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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1911
Page
4
The Shorthorn is praised as a prime beef breed and one of the best milk producers. New England herds trace their lines to older stock, with cows yielding 40 to 60 pounds of milk daily. Proponents claim breeding can favor both dairy and beef, but excess fattening risks harming constitution and quality.
A simple floor scraper can be made from a wooden board cut to the desired length. Drill holes to fit the tines of an old fork, insert the tines, and bend them off at the board face. Drill holes slightly narrower than the tines and angle them so the tines scrape rather than slip.
A detailed guide by H. M. Cottrell from Colorado Agricultural College explains a warm well lit draught free hen house. It covers dimensions for forty hens six roosts ventilation methods and nest placement with a 14 by 16 foot example and cloth window coverings.
Government agricultural experts say pheasants are easy to raise and highly profitable with proper practice. Demand grows, and women on farms with free range can enter this work. Brushy hillsides provide ideal spots. nests must be protected, temperature steady, and a diet of cracked corn, wheat, millet, and greens. Prices per pair vary by breed from five to thirty dollars.
Practical guidance on dairy farming highlights balanced rations using silage and alfalfa hay to lower feed costs and improve milk quality. Emphasizes clean stables, proper bedding, and avoiding unbalanced feeding to prevent injuries. warns against overreliance on a single good cow and notes benefits of ensilage and capital in large farms. mentions cement floors and udder health.
A Los Angeles Times note shows a cheap simple feed hopper made from a discarded sugar barrel. Sawing out every other stave provides a cover and the head forms the lid. With a few hens, a hopper costs about 25 cents and an hour of labor to complete.
A weather shift from warmth to cold disrupts egg production as hens react to temperature. The piece advises easing the transition, keeping birds indoors with scratching opportunities to maintain activity and reduce stress.
A. B. Vandervort notes that not all defects affect breeding stock. Injuries to combs or feather loss do not spoil stock if birds remain healthy, while inherited or voluntarily developed defects such as loped combs crooked backs or wrong colored plumage may pass to offspring. Minor flaws may be overlooked but impurity indicators should be avoided.
Advice on poultry care emphasizes corn feed, early summer litter management, keeping cockerels separate, and debating hen neglect. Highlights include well kept flocks, comfortable yards, sunlight water and air, balanced feeding, buckwheat for eggs, and careful drinking vessels to avoid chilling.
Edwin E. Sedwick describes a 28 by 52 foot barn with capacity for 20 tons of hay and 500 fleeces in a wool room. Built from white oak and farm timber, it features box stalls, a cleanable floor design, two-story hay loft, double doors for airflow, and a movable calving/ milking setup with a hay track and modern hay fork.
The article stresses that dairy success hinges on the environment as much as feeding. Cows require clean warm stables and year round shelter when weather is unfavorable. It urges ample pasture, pure water, and shade to support productivity.
A DIY manure and litter carrier using a wire rope system with a pole mounted track. It dumps contents by bolting the box to the carrier and inclines to use gravity for unloading. Useful for moving ensilage and litter between barns. Built at moderate cost with a pulley rope and iron fittings.
A rural essay argues that stronger social life binds farm youth to country life and counters city class divisions. It calls government and schools to foster club life, church, and education, highlighting democracy in farming communities and women’s pivotal social roles.
Frost threats to fruit trees arise from cold air pooling in low, poorly drained areas. Demonstrations show frost control via air drainage and distributed heating. Oil heaters burn cleanly and long. centerdraft tubes promote combustion and even warmth. larger units burn more oil for extended protection.
The article notes changing winter pantry options with fewer fresh vegetables and highlights onions as a reliable staple. It offers a stuffed Bermuda onion recipe using sausage, egg, breadcrumbs, butter, tabasco, and parsley baked until soft. It also describes a layered potato dish with boiled potatoes, hard boiled eggs, white sauce, and buttered cracker crumbs, plus a lighter onion based filling using chicken and bread crumbs baked with cream.
Pear orchard growth improves when allowed to mature in sod. Slow steady growth in sod increases disease resistance. Bluegrass makes a suitable sod for pear trees or chard.
A small gardening note提醒 readers to include nasturtium seeds when placing orders. It emphasizes adding ornamental edible flowers to the list of seeds to purchase.
Home made cream cheese from buttermilk is prepared by heating several gallons until curdling, then cooling on the stove until curd separates from whey. Drain through a sieve, work the curd, salt lightly, and blend in heavy cream for proper smoothness.
Beat butter and sugar to cream. Add egg yolks then alternate flour sifted with baking powder and milk. Fold in stiff egg whites and melted chocolate with vanilla. Bake until done.
Simple economical pudding method using six large or twelve medium potatoes six eggs one pint milk six ounces sugar and butter. Boil and mash potatoes, beat eggs, mix with milk sugar and butter, combine with potato, bake in a greased dish for about half an hour. Cold potatoes kept for a few days may be used.
Instructions advise drafting initials on linen with an ordinary lead pencil first to prevent ink from spreading. Then apply marking ink over the pencil guide to avoid blotting and maintain a neat finish.
A simple stove top dish begins with one pound kidney beans simmered three hours until soft. Add one can tomatoes and cook ten minutes then mix in one pound ground round steak a small piece red pepper and salt. Five more minutes and serve.
One pint of raised bread dough one half cup sugar one teaspoon vanilla one tablespoon butter two eggs and other ingredients noted in the fragment.
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