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VOL. LXII INDIANAPOLIS, JULY 20, 1907 NO. 29 %xpzvitnct gcpartmjeut PRODUCING BABY BEEF. Hurry Them Along. lst Premium.—Baby beef is produced from a youug beef animal after it lias passed the veal point, whieh occurs after the calf li:ts arrived at from ti to 8 months old. lt is by far the best beef that can be produced. It is nice and juicy, not having that fresh, soft, milky taste that veal always has and which is not relished as well as baby beef, which is mora matured mul is more like full grown beef, only far better, as it is not tough and dry. It is produced from good calves that have free access to their mother's milk from birth until slaughtered, say any time after (J to .S months old up to 12 to 14 months old. After they are old enough to eat some oats or chop give them all they will eat. The sooner, or earlier in their life, that we ean produce the greatest number of pounds the better, both in quality of beef and iu profit for tin- producer. At this day of high priced laml in Indiana it does uot pay to only half feed any kind of stock. Hurry them along and let something else take their place. If we have something that just suits the butcher or shipper, he will not go away and leave it even if it is from y., to 1 cent per pound higher than the regular price, for he knows it is just what he wants. I think (he time is past for most farmers in Indiana, as well as other states, to permit a steer to run until 3 or 4 years old before going on the market. Bather we should feed them more, give better care, and get llie animal to market sooner. G. B. Feed Regularly. 2d Premium.—What we term baby beef is trom young beeves that are in a fine stage for butchering. To produce it one must have a good strain of beef cattle. Feed the calf 8 dam well on- milk-producing food, and let the calf have all the milk from the cow. In addition to this the calf should have all the shelled corn. elover or alfalfa hay, etc., it will eat. I do not think it best to let calves run orr pasture with tbeir dams, if intended for baby beef, as they take too much exercise and grow too much bone and muscle for a good beef. They should have clean, cool quarters in summer, aud be as free from the fly pest as it is possible to have them. Let thein have the milk from their dam's at punctual hours, not just any time it conies handy for the boys to turn the cow irr. Baby beef is always in good demand at a higher price than any other beef, and therefore is more profitable to raise than other beef. Also it is turned into cash with less feed and care than other beef. Farmer. No. 594, July 27.—Give your experience in raising some "specialty" in connection with general farming. No. 595, Aug. 3.—Does it pay the individual farmer to experiment in a limited way? Give illustrations. Premiums, of $1, 75 cents and 50 cents are given for the best, second and third best articles for the Experiment Department each week. Manuscript should be sent direct to the Indiana Farmer Company and should be sent one week before date of publication. ■ PP^B-H___^_* — - E s • . » E#* "-■ - * "■' * * t ~* ■*-3t * • * vTi_ -. r___. - «t ++ ' ■ *. - • ■* -*- . . tQkmvm''^^ _m-U* ' * — ET^-SaLr- A. The Indiana Farmer Experiment Plat at State Pair Grounds, as it appeared July 1. K^mtgmmmwvmm^mmnnn Indiana Farmer men setting out bed of Bowers, State Fair (Irounds. Typhoid Fever and Malaria. By C. K. I.-, M. D. Typhoid fever is one of the oldest known diseases, aud in the earlier days mnny of the epidemics of typhoid fever were extremely fatal. It has been recognized for many years as a filth disease, and, therefore, preventable to a certain degree. Typhoid fever is an acute infectious disease, due to the entrance into the body of a susceptable person nf specific bacillus of Eberth, commonly known as the bacillus typhosus. The entrance into the system of this organism results, after a period of one to three weeks iu some persona (not in all), in the development of the fever. The most common method of infection is by water, but milk diluted with Infected water or cooled by Infected ice, or vegetables, oysters, or clams, when eaten uncooked, frequently are the means of carrying infection. Also carelessness of nurses in getting the fiirger tips Infected in the sick room and then putting lingers tei the mouth or handling food before' disinfecting them, can introduce the organism into the body; and flies after alighting upon the discharges of a case of typhoid fever may carry the bacilli to otherwise pure food, and so spread tile infection. Typhoid fever is a preventable disease, so far as contagion is con- cerned, provided the bacilli as they escape in the feces, the urine and the sputum, are destroyed as soon as they pass from the patient's body. The destruc tion of the discharge and so of the bacilli is therefore absolutely essential, and in addition careful antisepsis on the part of the nurse as ti) personal cleanliness, and the protection of the discharge from flies nre to be enforced. After convalesence is established the discharges frequently contain the bacilli for some considerable time, and should be subject to the same rigid disinfecting. The specific bacillus is tenacious of life. High degrees of heat tl Ml degrees) will kill it, but it cau withstand a freezing temperature for many days. It is readily destroyed by the strong germicides, such as strong solutions of bichloride of mercury or carbolic acid. Kvery great epidemic of typhoid fever lias been traced to the contamination of the water supply, and for tbat reason, even in times of absence of the disease in the community, great care should be given to the water supply. The wells should be deep bored wells with