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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
7
Rufus TR. Libbey details a home built siphon using three quarter inch galvanized pipe with threaded joints and lead to seal. It lifts water 18 to 22 feet from a well into a trough about 100 yards away and 64 feet below the water level. A valve at A secures the fill, a float valve at B controls supply, and a chamber holds three to four gallons for two weeks of operation.
Instructions on cleaning dairy utensils and churning gear with cold and hot water. Emphasizes rinsing, scalding, draining, and avoiding odors in the dairy. Includes notes on using an oillcloth to protect the churn area. Discusses selecting and feeding cows, milking hygiene, and straining milk promptly to prevent contamination.
A Farmers' Voice note explains why churn times vary and offers practical tips. It recommends using a thermometer, aims for 58 to 60 degrees for typical cream, and notes variations by cow breed, feed, sweetness, and room temperature. It also covers effects of cream age and churn design on optimal temperature.
A concise to master calf muzzle described in Farm and Home. Cut a scantling 3 by 3 by MW inches with three evenly spaced holes, tie a one inch strap over the calf’s nose, and fit two wooden horns about 14 inches long into the holes. A practical, inexpensive device for keeping calves calm and controlled.
Mothers possess vital information for daughters and should guide them through puberty using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from Miss Good and Miss Goop recount irregular menses, anxiety, and fatigue improving after using the remedy, highlighting its perceived benefits for young women in Seattle in 1899 and 1900.
Daily milk timing and cleanliness tips emphasize thorough milking, proper technique, and a math minded dairy to maximize profit. Historic butter making recalls churning, washing, salting, and drying butter to prints, noting advances but pride in past methods.
The market notes strong demand for dairy cows despite hay scarcity. Vendors report prices holding, with many buyers willing to pay premium for well bred cattle. Some traders forecast continued appetite for quality stock in urban markets.
In British home trade 7,000 sailing vessels and 2,800 steamers are engaged, while abroad sailing ships number 1,700 to about 4,000 steamers. London county council once barred shouting hawkers of newspapers but the rule is not enforced.
The writer extols Western Canada for farming comfort and abundant game. He notes white-tailed ducks, mallards, snipe and deer, wapiti, and moose in marshy lands, with farmland markets and fresh eggs at “uncivilized prices.” A short rail trip brings settlers, wildlife, and coastal waves, while Canadian Government agents offer settlement particulars.
An authority in a medical journal notes that fifty years ago a very tall British woman stood five feet seven inches. Today height averages range from five feet six inches to five feet ten inches, indicating a broader, slightly shorter average for the group.
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