20 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1902
Page
1
A fragment from CerA A Matson Dolson evokes a lone narrator who walks apart after a failed love. She recalls a comrade memory while hearing a distant song as a blue lake and fragrant honeysuckle frame her solitude. A Christian symbol suggests mercy and a final gate to peace.
Princess Valerie faces betrayal as Duke Fritz dots not approve of Countess Isobel’s match. A royal child’s illness and a rescue test Valeries heart. Valerie confronts De Graffenried and vows to restore family honor as awakening dawns.
A traveler describes razing the ancient Tientsin walls by former boxers hired for the task. Street children taunt the workers with a two line verse about eating cake and the wall, reflecting local humor amid the upheaval.
An article analyzes egg profits showing winter production can yield double spring earnings despite higher feed costs. It explains factors like price per dozen, timing, and feeding costs, and compares two flocks producing 100 dozen eggs in different seasons. It also covers duck and goose rearing, incubation, brooding, feeding, and profitability of Leghorns for meat and market potential.
The report covers dairy testing by small versus large machines noting small testers read 0.1 to 0.2 lower due to insufficient power. It also surveys South Africa as a potential dairy market, noting cooperative cheese ventures, prices 20 to 25 cents per pound, and wartime disruptions. Additional items discuss cow milk leakage, detecting faults, and a cockatoo's long life, with odd anecdotes included.
A Farmers' Bulletin 152 summary notes that Sarcoptic mange affects horses sheep goats dogs cats and pigs. Mites burrow in skin galleries causing severe inflammation and are hard to eradicate. Transmission occurs between species and incubation ranges from 16 days to 6 weeks depending on mite load. Contamination spreads via direct contact or through intermediaries.
Readers are asked to provide verified opinions on the optimal age for a male fowl to serve as a breeder. The note notes many opinions but seeks concrete evidence from contributing readers.
Millet offers the right chemical makeup for good feed but outcomes vary with harvest stage and curing. Foxtail millets cause mechanical blockage from beards and overripe stalks, while removing hay and feeding millet alone may disrupt kidneys. With proper curing and mixed feeds, millet can be valuable, but not as a sole ration for horses or other stock.
Three bell marked sheep and a wether in Hailey Idaho are trained to load into cars. Each leader wears a bell and the flock follows the bell sheep to the car. Owners accompany to silence bells as cars fill. The trained sheep also guide flocks to stockyards for a few cents per trip, with occasional small drinking cups cited.
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