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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
3
Agricultural notes discuss whether feed changes egg quality, noting eggs may increase in number but not richness. Advice covers fencing, clipping wings, and breed choice tied to range and farmer inclination. International dairy trade, co operatives, and Danish egg imports are examined along with calf colostrum, milk feeding, and silage versus non silage milk trials.
The article stresses mothering the calf before separation to clear effete matter and aid circulation, especially if weakened. It urges giving colostrum milk immediately after birth for purgative effects and digestive readiness, warning that delaying colostrum leads to disastrous results.
A. F. Kitnkerman reports from Bent County Colorado on pasturing 600 ewes with lambs on fifty acres of alfalfa. Over three seasons bloat losses reached ten percent in one year due to inexperience, while six weeks of lambing on alfalfa reduced losses to about one percent. He notes saving at least fifteen percent more lambs than on range and lower herding costs, with lambs weighing about sixty pounds by early October.
Openness in cheese making arises when curds get too dry from high spring cooking and improper maturation. Maintain lower heat, turn curds to distribute moisture, and avoid chilling to ensure even curing. Mange in pigs is caused by Sarcoptes suis and spreads by contact. Treat by bathing and applying a sulfur carbonate potash mix daily, and consider sulfur in feed.
A historical argument challenges oleomargarine bans, citing U S Agricultural Department figures showing 4.6 million cattle slaughtered under inspection in 1899 and total 5 million including uninspected points. It notes 166 million pounds of oleomargarine produced with 142 million exported, arguing oleo oil adds little to farmers and that banning it would not hurt beef markets.
Nearly all Tange sheep suffer from scab, though early arrival may hide it. Dipping should occur on arrival and again after about ten days to prevent losses and contamination. Even in severe weather dipping under shelter is advised, followed by warm quarters. Dips such as lime sul phur tobacco and market blends are effective and help fleece quality. All farm flocks should be dipped annually for general health.
Prof. T L Haecker spoke on feeding dairy cows detailing turnips as a conditioning aid, and that silage is paused mid November to April due to insufficient silo capacity. He notes dent corn for silage, planting rates 64 to 58 pounds per acre, and soil work through June. He warns onions and garlic taint milk via oils and advises ridding pastures of them.
A fourth specimen of the takahe Notornis hochstetter, a flightless New Zealand bird, is hailed as a major ornithological event. Captured about two years ago, the bird is described as goose sized with blue breast and a large triangular pink horn beak. The first three specimens appeared in 1849 1851 1879 and the latest one is said to be the finest yet with a $1500 offer.
The markable elevated railroad nears completion with operation underway for months. Cars hang from a single rail by motor trucks on car roofs powered by electricity. Each car holds 60 passengers and two or four car trains reach 25 mph. The eight mile route crosses the Wupper river without interruption.
The passage explains radium emitting radiations like X-rays without external work or weight loss. Becquerel’s calculations show an infinitesimal loss of weight, about a milligram in a thousand million years, accounting for observed effects. It suggests radium emissions arise from extremely minute material particles.
New York inventor William H. Bridgeman presents a bath tub attachment that injects hot or cold water through perforated edges via a rubber hose. The adjustable spray can target the body or be lifted to fall softly, allowing rinsing without refilling the tub and offering a comfortable shower at the desired temperature.
Senator George Chahoon notes a unique migratory pattern among mergansers in the Adirondacks. He reports females remain on the Ausable River and Adirondack waterways through winter, while males migrate away. In spring, returning males are observed separately in flocks, with females gathering in other groups.
A suspended railroad line lies between the towns of Biberfeld and Barmen in western Germany. Details are sparse, but authorities report service disruption and potential route reassessment after an unspecified incident. Local leaders vow updates as work commences to restore rail traffic.
Tsang Schurman of Danvers, Mass has designed a compact mortising tool to replace the boring machine. The device features a slide plate adjustable by thumb screws to set bite distance from timber edge and removable bits to vary mortise length, offering faster, cost comparable operation for carpenters.
The Empire State Sugar Company building a large sugar plant at Lyons New York has ordered ten five ton auto trucks to haul sugar beets from farms to the refinery. The firm also plans three electric omnibuses to run between Lyons and Sodus Point to compete with the steam railroad. Nearby, monkeys in Delhi crowd the Jumna canal banks and imperil themselves.
Mr Beddard discusses his new whale book noting imagination exaggerates Jurassic giants but provides no evidence that any creature ever surpassed the whale in size on land or sea. Mammoth surpassed the elephant but ichthyosaurs could not match the whale overall.
Arborculturists in France discussed allowing spiders to remain on fruit walls. The general view favored the webs for guarding fruit against earwigs and other pests while hindering harmful larvae. In Berlin, a physicians’ association formed to study cancer.
A 1642 Boston voyage led by Capt Smith sailed from Madeira to the Guinea coast to trade for slaves. London captains joined in a pretense of quarrel, executed a massacre on a Negro village with a small cannon, and two slaves were taken. On return, a lawsuit charged murder, man-stealing, and Sabbath breaking, but the master escaped punishment as colonial courts claimed no jurisdiction over Africa. The two slaves were eventually returned home.
New Orleans Times Democrat notes a marked difference between southern and northern shoe lasts. Southern feet require shorter, higher insteps with a Creole model featuring uniform machine stitching for lasting shape. Despite nostalgia for handcraft, machine-made shoes offer consistent fit and finish even for nondeformed feet.
The Bonham report details Italy's egg export system to England for pastry. Eggs are shipped without shells, white and yolk packed in 1000 egg drums, airtight to stay fresh. This method reduces breakage and suits pastry cooks, with Russia exporting over 354,000,000 eggs to England in 1897.
Hand organs and street pianos in use this year are drawing crowds with religious music. Hymn tunes, previously rare on the streets, join familiar Coney Island songs and ragtime dances as listeners crowd around. One street piano tours the central town playing a sober hymn now.
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