Apple Day and Farm Tips From a Bygone Era
A scattered agricultural item cites apple day celebrations and farmers planning to plant more trees. It notes the dairy and seed industry facts, moisture practices for eggs and nails insights on tools and paint storage, then discusses Minnesota dairy losses and the share of animal products in US meals.
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Minnnesota
Minnesota
United States
Farm notes on livestock care and orchard trials
Practical farm guidance covers hay and clover feeding for horses, water needs for livestock, humane handling of colts, and winter care. It notes Pennsylvania college’s success with pruned fruit trees, rhubarb forcing tips, and broad statistics on chickens and eggs from Technical World Magazine.
Drainage improves soil by removing excess water and increasing aeration
The article explains how drainage transforms poorly drained soil into firmer, more friable ground. It details how drainage raises temperature, enhances root moisture access, promotes soil aeration, boosts beneficial bacteria, reduces disease risk, and lengthens the growing season by enabling earlier spring cultivation and later fall work.
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Lancashire
England
John Johnstonrote
Drainage and Soil Erosion Effects on Crops and Land
The article explains how drainage reduces soil erosion by lowering surface water flow and improving subsoil moisture use. It discusses damage from caving banks, root breakage, and the benefits of proper drainage for increased crop yields and land health, with notes on clay soils and drainage implementation.
Desserts and Savory Puffs With Cream Sauce Filling
The article describes making and serving mulk and cream puff cases with chicken or venison alternatives. It notes Hake and golden brows as preferred options, and suggests pimentoes for spice. A method uses drained canned fruit, butter, and a cream sauce thickened with stock, topped with whipped cream and currant jelly.
Green Mountain stave silos featured at Iowa State College
An illustrated feature from Iowa State College shows two stave silos in the new dairy barn and discusses how silos can enhance farm building aesthetics. It notes many silos are located outside and argues inside placements hinder filling, odor control, and feeding convenience, urging careful integration with feeding rooms.
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Green Mountain
Iowa State Colleges
Iowa State College
Bern
Silos and silage: air exclusion and construction best practices
The piece discusses silo design to preserve green forage, stressing air exclusion, airtight walls and doors, and tight joints. It notes vertical walls work best, tar paper and clay putty joints, and careful door fitting to prevent air intrusion and decay during freezing and storage.
Wildlife memory noted by Duncan at New Gallery exhibit
F Martin Duncan, F Z 8, notes elephants have strong memories and compares to other jungle beasts. He cites captive tigers recalling kindness after months and lions showing fear toward native hunters from their homeland. Londres Daily Mail.
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F. Martin Duncan
New Gallery
Zoological Garden
London Daily Mail
Seed Saving Emphasis Advised for Farmers and Truckers
Fragmentary text urges careful seed selection and matching variety to sale needs. Includes quoted dialog about promises and a grocery store remark, reflecting incomplete narrative.
Planting Evergreen corn with careful seed selection
Instructions describe selecting ears at the tassel stage and leaving on stalks until one is dry. For seed, sort again to take the best ears. The author notes using this method to develop a strain of Evergreen corn that matures as early as some of the earliest varieties.
Household Tips And Recipes From An Old Plain Cookery Page
Water kept in bottles on ice reduces ice bills. Grow parsley sage and herbs in a kitchen window to save money on seasoning. To bake pancakes add butter or cream to batter. If soup is too salty add raw potato slices to absorb salt. Parafine tops should be washed in cold water and stored. To extract juice from citrus boil fruit then press. Japanned trays resist hot water. rub with olive oil then polish. When broiling steaks place water in the pan to catch grease for easy cleaning. English Bath Buns require flour eggs milk yeast sugar almonds butter and rise time two hours.
Beef Curry Instructions From A Historic Recipe
Beep curry method: chop onions and fry in butter until colored, add curry powder and cook. Brown beef, stir in flour, brown, then add stock. Boil briefly, add sour orange juice and apple sauce or chopped tart apple. Simmer until tender and serve with plain boiled rice.
Gingered Pear Preserve Marmalade Recipe Note
Recipe describes preparing gingered pear preserve served with ice cream or melon. Use eight pounds pears sliced thin with four pounds sugar one cup water juice and zest of four lemons and one eighth pound green ginger simmered to marmalade consistency.
New Amber Marmalade From Lemons and Melon Sirup
Prepare ripe melons by removing seeds and cutting into small cubes then steam until tender. Make lemon syrup using one and a half pounds of sugar per pint of juice and mix one lemon per pint of cooked melon. Combine with syrup and simmer until it coats a spoon. cool to a marmalade consistency with a clear amber color.
Apple Preserves with Selected Fall Apples
Instructions describe selecting uniform fall apples peel core slice scallop edge with cockie cut ter cover with sugar overnight using half sugar to fruit drain juice bring to boil add spices cook rapidly for pink color. Wash discard spoiled pods and seeds then fold in for final texture.
Dairy Improvement Through Careful Records and Ration
The article argues that building and maintaining a dairy herd relies on discriminating selection and thorough records. Regular testing, such as the Babcock test, and ration adjustments based on milk yield can raise profits, reduce food costs, and improve herd productivity by guiding crop rotations and concentrate purchases.
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Babcock
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