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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
4
A National Stockman note urges careful summer management for flocks to ensure good flesh in winter. It cites Oxford sheep as large Down breed, with rams 160 pounds plus when in condition, and emphasizes pasture quality over rugged land. Ewes yield rapid growing lambs and profitable wool.
Winter fruit salads are suggested with apples celery and walnuts. orange and grape with Malaga grapes in French dressing. banana salad with peanuts and tangerines on lettuce. orange and grapefruit layered in lettuce with chopped nuts and a cherry. finish with a sharp French dressing with lemon juice.
The author argues that success in sheep farming hinges on consistent, attentive care toward preferred stock. Focus on flock details, culling unprofitable ewes, and dedicating time to breeding and fleece quality. Sacrificing convenience for diligent management leads to higher profits and pride in improved stock.
A good caretaker of live stock who loves stock will easily learn calf feeding. If a man loves live stock rearing becomes easier and profitable stock is not fully realized without this love. Kansas Farmer notes that scrubs on farms show lower profitability without genuine interest in stock care.
Wean pigs at ten to twelve weeks old weighing about thirty pounds. They should learn to eat grain from the sow’s trough, then begin feeding 2 percent of their weight daily, split into morning and evening. A 30 pound pig gets 0.6 pounds of grain, totaling 6 pounds for ten pigs, with growth on good pasture. Increase grain as they grow.
The piece argues against keeping a blanket on horses while stalled to “slick” hair. It warns that the horse will chill before hitching and driving, hindering blood circulation once the team is started. It emphasizes not leaving the blanket on during preparation for driving.
Spinach can be obtained most of the year and canned spinach serves when fresh is scarce. The article outlines boiling and creaming methods, a French style variant, and a spinach salad, with steps using spinach, butter, flour, cream, and seasonings. serves with toast, eggs, or ham as accompaniment.
Advice for mothers on daily foot care for children. Inspect feet each morning and night, brush off dirt, shake out shoes, check for irritation, and correct fit. Address ingrown nails with cotton and monitor for pressure or discomfort to prevent minor ills.
The passage argues against instant answers and for a middle course in teaching. It says telling is not teaching and refusal to assist is not teaching. Instead, it advocates guiding learners with appropriate questions to help them work through problems themselves.
A compilation of varied precepts on child punishment linking to offenses with guidance on bedtime, study time, reading limits, and health. Includes practical tips such as shoe sole scoring to prevent slipping and a doll repair method. Also notes moldy oat straw harming horses and vet opinions on mold as the cause.
A pretty practical bath set includes wash cloth towel and bath blanket in Turkish toweling with pink or blue machine edged trim. Each piece features blue cross stitch letters and tiny pink flower bunches.
The text urges weekly disinfections for sheep flocks using salt tobacco to ward off stomach worms and advises storing a charcoal salt sulphur mix for hogs. It recommends weekly rest for horses, a dry well ventilated stable with a good bed, and fat lambs that grow steadily from birth for better market prices.
John Mason warns that moldy oat straw fed to idle mares can cause abortion and foal losses. Early cut, tight sheaves and rain damage raise risk. He notes Shire horses' hairy legs as a detriment and Fercheron gains popularity with cleaner limbs.
The article notes the ten year old czarevitch Alexis of Russia heir to the throne and photographed in military dress with royal English blood through his mother. It also details Britain's 250000 Boy Scouts forming 70 coast patrols and 1300 sea scouts guarding the east coast from John o Groats to Dover, with Admiralty support and young volunteers living in makeshift stations.
Idaho enforces a strict law banning open range grazing by non pure bred bulls. Dairy bulls are prohibited on open range. The state champions pure bred only. Advocates suggest replacing every grade bull with first class stock would benefit cattle interests nationwide.
An old adage advises feeders to keep livestock in good shape, noting that animals well wintered are partly summered. The idea is to maintain plump, smooth condition all year to minimize winter stress and improve overall health.
Shredding corn fodder is preferred to leaving stalks or working them up. It saves effort and improves feed value for cattle by providing a form they can readily use.
A historical note on a seaside gem scam where a cutter exchanges pebbles for cheap gems after promising treasures. It then presents swapped stones for cutting profit. The text includes a word-blank puzzle with pairs of related terms and an example answer list.
A fableish verse portrays a fat squirrel perched high sighing about high food costs until a wind drops nuts to the ground. The tale ends with a toast to Frisky and to being ready when blessings fall, urging vigilance.
Mt Calvary notes: Mr Fifer back out. Walter Spencer visited Jerico. Dan Purcell and wife in Paxton. George T Wilson to spend Christmas in Tullahoma Tennessee. Dr A G Cox of Carlisle in area. Aladdin mantle lamp agency by Charles A Robbins. Tilden Alsman moves to John Alsman farm. Pigg and Wheaton ship stock from Paxton Monday. December coldest since 1907. Marriage licenses listed for Akers Clark. Alsop Adams. Shake Near. Shipman Brown. Carrico Love.
Rear end collision of freight trains at Youngstown due to signal failure injures conductor Sam R. Rutledge and brakeman Bert Goad. Rutledge loses a leg and suffers severe head wounds while Goad is seriously injured. J Sherman travels to New Smyrna Florida for a short visit with Mr and Mrs C L Davis.
A suit filed in the circuit court on the relation of Frank Sproatt trustee of Haddon township seeks an injunction against Carlisle town council the school board and town board over plans to establish a public library in the new Carlisle school building.
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