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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1906
Page
3
Fragments list meetings for Jobewood Camp No 41 K of A and other associations including Michigan G A R, Hawley, W R C No 184, Weiss Co No 4, and various lodges with dates in month and quarter hours. Also notes December American Boy Christmas issue praised as a winner with skating front cover.
Notice to taxpayers that the city of Alma opens the tax rolls at the City Clerk's office from 4 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on a specified day. All taxes paid by January 9 incur no additional percentage. after that date a four percent penalty is added. City Treasurer J. A. Baker oversees the collection.
Pere Marquette ticket agents offer Christmas holiday and New Year travel sales. Christmas sale runs December 4 and 25 with return by January 7 1907. New Year sale runs January 1 with return by January 2 1907. Ask agents for details.
An old health advisory links dyspepsia to weakness and nervous illness and promotes Mi-o-ns as a remedy. It claims indigestion distress after meals warrants taking Mi-o-ns, promising strength for the digestive system and unlimited eating without distress. Charles Rhodes supposedly guarantees a cure or payment back.
Public notice from Michigan probate court in Pehines county regarding the estate of Marews King and Zilpha King deceased. Effie M. Kojer petitions for determination of legal heirs and heirs of real estate. Hearing set for January something at ten o'clock at the county seat office. Publication in AiMa KRCOD for three weeks prior. Judge AAG S. SKATER, Probate Judge.
In Ohio Farmer a writer condemns the drive to “feed only what you raise” as wasteful and harmful. He cites farms where lack of shelter or feed leads to poor profits, and shares experience shifting to mixing home grown crops with bought inputs to raise feed quality and value. He notes milk cooling and proper churning as key to efficiency.
The article extols purebred Holstein Friesians as the top profiters in average conditions. It cites Abner Van Hooser of Port Fyrou and quotes dairy advocates on herd quality, feeding, and selective culling as keys to high scoring, productive herds.
A correspondent outlines a cow stall design for small spaces with no box stall. It uses a short platform so droppings fall over the edge, a low rack for feed, and a trough nose area. Built on earth or rock, it relies on packed earth and straw litter to keep the area clean.
Missouri dairy commissioner Washburn blasted creamery practices at the National Creamery Buttermakers conference in Kansas City. He condemned separator agents and managers for poor cream and bad butter, urging accountability for both farm and factory.
Dr W Huntington reports Holstein milk contains finer fat globules tightly mixed with solids, making it superior for all uses of whole milk. Jersey milk is deemed unsuitable for condensing due to churn tendency and separation in the stomach leading to indigestible curds.
An editorial urges diarymen to value pedigreed sires and avoid wasteful spending. It cites W J Gillett arguing for superior stock and notes three New Jersey trials showing alfalfa hay yields higher net gains in milk and butter than purchased feeds, with cowpea hay and soy bean sillage discussed for feeding value.
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