The Dairy Home Dairying No 1
This article outlines home dairy practices to ensure high quality milk and cream for butter or cheese. It covers starting a dairy, testing herd value by butter yield, and choosing breeds like Jersey, Guernsey, Swiss, or Holstein to improve butter production, with notes on heat effects on butter from World’s Fair tests.
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Jersey
Guernsey
F. W. Moseby
Clinton
Iowa
Buchanan
N.k.fairbank Company
ST. Louis
Cilicago
The Common Cow and Its Breeders Reflection
A dairyman at an Illinois meeting argues the cow reflects human breeding and management. He notes the average 130 pounds of butter per cow per year and warns future generations to improve cow quality. He also links consumer behavior to payment methods and cautions farmers about debt if crops fail.
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Illinois
Water for Hogs and the Thirst Problem
An Eastern writer notes hogs suffer thirst, especially when fattening. Fresh water before and during feeding aids digestion and reduces fever, while salt pork brine used in swill lowers water intake. Farmers saving wash water for swill keep hogs thirsty and unhealthy, diminishing feed efficiency.
Saving the Pigs From Runts and Poor Breeding Practices
A farm column discusses spring pig runts failing to thrive and weighing the decision to save them against corn and pork prices. It notes common methods like hand feeding by family members, the challenges of artificial diets, and suggests testing a new plan to improve outcomes.
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Pete
Wood
Caring for Weak Pigs With Milk Feeding Methods
Ida Kays offers practical advice from American Agriculturist for farmers wives to help runt piglets survive. By inspecting litters daily and feeding weak pigs a cup of boiled milk with a spoon, you can boost their strength. If litters are large, feed the entire brood and manage the sow to ensure all piglets receive nourishment.
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Ida Kays
Cow Peas for Hay Atop Florida Farm Practices
Fr D Pooser shares his 36 year Florida experience with cow peas as hay. After oats and volunteer grasses, he broadcast 1.5 bushels of cow peas per acre, plowed under, then moved vines to sun and barn dried, crisscrossed with salt. He reports four hay crops from a single field and notes a late season turnip crop.
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Florida
Fr. D. Pooser
Maywood Alliance letter praises sturdy members and local store
From Maywood Alliance No 1555, the author defends loyal members, laments deserters, and notes a cooperative store selling groceries to farmers. He claims the alliance challenges other merchants by keeping money in the community while criticizing King Grover and impending political pressure.
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Morton
N. C
Maywood Alliance
Grover
Working people urged to rally for reform and vote by principle
A letter urges voters to dethrone the current leadership by uniting for justice and right. It calls for husbands to quit party voting, persuading Major Bilkins to listen to Betsey, and warns against party loyalty. The writer notes plans to fund a local shoe factory to keep money at home and requests input from Alliance sisters on reform.
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Major Bilkins
Betsey
Ife
Maaaige A
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Ashoemaker’s Poultry Book
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Moseley’s Occident Creamery
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