experiment Station officially tested her milk and butter yields during a week at six years old.
An article by D. H. Otis details rigorous milking hygiene including hot water hand washing, sanitized cloths and strainers, and a sanctuary dairy pail with a built in strainer. It describes multiple filtration steps from cow to forty quart cans and argues against tainted milk and adulteration with dirt, equating filth with poor butter quality.
A Nebraska Farmer report recalls hog cholera present on the Trans MissippI Stock Show grounds. Despite sick pens and visitors, no herd not already infected contracted the disease, thanks to strict quarantine, cleaning, lime dusting, and disinfectants. The Michigan Agricultural College evidence supports thorough disinfection and good sanitation as effective controls.
Boise Idaho Feb 16 senate rushed business clearing calendar house acts on irrigation bill in 35 minutes. New bills include state banking law move Normal school to Pocatello and county officer fee limits. High license liquor bill sets 500 annual license, saloons close at 10 pm and Sundays. County treasurers to settle with state treasurer. state game warden and deputies created. Paris exposition commissioners named without pay.
Washington Feb 15 The house military affairs committee reports favorably a senate bill to promote Adjutant General H C Corbin to major general The house bill for the same purpose has been debated and action may come under suspension of the rules to speed its passage during the last six days of the session Chairman Hull plans no unanimous consent for quick consideration until a final move is made
Negotiations proceed for the Kennedy group at Park City with a price of 50000 dollars. Bullion shipments from the Marsac refinery near Park City total about 13 bars. Reports indicate a promising Tiptop ore body at Hailey Idaho with ten ounces per ton. The Daly West at Park City plans a new mill and tramway to move ore to the railroad, roasters rise at Camp Floyd mills, and optimism grows for mining around Big Cottonwood and Silver districts. Nevada and Wyoming operations expand, with new shafts, richer ore, and growing onyx markets from Hartville. A $5100 dividend is declared for the Ruderhai mine in Battle Lake, and a Chicago firm orders Hartville onyx for a forthcoming memorial project.
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