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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1912
Page
6
An article notes that proper barn construction saves labor and costs, with a Missouri builder highlighted. The featured barn design accommodates about 14 stalls and emphasizes long term investment returns.
Describes a comprehensive barn layout with separate cow and horse sections, feed and milk rooms, manure pits, and ventilation. Notes include a four foot feed chute, mixing boxes, two drying spouts, hay chutes, cement floors with a four inch drain, and stall dimensions. Recommends clay floors for horses and durable foundations for lasting use.
The Michigan Farmer describes a wagon box hanger made from two by inches timbers with three large hinges per hanger. When not in use it folds back against the wall, occupying about three inches of space. The article notes how two hangers are fastened to the wagon shed side wall eight feet apart, using hooks to hold them in place.
A gentle winter warning notes roses suffer first after mild seasons. It advises hardening soil around each plant with a rammer, then mulching with table or cow manure around the stem, kept under the branches, to shield the root collar and prevent damage.
G. M. Glitzkh argues winter digging of red ant mounds destroys alfalfa pests. By uncovering heart of each mound in winter and flooding the hole, ants are frozen and killed. Thorough winter work prevents reemergence, more effective than bottles or other methods.
A wheat field of 70 acres near Cherokee, Oklahoma, owned by a Russian farmer, produced 3291 bushels at an average 47 bushels per acre. The crop sold at 1 dollar per bushel, totaling 3235 dollars, 335 dollars more than the value of the quarter section farm.
During the farrowing hour the sow should be kept quiet and seldom be by any person. Ebe will not need the attention of man and as be extremely nervous as possible.
University of Illinois physicochemical study examines how oxidation triggers spontaneous combustion in bituminous coal. Factors include iron pyrites content moisture size and initial temperature. Findings show a critical temperature beyond which oxidation becomes self-sustaining and destructive, with smaller coal pieces posing greater risk due to larger surface areas.
A young Omaha lawyer, Kelly, receives a flirtatious unsigned letter from Virginia Tracy, suspects a bunco game, and plans a dinner with her in New York. He confronts Helen Ware’s looming wedding as he follows Virginia’s clues, later realizing a mix up with Helen’s letter may forgive him.
Nebraska’s native pumice a volcanic dust bed rising from Oligocene to Pleistocene layers has become a multimillion dollar resource. Production surged from about $1 a ton to $6 to $10, with some lands yielding hundreds of dollars per acre. Major users include plate glass and scourer manufacturers, supporting large plant operations and branch markets in Chicago and Ontario.
University of Colorado zoology class examined fresh water fish scales from local species. Scales distinguish species and reveal classification clues. Collections from British Museum, Stanford, US Bureau of Fisheries, and University of Indiana aided study. Colorado team found locally collected specimens include potential new varieties.
About 100000 partridge eggs are exported from Austria-Hungary to Rugland each year. The trade highlights cross border commerce and agricultural exports amid growing regional markets.
An expansive history completed at last records the long course of the South African War. The work notes a total cost of 178000 and highlights the ongoing efforts to document the conflict’s events, figures, and outcomes for readers seeking a full contemporary account.
Fragment reads about coast artillerymen at Fort Stevens buying hogs through a quartermaster scheme with profits claimed. It mentions capital and assets, a 500 percent rate, and references a larger scale pest philosophy about personal conduct and civilization. It ends with a didactic note on quitting smoking and social behavior.
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