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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1917
Page
6
A wartime era column stresses the gravity of the food shortage and calls for waste elimination and self discipline by Americans. It offers recipes including a cream cheese pecan cracker snack and notes chutney Belgian carrot ideas, illustrating practical ways to stretch meals.
Pigeons and doves have long served as messengers. The Anglo Saxon name for the bird is dove while pigeon comes from the Norman. In Egypt’s fifth dynasty domesticated pigeons carried messages three millennia before Christ. Caesar learned of Gaul’s rebellion through these birds and crossed the Alps in time. In the Crusades carrier pigeons proved skilled and faithful.
The article advises keeping the dry cow’s feed similar to what is fed at other times while adjusting roughage. It notes hominy as a substitute for corn to reduce fat producing elements, and recommends bran and oats for minerals to support unborn calf bones. A shift to a high protein diet may need rest for digestion and a small amount of oilmeal as calving approaches to aid bowel movement and prevent milk-related issues.
The calf should stay with the dam for one or two days to receive colostrum which helps digestion. If the milk is rich adjust butterfat and teach the calf to drink by finger guiding, then pail feeding as needed. Patience is essential for the feeder rather than force.
Spray mixtures may help cow comfort by repelling flies. Bulletin 267 of the Ohio experiment station lists formulas such as 100 parts fish oil 50 parts tar and 1 part crude carbolic acid or mixture of one half gallon tar one half gallon cottonseed oil and one half pint crude carbolic acid. Such sprays deter flies for a period.
The article argues that feeding alone yields little without proper milking. It states many cows are not milked correctly, causing losses of milk and butterfat. Proper milking is as important as good feeding to maximize output.
The use of a purebred bull is the cheapest way of increasing a dairy herd. In selecting a bull, emphasis on ancestry is essential, as more good producers in his pedigree raise the odds of stamping desirable daily characteristics on his offspring.
Real estate transfers across multiple townships including Cass Fairbanks Gill Jackson Haddon Hamilton Dugger Farmersburg Hymera and Sullivan list buyers and sellers with prices and parcel details such as firm coal company interests and lot descriptions. Notable entries include Shirley Realty Co to Robt and Sarah Macauley for 1 and 1/2 acre coal area and Nancy J Harris to Mary J Strahle for 1000 dollars and multiple lots in various additions.
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