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Newspaper
The Caldwell Tribune
Location
Caldwell, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
7
Article outlines characteristics and trade values for roadsters and runabout horses, detailing size, build, action, and stamina. It notes preferred heights, speed goals for racing and road work, and classification nuances between roadsters, runabouts, and carriage horses. It also covers prevention and cure in poultry, emphasizing disease prevention through cleanliness, quarantine, and prevention over cure.
An Uteh study finds pure bred Tamworth wined grazer stock superior while Berkshire Poland China and Tamworth grades are similar. Pure bred York shires lag in feeding quality. Dairy temperament notes that dairy farming rewards punctuality and tree-kind behavior more than any other class.
German experts tested water glass egg preservative and found eggs keep four years. Advice covers brooders on wheels, wind and rain protection, feeding for fertility, and humane handling. Notes on chick health, wing clipping, and preventing brain fag with fresh air and gardening. Ireland boasts poultry culture with large egg distribution and female lecturers paid monthly.
A Texas Farm and Ranch piece by A. Major discusses Brahmin cattle’s tick immunity, heat tolerance, and rustling prowess. It notes one Syuda milk breed bull in a herd, cows and calves of another breed, plus work animal and beef breeds, with claims of good milking quality and overall hardiness in Texas conditions.
French farmers rely on dairy byproducts and kitchen slops to raise young pigs with green crops. Breeding stock is fed to promote bone development using skimmilk, alfalfa, and clover. The goal is 300 pounds by eight to ten months with rations shifting from barley shorts to cornmeal and potatoes as pigs reach six months.
A letter by J. C. Kendal of Kansas argues that lack of competition yields higher quality cream, while multiple buyers in another locality led to mostly thin grade cream, suggesting competition harms quality. He cites observed grade differences between markets.
A syndicated column blends science whimsy with practical poultry advice. It notes microbes in air and water, and provides reader questions on chick health, feed, incubators, canker cures, ceiling height for coops, and winter care. Answers advise vaccination, disinfection, stock replacement, diet plans, and specific equipment costs.
A composite note presents a blue collar hero praising workers wearing overalls and Coxey badges, followed by an extensive Poultry Notes section on gape worm disease in 1907 birds. It explains mortality figures for chicks, pheasants, and quail, how gape worms spread via earthworms, and outlines remedies and preventative steps. The piece blends labor-era praise with practical poultry health guidance and cautionary tips for poultry keepers.
Ohio Improved Chester White hogs trace back to Todd and Haskins stock, with English and Irish roots. The breed evolved through 19th century Ohio crosses, with L. P. Silver and the Ohio Improved Chester White association advancing the modern, refined line as weights once topped 1000 pounds.
Farmers debate costs of hens as Congress weighs annual hen upkeep. A New Jersey incident reports 8000 duck eggs lost when heat gas shut off. Animal advocates oppose shipping live chicks for Easter. English colony ideas, Belgian Flemish breeds, and pigeon mating quirks illustrate quirky country life.
Practical notes from A L Haecker on barn whitewash and airflow, dairy cow costs and butter fat value, lactation and rest effects on milk, grain in rations for milk yield, butter tub prep with parchment, barley as a calf feed, and a prompt to gain extensive cow knowledge before starting dairying.
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