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Newspaper
The Ohio Democrat
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1891
Page
7
A Michigan agricultural note details the white pine shoot moth described as harmful to pines across counties. It outlines adult female and male forms, larval stages from July to November, and a parasite fly that helps control infestations, citing reports from the Mississippi Valley region.
The article covers dairy feeding issues, noting bran must be part of a balanced ration for cows to avoid poor milk. It cites Maine experiments showing wide quality variation in cream and discusses tenant farming, frost protection, and proper tool maintenance. It also mentions millet hay for sheep, corn stalks as fodder, and the link between feeding and milk production.
The Western Rural notes a new cattle disease in Limba We vine with contagious potential. It causes swollen lips mouth sores and abdominal inflammation. no link to known foot and mouth disease. Treatment includes laxative doses of castor oil, mouth baths, tannic acid borax glycerine wash, soft food and ample water.
The dairy barn shown this week provides a convent Jent style structure to care for milch cows. It holds four rows of stanchioned cows with two rows on each side facing each other. Each platform rear has a 7 foot wide setup and a feeding alley between the rows.
A historical sketch describes a barn layout with a one foot wide manure ditch beneath a cows standing area and a two foot wide passage behind. hay chutes at one end, grain-bin doors at the opposite end, and five outside sleds to store manure. The upper loft houses hay moved in from the far end, with grain-bin entrances at that end and doors connecting to the yard outside.
A historical note provides guidance on feeding laying hens with clover hay and mixed grains. It advises cutting clover, scalding lightly, offering troughs with limited leftovers, avoiding wet food, and using bran or linseed meat with clover as a base. It also suggests occasional changes in diet, adding digestives like bran, and mentions straw litter to encourage exercise during May.
A feature on John the水 quail keeper near a park, detailing how he tends dozens of tame quail from his cottage water trough each morning and evening. The piece weaves in assorted dishes, recipes, and short cultural vignettes including memories, psychology, and light humor from the era.
A jumble of 19th century newspaper clippings mentions a word guessing game with a prize for the correct term and promotes patent medicines from multiple firms. It cites doctors, remedies, and literary notes while noting market items and ads. The fragmentary text references Pills, syrups, tonics, and household cures with scattered product names and health claims.
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