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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
7
The article explains that dampness in a henhouse comes from fowl breath droppings and water pans. Open ventilation prevents buildup, while a tightly sealed house traps warm moist air leading to condensation on walls and litter, creating a damp, cold environment.
The article stresses cooling henhouses in summer and warming in winter. It warns that poor air flow traps warm air high in the roof and describes a top opening above windows with a door that swings out to shade and vent hot air, improving ventilation.
Dr. Charles Harrington of the Massachusetts state board of health reports on cold storage poultry showing undrawn stock is preferable to drawn. His findings quoted in a special Massachusetts legislature report are cited by poultry dealers and handlers as vindication of their claims.
A countryman and two friends seek holiday admission to the British Museum but are refused as the museum is closed. The keeper explains a mummy has died and is to be buried, prompting the man to retreat. The joke hinges on the misinterpretation of public property and shutdown.
A British Weekly reflection notes that educated people often speak with a restricted vocabulary similar to peasants. They avoid peasant words yet fail to improve upon them and repeatedly end remarks with phrases like How amusing How lovely How nice, rendering them uninteresting.
D C Bromaghim advises on geese breeding age and pairing, noting older geese breed better but ganders lose profit past five. He recommends March egglaying, summer range, and minimal care once started. Embden and Toulouse favored for market, with goslings raised with hens or geese and simple feeding to ease growing.
A Vermont farmer advises winter housing for flocks of 100 to 150 sheep, noting sheep perform better in cold sheds or on hills with protection and sufficient feed. He details feeding twice daily, timing shifts with season, and the challenge of moving sheep between grass and hay while avoiding detriment from improper shelter.
An 19th century advertisement for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery credits Golden Root and refined glycerine for extracting medicinal properties from native roots. It claims efficacy against weak stomach, indigestion, biliousness, torpid liver, and various catarrhal conditions, while noting it cannot cure advanced consumption but may prevent it if used timely.
The article notes farmers may use hillside shelters or barns for winter sheep. It cites Rural New Yorker on hillside shelters in New Hampshire and says most flockmasters prefer roomy barns. Sheep graze on sunlit pastures during autumn. light November snow is usually cleared and December marks the move to permanent barn shelter.
When inspecting a horse for sale look for signs of disposition and health. Worn stall posts may indicate a kicker, gnawed blankets suggest biting habit, and digestion issues. Footed gait, harness handling, and hoof condition reveal leg health and bone quality.
Clemson College professor John Michels identifies three main causes for poor cow health when feeding cottonseed meal. Unsuitable roughage stale or musty meal and excessive quantity are suspected. Cottonseed meal provides more nutrients than wheat bran, roughly over twice as rich.
Advice urges letting weanling horses exercise daily in open air and on earth. Avoid prolonged stall confinement to strengthen limbs and feet and promote overall health. Breather times and varied footing recommended for sound development.
In a big horse feeding operation oilmeal is fed to fatten horses. The claim is that it greatly aids flesh gain and gives the skin a soft mellow touch.
A home remedy warns against indigestion and dysentery in chicks and laying hens. Dissolve one-quarter pound sulphate of won and one-half ounce sulphuric acid in one gallon hot water, cool, settle, and add one tablespoon to each quart of drinking water. The mixture is described as mild and effective.
A writer describes the honey guide bird known to Africans for leading people to wild bee nests. Accounts from Lobo’s Abyssinia (1728) and Sparrman’s Cape travels (1775–76) recounts how the bird signals, sings cherr cherr, and rewards by sharing honey larvae, while natives reward the bird with a fragment of comb.
A lake on Elldine Island strangely hosts fresh water life at the surface while deep down its waters are as salty as seawater. Sponges and salt water fish thrive below, exciting and troubling scientists.
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