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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
3
A western wine raiser who has frequently topped the Chicago market over four decades presents a model hog house design. He stresses that a well built, clean structure is essential for good livestock, with capacity limited only by length.
A plan outlines a pen system 76 feet wide with pens six by eight feet along each side and a four foot alley between. Each pen has a gate and window, the house runs north south to admit sun from east and west, and the raised foundation provides air circulation to deter rats. No winter freezing expected with careful construction and a sleeping swine drove entering.
Instructions describe a hog house layout with open air ventilation to prevent overheating, tight doors and windows, adjustable shutters, and bedding with straw. It notes the space should fit sleeping dogs more than sows, emphasizes cleaning via targeted pen catching, and hints at arranging alleys to improve operations.
An old-fashioned agricultural note advises regular gentle feeding for ewes and lambs, using olive pulverized alum, wheat bran, and bran mixtures. It warns against keeping purebred lambs beyond six months and suggests gradual adaptation to fodder, with cautions about course feeds and potential problems from late feeding.
Prof Frank T Shutt a chemist at a Canadian experimental farm reports on how grain rations affect pork firmness and fat. Key findings show oats peas barley yield firm pork with thriftier growth, corn heavy diets soften pork and raise plein fat, soaking vs dry feed has modest effects, beans worsen quality, and exclusive corn meal diets produce very soft fat and poor growth.
An OCR fragment describes building an oak pig trough with boards 1.5 inches thick and varying widths to suit pigs. It details forming a V shape, nine divisions, and proper leveling for cleanliness, plus kennel and farm use notes.
A detailed guide on bee swarming timing based on queen cell development. It explains how bees prepare to swarm by building queen cells, the age progression to sealing, and the typical swarming window, noting June is peak and April possible if conditions permit. Observations attributed to A. H. Duff from Farmers' Voice.
Sally Fisher describes a simple coop design with a confined hen and free-ranging chicks. Daytimes use a slightly ajar screen door and a wooden top for shade and weather protection. at night both doors are closed. The roof uses matched boards with a sloped top, covered by building paper and painted, offering a cheap safe shelter.
A Sydney paper reports Australia has built the largest incubator in the world. The hothouse style setup uses steam heated ducts and a tiered rack system for 31,440 duck eggs and 14,800 hen eggs. The unit, housed in pine weather boards with corrugated iron roofing, is said to operate efficiently and produce a high hatch rate.
A pioneer plea for juvenile justice argues most delinquent slum children are bright and have not had a chance. Courts should prevent crime, not only punish, by steering youths to wholesome environments. One positive decision can shape a boy toward citizenship.
The Public Schools Character Building emphasizes habits of neatness punctuality respect for authority and attention. It argues every recitation can build character and that ethical influence arises from rightly treated studies and moral guidance in classroom life. The piece stresses elevating thoughts and altruism to benefit the general welfare beyond personal gain.
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