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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
5
A ditch cleaner used with a road scraper transfers earth from aide ditches up the grade so the scraper can reach. It resembles a snow plow with a vertical left side forming a landslide effect, and a beveled long plowshare face with a reel. The device shifts earth from the ditch to the right of the point, as illustrated, and is adjustable.
Instructions outline building a large underground cistern with a central filtering bucket. It describes digging an arch and neck, adding a shallow filtering cistern holding 10 to 16 barrels, and a perforated five to six gallon bucket fitted with a lifting bale and flange. A three inch sewer tie seals the bucket to the cistern, materials like brick charcoal slate and sand provide slow filtration, and the system allows washing without disturbing stored water.
Instructions describe preparing a lee house with sawdust, footwear, and an apron from grain sacks. Emphasizes freezing ice solidly, avoiding heavy lifting, and using two strong men with short tongs rather than a crane. Recommends ice blocks six to eight inches thick if well packed.
A summary urging farmers to repair and maintain dirt roads to prevent water damage. Key advice includes keeping water off the road, turning water off in ditches, and using a split jog drag to move surplus dirt to the center. Drags should be used after thaw and after each rain to prevent ruts and keep roads usable all season.
Historical notes report that oil sprayed on macadam roads in Liverpool cut dust and improved surface cleanliness. Creosote with resin produced the cleanest finish. creosote with tallow had the least odor. Texas crude oil gave the longest lasting results. drying time and fewer loose stones followed sprinkling.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent sketches a stile used over a four and a half foot wire fence across fields. Side pieces seven feet long are embedded, with steps and a hand rail built on one side. Also notes mittens fashioned from old woolen trousers outperform leather for handling tee. Ventilation and drainage are essential to good Ice Louse.
Brockraiseer reports fixed feeding racks are more convenient and economical than movable ones. An illustration from a Prairie Farmer correspondent shows the rack permanently set with cornerposts driven into the ground and bottom sides built. The reader says he feeds each year in the same lot and prefers fixed racks for efficiency.
Proper milking hygiene matters. Dust from feed and brushing increases bacteria in the milk, while damp wiping of the flank and udder reduces contamination. Stripping cows dry may reduce bacteria for the next milking, but leaving some strippings behind can raise counts.
A group of patrons voted to discontinue payment based on butterfat test. Despite some herds proving unprofitable, owners did not cull cows. They returned to paying by weight, forcing enlightened neighbors to subsidize profits and cover deficiencies. The practice persists in poorer dairy areas with high priced milk.
Keeping cows clean hinges on adjusting stable features. Shorten or lengthen standing doors and platforms so droppings fall beyond the area, and tailor tying arrangements to each cow. Proper setup allows consistent cleanliness through winter.
The article discusses feed quality for dairy farms and the impact on butter and dairy product salt content. It warns against warming milk with animal heat to avoid fetid odors and bacterial growth. It notes farm dairy herds average three to four cows and mentions fattening value of roots and forage for wether lambs.
Prof D. South of Michigan Agricultural College stresses the dairy sector needs larger herds, improved care and feed, and broader use of business methods. He urges urgent adoption of practical farming practices to boost efficiency and productivity.
The article outlines Jersey cow judging criteria focusing on health, constitution, depth of body, capacious barrel, udder shape, teats, and milk veins. It recommends using American Jersey cattle club point scales and practical tests like a Babcock tester to assess milk quantity and fat percentage, noting ancestry matters and the universality of good jerseys across families.
A dairy reports the installation of a non suction milking device using pressure on the teats to draw milk from 12 cows at a time. Witnesses praised thorough milking, easier release of the udder, no need for hand stripping, no drying off, and reduced power. The system claims improved cleanliness, absence of rubber tubing, and softness of pressure with no body harness.
Speculation on soaring creameries overlooks key facts says Hoards Dairyman. The cow, not the creamery, supplies butter. rising cow populations yield fewer heifer calves. milk demand draws cows from butter making. cow growth at five percent yearly means 20 years to double. Dairy progress weed out unprofitable cows, while population grows faster than cows, keeping per capita milk and butter use high and prices healthy.
A milking bench described as one foot high at the rear and two feet long. The front end is raised by the crotch board one inch from the ground. The seat sits four inches above the ground.
The text discusses bench construction with a main platform and optional cleats to secure the pall. A Prairie farmer says the top is perfectly flat and warns against pall detachment. It also mentions butter flavor arising from imperfect cleansing of buttermilk.
This long compendium offers farming tips from a historical rural voice. It covers winter farm tasks, livestock care, soil and crop practices, poultry feed, shelter design, salt and lime use, tree planting, and notes on dairy and sheep operations. It also touches on education, orchard protection, and the Birkeland experiments in nitrogen from air.
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