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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1906
Page
2
A 1920s dairy farming article argues silos and silage solve problems of stale feeding and high land costs. It claims silage preserves feed value, eases handling, and reduces manure issues, enabling one cow per four acres with land selling over four dollars an acre. It frames the silo as essential for beef and dairy profitability and farm wealth.
Professor H. B. Van Norman recommends weighing milk from every cow at each milking to identify cows with best yields. A weekly test, weighing every seventh week, could approximate total feed use and herd performance without weighing all feed daily.
A New England Ayrshire club meeting advocates uniting breed standards across countries and refining udder shape and teat placement. Article notes a Holland origin cow at Karelay Farm and highlights Missouri separators as pivotal to dairy economics, comparing separators to the grain binder in farming.
Advice on milking care stresses keeping teats soft with vaseline when rough, avoiding cracked teats that hinder milk flow. Long nails discomfort cows. milker nails should be pared. Some cows resist milkers, so switching milkers can help. Holding up milk may reduce secretion.
A producer praises Deulsh Ball Head as an early crop with eight to twelve pound heads. Early Whenlugwtadt is noted for beginners, and Early Savoy is grown for winter harvests. Savoy cabbage is hailed as superior to collards for quality, with August sowing of turnips in the same garden. A Texas exchange quote supports Savoy quality.
A Kansas Aug celebration recalls John Brown and the 1856 Potawatomi uprising at Osawatomie. The piece follows Brown’s raid, his capture of Jason Brown, his family's fates, and Jason’s escape aided by Judge Jacob, noting the enduring, mixed legacy of the anti slavery struggle.
A card claims securing the agency for Dr Colwell's Egyptian Pile Cure with a free trial and money back guarantee. It also advertises jobs at The Record office for an active lad willing to work and learn a trade, with immediate openings for quick applicants.
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