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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1911
Page
6
A scattered column from the Silver Messenger features quips on influenza in London, aviation, fashion trends toward masculine styles, and humorous asides on weather, divorce, and transportation. It notes a New Jersey umbrella crime, a Canton 60 cent data comment, and a Ohio doctor’s dubious tubercle germs claim, ending with a Nantucket codfish tale and newspaper miscellany.
Walter B. Leutz surveys sheep breeds suited for wool and mutton. Shropshires yield strong carcasses and 7–10 lb per head. Hampshires and Oldfords similar in fleece. Southdown leans to mutton with lighter fleece. Dorsets prolific and heavy. Rambouillet and Delaine Merino focus on fleece and decent carcass. Cotswold Lincoln and Lester are long-wool with large fleeces and quick lamb growth. Selection hinges on breed plus choosing top individuals rather than relying on breed alone.
A farmer in Underwood Waeh reports a bull puppy from Boston who enjoyed fresh milk from a bottle and watched milking closely. On his first days on the farm he learned to milk cows, and when a cow’s milk dipped, the puppy was found to be supplying his own rations three or four times daily by milking the cow.
Justice of the Peace David Barb of Clifford Indiana reports an apple tree that bears fruit without cores or seeds. The tree never blooms in spring yet yields apples identical to ordinary ones, a freak prospect producing coreless, seedless fruit.
Local farmer faced charges after using a grate to kill predatory chickens invading a neighbor’s property. He paid a $50 fine and narrowly avoided prison after court proceedings.
The article argues running water on farms boosts comfort and sanitation while saving money. It cites cattle watering, milk yield, and beef gains as benefits, with an estimated installation cost around 200 dollars including a windmill and pipes. It urges farmers to invest in farm improvements rather than lending at low rates and to view water access as essential.
The world's crop runs about 3.7 billion bushels annually, per the department of agriculture. The United States yielded around 900 million bushels in 1908-09, placing the U S among leading grain producers alongside European Russia, Germany, France, and Canada.
Prof. A M Ten Eyck of Fort Hays Kansas speaks at the Western Kansas Farmers conference on drought resistant crops. He notes saccharine and non saccharine sorghums tolerate heat and drought, yield well, and serve as key forage crops. kafir corn and Milo maize rank high for grain and fodder, while broom corn grows for brush. Sorghums are soil depleting. kafir corn is hard on land, with reduced growth in subsequent seasons.
J B Payne, a Kansas agricultural college graduate and longtime head of the eastern Colorado dry farming experiment station, reports alfalfa thriving on uplands in eastern Colorado and western Kansas. He notes success on sandy and clay soils with proper seed selection and soil prep, midseason sowing possible with moisture, and suggests 3 to 10 pounds per acre as effective on dry land while 5 to 10 pounds may outperform larger sowings by reducing weed competition.
Ira L. Whitten of Fish Tail Montana recounts growing 63 bushels of wheat per acre using shallow harrowed soil, a brush harrow, and a single disk drill. He notes ground rot, smooth Wachstum, two irrigation applications in June and July, and plans to reseed next season with similar methods.
Practical advice for dairy and horse farms stressing early action over intention. Guidance covers fodder, stable cleanliness, calf bedding, sunlight for livestock, proper housing, fresh air for hens, bone and salt provisions, and choosing a purebred bull to improve milk yield. Includes cautions on inefficiency and costs of feeding.
A passage discusses how a horse becoming balky under heavy load or when whipped and urged can develop the habit. It argues the habit is acquired, notes kicking as another habit, and criticizes drivers who misuse the whip. It contrasts patient, prudent training with drivers who whip loudly or angrily, causing irritation and danger.
During very cold weather it is essential to gather eggs several times daily to prevent freezing. Hens may develop egg eating habits after eating a cracked frozen egg from the nest.
The excerpt parodies ecclesiastical finances and employment references, featuring a saint, a bishop, and a tramps dialogue. It references Dr Pierce pellets as a laxative and uses a mock dialogue about obtaining a reference from a dead employer. The tone mirrors late nineteenth century humor in a Punch magazine fragment.
M Jean Robie a renowned Belgian painter and horticulturist died in Brussels last week at age 89. Son of a blacksmith he learned painting early and became an authority on roses. He had expressed a wish to die among his roses and that wish was fulfilled.
An Irish soldier serving in India hides from Elimivs by a trick. He asks a doctor to prove his poor eyesight. The doctor asks how to prove it. Pat scans the room and points to a nail on the wall, but cannot finish a proper explanation.
The article notes that traditional granite is linked to Vermont but Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia now produce substantial quality stone. The southern output is about 3.5 million dollars annually and expanding, while New Hampshire produces around 9 million dollars of stone each year.
A Conn woman credits stopping coffee and drinking Postum with ending long bouts of bilious attacks. She describes her physician’s warning about heredity, her trial of Postum, and three years of health improvement with no medicines. Postum Co Battle Creek Mich.
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