Feed Rack for Sheep and Care of Flocks
An 1900s practical guide outlines a simple twenty four inch feed rack for sheep with hay and grain, plus instructions to keep heads in and feet out. It discusses fleece care, breeding and climate as key factors in wool quality, plus lamb management, pasture rotation, worm control, and remedies for head worms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph BE. Wing
Breeder's Gazette
Chicago
Henry L. Wardell
Philo Hay Spec, Co
Newark
N. J
Lemmon's Pharmacy
McIlhinney Dreg
Hitching Four Horses Abreast in Field Work
A Breeder's Gazette farmer in Chicago explains driving four horses abreast using common check lines. The adjustable straps feature a snap at each end and a buckle in the middle. He notes four horses handle as easily as two and can adapt to three, four, five, or six horses for farm tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breeder's Gazette
Chicago
Drying Lambs After Dipping On Pleasant Day
A New York breeder advises dipping the entire flock soon after shearing on a warm day. For recently purchased flocks with parasites, a second dipping after ten days is advised. Proper shearing leaves few ticks. lambs harbor most ticks. mothers may disown dipped lambs. Liquid dips are preferred at one gallon per seventy gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Health of the Hog Prevents Disease with Simple Farm Measures
Health guidance from F. B Schoenleber advocates sunshine and small individual farrowing houses, quarantine for new stock, and regular dipping to prevent hog cholera. He urges disinfecting quarters, diet changes, and tincture of prickly ash for ill herds, plus ash and salt, copper salts, or charcoal as supportive steps.
New Milking Machine Gains Ease and Speed Abroad
A simple four pump milker used in Europe milks four teats in sequence at forty five revolutions per minute. Operated by a sitter turning a crank, the device directs milk into a pail. A thumbscrew adjusts suction. when a teat finishes, its cup releases. Power setups allow one operator to manage several machines. Patented worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Popular Mechanics
Clean Milk Utensils and Sanitation Rules
John D Nichols of Ohio argues for ordinances in villages and cities requiring milk vendors to wash and sterilize ten gallon milk cans before delivery. He warns against using soap powders with organic fat as they can leave residues and impart undesired flavors, contaminating the milk supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Nichols
Ohio
Removing Tusks From a Boar Drama
A Kansas Farmer writer states the easiest method to remove boar tusks is to bind the boar with a strong inch rope in its mouth while two men pin him in a corner and a third uses sharp pinchers to extract the tusks.
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Kansas
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the Evening Journal
Man of the Hour
Berger, Ryder and
Jones
W. P. Gardner
Weillman
Hay
Mr. Edison
T. H. Chilcote
Iowa Ave
Washington, Iowa
Vienna Bakery
the Royal
Beef Trust
Washington Co
Big Clean
Stuart & McCreedy
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