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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1896
Page
3
Agricultural hints recount a 2005 hive management trial removing 50 stands of honeybees, redistributing lost queens, adding five stands, and feeding two hives during apple bloom and white clover. The author describes a two inch pipe feeder made from pine cut to aid late season feeding and brood recovery.
The article details constructing bee feeders with slots and edge rims to prevent drowning, using burlap strips and wood pieces. It notes White clover yield initial poor then basswood flow rising to 2,000 pounds from 229 stands, potential crop total over 7,000 pounds, and a harvest of wheat and oats from a separate shipment. It concludes the feeder system paid off, with the larger farming operation continuing into next year.
The article urges cleanliness and proper feeding to keep fowls healthy and warns that diseases arise from damp cold climates poor roosts and ill advised feeding. It advises isolating sick birds and culling non valuable stock to prevent spread and protect flock health.
The piece argues that foundation breeding should focus on sire and dam merit rather than distant ancestry. Prof Marrow endorses using well-bred sires, exercising hogs, and renewing stock via skilled professional breeders. It cautions against overemphasis on coarse dam traits and advises early, well‑fed growth for market hogs.
A compact horse manger idea from Orange Judd Farmer. A narrow trough with front rods and a drop support to feed hay and fodder, minimizing waste and mess. Hinged bottom, top support, and space efficiency for small barns.
A St Louis Republic reprint offers poultry tips stressing fat hens danger of apoplexy and wheat as good laying food while urging scratching and avoiding stimulating feeds. Ducks grow fast and resist disease, geese mature late but productive, and the guinea lays many nutritious eggs with care on exercise and space.
Observations from a Philadelphia Times piece reveal old and new tips on hair care. Advice covers brushing schedules, avoiding overuse of products, light washing with weak borax solutions, avoiding hot irons, and massaging the scalp with vaseline to promote circulation while preventing staining.
A Philadelphia Record column advises stout women on breathing exercises to slim the figure. It recommends liping neck tension, rolling the head, and daily five to ten minute routines before dressing and after undressing to reduce fat. It warns against tight corsets and stresses freedom of movement to achieve grace.
A reader presents a quirky parsing exercise about Yucatan as a proper noun and nominative form. The piece weaves in various person references and ends with a Kansas City Star blurb about an Atchison man seeking an injunction in a divorce dispute.
A prominent ad urges readers to tour the South's vast resources and climate. It promotes a land and settlers' excursion with schedules from St. Louis Union Station to Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama, detailing ticket prices, stopovers, and land information via the Alabama Land Development Company.
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