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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1907
Page
6
Practical farm advice covers siloing fodder, dairy cow gentleness, clean poultry houses, and preventive measures for winter. Emphasizes breeding, feeding, housing, and humane handling to maintain milk yield, piglets, colts, sows, and general farm efficiency.
A rural notice promotes building a square silo for green fodder, detailing costs, construction tips, and pressure considerations. It suggests using local logs and simple joinery, warns on proper ventilation, and emphasizes durable joints, with tangential advice on harness care, milk quality, and general farm management.
Farmers urged to prevent drops in milk by timely supplemental feeding and adapting forage. Green clover, fodder corn, and silage prove effective in keeping cows fed as pasture wanes, reducing production dips.
The Storrs agricultural experiment station reports on covered milk pails reducing dirt and bacteria in milking. Bulletins show that coverage helps in any stable, design matters less than practicality, strainer desirability depends on device, and dirt entry raises germ content and lowers milk keeping quality.
Farmers advised to feed fodder corn to cows now and plan fall calvings for profitability. Emphasizes keeping calves healthy, warming barns for winter, and avoiding overmilking and oily butter by using clean wholesome feed like cabbage and potatoes.
An article argues that dairy experience gains value only with an active, analytical farmer. Progress comes from weighing milk, testing cows, and selecting the best for breeding. The author cites Farmers' Review on how thoughtful study expands a farmer’s circle and earnings.
An 19th century piece argues dairy quality dictates butterfat yield from the same feed. It notes some breeds excel in dairy work due to lineage and breeding, urging farmers to study cause and effect when choosing cattle over beef breeds for milk.
The Wastration displays a round concrete barn by J A Gaskill Greene County Indiana costing about $1000. Gaskill made the blocks himself reducing cash outlay. The barn spans 70 feet diameter from font to center dome with 14 foot side walls and runs a continuous stall area for 60 cattle and eight horses.
A garbled summary of U S farming data cites 10,435,219 farmers and 6,729,087 farms with billions in value. It notes production feeding 84 million Americans and exporting large wheat and corn amounts to foreign buyers, with several monetary figures distorted by OCR errors.
A survey of young girl bags and purses shows clear style divides from adult designs. Leather, notably pigskin, remains favored for morning use with compact shapes, trims, and practical compartments.
Readers share travel mishaps and chance encounters from distant places. A New England voyage prompts a Quebec bridge disaster memory. a Saguenay canoe tale leads to a minister and a Siam missionary. A Week Westmoreland memorial to 1841 wasps ends with a wasp hunt. A German officer drives a stripped motor through Africa to Swakopmund, leaving only the chassis.
Baskets for the table have evolved from simple fruit holders to decorative works. Turkey and pumpkin, swan, peacock, chicken, eagle, and even billiard table shapes are offered. Some are custom ordered and sent to Europe, especially Germany, with prices ranging five to twenty five dollars.
A charming blouse novelty from a well known designer features soft pink tones in delicate weave. The bodice and sleeves use double folds from girdle to back, with plaited cuffs extending to the wrists and a high neck with lace edged collar.
A detailed description of a matron’s bodice ready for sewing. It describes the front fastening, back hooks, V neck, lace collar, tucked fronts, bound edges, and back detailing. Materials listed include 3% yards of fabric, lace, silk, and lining.
A damaged lace article shows embroidery cut out and applied on biscuit colored ground, featuring grape motifs and vine wares. Similar treatment given to a damaged piece with sinew groundwork, suggesting striped nets could be more used and enhanced by color accents on the pattern.
A collage of fashion notes discusses slit-coat styles with half way slits and braiding, a dainty cutaway coat, and edge detailing for elegance. It also covers dairy advice on extracting butterfat with hand separators, frost effects on fans, and color trends mixing verdigris and rust yellow for metallic finishes in fabrics and accessories.
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