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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1895
Page
8
E R Towle discusses ensuring ample pure water for dairy herds, noting spring-fed systems as best but detailing options like tanks, wells with windmills, and gravity or hydraulic methods. He urges winter readiness, protected drinking, and practical layouts to minimize milk production losses.
A Rural New Yorker writer endorses a home remedy for gapes in chicks using a hay brush to remove worms from the windpipe, warns of wet weather as a trigger, and stresses confinement for chicks. The piece also details the demanding, continuous labor of poultry care, including housing, feeding, vermin control, and the need for organized systems to reduce losses.
The piece reviews fowl keeping duties and absentee husbandry, notes a protest editorial from the Charlotte Observer, and recounts a Mt Airy rock quarry tale. It cites 1865 to 1892 struggles, demonetization debates, tariffs, and a granite syndicate turning out fine stone after railroad arrival.
Helen H. Gardener contributes a third paper on the legislative fight for moral standards in the October Arena. The notes note the importance of protecting girlhood and raising morality, with Philadelphia cited as a key site of ongoing debates.
A Vacuum Oil Company notice offers waterproof leather oil for free trial. Buy a can at harness or shoe stores for 25c to 1.25 dollars per gallon, with a free book and swob. If unsatisfied, return the can for a full refund. Sold only in cans to ensure fair dealing nationwide. Also pitched as best oil for farm use. Write to Vacuum Oil Company Rochester New York if you cannot fill.
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