Up-to-Date Hints on Milk Fever and Poultry Heating
A London correspondent reports on Schmidt’s milk fever treatment with iodide of potassium and teat injections, noting rapid cow recoveries and theories of udder toxins. Alternatives include Vinck’s improved apparatus and chinosol use, plus a debate on heating poultry houses showing mixed economic results in Illinois and northern states.
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Farm and Home
London
England
Schmidt
W. R
M. Yo
Yonker
M. Yonker
M. Vinck
Schn
W. Hunter
M.R.C.V.S
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Meathog Poultry Houses
A North Dakota agricultural station with a poultry department conducted heating experiments to study effects on egg production and feed needs. Forty six chickens were moved into a heated house with a lignite coal fire starting January 20. by January 31 daily feed dropped to six pounds in the morning and eight and three-fourths in the evening.
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Northwest
North Dakota
Filthy drinking utensils and clean water on poultry farms
Dr Woods warns water is a disease source and dirty vessels contaminate fowl. better metal troughs and glazed earthenware that are easily cleaned. Recommendations include rinsing twice daily and weekly scalding. Plus notes a notable shipment of Percheron horses to Seattle and milk production trends.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Northwestern
Seattle
Wash
Lawa
Dairy And Poultry Care And Best Practices From Farmers Review
The article offers guidance on managing live stock and poultry, describes grape ringing experiments and varying results across several varieties, and lists seed grain tips. It emphasizes selecting vigorous varieties, proper bark removal, and ensuring bark overgrowth for optimal fruit ripening. It also discusses oats seeding rates, seed quality, and germination to improve yields and feed value.
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Concord
Cambridge
Brighton
Herbert
Moore
Niagara
Delaware
Thin Seeding of Grain and Phosphate Use in Oats
American Cultivator notes that lighter seeding of oats with phosphate yields better heads and root growth than thick sowing. Early drilled oats benefit from light harrowing to break soil crust and promote quick leaf and shoot development, improving harvest readiness.
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Wwe
Irrigation Principles for Strawberries and Market Impact
S W Fletcher argues in Rural New Yorker that irrigation during summer before fruiting boosts crowns and vigor, while frequent watering during fruiting can soften fruit and delay the season. He notes irrigation can triple yields for some growers but may harm long shipment quality, suggesting best use is prefruiting.
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S. W. Fletcher
New Yorker
Vitriolizing Seed Wheat for Small Quantities
C H Lester of Dakota Farmer explains practical methods for vitriolizing seed wheat in small quantities using a wagon tank setup with a drainage system and wire screen. The process involves dipping, soaking for two minutes, draining into a wash tub, refilling barrels, and drying in sacks two thirds full, with faster drying times and a recommended alternative grain tank for larger runs.
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C. H. Lester
Dakota Farmer
Tomato Fertilizer Mixes Before Planting
Nitrate of soda aids early tomato growth while potash and phosphoric acid help later. Just before setting, apply 200 lb per acre of a mix: 100 lb nitrate of soda 100 lb dissolved rock 25 lb muriate of potash. Thoroughly incorporate with soil per Country Gentleman.
Inoculation Origins of the Sneezing Blessing Across Nations
A Donahoe's Magazine note traces why we say God bless you after a sneeze. It links medieval epidemics to prayers and short sayings across Italy Germany France Spain Gaelic Ireland New Mexico Arizona and England. The piece notes translations and playful variants including Dios te haga crecer and God with us as local echoes.
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New England
Europe
Italy
Germany
France
New Mexico
Ireland
Donahoe’s
Professor Recovers Sold Desk in Antiques Tale
A Worcester professor sells his ancient desk and, through a young lawyer, is offered a replacement that turns out to be the very desk he sold for 8.50 dollars. His joy fades as he receives his desk and discovers it was the same piece. The buyer’s mother found a genuine old bargain for ten dollars and arranged the swap.
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Worcester
Worcester Gazette
Alcoholism in France Warns of National Peril
Dr Brunon warns in a French Bulletin Medical paper that alcoholism poses France’s greatest threat, with women especially affected. Normandy women show the deepest addiction, linked to widespread cheap drifts sold by grocers and shopkeepers, correlating with high infant mortality among peasants and artisans.
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France
French
Bulletin Medical
Brunon
Normandy
London
First Night of Comedy Sparks Playwright Clash
A playwright debuting his comedy finds the crowd cool while a friend argues the public prefers a tragedy. The exchange ends with the quip to write a tragedy next time, highlighting nerves over reception.
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Chicago Post
Awful Threat Cited in Credit Dispute
A terse exchange between Jones and Smith over payment escalates as Jones warns of exposing Smith to creditors if the debt remains unpaid. Broome is referenced in connection with the confrontation.
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Jones
Smith
Broomelyn Lite
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