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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
18
The market page shows wheat and oats prices, beans and seeds with dollar amounts, hay and straw ranges, and live stock values including pigs hogs beef cattle sheep and calfs. Dressed meats poultry hides and tallow prices are given along with butter and eggs per unit.
Fire broke out in the hay loft of Clint Nelson's horse barn on his big farm one mile north of Elwell on Friday evening December 13. Neighbors and local fire fighters prevented spread to the granary and other stock barns. A large straw stack twenty feet away was saved after being wetted down. Horses were removed. harness wagons and buggies burned. Loss about $2,000 with $800 insured.
A biography of Jose Canalejas y Mendes detailing his thirty five year public life starting at eighteen, his rise in the Spanish Liberal and Democratic movements, editorship of Heraldo, and ascent to prime minister in 1910 under King Alfonso XIII. The piece covers his radical beginnings, agricultural advocacy, opposition to aristocracy, and his assassination amid strikes and Rif War tensions. It notes his leadership of the Democratic party and his controversial stance perceived as a turn from old order.
The commerce court created under Taft will likely end with the administration. Congress funded its expenses only up to March 4 after a conference with the president. If Taft is reelected Democrats would have supported its continuation, but the final law kept judges in office in the U S circuit. Ostrich farming in Rhodesia grows, with wild birds now common across the country.
State Master Charles M. Gardner of Massachusetts sets a Grange Platform at Worcester outlining aims for agricultural support through legislation education and cooperation. The platform urges rural leadership within and beyond state councils to improve rural life foster youth development and sustain lasting community service through practical local action.
The National Grange at Columbus Ohio unanimously condemned Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson for serving as honorary president of the National Brewers' congress. The resolution called for disapproval of his action, cited beer production trends, and noted support for temperance. Copies were to be sent to Secretary Wilson and President Taft.
The guide emphasizes feeding hens twice daily, providing exercise, constant fresh water, and access to crushed oyster shell. It advises early chick rearing for winter eggs, notes older birds require more feed, warns against overfattening, and recommends mite control, straw bedding, and proper flooring. It also covers egg handling, molt risks, and turkey market readiness.
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