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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1915
Page
7
William A Radford explains a medium sized winter hog house designed for breeding stock and fattening hogs. The 30 by 24 foot building features ten pens, a central feeding alley, movable nests, cleanable bedding, liquid manure handling, and roof pitch aimed to optimize sun exposure during fall and spring farrowing.
The description outlines digging a trench for outside walls below frost, four concrete piers per side forming foundations for roof posts and pen divisions, and a continuous concrete wall around the building rising to the eaves. The front and ends rise about eighteen inches above grade. The floor is fully concrete with cement mortar, watertight, and slopes toward the alley with a center low point.
The article describes a designed hog house with ten windows and seven doors to control air flow while avoiding drafts. It covers sill embedding in cement mortar, papered studding, tight partitions, and sloped pen floors with a central gutter and manure carrier. It also notes the use of stable absorbent and the advantage of full pens for warmth.
Reported expansion at The Telfors Mining Company with a new ten stamp mill for Logan mines in Cherry Creek district. Ongoing Oatman operations near Globe Miami district praised by state inspectors. Atchison Topeka Santa Fe plans a Tepoco to Ostman branch likely. Gold Road Tom Reed districts near Kingman draw attention after 85,000 ounces produced since 1902. Santa Fe Copper ships ore from Mogollon district. New Mexico firm seeks state land leases for exploration. Carlisle group mine sale to Davail and NY syndicate for 290000. Luna County ten-year mineral output totals and metal breakdown.
Reports describe the Selden and Sheffer mica mine development between Guernsey and Manville, new oxide and copper strikes in the Elk basin near the Montana line, and producing wells. Notable deposits are located by Motz and Wickstrom in Owl Creek range with 55 percent aluminum ore worth about 550 per ton, while Comstock Mining ships its second carload to Omaha after a gold and silver return on the first. Leadville dredges, zinc and iron silver shipments, and exploration from Cripple Creek to Poverty gulch are noted, as is the passing of Howard E. Burton, a chemist and miner linked to zinc discoveries.
A United States Bureau of Standards scientist used a self made thermoelectric battery to measure heat from 112 celestial bodies, including 105 stars, in a notable demonstration of astrophysical inquiry.
The Washington Post notes that lighting is viewed as a modern art form and that some aviators have not yet fully mastered its nuances.
An article urges rigorous soil preparation to link furrow with subsoil and promote capillary moisture rise. It argues that plowing under stubble, weeds, and manure without proper pulverization dries soil, while cross disking and corrugators or weighted disks aid thorough mixing. It stresses timely moisture access for dryland crops.
The article argues for regular painting of farm buildings to improve appearance and community prosperity. It notes painted buildings last longer, with examples like tin roofs on porches lasting indefinitely when painted every three years, while unpainted roofs deteriorate quickly.
M A Reason of the Oklahoma Experi ment Station advises when cutting sudan grass for seed to wait for full maturation. Cut with a binder, shock the wheat to cure, then thresh with a grain machine. Straw can be used for bay though quality drops if cut earlier. Stock will eat straw readily where advised, with caution for soil erosion and dust.
In a 2215 tale two teachers inoculate a man and a nurse with a rare love virus to study its effects. As the virus takes hold the man discovers his growing attachment, while the nurse reveals she is immune, claiming all women share this immunity and that the experiment may backfire on the scientists.
The article explains how proper milking hygiene prevents bacterial contamination. It stresses clean stables, udder and body wiping, strict health rules for handlers, and sterilized equipment including a smalltop milk pail with a protective hood to reduce bacteria in milk.
Instructions on tender calf care emphasize warmth and early milk from the mother. Keep calf and dam calm, maintain cleanliness, and avoid forcing the calf to drink. If separated on day three, ensure milk is still warm and from the mother. Gentle handling helps calves learn to drink with patience.
Calves can be fed silage once they can eat it, with emphasis on mold free forage. They should have all the silage they will eat while young, with yearlings consuming about half of mature stock. When paired with leguminous hay, little to no grain is needed to keep calves growing thriftily.
The article explains cows can shed abortion bacilli in milk long after apparent recovery, with a case of six years of unnoticed symptoms. It stresses the value of proper feeding, silo ownership, and breeding, then urges farmers to keep detailed production records to assess costs and optimize herd performance.
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