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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
6
A cow and her calf, driven with cattle through a southern Illinois town, dashed up a stairway past a fur nished rooms sign and into a second story parlor. The occupants fled as the cow wrecked all the furniture, refused to descend and was fed down a board. the owner paid $97 in costs.
A Minnesota University article by George Ghett describes the Bidwell style dairy stall with movable manger and rock to vary standing room. A rear chain or rose keeps the cow from backing out, with a three foot width and seven foot length, gates swinging one way, and rear posts slanting for milker space.
A new device cleaners the interior of milk cans with a brush arrangement mounted over a water receptacle. Water enters the can after the cleaner is positioned. The milk cans can be spun by hand to work the brushes or kept stationary while brushes rotate.
Practical advice on trimming bull feet using stocks and restraints, avoiding deep cuts to prevent bleeding and lameness. Notes on modified milk for bottlefed babies, blended from milk cream and sugar per doctor prescriptions, priced 20 to 30 cents per quart. Emphasizes impact of good feeding and care on calf value, with potential variations of $1 to $10 in the first year.
The Jefferson county Washington dairy operation gains national renown. Cows are fed small morning hay, pasture, then greens at noon, 2:30 pm and 6 pm, with amounts adjusted to consumption. Calves nurse once, then receive milk and gradually shift to grain and skim milk, plus roots and hay as they mature. Water is available at all times.
Dairy farming improves farms and citizens. Holstein and Holstein Friesian are the same breed. Pasture reduces grain needs. churn cream promptly. Millet is decent but other feeds are better. Full bred dairy cows profit least for scrub owners. Good milk comes from clean, nutritious feeds. Attractive butter packaging aids market appeal. A dairyman with more than six cows may invest in a good dairy bull.
The article surveys historical infant feeding methods from the Stuart to Modern periods, noting varying weaning ages and the shift to artificial feeding with pap and cow milk. It describes the nursing bottle, aims at sanitary improvements, and cites Dr. DL Porsyth on changing patterns across centuries. It also blends in a note on White Island New Zealand as a remarkable sulfur-rich island enveloped in clouds and steam vents.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a chaotic scene with unclear names and numbers. Readers should rely on full text for precise identities locations and actions referenced in this brief.
The Ann Arbor Rail row runs its annual excursion to Niagara Falls Toronto Montreal Alexandria Bay and Quebec this Thursday. August special train leaves Alma with round trip to Niagara Falls priced at 5.25 dollars. Fares to Toronto 2.00, to Alexandria Bay 7.60, to Montreal 12.00, to hee 14.90 higher than Niagara Falls.
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