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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
7
Description and diagram of an efficient cattle manger suitable for any age or size. Notes on keeping feed clean. Dimensions given as about 4 feet wide 4 feet high and 12 to 16 feet long. Suggests making a longer version for easier feeding and less waste. Includes preference for dehorned cattle if not too large.
A farmer details timber needs for a manger including two by four and two by two stock, sixteen foot lengths, a top mil a and dovetailed bottom, rungs spaced 16 to 18 inches apart, auger holes in sills and top rails, and a solid bottom. One leg sixteen feet long, twenty inches in diameter, suffices for a day's work.
An Agricultural Epitomist note warns that warm milk absorbs odors more readily than cold milk. Experiments show warm milk picks up manure scents and cow urine odors quickly, urging dairymen to remove milk from stables promptly to avoid tainting flavor.
The article discusses milk density by quart, gallon, and cubic foot, noting estimates of 2 to 2.15 pounds per quart and calculating weights per volume. It mentions cream content affecting weight and references scientific basins and measurements.
Reports from Moptragsy detail a tragedy where a child of Christopher Myera drank from a bottle of color and died in agony. A physician arrived but could not save the child. Some cheaper butter colors are said to contain arsenic, though manufacturers claim they are harmless.
A farmer explains calf rearing as a profitable option when milk and cream prices are weak. Calves kept eight to ten months fetch 20 to 35 dollars, with some sold for breeding or $40 for an exceptional six to ten month animal. Dairy products can offset mother cow feed, and recent trials yielded 260.55 dollars from ten calves plus cream and butter value.
A collection notes varied facts from long hair and beards to New Mexico population by sex, cobbled Stone Street paving in 1657, Japanese use of American baseball terms, an ancient marriage proposal brick, a Brooklyn boy swallowing wood pulp, fortification lessons favoring earth and sand bagging in siege lines, and the harmless shelling theory of earthen batteries.
A reader advises tying a rope from the cattle horn to a point two feet from the rail to catch on the fence if the animal jumps. The method is said to deter fence jumping after a few attempts and has worked on a large bull, according to S. Dole in Farm and Home.
A Chicago Inter Ocean account recalls a North side car scene where a conductor argues over a coin with a woman. She realizes the coin is a five dollar gold piece after peering in the tunnel light, while other riders watch and a bystander grins. The conductor jokes about his oratory as he continues collecting nickels.
In a New York subway car a young woman, lost in reverie, hands foulard samples and money to a conductor while her gaze remains distant. The conductor, a middle aged man, asks for the address on a ticket as chatter and grins ripple through the car.
Henry Lamm of Sedalia amused attendees at a Missouri Bar reception when he joked about carrying a dry paper to read at tomorrow's meeting. He recalled a Texas joke about two dirty collars and shared the punch line in light humor.
Carter Medicine Company secures a final injunction with costs against Chicago Label and Box Company for simulating Carter's Little Liver Pills labels. The case, pursued for five years, marks a major victory for proprietary brands and impacts druggists and printers nationwide.
Ania Pennsylvania reports Mr. Jane, once a leading barber in Philadelphia, has returned to his native town Mountville to pursue hedge artistry. The piece notes his high regard in Philadelphia and hints at local opportunity in Mountville Clarion.
The New York Tribune notes soft ribbons in taft textures with corded and hemstitched details. Rosettes and sash-like belts dominate hat trims and belts while fringed ribbons, rosettes, and decorative wings rise in favor for spring and summer wear with flowers and bold colors leading the season.
Practical tips for dairy farming cover pasture turning, hay feeding, and shelter. Emphasizes not leaving cows out in rain, careful feeding changes to avoid scours, and keeping costs around seven cents per day per cow while ensuring good manure offsets shelter and labor costs. Also notes turnips can flavor milk if fed at improper times and stresses milking discipline to minimize flavor transfer.
A comic dialogue from a Philadelphia press snippet features a farm cat and dog debating a hen's odd behavior. The cat asks aloud if something is wrong with the hen, while the dog predicts she will hunt. The exchange hints at a prankish hen delaying laying eggs amid holiday preparations.
A Washington Indy ad seeks a colored woman for general house work after a kitchen helper leaves. The first applicant, a stylish mulatto damsel, claims no cooking or washing ability and finally reveals she can dust only, prompting the householder to exasperation.
The Big Four and the . O. will sell round trip excursion tickets to Washington at one fare for the round trip on May 19 20 and 21. For maps and rates contact J C Tucker G N A 34 Clark St Chicago. Misspent time is never repaid Chicago Jemovrat.
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