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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
3
Guidance on dairy pail sanitation with sun exposure, silage cut length, and TB precautions. Milk handling from pasteurization to sterilization, skim milk feeding for calves, and starch addition. Molting time care for hens with feed, water, grit, greens, lice control, and humane culling of cocks.
Farmer advises using poultry manure gathered from droppings boards as a weed seed free fertilizer. Broadcast after plowing and harrowed to mix with soil for best crop growth. spread thinly, at least a wheelbarrowful per wagonload of coarse manure. High Priced Horses set records at Chicago sale with forty horses averaging $1000 each and overall $926 average.
A life sketch details Theophile-Malo Garret de Latour d Auvergen born 1767 in Carhaix, his works as a linguist author of a Polyglot Dictionary, and his death at Oberhauser Bavaria in 1800 while leading his Infernal Column. His sword rests in the Invalides and his heart is honored by his troops. The narrative includes a family note about an American son's recollection of his father’s enlistment.
In the First Colorado infantry a 19 year old lieutenant Ben Lear leads his father, 44, a private in the same unit. The father jokes about the oddity while detailing how family ties clash with military discipline as the son issues orders and the father steps to attention. The elder Lear admires his son’s qualities and recalls their unusual dynamic with humor.
A New Orleans diner recounts a tale of Capt. Patillo famed for marksmanship. At a western post Gen Miles and a Washington official demand an exhibition. Patillo misses early shots but after a third shot the bull’s eyes are signaled. The sergeant explains the signals reflected Patillo’s reputation at stake.
A Wellington anecdote reveals an order to hang three thieves in view of a marching column to deter plunder. Dinner guests, including Lord Nugent, were shocked. Later it emerged hospital deaths caused the hangings, leaving the Duke glad the three lives were spared.
The process begins with turning one half of the ball using fine steel instruments. The half-turned piece is dried in a net for a year, then the second half is formed. Polishing follows with whiting and water, demanding careful rubbing. The final weight must be exact to the grain.
Princess Czartoryski commissions a jeweled dress in Paris featuring her coat of arms on white satin. The stones were pierced to set the design and, despite some value loss, the completed dress is valued at 75000 dollars.
A. J. Lovejoy of Illinois urges two pig crops yearly and early farrowing to reach clover feed, cites winter feeding needs, and stresses hygiene and close observation. He notes costs of pig houses at 14 dollars each, wire fencing at a rod, and ham as the top market value, with breeding by sons from one to eight years old.
Illinois deal with tuberculous cattle slaughter under the 1895 statute. Live Stock Commissioners may appoint three appraisers to value animals up to 75 dollars per cow or 100 dollars per horse, with governor-backed warrants issued by the state auditor. The article also emphasizes prudence to minimize slaughter and offers breeding and stock care guidance.
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