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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1915
Page
9
An article stresses practical uses of thermometers on farms for home, dairy, and crop needs. It covers choosing scales, protecting from radiation, outdoor shading, and ideal temperatures for baths, fruit storage, cooling, and dairy processing to enhance efficiency and animal health.
The editor urges farming rules to improve soil use and self sufficiency. Plan to produce enough for family and stock, stock meat and eggs, rotate crops to avoid land wear, and focus on high value crops suited to the land with market timing to maximize profits.
Two lots of four calves fed varying milk diets and flax seed were raised to six months to test growth on skim milk. Lot No 1 started with whole milk then mixed with skim milk, while Lot No 2 received skim milk plus boiled flax seed. Despite early advantages for Lot 1, Lot 2 matched and then exceeded it in six month assessments.
Practical guide for poultry dressers focusing on market value. Emphasizes finishing touches, avoiding overfeeding, and must follow careful plucking and bleeding methods. Details steps for dressing chickens and turkeys, including tying, bleeding, brain removal, and feather removal for cleaner appearance.
Practical guidance on controlling cutworms that damage tomatoes cabbages and other crops. Describes the army worm like migrations and provides a poisoned bait recipe using bran white arsenic and sorghum with application timing at day end to protect young plants.
The article discusses multiple methods to combat cutworms including trenching ditching deep furrows in advance to trap them, filling trenched areas with water and kerosene, and erecting tarred board barriers. It notes arsenical sprays as a last resort, with an example of parsley field treatment yielding a perfect stand. Cultural practices such as crop rotation, fall plowing, and disking are advised to prevent recurrences, with overflow irrigation helping destroy many worms.
Peat is made into fertilizer and used as a filler per the United States Geological Survey. It is also used for paper, stock food, and mud baths. In Germany and Austria peat baths are common. in U S sanatoriums they show benefits. As livestock feed peat in molasses mix acts as a tonic and corrective. About 57 000 tons produced in the United States last year valued at 367 000 dollars. The peat deposits in the United States are vast.
The piece notes that about 75 percent of the body’s weight is water and that at a 150 pound weight roughly 113 pounds would become steam if exposed to extreme heat. It stresses daily fluid intake, urging one ounce of water per pound and seven tenths per ounce of body weight to maintain bodily fluids and waste removal.
A fragment discusses water as a beverage noting drawbacks and benefits. It says half a gallon and hints at a rainfall flushing sewers, with a crusty tone and a remark about not drinking heartily or often. The passage is garbled but centers on water quality and consumption.
Vague civic vow urging voters to choose honest candidates and avoid waste. Mentions investment in permanent improvements, courteous behavior, and avoiding arousing taxes. Predicts cooler weather and a forthcoming ten month commercial change for the better.
Advertorial style copy touts a corn remedy endorsed by Erick Rather and J. Creaser. It markets the product to readers in Chicago, claiming rapid application and dramatic effects. Names and vague claims abound, with promotional language aimed at persuading purchases.
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