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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
6
A chipped collection of wry Aphorisms and newsy quips from Townsend Montana. Observations touch marriage vanity wealth singing actors and self insight. Mentions Henry Irving Robespierre Cuban claims and Washington law firms pursuing contingent fees in Cuba.
A. M. Augustine reports on Hale’s Georgia peach operations during July in Ft Valley. He details Elberta orchards, labor organization, tagging and grading at packing houses, evaporating plant revenue, and weight variation in cattle and calves observed in Georgia farming practice.
The piece argues that harsh, judgmental people are not necessarily intellectual superiors. It claims lenient and charitable individuals are more beloved, while critics are feared and respected only by a perception of strength. It concludes fault finding requires little knowledge or intelligence.
An arrogant woman irritates an elderly German florist in a shop by harshly critiquing his flowers. The tired merchant snaps back in a brusque commendation that he cannot alter nature or please every nose, noting a woman who is calm, composed, and temperate in kind.
Professor A W Small warns of growing trusts that could lock industry in a chain from publishers to paper makers and steel to coal. He calls it a grim tragedy of combinations and a philosophical primer on the antagonisms of centralizing industrial power.
The Kansas State Agricultural College dairy herd was weighed over three consecutive days each month for two months. In the first period cows were weighed without water. in the second period they could drink before weighing. Average weights for milking cows ranged around 1,042 to 1,065 pounds, showing notable fluctuations tied to watering access.
In England brood sows are kept on grass in good weather, resulting in healthy, thrifty sows that breed twice yearly. Boars are kept thinner, used briefly with selected sows, and fed low to avoid excess flesh. They rely on active condition, keeping effective sires rather than changing sires yearly.
The guidance recommends starting young chicks on rolled oats or pinhead oatmeal and gradually transitioning after the first week to cracked wheat for continued growth.
An article from the New York Agricultural College reports on economical protein in poultry diets. It compares grain based rations with animal protein sources, noting faster growth, earlier maturity, and lower cost per pound of gain when animal nitrogen is included. Trials with chicks show higher feed efficiency and earlier laying with animal meals.
Dairy notes discuss Illinois adopting a dairy law to protect producers and consumers though fines for trespass cannot be collected before July 1 1900. The piece urges prompt commissioner appointments to enforce the law and notes Illinois’ history of adulterated goods. A Pecatonica paper reports a shaft breakage in a team separator.
The New York Farmer explains cleanliness in dairies by listing dirt signs such as smelly woodwork sour tin vessels and dirty rooms. It notes that dirty dairies invite bacteria and can taint milk and butter, stressing that the dairy industry demands strict cleanliness and faces hard challenges to stay clean.
The article explains that males largely influence color and fancy points while hens determine form size and usefulness. It notes a good breeding cock with strong color and vigor can improve offspring, and cockerels follow the sire while pullets follow the dam. It warns against keeping too many males and advises regular cleaning of drinking vessels.
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