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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1906

Page

6

Lasting statehood fight frames Senate chatter in 1900s notes

Washington dispatch notes labor push for eight hour government work law stalled in both houses. It reports two observers say joint statehood for Arizona and New Mexico unlikely, and recounts anecdotes about Wiley in East Orange and Aldrich's looming Senate exit. Foraker and Beveridge clash over telegrams on statehood.

Arthur W. Dunn Washington House Senate Bille Congress Andrews Bernards South Rodey Arizona New Mexico United States Llatley Wiley New Jersey Wast Orange N. J Conress East Orange Ter

Garden Poultry Hens and Chicks Care by a Successful Keeper

In a practical note the keeper describes a sitting house with sixteen nests for hens and how he handles hatched chicks. He moves chicks to a basket covered with wool and places anxious hens into A coops with slatted fronts and hinged backs for easy access and removal of dead chicks.

Handy Wencoop Coops Let Chickens Thrive In Windy Weather

The article describes building two ten foot apart coops connected by frames with mesh wire and boards to shelter chicks from wind and hawks. The fronts stay dry, doors at ends allow access to feed and water, and frames detach for storage. Chicks per hen vary by season, with 15 in cold weather and 20 to 25 in warmer periods.

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Aeration of Milk and Its Effects on Flavor and Quality

The piece argues that exposing milk to air can purify or harm flavor and physical quality. It cites Professor H H Dean on pure air improving milk, warns against barnyard aeration, notes possible cooling benefits, and emphasizes avoiding aeration when air is not pure.

H. H. Dean Canada American Agriculturist

Pennsylvania experiment station reports cattle feeding gains

The Pennsylvania experiment station compares barn and open shed feeding for fattening steers. They find no extra gains from warm quarters in this climate, with dry bedding and good ventilation. outdoor steers show similar or better feed efficiency, averaging 1.4 pounds daily for 125 days, suggesting full feed fattening needs no stable heat.

Pennsylvania National Stockman

Lime Treatment for Soil to Combat Turnipa Disease

English experiments suggest applying two and a half tons of common lime slaked to a fine powder to an acre of infested soil will usually yield a crop reasonably free from the disease. The effect may be more evident on the second crop after application.

Nickel Plate trains offer through service from Chicago east

Passengers traveling east from Chicago to Fort Wayne Findlay Fostoria Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York City Boston and points east are urged to select the Nickel Plate road. Three through trains daily with day coaches to New York City and Pullman sleeping cars to destination. Dining car service with meals 35 cents to one dollar and meals a la carte. Tickets via Nickel Plate road Chicago depot LaSalle and VanBuren streets and city office 111 Adams St. Official: John Y Cahahan General Agent 131 Adams St Room 298 Chicago. April 30.

Chicago Fort Wayne Findlay Fostoria Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York City Boston Nickel Plate Road Chicago Depot LaSalle VanBuren Streets Chicago City Adams St John Y. Calahan

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