metal casings, aud be situated several hundred feet from any cesspool, closet or any source of in- fiitiein. Very few of the open wells in a thickly settled community are absolutely safe. Thorough cleanliness, especially as to decaying animal matter about the premises, and the use of boiled water for drinking purposes, should there be tbe least doubt as to the purity of the water supply, should be practiced. Malarial fever, like typhoid, is an old disease, and was recognized as such centuries ago. While seldom or never fatal in tbe temperate zone, it is an extremely fatal disease- in tbe torrid zone. Malarial fever was for centuries considered a disease resulting from a poison arising from decaying vegetation associated with stagnant water. Inn modern science has demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt that there is but one direct factor in the dissemination of malaria] fever: namely, that s| ies of mosquito known as Anopheles. The indirect factors in the causation of malarial fever are, therefore, stagnant water, iu which tbe mosquito can breed, and the presence of a source from which it can obtain tbe parasite so that it ean transmit it to a healthy person. The mosquito cannot inoculate a person with malaria unless it has tirst bitten a person whose bleiod contains the malarial genu. Hence the universal draining of a district, thereby destroying the breeding grounds of the pestiferous mosquito, will free any section fnun the disease. Especially is this so with the central states. The draining of tne Indiana swamps has made malarial fever an almost unknown disease to the younger generation. Indiana Wheat Yield. Farmers in Pike and Jennings counties are selling iheir newly threshed wheat for N_ cents per bushel. There will be M attempt they say just now to force the price up to the dollar mark by holding the grain. The yield iu these two counties rauges from 20 to 25 bushels per acre. Many wheat fields in Posey county show an acreage turn out of only 10 to 12 hushels, while Spencer county's .best acre record for wheat so far this season, is 19 bushels. A KM) acre field in Gibson county yielded 14 bushels per acre. The farmers near Martinsville are selling their wheat direct from the threshing machine for 85 cents per bushel. Reports from over the State say that wheat in the shock is growing and moulding, due to the heavy rains of last week. The wheat crop in Hendricks county, tho late, is better than was expected a f< w weeks ago. It is stated that many fields will yield from 20 to 30 bushels per acre. A scarcity of farm labor is noticed in Wayne and adjoining counties. Farmers nre paying harvest hands from $2 to $2.50 per day including board and lodging.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1907, v. 62, no. 29 (July 20) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA6229 |
Date of Original | 1907 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Digitization Information | Orignal scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
Transcript | VOL. LXII INDIANAPOLIS, JULY 20, 1907 NO. 29 %xpzvitnct gcpartmjeut PRODUCING BABY BEEF. Hurry Them Along. lst Premium.—Baby beef is produced from a youug beef animal after it lias passed the veal point, whieh occurs after the calf li:ts arrived at from ti to 8 months old. lt is by far the best beef that can be produced. It is nice and juicy, not having that fresh, soft, milky taste that veal always has and which is not relished as well as baby beef, which is mora matured mul is more like full grown beef, only far better, as it is not tough and dry. It is produced from good calves that have free access to their mother's milk from birth until slaughtered, say any time after (J to .S months old up to 12 to 14 months old. After they are old enough to eat some oats or chop give them all they will eat. The sooner, or earlier in their life, that we ean produce the greatest number of pounds the better, both in quality of beef and iu profit for tin- producer. At this day of high priced laml in Indiana it does uot pay to only half feed any kind of stock. Hurry them along and let something else take their place. If we have something that just suits the butcher or shipper, he will not go away and leave it even if it is from y., to 1 cent per pound higher than the regular price, for he knows it is just what he wants. I think (he time is past for most farmers in Indiana, as well as other states, to permit a steer to run until 3 or 4 years old before going on the market. Bather we should feed them more, give better care, and get llie animal to market sooner. G. B. Feed Regularly. 2d Premium.—What we term baby beef is trom young beeves that are in a fine stage for butchering. To produce it one must have a good strain of beef cattle. Feed the calf 8 dam well on- milk-producing food, and let the calf have all the milk from the cow. In addition to this the calf should have all the shelled corn. elover or alfalfa hay, etc., it will eat. I do not think it best to let calves run orr pasture with tbeir dams, if intended for baby beef, as they take too much exercise and grow too much bone and muscle for a good beef. They should have clean, cool quarters in summer, aud be as free from the fly pest as it is possible to have them. Let thein have the milk from their dam's at punctual hours, not just any time it conies handy for the boys to turn the cow irr. Baby beef is always in good demand at a higher price than any other beef, and therefore is more profitable to raise than other beef. Also it is turned into cash with less feed and care than other beef. Farmer. No. 594, July 27.—Give your experience in raising some "specialty" in connection with general farming. No. 595, Aug. 3.