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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1904
Page
7
A farmer built an octagon silo in a few days with no expert help, using logs, hemlock boards, felt, nails, and a simple foundation. The 12 by 24 foot structure costs about 25 dollars and holds 2,000 feet of boards, 900 feet of planks, with a roof and foundation matching other silos. The design avoids circular hoops, using successive octagonal ranges and 45 degree joints for strength and ease of construction.
The government set a 16 percent upper limit on water in butter and Chicago dealers were alerted after finds of 24 percent moisture in creamery butter and other varieties. High churn temperatures correlate with increased water content, and some producers allegedly exploited this to add water. Farmers' Review warns makers to comply or face heavy fines.
The Rural New Yorker notes that one long manger in stables lets cows reach over and share hay, causing some to eat from others’ piles. Observations compare this to elephants feeding from a single end of a shared hay stack, urging individual mangers so each animal gets her own portion.
In Illinois the best butter quality comes from proper cream ripening and temperature control. Use a cream vat, keep cream warm enough to ripen, and churn at about 58 degrees with separator cream, adjusting for room heat. Daily churning and timely cooling yield a finer, more uniform butter.
A newspaper fragment describes building feed boxes for cattle using 16 foot long boxes, three feet wide at the base and 3 feet 8 inches at the top. The construction uses 3 inch thick material spaced two inches apart with 2x4 framing and crosspieces to stabilize the sides.
The article describes a portable wooden feeding box or rack that two men can carry, or one man can roll, with a life span of years. It claims muddy weather saving costs in a week and details a long south facing shed for milking cows 70 feet long, partitioned into stalls 8 feet wide with 12x18x12 inch feed boxes for bran cottonseed meal and bulls.
Practical advice from Kimball's Dairy Ferner on dairy cow management. Emphasizes kind treatment, regular milking, proper feeding blends of bran, corn meal, and oats, and keeping cows fat and healthy for milk yield. stresses udder dryness after calving to prevent garget and links blood quality to milk production.
Judge notes a chair of public life to be established at a western college. He mocks students for lacking social polish while praising Mr Connor for memorizing voters data. He calls for better facial expression and language as they prepare to demonstrate dodging a campaign cigar in future lessons.
The Washington Star notes glittering cages for birds with brass wiring, drinking cups, perches, and baths. Canaries need one swing, mocking birds require multiple perches, parrot stands vary from plain to ornate. Squirrel cages include wheels and beds, while traveling cages appear as a New Year novelty. French conversations and Parisian wit round out the Harpers Bazaar excerpt.
A German process uses an oxyhydrogen blowpipe to heat a spot on thick iron, then exposes it to a jet of pure oxygen. A hole of a determined size is bored in four minutes through a 12 inch plate.
A long, public health style excerpt extols la grippe and its reach across classes. It cites Peruna as a remedy with testimonials from diverse readers and notable figures, including J R Guill of Omaha, S S Lincoln, and others, urging readers to seek guidance from Dr. Hartman.
Mrs. John La Rue of 115 Paterson Ave Bon says nine years of kidney complaint caused backache headaches dizziness and nosebleeds. After using one box of Deans Kidney Pills pain eased and symptoms vanished with continued use. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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