A Dairyman Proposal for Year Round Stable Housing
A dairy guide argues against yard access for cows year round and favors a shared central pen with limited stalls for milking. It includes a floor plan from Illinois Agricultural College showing a 35 by 52 foot barn space, a longitudinal manger, milking stalls, gates, and centralized grain feeding. In a 33 cow herd the approach aims to maximize freedom, exercise, and orderly milking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toard
Ilinois Agricultural College
Economy in Farm Stock Purchase Debate by George Plummer
In a discussion from American Cultivator, George Plummer of Penobscot County Maine argues that true economy hinges on animal quality. He cites two cows at 20 and 50 dollars, noting profits of 30 and 75 dollars, and asserts higher quality stock yields greater long term returns despite higher upfront cost. He criticizes scrub sires and low-bred stock, warns Maine farmers lose value, and urges selecting productive animals even at higher initial price to avoid national rural decline.
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Maine
Brighton
George Plummer
Penobscot County
Not All Cows Alike: Profit and the Dairy Herd
Professor B. H. Rawl argues the herd should prune unproductive cows. A dairy operation should use milk yield and fat output, via milk sheets and tests, to compute monthly profit per cow after deducting maintenance costs.
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B. H. Rawi
Care of Cream Promotes Quality in Creameries
Superintendent Mitchell at Meeting of Eastern Dairymen's Association urges proper cleaning and handling. Emphasizes milk cleanliness, use of hand separators, prompt creaming, and insulated cans to prevent contamination and spoilage. Warns that poor delivery and sun exposure degrade butter quality and profits.
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Mitchell
Eastern Dairymen's Association
Dairy Wisdom In Brief From Kaosas Dairyman
A Kaosas dairyman tested sixteen cows, finding eight profitable and eight unprofitable. He warns bettering the cow rather than the herd, noting calves must keep growing or they lose money. He urges proper shelter, careful doors and gates, and avoiding exposure that drains cows for a costly winter.
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Kaosas
Rome
Cooperative creamery success hinges on many parts says dairy inspector
Minnesota dairy inspector Winkjer emphasizes team effort behind creameries. He highlights the buttermaker, farmer involvement, and especially herd improvement. A simple yearly cow-by-cow record using a scale and memo book can reveal which cows profit or lose money, guiding better culling and financial gains.
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Winkjer
Minnesota
NGA
Milk Cleaning Methods for Dairy Equipment
Proper dairy hygiene emphasizes rinsing with cold water before washing with steam or boiling water. Scrub with a brush, dry in a clean airy place, and avoid milk accumulation in seams. Use minimal cloths to prevent contamination and keep surfaces free of lint.
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Lees Dacterti
Fatsitytan Pedigrees and Honest Certificates
A Frail excerpt from the Friesian Register laments that treet fire depends on truthful men who issue pedigrees and certificates of breeding. It notes directors have kept their transactions free from tampering, praising honesty in registry practices.
Herd of docile cattle noted for easy handling
A reader describes tending a herd of cattle as more pleasant than rough, torn and kicking stock. The animals are intelligent, well reared, and easy to manage, with low stress handling highlighted.
Stabling Dairy Cows and Covered Yard Advantages
Professor Erf of Kansas State Agricultural College proposes a covered yard system for dairy cows. A cheap roofing covered yard leads to a milking stable where cows are milked nightly and fed inside and in the yard. Benefits include low cost, daily bedding, direct manure removal, cleaner cows, and reduced labor, with germ growth noted around dairy facilities as a caution.
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Erf
Dairy Department
Kansas State Agricultural College
Kansas Experiment Station
Feeding the Milk Maker and Dairy Feed Advice
An article argues dairy cows need high quality green feed and proper silage for peak milk production. It discusses the value of calf meals, warns on price vs. value, and outlines a cost effective alternative ration using oat meal corn meal ground tax seed and water soaked for twelve hours advice for calves from birth onward.
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C. W. Melick
Kimball
Dairy Farmer
Special Homeseeker's Excursions Expand to Five States
The program offers tours on the first and third Tuesdays of each month departing Chicago via Scenic Route and St. Louis via Iron Mountain Route and El Paso. Trips run to Missouri Arkansas Texas Louisiana and Mexico for home seekers.
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Chicago
St. Louis
el Paso
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Mexico
Humphreys Veterinary Specifics Advertised for Home and Farm
An old medical ad promotes Humphreys Veterinary Specifics for animals including cows sheep dogs and poultry. It lists various conditions and remedies and claims to prevent miscarriages and other ailments. The copy mentions druggists and a mail order book from Humphreys Medicine Co New York.
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Humphrese’ Medicine Co
Car
Wiliam and
Jobe
New York
Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar and Burdock Blood Hitters
Advertises Burdock Blood Hitters as a national cure for dyspepsia and purifying the blood, and Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar as a pleasant safe liquid cold cure for children. Claims superior cough syrup action and suitability for coughs colds croup whooping cough and bronchial ailments in all ages. Sold by Geo Sharrar.
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Geo. Sharrar
Dean’s Regulars Deliver Mild Yet Effective Results
A reader from Altoona Pennsylvania notes positive effects with Dean’s Regulars. The letter claims the product acts mildly and regulates bowels effectively, citing George B Krause of 306 Walnut Ave as the contributor.
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Dean
Geo. B. Krause
Walnut Ave
Altoona
Imitation Celery Teas Warned By Celery King Ad
A cautious warning against taking imitation celery teas when seeking Celery King medicine. The notice stresses the teas are bought and urges choosing Ce King priced at 25 cents for reliability and value.
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Detroit
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Erica Se
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Toledo
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Len
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B.J
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
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Canton, Ohio
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W. T. Davies
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