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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1911
Page
3
Prof. W W Smith outlines step by step methods to raise litter size in hogs. He emphasizes selecting breeding stock from large litters, maintaining sow health and weight, choosing boars from large litters, and proper winter feeding and exercise to maximize pig numbers.
Purdue experiment notes describe the second pruning for two year apple stock set in 1910. It details removing crowded and crossing limbs, heading long shoots, and cutting to outside buds with a sharp knife for cleaner cuts. Next installment covers pruning older trees.
The article argues global militaries demand more cavalry horses despite peace efforts. It cites US France Germany and Britain spends on horse breeding and warns of horse shortages hindering remounts. It urges American breeders to supply top thoroughbreds for army use and stresses readiness and quality in mounted units.
An exposé on grain smuts describes the two main wheat diseases stinking smut and loose smut, their parasitic fungal nature, and how spores spread. It emphasizes choosing clean seed, seed plots, weed control, and preplant treatments to prevent millions in annual losses.
An advertisement touts Hood s Sarsaparilla as a cure for blood humors eruptions and indigestion. It claims to clear the complexion increase appetite aid digestion and restore vigor with liquid or Sarsatabs chocolate tablets.
Classic ad copy touts Carter’s Little Liver Pills as a small dose remedy that gently compels a lazy liver to function. Claims include relief from constipation digestive upset headaches and distress after eating while emphasizing small price and signature authenticity.
The article argues against keeping excess male birds as they waste resources. It claims hens lay well without many roosters and eggs store better for private customers. It recommends twenty hens mated with two good males to meet most farmers egg needs and notes caporizing inferior cockerels can yield higher profits than delaying sale.
Sausage in Germany is made from chopped meat and fat including liver lung heart brain rind of bacon and spices with salt saltpeter grits bread crumbs rice raisins and more. Most sausage uses pork though beef horse mule mutton goose liver game and even birds fish and crabs appear in some varieties.
In 1908 the United States exported 91,600 sheep, while by 1910 exports fell to 38,600 head. The data show a sharp decline in live sheep shipments over the two year span.
A December 1 purchase of 12 Silver Laced Wyandotte pullets produced 728 eggs by April 6. Eggs sold at 30 cents per dozen yielded about $20. A double yolk egg weighed 3.5 ounces and measured 8 by 7 inches. The keeper attributes success to warm 60 degree housing, varied grain and potatoes, occasional scrap meat, grit and oyster shell, and regular feeding and fresh water.
The first official import of Guernseys was in 1833 when a sea captain sent two to New Hampshire. Since then the breed has grown in popularity and quality under scientific breeding, centered in New England with the American Guernsey Cattle Association. Notable cows include Missy of the Mist and Dolly Dimple. Dolly Dimple tops with 1,058 pounds butter, closely followed by Daisey with 1,100 pounds.
A reader poem or quip reflects marital tension over money as a wife asks for funds and the husband notes that any action will be judged harshly. The line suggests moral pressure and the difficulty of choosing a proper course under financial strain.
A hurried exchange reveals a mistress asks about a loud rattling in the kitchen. Kittie dismisses it as a cook rejecting a proposal that the ashman has brought to the house.
Little Jean braves a thrill ride at a large summer amusement park. She describes the dizzying loops of the figure eight and confesses to her mother that the fast turns made her feel as if freckles appeared on her stomach.
A brief exchange reveals a man who borrowed a dress suit three months earlier and a woman eager to see him in his evening attire. The fragment hints at a social complication and a past loan of clothing.
A Colorado reader credits coffee cessation with restoring health and securing life insurance. He describes heart trouble, indigestion, and nervousness improving after stopping coffee and adopting Postum, with a later medical check approving insured status. The letter promotes Postum and references The Road to Wellville.
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