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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1913
Page
4
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Advice spans farm care and feed for hogs cows and horses plus plant and pasture tips. It notes a US Supreme Court Patten case with potential anti trust impact. A health column praises reading and warns about trashy taste. It also covers school patron visits and goat brush clearing benefits with Angora goats and cattle market strength.
The article discusses beet molasses and dairy cow feeds, noting skimmilk and buttermilk value when fed with grain. It warns that coarse foods aid digestion, highlights exercise for horses, and argues motorists should share road maintenance costs via license fees to support better highways.
Early-season guidance notes timing for weed control. Cutting below the surface every week or ten days can kill small patches while leaves above ground must remain to breathe. Another method involves allowing plants to flower, cutting before seeds mature, then shallow plowing, seeding to sorghum, harvesting in fall, and wintering with rye or wheat before spring plowing and corn planting.
The Pennsylvania experiment station tested feeding ten Shorthorn and ten Angus cows over 140 days to assess winter viability. Each cow received 57.04 pounds daily of corn silage and one pound of cottonseed meal, with feed costs and bedding and care totaling $22.07 per cow, net cost after manure credit and weight gain adjustments was $3.22 per animal.
An article notes experiments at Storrs College Connecticut domesticating several wild duck species. An expedition brought redheads canvasbacks and bluebills from Canada, hatched eggs raised in incubators. The young ducks thrived and remained tame, with domestication aided by removing any memory of wild life through timely handling.
USDA investigations show a 17 percent loss in value from farm products to consumers. Breakage and dirties account for 4 percent, chick development 5 percent, shrinkage 6 percent, and rot or mold 3 percent. With national food eyes valued around 360 million dollars last year.
The text states that poultry keepers faced a net loss near 860 million, with eggs representing a fraction of their real value. The figures imply significant depreciation in poultry yields and market prices affecting farmers nationwide.
The article notes high prices for fancy Jonathan apples at $5 per barrel and up to $2.50 to $8 per barrel for other varieties. It argues a nearly limitless market exists for well ripened Spitzenburg Yellow Newtown Delong and Jonathan types when carefully picked and attractively packed for eye appeal and taste.
The 1912 corn crop shows a national yield of 121 746 000 bushels with Illinois leading at 432 031 000 and Missouri next at 243 904 000. Indiana Nebraska Ohio Kansas Kentucky Oklahoma follow, with state yields from 199 000 000 to 101 000 000 bushels. New England states Connecticut New Hampshire and Massachusetts lead in yield per acre at fifty forty six and forty five bushels.
The champion corn grower of Ohio is a fourteen year old named Dewey Hanes from Arennum, forty miles from Cincinnati. On one acre he raised 139 bushels last season, the best state record, earning a handsome prize and a free Washington trip on the corn growers special.
A translated set of public health guidelines printed by the Japanese government urges citizens to spend more time outdoors and in sun, exercise, and breathe deeply. It favors meals with cereals vegetables fruits and dairy, daily hot baths, early bedtimes, long nocturnal rest, weekly rest without reading or writing, emotional restraint, and sober habits including limited tea coffee tobacco and alcohol. It also advises marriage continuity and avoiding crowded poorly ventilated places.
Many women hold real lace pieces soiled with time and starch. Clean by drying with magnesia powder after gentle brushing, avoiding solvents. place on white cloth, fold lace, cover with white paper, weight, and wait five days to remove dirt and odors.
Cleaning guidance for Parlan marble advises avoiding soap as it yellows marble. Use a spoonful of washing sedan in tepid water, scrub gently with an oat brush, then rinse twice and wipe dry. Ensure objects are perfectly dry before returning them to place to prevent moisture damage.
Instructions describe reheating biscuits without moisture using a double boiler. Fill outer boiler with ample water and bring to a boil, then heat biscuits for ten to fifteen minutes to restore warmth and texture.
A hostess held a poverty party to economize while entertaining. Invitations on wrapping paper, decor from tin cans, and wooden chairs set a frugal mood. Menu featured cornmeal mush, sandwiches, pickles, pies, cookies, doughnuts, and punch. Prizes honored the most poverty stricken costume amid readings from classic works.
Guidance on washing door panels to avoid shrinkage. Remove panel, clean components, wash and stitch the slip in the rods, then replace panel. Align face, tuck edges, stretch panel, and let it dry with the door open for best results.
How to bake gems on a stove top. Heat a gem pot and grease it well. Pour in the batter and wait for puffing. Test by lifting edges with a knife. brown if ready then turn to brown the other side. Biscuits can be made similarly in a frying pan.
A kitchen tip sheet advises saving tea for later in a jar and sweetening as needed. It suggests adding tea to apple parings when making sauce or pie and mentions using white vinegar, noting it improves with standing for four hours to yield tastier vinegar than store bought.
Instructions describe reviving shabby umbrellas by applying a tea and sugar mixture and expect to restore color and stiffness. It also gives a method to dye faded school hair ribbons using crepe tissue scraps, hot water, and boiling dye to achieve a new shade.
A dated recipe from the officers dress at West Point describes a mackerel salad. It instructs mackerel, celery, onion, lettuce, and a rich mayonnaise with mustard pickles and capers, forming a hearty composite dish.
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