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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
11
A historical note on dairy cattle, focusing on Dutch Belted stock and the water intake for milk production. Discusses udder conformation, size, and fore udder development as factors in dairy value, alongside ornamental significance. Mentions measurements of water consumption and seasonal warmth effects on milk yield.
A dairy expert urges careful water management for cows few factors raise intake. He notes high water use ties to milk production and dry feed consumption. Deep wells are ideal when possible. otherwise tanks suffice. In cold climates tank water should be heated to 50 60 degrees before cows drink. Continuous oversight prevents neglect of this vital task.
A Kansas Farmer argues against discarding aging dairy cows. He cites Maid Henry, a Holstein at Kansas State University, as proof older cows can remain valuable for offspring even if milk production declines. He warns farmers sell too-old cows too cheaply, noting younger cows of inferior breeding bring higher prices.
The article argues sour cream tests differ from sweet cream when weighed. It asserts weighing a sample yields identical results for both flavors, noting sour cream requires slightly more weight to equal a given measure. It contrasts old measurement methods with modern weighing to ensure fair testing at creameries.
The article advises keeping cream near 65 degrees in winter and the churn room at a similar temperature, using a reliable thermometer. It warns against freezing cream for best butter and notes issues with cows giving inconsistent milk or cleanliness affecting milking and quality.
By A Harding from the dairy bacteriology department discusses how cow cleanliness affects milk quality. It notes certified milk as the cleanest real-world standard, and explains that purebred sires influence herd traits including milk color and quality, citing Tay Fort's Cream Cup, a purebred Guernsey cow.
The article stresses reducing contamination by properly designed milk parlors with covered pails, clean stalls, bedding, currying, and brushing. It notes small time and cost yields large returns for cleanliness. It recommends a grain mix of cornmeal, cottonseed meal, dried grains, and gluten, fed at one pound per three pounds of milk.
A leaky tent side often dries only after repeated mending. The text advises applying reflection daily to slow the leak and then using a scratch across the hole in two directions to seal the sore. The guidance is presented as a practical farm journal tip.
The article offers poultry husbandry tips focusing on grinding grit, safe grain feeding, regular cleaning of dropping boards, lice and mite control, disinfectants, and dust bath powders. It stresses keeping flocks dry, isolating illness, ensuring ample fresh air, avoiding drafts, and maintaining clean, unfrozen water supplies.
The Kansas Farmer argues incubators replace hens for hatching and timing. Large plants and fancy poultrymen favor machine hatching, enabling early chicks in January or February. hens still lay eggs but lack control over hatch timing. The piece contrasts nature’s timing with commercial efficiency.
Two Rhode Island varieties, Rhode Island Red and Rome comb, share standard requirements with Plymouth Rocks though differing in back shape and carriage. They are rich red, attractive birds, good for market fowls and egg production. smaller than Rocks. The illustration shows a red cock Teland Red.
A fragmentary discussion contrasts natural nesting with incubators. The speaker notes hens struggle to stay on nests in late winter or early spring, while incubators offer reliability enabling control over timing and eggs.
Describes an attractive exterior of rough faced brick up to first story sill line with rough cast above and Washington timber details. Two story house with four chambers and a rear sleeping porch, dimensions 34 by 82 feet 4 inches, full basement. First story and second story finishes listed, floors of bireh or maple, cost to build $6,800 excluding heating and plumbing.
In a chancery action, Edward G. Bement and Leroy B. Harris are named as defendants with unknown living status and addresses. The court orders their appearance by June 10, 1915 and publication of the notice in Alma Record. The suit seeks to quiet and remove clouds from the title to lands described as parts of sections 23 and 26 in township 12 N range 2 W Michigan.
The order directs the complainant to publish a copy of the bill in the Alma Record within twenty days and weekly for six weeks or serve the defendant, Joseph H Drexler, personally at least twenty days before appearance. Kelley Arl countersigned Register In Chancery and C G Tuttle is solicitor for the complainant in Ithaca Michigan 1875.
In the Matter of the Estate of George Farrough deceased in Gratiot County Ithaca hearing scheduled for April 24 next at ten o clock in the forenoon. Claims against the estate must be presented to the Probate Court and public notice is given via Alma Record for publication weeks prior to the hearing. Judge to Probate Belle Jenne Clerk of Probate.
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