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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1914
Page
8
The stockman argues shelter for hogs in winter depends on wind barriers and natural terrain. Fortify with a fence and plant trees on the knoll to provide protection, using fast growing varieties like coturn or orange trees as suitable screen.
An Ohio hog raiser promotes a hog designed to boost bank accounts, praising pure bred Tamworth along with Berkshire, Duroc Jersey, Poland China or Chester White lines. The description highlights the Tamworth’s long snout as a key trait.
The article discusses how hogs burrow in straw and stay damp in open lots, causing illness, and suggests better pig housing. It advises separating hogs from cattle at night and providing warm dry shelter, such as an elevated wooden floor barn with good boarding for insulation.
Hoard's Babyman advises the cow’s diet before freshening shapes early lactation. Feed a steady buildup with milking-grade roughage and a grain mix, including corn, oats, and bran, adjusted to milk output. Start gradually, aiming for about 25 pounds of silage, 20 pounds of roots, plus clover or bay, fed twice daily, with todder daily to minimize waste.
The Homestead note argues for turning sows into pastures when weather allows to curb roaving. It favors limiting access to comfortable beds, feeding grain far from sleeping quarters to induce exercise, and suggests benefits as gestation progresses. The plan emphasizes laziness avoidance and increased activity over long periods.
The article warns on calf rearing and milk management for livestock, noting rest, feeding, and warmth. It cautions against chilling cows and recommends monitoring milk quality, with mentions of vaseline for rough teats and potential causes if milk flow is slow.
Hoards Dairyman editor explains a long experiment pairing alfalfa hay with water to nourish pregnant sows in winter. The aim was to boost protein intake to improve birth vigor, countering prior losses from corn and household scraps. The Hampshire breed, also called Thin Rind, gains demand as quality traits emerge.
The article details sows consuming hay in winter to meet needs of newborn piglets. Nine sow litter produced eighty-three pigs during farrowing, with three dying. The author notes continued winter feeding practice, claiming strength and growth benefits from hay as a body builder.
Farmers advised to milk cows with dry bands in winter to prevent sore teats. Keep udders dry during milking, use vaseline or carbolized vaseline, and apply zinc oxide benzoin ointment for dry sores. Kansas Farmer notes practical home remedies for dairy cattle care.
Farmers advised to raise pigs on pasture with legumes or rape rather than grass. Pasture feeding can cut feed costs by two thirds to one half, reduce dust and sickness, and improve sow litter size and pig quality, lowering cholera risk.
A vintage recipe describes preparing beets with sugar, spices, and syrup. It details boiling beets, making a milk cream sauce with nutmeg and parsley, then baking and serving with white sauce and vinegar notes. A second method boils beets, slices, and simmers with parsley, onion, herbs, flour, pepper, and vinegar for a sharp beet dish.
Practical kitchen notes on using eggs, vinegar, and eggless dessert ideas. Includes methods to preserve whites and yolks, quick egg beating, and economical cake recipes with measurements and substitutions.
The 1925 apple crop stands at about 79 percent of normal, with dairy and meat insights from Ireland and New York. Rabbits appear as a cheaper meat option, milk handling tips stress clean equipment, and alfalfa economics rise with high yields amid rising feed costs. A Mississippi farmer nets $700 from six acres of alfalfa, while cow milk safety warns of bovine tuberculosis. Crows’ feeding habits are studied for impact on farming and gardening dynamics.
A faded recipe list explains steaming as a cooking method and gives several puddings and desserts. It covers steamy methods for apple puddings, stewed brews custard, steamed chocolate pudding, and other fruit and bread puddings with ingredients and basic steps.
A local Orange City resident Mrs. D Van Pett testifies that Doans Kidney Pills relieve her kidney trouble and back pain. The public statement praises the remedy and urges others with kidney issues to seek the product at 50 cents, backed by Foster Nichols Co. Buffalo NY.
Lewis Chamberlain of Manchester Ohio writes that his children suffered severe croup attacks and choking scares but improved after using Dr King’s New Discovery. He urges keeping a bottle at home with warnings about ecrawl coughs and enids. Available at druggists, 50 cents a bottle. HH Buchien Co Philadelphia St. Louis. Yeast mentioned.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Hobsons Eczema Cintusent promising rapid relief from itching salt rheum and skin emotions. It cites testimonials from Geo Whiteh of Mendota Tl and asserts customers will be helped or money refunded with a 50 cent price from Prenter Chemical Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
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