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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1904
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Lovie White Miss Scott and Mr Loren White returned to Fairfield this morning after spending Sunday at the Il L White home.
The draft horse is the most profitable farm animal, with weights from 1800 to 2400 pounds in demand and high buying prices. Breeding brood mares to draft stock yields colts that work two to five years, covering their keep and reaching peak value by age five. The driver must understand mating, employ improved machinery, and prefer matched gaited teams for efficient farm work.
A head on crash on the Southern railway near Mawd's Station killed seven people and injured eight others including two passengers. Victims named include Charles Shinitdt and Bin iiveet Bowen among the dead, with several employees from Princeton and Louisville injured or missing. The collision was attributed to a signal operator in Browns delivering an order too late to the eastbound train.
A New York farmer argues in American Cultivator that profitable sheep breeding hinges on selecting high quality wethers aged one to two years. He notes the steady demand and good prices for well bred mutton sheep, and emphasizes suitable breeds, winter feeding with corn silage and clover, and grain rations using bran and offal cake while avoiding heavy mutton breeds.
Professor Mum ford of the Missouri experiment station notes in Rural World that the most profitable feeding cattle have straight tops, broad deep bodies, short straight legs, and a box like body shape if the head and legs are removed. Key signs include a bright eye, broad forehead, short head, thick neck, well sprung ribs, strong loins, long level rump, and evenly thick flesh.
The text outlines age thresholds for pigs based on dental development. It defines several milestones from cutting corner permanent incisors at over six months to lateral permanent incisors fully up indicating exceeding eighteen months.
The text urges regular dipping of sheep at least twice yearly. Experience shows twice dipped flocks gain more comfort and owner profit, with extra wool at shearing time covering costs and improving thrift and health of the animals.
Springfield Illinois Governor Yates pardoned or commuted four inmates serving life terms in state penitentiaries. One convict, John Oram, from Cook County, was released after his life sentence, while others including Loomy Mop Laynin and Croverner Yates reviewed outcomes. The state Board of Pardons did not approve several clemency requests.
Strang, a 25 year old resident of Prederick, Ohio, shot Mrs. Mills after a quarrel and then killed himself. The couple had lived together briefly before Strang was ordered to leave. Officers found Strang dead, and Mrs. Mills died from the shooting and poisoning. The incident occurred at the boarding house where his mother and sister lived.
A sweeping set of political and social items features Nan Patterson’s band proposal rejected by the state with promises of new trunk action. Also noted are a Greek cabinet resignation after a no confidence vote, a General de Croix statue unveiled in Paris, and a Minnesota campaign described as strenuous.
Advice on selecting ewes to balance flaws and improve offspring. Emphasizes choosing ewes with good size and character, then using masculine, high quality rams with strong breed traits. Notes many top sires come from smaller rams with brood quality. goal is to achieve size via the ewe and stamp via the sire. Wool Markets and Sheep.
National Stockman urges constant access to clean water, either natural or artificial, noting mudholes near drinking places injure horses and humans. He warns about dental and hoof issues if animals drink dirty water and neglect maintenance.
Corn fed hogs dress at higher percent than grassers or dairy fed hogs. They produce more meat and firmer carcasses, and yield more lard from the intestines. This explains why corn fed hogs are valued over other feeds.
The most profitable brood sow is the one producing the most pounds of pork annually. Some sows fail to cover feed costs. Litter size often determines profitability.
The article describes treatments for sheep dysentery with olive oil, Dovers powders, linseed gruel, and injections. It also covers remedies for equine spavin and hacking cough including mercurial blistering and linseed oil. A sow paralysis remedy includes epsom salts, slop feeding, lime water, aqua ammonia, turpentine, and gradually increased doses of laxative extract.
Christmas Holiday Excursion fares from Chicago to Buffalo with return Jan 4 1905, rate one third round trip. Three through express trains daily to Ft Wayne Findlay Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York Boston and eastern points. Pullman sleepers dining cars meals from 35c to 1.00. No excess fare. Chicago depots Van Buren La Salle Sts. City offices 111 Adams St Auditorium Annex. Apply John Y Calahan 113 Adams St Room 298.
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