Success in Breeding Livestock Through Community Associations
The United States Department of Agriculture highlights Wisconsin's 136 livestock breeding groups showing success through organized community effort. It notes leadership, breed selection, sire placement, and disease prevention as keys to producing uniform, healthy stock and drawing buyers nationally.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Livingston County
Michigan
New York
Syracuse
Iowa
Kentucky
Pir
Tagging If Sheep Is Important Work
An article by R H Williams discusses tagging ewes to keep sheep clean and sanitary and to aid lambing. It notes reduced wool around the udder lowers lamb mortality and suggests tagging may boost sale value and wool prices.
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R. H. Williams
University of Arizona
Europe
Training Today in Boy and Girl Development
A columnist argues mothers overemphasize rules and formulas in child rearing. She urges focusing on natural behavior and timely guidance through suggestion and example, warning against teaching motives rather than fostering spontaneous growth.
Total Crop Yields in 1916 Increase Over 1915 Across Staples
US agriculture shows higher 1916 production versus 1915 for corn 89 percent, wheat 60.1 percent, oats 79.8 percent, barley 85.1 percent, rye 85.1 percent, buckwheat 88.4 percent, potatoes 83.7 percent, sweet potatoes 91.2 percent, tobacco 118.4 percent, flaxseed 111.8 percent, rice 114.6 percent, hay 101.1 percent, clover hay 108.8 percent, cotton 104.0 percent, apples 86.8 percent, peaches 58.2 percent, pears 909 percent, and sugar beets 115.8 percent.
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United States
Witty Social Gathering Promptly Revealed
A society leader hosts a brilliant event and her husband notes the talk was a success. A guest, Professor Muchman, stands out with a bandaged neck and an unusual vocabulary. The husband muses the vocabulary could be a carbuncle based on his head posture.
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Professor Muchman
John
Tarantula Hawks and Their Lethal Hunt
The tarantula hawk hunts tarantulas at dusk on loose stony ground. The wasp stings, paralyzing the spider, which warms before eyes are incubated for the grub. After hatching, the larvae feed on the tarantula’s warm husk, protecting nearby border dwellers.
Kicking Cow Easily Cured By Rope Method
Care and patience will greatly help cure a kicking cow using a rope loop or trunk strap around the body. The cow may struggle briefly but cannot kick, and repeating the method reduces kicking. If bleeding milk occurs, place the rope behind the udder and pull up again. Another option is to hobble by binding behind the udder, but this is risky for the handler.
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Leslie Ross
Kansas Experiment Station
Warts on Teats Cause Trouble in Milking
Warts on teats hinder milking and can contaminate milk with infectious material. Apply pure olive oil thickly to remove or reduce them. For persistent or large warts, cut with scissors and apply caustic potash, then oil and repeat caustic treatment to prevent regrowth.
Holstein Breed Favored In Rough Dairy Regions
The Holstein breed is favored in rough regions where grain seeds are scarce and hay is costly. It is described as best able to rough it among dairy cattle, though no single breed is universally best due to varying local conditions.
Dairy Notes on Herd Quality and Breeding Value
The article emphasizes shelter for dairy cows, careful winter chilling, and precludes fattening calves. It states the breeding bull powers herd value, advising thrifty calves and consistent growth. It argues a high class sire boosts butter traits in dam progeny and that the sire represents more than half the herd's value.
Couple on Easy Street Wedding Gift Bonanza
The couple enjoys an extraordinary variety of wedding presents. The bride notes they have enough material for the bridge prizes to last their married life, while Martini and Dubonnet remark on the generosity and abundance of gifts.
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Martini
Dubonnet
Horseflesh Used as Food Across Europe
The article notes that horseflesh was used as food in Gaul after Frankish invasions, with records from 1404 showing it eaten in Paris. It observes broader European use and preference for horsemeat in several countries.
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Gaul
Julius Caesar
Paris
Countermanded Dress Order Prompted by Wife Request
A humorous note describes George replying to a wife asking him to post a countermand for a new dress. He agrees eagerly, joking that he will tie his left hand to his foot to avoid forgetting. The exchange showcases domestic banter and playful misunderstanding.
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George
New York Man Sues Over Omitted City Directory Name
A New York man files suit seeking 10000 dollars in damages claiming his name was omitted from the city directory. The case underscores concerns about missing entries and potential credit implications for residents.
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New York
Poem From Inmate Prompted Editor to Print Note
A poem written by a prisoner serving a five year term prompts the editor to publish the piece with a foot-note. The note explains the writer's circumstances and frames the poem as a warning to other poets.
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Puck
Grip Epidemic Hurts Kidneys Says Doctors
Doctors nationwide report grip leaving victims with weakened kidneys and back pain. An herbal remedy Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is promoted with sample offers and prices, urging readers to try it and mention the paper. Spain in 1915 mined 2 402 000 tons of coal and imported 1 200 000 tons.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Spain
10 Cent Cascarets Ad Promises Quick Cleanse
An advertisement touts Cascarets for bilious and costive symptoms. It claims a torpid liver and clogged bowels cause indigestion, foul taste, and headaches, promising a thorough cleansing overnight for 10 cents and months of relief.
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Adv
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