North Dakota urged as ideal for sheep farming growth
A persuasive piece argues that North Dakota offers a strong climate and resources for sheep production. It cites import figures and wool production data from 1908 1909 to show market potential and encourages starting with a small flock, growing feed crops like corn clover and alfalfa, and learning lambing oversight to profit from wool and meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Frank
Rector’s Restaurant
Chicago
Montana
North Dakota
Weather risks and costs hit western sheepmen hard in winter
A Sheep Breeder panel notes U.S. herds gamble on weather with costs rising each winter. Ogden residents report heavy losses from storms, with feed prices climbing to about 1.96 dollars per head. Poultry manure composition and egg shipment advice from the Ottawa experiment station are also discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ogden
Central Experiment Station
Ottawa
Can
Poultry and Egg Handling Tips from a Farmer
Practical notes for poultry keepers cover egg collection frequency and cleanliness, storage in a cool dry place, and avoiding washing eggs. Advice warns against feeding rotten meat scraps, keeping nest odors, and sourcing clean forage. emphasizes well fed hens and careful market handling.
Cut Seed Corn For Future Use And Proper Curing
Instructions advise cutting seed corn when kernels are dented and green stalks show promise. The seed will cut and cure properly in the shock, yielding better luster and vitality when left on the stalk. A killing frost should not harm the corn before maturity.
Snug Hog Houses
A compact hog housing idea describes building a lean-to stable with a peg and quartered frame to form a snug hog house. The design outlines creating a root and si structure and covering for shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pg & Lean
Keeps Crows Out of Field for Farms
John Graham of the Nebraska Farm Journal describes a crow repellent device. An upright ten foot pole supports a cross piece with a tin strip one by one and a half feet long. Tin rappers on the pole rap with every breeze to deter crows. three rappers are advised for an acre field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Graham
Nebraska Farm Journal
How to Make a Brooder for Poultry Farmers
A California man outlines a simple do it yourself brooder designed for handy poultry farmers. The unit uses hinged roofs and hovering boards to prevent suffocation, with small doors for chick entry and a top hatch. A view window lets owners check chicks without disturbing them.
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California
Use of Solling Crops and Green Feed Practices
The article stresses simple solling crops like corn, clover and alfalfa as dependable green feed. It notes peas oats millet barley rape and other crops add value when pastures fail. No crop offers more green feed than the staples, so other crops serve mainly as catch crops during failures. complex systems arenot required to support dry pastures.
Summer Legumes for Farm Fertility and Feed
Summer legumes such as cow peas, cow beans and vetch are essential for feeding swine dairy cows horses and fowls. They provide good feeding value and help maintain soil fertility on every farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bridegroom Delays Wedding as Bride Remains Seated
In a New Jersey town a thrifty German couple marry quickly. The groom sits down mid ceremony and refuses to finish until his bride speaks her part. The minister orders him back to stand, the bride remains calm, and the service concludes with a wry remark about the “matrimonial bargain.”
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New
Bure
Names for Good Friday Across Traditions
The article traces numerous names for Good Friday in Anglo-Saxon Danish French German Greek and Latin traditions. It notes Long Friday Holy Friday Stiller Freitag Charfrestag The Pascha of the Cross The Day of the Lord's Passion and World liturgical variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Stiller Freitag
Shroud Woven by Deceased Elder for Gloucester Widow
An obituary notes Lucy ckey of Gloucester died aged 104 and was buried in a shroud she had made in her youth. A Hunt side resident recalls the custom of grave garments being prepared in advance and kept by many households for both married men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Ckey
Gloucester
Hunt
The Thimble: From Thumb Bell to Ornate Legacy
A historical note traces the thimble’s evolution from a thumb worn bell to a refined item. It credits Dutch invention and arrival in England in 1695, lists materials from iron to pearl and glass, and highlights Chinese carved pearl designs and a Siamese royal bridal gift of gold with diamond inscriptions spelling the queen’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
King of Siam
Moving Pictures Sale At Local Theatre Sparks Self-Recognition Gimmick
A London Chronicle note describes a suburban draper turning a bargain sale into a film event at a nearby cinema. Patrons receive reduced-price tickets and are invited to watch scenes designed so they may spot themselves in the crowd, appealing to vanity and thrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Chronicle
Nationwide freight plan announced by Rock Island
Plans for an 18 million dollar freight system across Minnesota and surrounding states were announced. Rock Island lines purchased two ground tracts, the larger at thirty acres, signaling a major regional rail expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minneapolia
Chicago, Rock Island J and Pacific Railroad Company
Contested Homestead Cancellation and Estate Administration Notices
Multiple public notices from the Williston land office and Williams County Court announce a contest to cancel Homestead Entry No 37595 on grounds of abandonment, with a required answer within twenty days after fourth publication, and a petition for administration of Pietro Ferraro's estate with hearing set for November 18, 1911. Includes citations, service rules, and publication details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Williston
N. D
Mattie Saferick
Nellie Boardman
Howard
N.D
Northwest Quarter
Samuel Adams
Register
B. K. Ellefeon
State OF
North Dakota
Williams
A. L. Butler
Pietro Ferraro
Angela Trignano
Lanni
Ferra
Adolfo Rossi
Anni
Ferraro
Pancrazio Ferraro
Angelo Trignano
Ianni) Ferraro
Pietra Ferraro
H. K. Hunkine
Miarpa County
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Dupree
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Ovila
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LaPlant
George Martin
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Concordia College
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Albert Lea
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D. L. Blankenship
Hinsdale
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B. L. Harda
Albert Garkow
Squires
Good Housekeeping
F. Fairbanks
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Fourth Ave
New York City
John Heffernan
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T. W. Greer
Aweth
Williston Experiment Farm
G. J. Harding
Pious Hill
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Illiston
Mike Pompilio
Broadway
Sixth Ave
Cedar Coulee
A. L. Monroe
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N. Ak
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