Shipping Cows Says Shippers Should Follow Better Practices
Summary of USDA guidance from Iowa State College and others on humane dairy cow transport. Notes favor loading capacity, avoid fresh cows in long trips, prefer dry or near-fresh cows, horned animals secured, bulls separated, car kept near capacity, cool weather shipping, open sheds sometimes cheaper, regular feeding and watering, milking on schedule, onboard water and hay, bedding with sand or cinders, and constant competent supervision to reduce transit injury and uphold cow comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Liberty candles from old papers for war effort
Juwa boys and girls may craft liberty or trench candles for the Red Cross using old newspapers and paraffin as instructed in recent guidance issued to promote home front support during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juwa
Red Cross
Estherville Pie Ad Urges Simple Remedy
An old Estherville advertisement promotes a pie described as wholesome and digestible, paired with a one spoonful of a bulking bark glycerine mix labeled Adler-ika. The claim suggests the remedy flushes the entire bowel, removes foul matter, and aids persistent stomach issues.
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Estherville
Milk breed comparisons and top dairy records
The article compares solids and fat percentages across Holstein Guernsey and Shorthorn milk notes. It lists five top pure bred and five top grade cows for January with milk yields tests and fat values. It also includes a public tax deed notice for J C Pepler and a 1918 weather forecast for the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P., Nelson
Stillwater Cow Testing Association
Minnesota
Washington County
Belle
Stillwater Testing Association
Washington Couty
Nn Vow Testing Association
Cow Testing Association
King of Stillwater
Yeksa
Lishman
J. P. Nelson
A. C. Lippert
G. E. Moore
N. C. Osher
Colantha
U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Upper
Mississippi
Missouri
New Community Packing House Scheme Emerges
United States Department of Agriculture specialists publish a preliminary report on community apple packing plants in the Northwest. The study covers 60 packing houses near Spokane and across Washington and Oregon, comparing community, dealer, ranch, and individual operations to find the most economical methods for picking, receiving, grading, sizing, packing, storing and loading apples. The report notes advantages of community houses such as uniform grading, access to experienced labor, and use of costly equipment, while acknowledging many adaptations were experimental.
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Uncle Sam
Washington, D.C
United States
Department of the Equipment Division
Sgnal Corps
War Department
Washington, D. C
United States Civil Service Commission
Signal Corps
Oval
Board of Civil Service Examiners
The
Post
Washington
D. C
United States Department of Agricultura
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Spokane
North Yakima
Wonatehoe
Cashmere
Northwest
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Beltsville
Bureau of Animal Industry
Tuscania
N. P. Walker
Walker Motor Company
Wisconsin
Wautoma
Food Administration
Frank L. Carey
Food Administration, Grain, Corporation
Minneapolis
Iowa
Johny C. Eldredge
Jay Johnston & Co
Wallingford Cow Testing Association
Guernsey
Holstein
Bai
Queen
Siolstein
Ludvig Larson
Peter
Osher
Brindle
C. I. Skattebo
J. M. Anderson
J. C. Pepler
Emmet County
Dolliver
B. A. Gronstal
L. P. Stillman
Chas. F. Mudge
Estherville, Iowa
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