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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1912
Page
8
A writer argues that sheep on farms are the most neglected stock yet return higher profits relative to cost. Personal experience from a long farming life notes sheep require little winter feed, praise for Down breeds, and suggests improving health via pine tar treatments and a muzzle to deter bot fly grubs.
A neighbor’s two April farrow Chester White pigs fed wheat middlings milk scraps and pasture reached 150 to 175 pounds by seven months, while littermates fed pasture then corn stayed 65 to 70 pounds. The well cared for hogs yielded nearly $10 more in pork value, despite not consuming extra feed.
Observations on concrete floors for hog houses describe minimal bedding, warmth from an underfloor seal, and need for ventilation. Practices include disinfection with airslaked lime, use of a dipping tank for lice, periodic spraying, and keeping bedding dry. Emphasis on mineral matter, shade in summer, and careful housing conditions.
In London after a spell of dry weather road surfaces of wood and asphalt polish to a high sheen. Victoria Street and Piccadilly shine under lamps as cars pass, leaving the center of streets remarkably clean with debris blown to gutters. The Ebony Way of Paris is compared to London which is becoming dustless on main roads due to extensive tarting, especially in Kent and along the south coast, with broad tarring up through the midlands and to the north. Lord Montague notes the improvement in the highway systems and the relief it brings to users of the roads.
The article notes Frankfort’s purchase and restoration of medieval buildings to preserve harmony around City Hall. Copenhagen awards yearly prizes to architects who create beautiful structures matching old streets. Düsseldorf builds monumental business structures for the German steel trust and Tietz department store, adorned with art. Frankfort completes an expo hall for 15,000, hosting exhibitions, conventions, and concerts, promising economic and cultural returns. Munich follows with a permanent expo complex including a theater, auditorium, exhibit hall, and summer garden for concerts.
New Dust Layer in Leeds England uses granular calcium chloride on a macadam road. After sweeping the surface, two applications totaling about one half pound per yard were made on successive evenings. U S Vice Consul Taylor observed four weeks in July and August with no dust nuisance and storms did not disturb the material.
A grieving father, watching his daughter marry the man of her choice, declares to a wedding guest that daughters leaving home for marriage is a solemn moment for all fathers. The squire agrees, underscoring the gravity of family ties and new alliances.
Rev William H Mason will preach at First Presbyterian Xenia next Sunday at both services inviting Alma residents. Ladies Aid meets Sept 24 with Mrs John Chick. St Marys Alma High Mass 10 30, instructions for children 10 00. St Louis Low Mass 8 00. German Lutheran at U B church next Sunday Sept 22 sermon by Rev A Sauer of Saginaw. Installaton of Rev C Waidelich as next pastor. Alma Military Band concert Saturday evening. Wright Brown sale next Saturday offering framed masterpieces at 50c.
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