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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
7
A flurry of visits and travel is noted with residents from St Louis Jasper Huntingburg and Evansville in town for family business, social visits, and work. Several Catholic community members including Father Villinger and Father Aloysius conduct tasks and attend meetings.
A Farmers' Voice piece outlines a dairy creamery plan to reward labor by feeding cows a mixed grain ration of four to eight pounds daily, watching each animal, and milking regularly with clean hands. It stresses keeping cows warm, silencing dogs, and weighing milk monthly to identify profitable cows.
A Good Roads Magazine editorial argues that better roads will boost prosperity and country life as the automobile becomes permanent. It envisions revived village taverns, expanded travel, and renewed interest in highways, byways, and outdoor leisure across communities along main roads.
The piece claims sand-clay roads have moved beyond experimental stage and stresses thorough mixing to saturation, proper shaping, and rolling. It notes mixing is often done by the traveling public using plows, harrows, teams, or vehicles, with initial deterioration during paddling followed by permanent relief once sufficient sand is added.
New York state engineer H A Van Atsdyne argues that road improvements yield many benefits beyond immediate profits. He notes rural districts must be accessible and attractive to attract city residents seeking country homes and health, keeping them in New York instead of New Jersey or Europe.
Convict labor for road construction spreads across the country as a civilizing reform. The piece recalls past harsher punishments and argues that humane, corrective labor should replace vindictive measures, while noting stigma attached to punitive work.
A dairy reader skims milk by hand and fails to remove fat. After analysis a neighbor proves 2 percent butter fat remains, showing about half the butter fat was fed to calves and pigs. The test suggests human hand can outperform machines for skimming fat.
Government experts probe condensed milk makers who label products evaporated cream, challenging two decades of trade practice. Committees urge that evaporated cream in interstate commerce must match its name, ending the mislabeling of condensed or skim milk as evaporated cream.
The spread quality of butter depends on feed. Bran slightly softens and hardens butter. roughness and grain influence firmness. Alfalfa and prairie hay tend to soften or harden butter, while linseed, gluten or soy meal make butter soft. corn, kaffir corn and cottonseed meal stiffen butter.
A rural advisory notes bloat losses and urges precautions. A remedy is ordinary household ammonia at one quarter strength, given half a pint in a bottle at first signs of bloat. Prevention advised by placing a wooden stick as a bit for pasture cattle.
At low churning temperatures butter remains fine but salt is hard to distribute evenly. Excessive working to mix salt causes more water to express, hindering dissolution and reducing overrun and commercial value.
The article highlights a severe shortage of reliable milkers facing dairy farmers, especially in the western regions where few specialized dairymen exist or cow numbers are limited by family needs. This labor gap discourages new dairying and reduces herd sizes.
The milk yield rises until about age seven, then stays steady until around age twelve, when it declines more rapidly. The average dairy cow reaches a peak in youth and maintains production for several years before aging reduces output.
Orchard grass proves excellent for fall pasture aiding winter stock condition and savings on feed. It can be sown on wheat ground in September or March. rye can fill gaps in August. sorghum fits spring sowing and fall feeding. rape suits sheep and hogs. soil strategy favors pasture over hay removal.
A detailed description of a fruit cellar design notes a front and door setup with double thickness boards, straw insulation, inch lumber lining, and wide doorboards. The roof uses light, strong inch boards with a three foot peak height. Windows and a rear large window enable ventilation and cold weather protection. Estimated cost about $100 with rough lumber, no skilled labor.
The article describes a large dry goods box repurposed as a portable grain bin. It notes dimensions about four feet high and five feet long with a loose front board and removable lower boards for easy emptying, plus a floating cover and securing hasp option.
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