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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1911
Page
2
A historical advice sketch describes leather hood construction for a bull with eye coverings, ventilation, and light. It details cutting dimensions, rivet placement, and assembly steps to attach a halter and rings, noting that testers recommended the contraption.
The article compares Kerry cattle to Dexters and Jerseys, noting Kerry as a light framed breed smaller than Ayrshire with black or red colors. It describes their dairy quality, ample milk, and suggests early fastening of the better stock to improve yields.
The dairy department of the agricultural college notes that silage may alter milk flavor if fermentation is excessive. If any change occurs, it is likely slight and may become noticeable in the milk stripes from fed silage.
Chicago enacts a milk testing ordinance to ensure pasteurized milk is supplied to consumers. Improved inspection aims to weed out unsanitary milk rooms and reduce infant mortality through better quality bottled milk from country sources. General conditions show steady improvement under health department efforts.
A dairyman faces heavy labor and rising costs, so a conveniently constructed truck or car kept in the barn becomes essential. The message urges farmers to consider vehicle practicality to lessen workload and improve farm operations.
An old description notes a barn stored truck made of good lumber with iron handles at each end for drawing or punching. The piece mentions traps at the ends and supports near the wheels, with screws securing the bottom of the wagon.
The milking strain of Shorthorn cattle, though not specialized in dairying, yields good milk and butter with placid health. In Canada the breed has been bred mainly for beef, but its milking qualities remain strong. Males reared for beef. cows abundant in milk for dairying. Colors include white, red, or roan.
A fragmented rural guide emphasizes dairy cattle care and feeding. It warns against careless dairy practices, advocates purebred stock, proper milking vessels, and careful breeding to improve milk quality and farm efficiency.
William A Radford offers free advice on home building for readers. He highlights a practical gambrel roof design 45 ft 9 in by 32 ft 6 in with a central dormer and a porch supported by large columns. The plan emphasizes economy, space, and dignified appearance.
An editor notes preferred finishes for Radford house floors. Second floor benefits from white enamel and mahogany, while first floor may use plain sawed white oak with mission or cathedral oak finish. Estimated total cost with heating and thorough construction is $5,500.
A fragmentary scene follows James Thornton aiding a desperate actor on Broadway. The actor, once in stock companies, seeks work and recalls past roles including a Mexican character. The narrative shifts to a detailed, almost architectural description of a gambrel roof house, its rooms, and interior layout, concluding with the actor’s departure and Thornton resuming his stroll in Popular Magazine style.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recounts a novice instructor attempting a moral lesson in a Sunday school class. He asks pupils what they would do if told not to cross a chalk line or touch forbidden pears, and the students reply they would stay put. The teacher then asks for better examples, calling the pupils bad bore. The anecdote highlights flawed moral pedagogy and class engagement.
Lady Stout of New Zealand, visiting England, remarked that a birth rate decline signals progress. She said in England that birth rates tend to fall as intelligence and education rise and living conditions improve, noting it as a good sign for the country.
The article discusses how soil texture and depth affect water duty in irrigation. It argues for field soil surveys, explains heavy versus gravelly soils require different irrigation, and suggests dividing fields into runs with cross ditches and adequate head to reduce evaporation and waste. It urges farmers to tailor methods to soil to increase overall water availability and community prosperity.
Western farmers sow alfalfa with grass to boost both crops. Recommend grasses include mothy, brome, orchard, meadow fesque, plus slender wheat grass. Irrigate before planting and after cutting. avoid late spring irrigation. use furrow irrigation in western fields to avoid crown damage and improve moisture distribution.
The Australian Water Supply commission chair, in Europe, aims to recruit 2000 farmers from Britain, Italy, and Denmark who understand irrigation to settle 2000 farms in Northern Victoria. Elwood Mead, an irrigation expert and former U.S. resident, chairs the commission driving reclamation of previously unprofitable desert lands.
Agricultural notes emphasize proper care and feeding for horses cattle and dairyור sows. Topics include fitting gear to animals weighing milk for butter fat testing silage importance and avoiding hay from overhead racks to prevent eye injuries.
A concrete barnyard provides a weatherproof exercise area, keeps animals dry, and reduces mud on floors. It channels shower wash into manure pits, simplifies cleaning, and lowers boot wear. Concrete yards improve animal health and raise profits in farming, stock raising, and dairying.
Notes on feeding brood sows nursing piglets with skim milk and grain slop. Recommends light grain additions like wheat middlings red dog flour ground oats and a touch of corn meal for a thick feed mixture. Also cites government irrigation data with irrigated crop value at 20 million and land value increases exceeding 106 million.
Those with a good alfalfa pasture for hogs are advised to sow a mix of all grains plus about six pounds of rape per acre to improve luck. The Brazil government is giving serious attention to irrigation projects as a national priority.
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