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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1884
Page
11
A collage of tips and notes on farm care and home garden use. Topics include mulching with sedge, humane horse handling, corn meal for milks The piece also covers suet pudding recipes and book quality for youth readers. Practical advice on insecticides feed management and water needs for cows appears alongside pump thaw methods.
A San Francisco Chron article recounts how land prices surged from coast to coast and details one man’s fourteen year shift from urban work to farming. He bought 240 acres at five dollars an acre, built a home, improved the property, and now enjoys independence, with an $18,000 offer on the farm.
A Wisconsin Experiment Station bulletin discusses removing cream by chilling milk in deep cans, valuing skim milk for feeding and detailing average milk composition. It warns farmers to record yields and notes a mild winter while cautioning against stock neglect before frost. It also lampoons a new milk adulterant called sweet water and mocks glucose as a deceptive additive.
Winter milk cream defects improve with scalding. Heat milk to scalding hot in a water bath, using a thermometer or test by surface wrinkles. Skim early, keep cream well stirred and at uniform temp, churn often, and prevent odors from cooking or burning to preserve butter flavor. National Live Stock Journal notes.
A circular circulated to butter makers warns that lard and oleomargarine oils are being used to fake butter and cheese. The piece notes widespread adulteration by so called Dairy Companies, harming farmers, cheese factories, and creameries while urging dairymen to maintain virtue and resist the fraud.
In an age of iron and steel, ocean navigation leaped forward with steam ships crossing oceans at speed once unimaginable. The piece notes eight days from Pall Mall to Broadway, compares modern iron ships City of Rome and Alaska with earlier sailings, and highlights iron’s role in greater size and speed. It cites M. Dupond de Lome’s 1442 Bristol visit refuting hull design limits, and contrasts Great Britain’s length of 274 feet with City of Rome at 686 feet, underscoring era-defining naval progress.
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