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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1905
Page
3
The weather forecast for Iowa from Washington D C notes a generally fair sky tonight and Tuesday with no significant precipitation expected. The item is a brief special weather note from May 22.
An assortment of notes from Duncan and Keota area residents details weekend visits, travel to Davenport and Sigourney, commencements, court activity, and upcoming community events including a Degree of Honor pastry sale on May 27 and a promotional note on advertising campaigns.
Breeder urges dry well bedded stalls or loose boxes for mares with foals to avoid dampness and disease. Sunlight and cleanliness prevent germ buildup. foals fare better with individual dry quarters or a shared dry, clean barn. A sample feed box design shows four-way access.
A Belle Plaine Minnesota reader reports a friend’s hand swelling from a wound that looked like blood poison. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve drew out the poison and healed the wound, saving his life. 25 cents at J A Stewart’s drug store.
From Joseph E. Wing in the Pennsylvania Bulletin the article notes alfalfa as the natural swine food. Pregnant sows on alfalfa pasture require little if any grain, while later they need modest corn if thin. Piglets thrive on alfalfa, but also need daily grain. alfalfa alone is protein rich and starch poor, making mixed feeding economical.
A guide explains how to prepare bran mash by washing a bucket with boiling water, mixing three pints with three pounds of bran, and letting it sit for hours. It notes mash cooling slowly, its use for sick horses when warm rather than hot is better, and suggests salt to deter parasites and aid digestion in regular feed but not in invalid diets unless ordered.
A National Stockman item outlines a homemade lice killer made by dissolving soap in water, mixing with kerosene to form a cream, then diluting with warm water for spraying. It also suggests giving sublimed sulfur and coal to pigs if needed.
An American Sheep Breeder article urges systematic dipping of sheep to prevent ticks and scab. It stresses care and timely, proper work as the secret to extermination and good health.
A short article notes a sow with poor returns should be fattened and sold quickly rather than kept for breeding. It argues breeding value is lost when a sow fails to pay dividends.
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