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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
3
Using modern instruments and knowledge from three optical colleges with diplomas, plus six years of practical experience including work with a leading eye surgeon in Illinois, Sheldon promises perfect satisfaction with no guesswork. He now offers tests at a private office two doors south of Stone Hotel.
An article urges sturdy effort in farm water systems, warning against tanks left exposed to sun or cold. It describes tank shelters as crucial, notes design features from Forest Grove, and details a 6x9 foot shelter with a concrete base, 2x4 frame, roof, and built in heater access. It emphasizes keeping water above freezing in winter and cool in summer, plus easy cleaning to prevent filth.
Mr Critchfield secretary of the Pennsylvania board of agriculture explains a castration frame used to safely castrate old boars. The frame holds the animal, secures the hind leg, and allows access for the operation with antiseptics. The Farmers' Voice supports his claim of no losses due to castration from his career as a stockman.
A Farm and Home correspondent argues hogs should stay clean to prevent cholera, recommends a two by eight foot trough for washing, and drainage to remove field overflow. The writer, with 20 years in California slaughter, prefers cooked feed and wheat over alfalfa or barley for fattening hogs.
Practical advice on hog care including nasal rings for piglets to control rooting and weaning, straw in sheep pens for cleanliness, and evaluating hog feeding. Notes on New Zealand sheep and lamb consumption versus exports, shade needs for hog pastures, pork production costs, sheep drinking habits, and signs of overfeeding in hay and silage.
The article outlines best practices for pigeon loft design and maintenance. It stresses dry, windproof spaces free of crevices, clean conditions, and ample sand and millet. It notes the value of young birds, the need for vigor, and that squabs fetch higher prices when well fed. roosting on shelves is preferred, and price differences between dark and white squabs are noted.
A readable note explains that in poultry houses where a Platform for roosts is desirable the accompanying plan will likely suggest a scheme valuable to improve roosting and overall coop design. The item emphasizes practical benefits for poultry facilities and potential implementation.
A simple roost platform on four legs stands about 18 inches high to suit heavy breeds. Lighter fowls can use a higher level. Roosts rest on two 2x4s attached to the platform with hinges so the roost can be raised for easy cleaning, notes Prairie Farmer.
Skim milk supports laying hens and honey has shipping advantages over comb. Ducks and geese notes advise two seasons and daily meals on grass. Propolis removal with gasoline or kerosene shown while neat equipment wins. Early pullet laying improves with separate cockerel yarding and hens prefer nest hay to sand. Shade aids comfort in heat.
Practical advice instructs to pour kerosene on a clogged bee smoker and ignite it to soften carbon deposits. When burned, the top tilts back and the deposit loosens, allowing easy scraping. After burning out, the material shrinks into a scale that can detach from the tin.
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