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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
7
The article notes Toulouse geese thrive for markets though their flesh is coarser. It praises Pekin ducks for early maturity and price, and advises on housing, water, feeding, separation from other fowl, and winter care to maximize egg and meat production.
The article explains duck feather value and proper plucking timing in cold weather. It notes ripeness indicators such as feathers dropping, tests from the breast, and absence of blood. describes breeds Pekin Aylesbury Rouen as high value and common puddle ducks as lower value. mentions drying methods including steaming sun drying.
Instructions advise laying eggs in a box with newspaper at the bottom then a layer of eggs fitted tightly. Repeat with two more newspaper layers and ogee, finishing with a blanket or shawl to keep eggs from moving during transport.
Market notes show scale wash for fruit trees mentioned with quantities around 20 to 30 pounds. The item appears in a trade brief describing horticultural supplies and pricing.
The piece describes Wisconsin and California honey driving an American bee culture influence in Holland. It notes Dutch beekeeping traditions declined since 1860 while American movable-comb methods boost production, with millions of florins in honey imports and a government-supported agricultural society promoting modern apiculture.
A large pear orchard owner recounts that prior to using bees the trees refused to bear fruit sufficiently. After introducing a colony of bees, the pears began to yield heavily, saving the orchard from uprooting the pear trees for apples.
A short admonition warns keepers to confine pigeons to prevent contamination of poultry, noting that letting birds bathe in shared water leads to filth and canker in flocks.
French Merinos or Rambouillet are the largest of the breed with some sheep reported near 400 pounds. They yield heavy fleeces though sixty pounds of clean wool in one year is exceptional. Early hardiness issues faded with feeding, and pure flocks persist on long established farms. Western ranches in Colorado Utah California Oregon Montana raise Rambouillet rams for both meat and wool demand.
Experience shows cattle should be dipped twice in fall regardless of condition, while spring dips are less necessary as reinfection risk is lower. Numerous dips on the market have merit but failures come from ineffective product. Coal tar preparations cure mange. test water before use and soften hard water with washing soda to ensure proper mixing.
A Stovik farmer contrasts two cattle lines, praising a Shorthorn cow bought for 75 dollars whose offspring earnings total 1 358 dollars and a 225 dollar purchase yielding 1 100 dollars from three calves. He notes the value of discernment in bloodlines and notes steady gains over seven years.
The piece notes Glennings Colerize as a pliant counterpart to cel ery, easier to grow and cook. It suggests pruning shears are useful most times, and that higher prices for superior fruit justify the extra effort. Growing the best fruit pays off in price gains.
The passage discusses trapping wild animals and evaluates contrivances that cause instant death to the victim, noting harm to crops and fruit trees. It debates humane options and references impre cise terms about meat humane use and methods.
The Franklin Institute reports an inexpensive fat separation method for cream using blotting paper and absorptive pads, producing a fatty surface layer and a salted, workable butter. Fat content analyses show 82.95% fat in the butter and 7.49% fat in the fatty layer. New milk udder congestion notes emphasize preventive milking. A separate method uses separator skim milk twice pasteurized for washed butter with lower water content and fewer bacteria.
F W Woll reports foaming in milk skimmers stems from dissolved casein by lactic acid and milk sugar. Foaming rises with temperature between 20 and 50 degrees C and varies with milking interval and handling, even with similar solids content.
In an agricultural report by J. 11. Mahon four cows on natural pasture for 8 days then given 35ths of carrots per head daily for 8 days, then fed 30 to 75 lbs of carrots per head daily for 8 days, showed milk yield rise with carrots as supplement but decline when pasture was removed and carrots used almost exclusively.
The article notes cream ripening is more important than other steps in buttermaking. Winter ripening is challenging due to uneven temperatures in farmhouses. With multiple fresh cows, cream ripens more reliably and less bacteria risk. Fresh buttermilk acts as a starter, saving a couple of quarts each batch and stirring thoroughly twenty four hours before charming.
The Holstein Freisian Register advises retaining the best heifers from the first calf crop or all heifers, and breeding them at 15 to 18 months to their sire. It says extensive inbreeding is safe and emphasizes special care for these heifers as they drop their calves, noting many may not outperform their dams.
Examinations of milk from 99 cows across 11 dairies show winter feeding quality does not guarantee richest milk. Instead cows fed with consistent regimens produced a steadier milk flow and more uniform fat content than those fed poorly in winter.
A male resident of Ireland town in Dubois County Indiana applies to the Dubois County Board of Commissioners for a license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart for one year. The request covers a room 20 by 30 feet on Main Street fronting John Weston alley lot 22, within the town limits, with luncheon and confection sales in connection and subject to state licensing acts.
A 21 year old resident of Ferdinand Indiana seeks leave to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart for one year. The license is to cover a 20 by 20 foot room on the ground floor of a two story frame building at the Southeast corner Lot No 123 Ferdinand. Ohio street and Ferdinand township Indiana.
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