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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1906

Page

8

Dairy Formful Proof Of Jersey Bull Hector Marigold

A dairy form argument supports Jersey bull Hector Marigold as a strong sire. At under six years, he has sixty promising daughters with butter fat records from 3.5 to 14.5 pounds in seven days, and his weight is about 1,740 pounds. His breeding links to Melia Ann line and Ida Marigold through Stoke Pogis, with Grace Marigold noted for 20 pounds 1 ounce of butter in seven days for two years and three months.

Hector Marigoll Hector Marigold Melia Ann Ida Marigold Stoke Pogis Prospect Grace Marigold

Swine Industry and Market Trends in Minnesota

The article discusses swine production, market prices at local auctions, and the advantages of crossbreeding to improve hog quality. It notes the influence of soil and climate on carcass quality, the concept of heat tolerance and vigor from bacon type breeds, and advises Minnesota stockmen to upgrade herds with strong genetic lines. It also reports M Mr Udell suffering a severe horse-related injury, with doctors hopeful for recovery.

Beety Bute Betoe Gaye Tag Porrudisms Ant Prine Tribartary St. Paul Everage Mirmer Minnesota Corn J. Ferguson Minnesota Live Stock Brewer Association

New Industry: Making Milk Powder Expands Dairy Business

A new process to make milk powder from skim or whole milk, using hot rollers to create a dry sheet, then powder, could open a fresh income stream for dairies. Hundreds of machines operate in Europe and America. price and equipment costs may keep prices high, but powder offers long shelf life and use in ships, tropical regions, and by bakers.

Europe America

Prominent Milking Shorthorn Breeding Push Gains Support

An editorial praises the Milking Shorthorn breed as a farmer's cow of the continent and supports American efforts to improve cattle. It discusses breed versatility for beef and dairy, the need for selective feeding and weighing, and the argument that consistent care yields better returns for the breeding program.

Buttermaking guidelines from early 1900s trials

Instructions on butter production detailing when to stop churning to achieve bean sized granules, draining buttermilk, washing with warm water, and salting per pound of butter. Notes mention an ordinary barrel churn and a visit by Mr and Mrs Earl Smith of St Louis for Decoration Day exercises.

E. H. Webster Mrs. Earl Smith St. Louis

Sethon Family and School Entertainment Recital

Mr and Mrs J B Jarvis visited relatives Friday and the school held a Friday afternoon recital with many participants. Mesdames Lucy Wilcox and Mamie Gardner visited Alma recently. An entertainment at the school Friday night drew a crowded house and featured a long program of recitations songs and dialogues by numerous local students and a flag drill.

J.B. Jarvis Price Mesdames Lucy Wilcox Mamie Gardner Alma Meryl Stuckey Cadillas Oace Lesby Ouy Miss Carr J. O O.gardner Lottie Moree Nora Foed Cloude Troub Katies Good Panay Alta Earl Wilcox Janes McWilliams Michigan Julia

Town Women Assist Cryptic Cheese Exchange

A polite salesman and a girl debate the word lovely as the lively Ellmore women armed with brooms and buckets sweep through town. Believing the phrase mocks living charm the crowd pressures shopkeepers until cash changes hands for church funds. The prank unfolds as the Enthusiastic Workers band of a Congregational chapter leads the ruse.

Ellmore

Sunday Excursion To Toledo By Ann Arbor RR

Sunday excursion set for Jame 17th by Ann Arbor Railroad with a special train leaving Alma at 6 42 a m and returning from Toledo at 6 36 p m Tickets sold in Alma Owosso and Ann Arbor for round trips at 1 50 Low rates apply for Toledo and Owosso trips via the round trip option

Jame Ann Arbor RR Toledo Alma Owosso Ann Arbor

No-harm mushroom test using onion method described

A historical fragment suggests a curious onion test to distinguish edible mushrooms from toadstools by rubbing an onion and cooking. If the onion stays white the specimen is safe to eat. if it turns black the mushroom should not be consumed. The text includes an unrelated note about oats raised by Mr L H Hayt near Pasadena, California displayed in a bank window.

L. H. Hayt Tik Mid Pasadena Cal Alun State Savings’ Bank America Dra. Kennedy Kergan

Quarterly meeting closes with strong turn out and preaching

The Free Methodists closed their quarterly meeting for the conference year last Sunday evening. At the annual circuit meeting Rev. T. Flewelling was elected to represent the Alma work at the conference in Manton Michigan starting August 22. The gathering, though sparsely attended, provided refreshing grace with helpful preaching by Rev. J. A. Hudnut and left attendees wishing more people could have joined.

Brench T. Flewelling Manton Mich Eller J. A. Hudnut

Feeding the Milk Maker and Cow Nutrition in Dry Periods

A fragmented report discusses how inadequate feeding, especially during key growth stages, can stunt dairy cows. It notes that starvation or insufficient food may arrest development of udder and fertility, with references to experiments at the South Carolina station showing firmer butter when cottonseed meal is fed heavily. It cites dairymen who lament hay that tastes good but lacks nourishment for strong milk production.

Alwaya Burge Gownney Dany South Carolina

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