—Does it pay the individual farmer to experiment in a limited way? Give illustrations. Premiums, of $1, 75 cents and 50 cents are given for the best, second and third best articles for the Experiment Department each week. Manuscript should be sent direct to the Indiana Farmer Company and should be sent one week before date of publication. ■ PP^B-H___^_* — - E s • . » E#* "-■ - * "■' * * t ~* ■*-3t * • * vTi_ -. r___. - «t ++ ' ■ *. - • ■* -*- . . tQkmvm''^^ _m-U* ' * — ET^-SaLr- A. The Indiana Farmer Experiment Plat at State Pair Grounds, as it appeared July 1. K^mtgmmmwvmm^mmnnn Indiana Farmer men setting out bed of Bowers, State Fair (Irounds. Typhoid Fever and Malaria. By C. K. I.-, M. D. Typhoid fever is one of the oldest known diseases, aud in the earlier days mnny of the epidemics of typhoid fever were extremely fatal. It has been recognized for many years as a filth disease, and, therefore, preventable to a certain degree. Typhoid fever is an acute infectious disease, due to the entrance into the body of a susceptable person nf specific bacillus of Eberth, commonly known as the bacillus typhosus. The entrance into the system of this organism results, after a period of one to three weeks iu some persona (not in all), in the development of the fever. The most common method of infection is by water, but milk diluted with Infected water or cooled by Infected ice, or vegetables, oysters, or clams, when eaten uncooked, frequently are the means of carrying infection. Also carelessness of nurses in getting the fiirger tips Infected in the sick room and then putting lingers tei the mouth or handling food before' disinfecting them, can introduce the organism into the body; and flies after alighting upon the discharges of a case of typhoid fever may carry the bacilli to otherwise pure food, and so spread tile infection. Typhoid fever is a preventable disease, so far as contagion is con- cerned, provided the bacilli as they escape in the feces, the urine and the sputum, are destroyed as soon as they pass from the patient's body. The destruc tion of the discharge and so of the bacilli is therefore absolutely essential, and in addition careful antisepsis on the part of the nurse as ti) personal cleanliness, and the protection of the discharge from flies nre to be enforced. After convalesence is established the discharges frequently contain the bacilli for some considerable time, and should be subject to the same rigid disinfecting. The specific bacillus is tenacious of life. High degrees of heat tl Ml degrees) will kill it, but it cau withstand a freezing temperature for many days. It is readily destroyed by the strong germicides, such as strong solutions of bichloride of mercury or carbolic acid. Kvery great epidemic of typhoid fever lias been traced to the contamination of the water supply, and for tbat reason, even in times of absence of the disease in the community, great care should be given to the water supply. The wells should be deep bored wells with metal casings, aud be situated several hundred feet from any cesspool, closet or any source of in- fiitiein. Very few of the open wells in a thickly settled community are absolutely safe. Thorough cleanliness, especially as to decaying animal matter about the premises, and the use of boiled water for drinking purposes, should there be tbe least doubt as to the purity of the water supply, should be practiced. Malarial fever, like typhoid, is an old disease, and was recognized as such centuries ago. While seldom or never fatal in tbe temperate zone, it is an extremely fatal disease- in tbe torrid zone. Malarial fever was for centuries considered a disease resulting from a poison arising from decaying vegetation associated with stagnant water. Inn modern science has demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt that there is but one direct factor in the dissemination of malaria] fever: namely, that s| ies of mosquito known as Anopheles. The indirect factors in the causation of malarial fever are, therefore, stagnant water, iu which tbe mosquito can breed, and the presence of a source from which it can obtain tbe parasite so that it ean transmit it to a healthy person. The mosquito cannot inoculate a person with malaria unless it has tirst bitten a person whose bleiod contains the malarial genu. Hence the universal draining of a district, thereby destroying the breeding grounds of the pestiferous mosquito, will free any section fnun the disease. Especially is this so with the central states. The draining of tne Indiana swamps has made malarial fever an almost unknown disease to the younger generation. Indiana Wheat Yield. Farmers in Pike and Jennings counties are selling iheir newly threshed wheat for N_ cents per bushel. There will be M attempt they say just now to force the price up to the dollar mark by holding the grain. The yield iu these two counties rauges from 20 to 25 bushels per acre. Many wheat fields in Posey county show an acreage turn out of only 10 to 12 hushels, while Spencer county's .best acre record for wheat so far this season, is 19 bushels. A KM) acre field in Gibson county yielded 14 bushels per acre. The farmers near Martinsville are selling their wheat direct from the threshing machine for 85 cents per bushel. Reports from over the State say that wheat in the shock is growing and moulding, due to the heavy rains of last week. The wheat crop in Hendricks county, tho late, is better than was expected a f< w weeks ago. It is stated that many fields will yield from 20 to 30 bushels per acre. A scarcity of farm labor is noticed in Wayne and adjoining counties. Farmers nre paying harvest hands from $2 to $2.50 per day including board and lodging. |
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