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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
4
James Rice of the Rural New Yorker explains that most egg eating stems from mineral deficiency in feed. Hens crave egg shells and ingest the contents. remedy is to provide oyster shells or bone meal. If persistent, culprits may have to be culled. free ranging hens sometimes lack minerals when kept confined.
The article explains an improved road drag built from two 2 foot wide planks 3 inches thick, spaced 30 inches to 4 feet apart and joined, replacing the split log drag. It notes suitable plank cuts and draft, including a 16 to 18 foot plank for stronger horses, and mentions a portable platform feature.
The text describes using crosspieces as footing for a driver to add weight for effective work and to maintain a desired drag angle. A steel plate on the forward plank prevents wear and sharpens work. Chain is attached to throw earth to the road center, gradually hardening and waterproofing the surface for a dry road that resists rutting in heavy rain.
The article argues grain farming's limits push northwest farmers toward crop rotation and stock raising, highlighting corn and clover as soil restorers. It promotes dairy cows as the logical livestock for converting corn and clover into a profitable, easily managed, nutritious ration boosting milk output. It cites North Dakota with 187,000 dairy cows valued at 95,800,000.
Abstract summarizes the 1908 to 1912 financials for the City Trust Company of Fargo North Dakota including assets liabilities and receipts. It notes cash in vaults loans and uncalled premium reserves and outlines losses and disbursements. The commissioner of insurance certifies the abstract as a true statement and records the company under state law.
A detailed abstract of the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner’s annual financial statements covers the organization of insurance entities in London and New York, listing principal offices and service-of-process details. It records capital, admitted assets, liabilities, premiums, investments, and net claims. The document includes figures for bonds, loans, market values, and reinsurance, with totals for risks taken and disbursements.
The document records the North Dakota Commissioner of Insurance certifying a life insurance company is empowered to transact business in the state. It notes filings, charter copies, and organization certificates, with signatures of C. Taylor and PAL W. C. Taylor, dated April 1911 in Bismarck.
A fragmentary passage notes discomfort from a cold cement floor and mentions someone choosing to sleep to cope. It also references planting grape cuttings and preparing soil as the ground can be worked.
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