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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
11
United States Department of Agriculture advises careful stallion choice for breeding. Emphasizes pure bred sires, breed conformity, and high service fees as warning signs of inferior stock. Encourages fall colt shows to showcase results and promote community interest in better horses.
J Coleman stresses housing and dry bedding as crucial for healthy spring pigs. He warns against overfeeding, urges trough cleanliness, and notes the first four months shape future gains. Prepare grazing early with rape and grain mixes, plus clover or vetch.
Alfalfa two years or older should be thoroughly disked or harrowed after the first cutting. Weedless fields need little disking, but ordinary fields with blue grass or redtop require thorough disking or barrowing. The disk is the best tool. spring tooth harrow works. The aim is to tear out the grass.
The fur trade has grown large with muskrats, raccoons, and skunks contributing heavily. These animals thrive in settled states like New York Pennsylvania and Ohio, raising the possibility of farming fur bearing species if wild supplies dwindle. The piece notes some species cannot survive in dense civilization, while others persist despite it.
The New Republic notes Joseph Choate spoke with a nasal yet beautiful voice, his sharp wit tempered by moments of beauty. He praised Harvard freshmen dorms and recalled three graduates who served as his secretaries, ending with a quip about keeping out of his way and shaving daily.
A shell of quotations extols tackling the impossible as a mind set and cites the U S forest service founding as proof that warnings of impossibility are often unfounded. It emphasizes bold action by motivated pioneers and closes with a cooking tip to keep mutton juicy by adding fat before baking.
The piece advises on caring for pigs and lambs in farm settings. It stresses proper shelter and warmth, caretaking visits to manage arrivals, and feeding practices such as using straw in pens and cutting boxes. It also covers fostering lambs when ewes lose their offspring.
Livestock prices show cattle receipts moderating while hogs rise to a season high. Fat lambs bring up to 13.75 with best feeders at 14.50, hogs steady to 10 cents higher, and sheep and lambs trade mixed with limited buyers but broad feeder demand. Names: Union Stock Yards, South Omaha, Neb. Date: August 8.
Elmorerk Nebraska gears up for a two day Round-Up featuring top bronc riders, ropers, and bull dogging with horses like Cry Baby and Dynamite. free balloon drops and platform shows plus rail and auto crowds expected. Union Pacific schedules extra service for August 16 and 17. town urged to provide lodging for guests.
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