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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1884
Page
11
A compilation of garden and home hints from multiple sources. Topics include spraying hellebore for pests, preserving milk in milk jars, growing small fruit for utility and ornament, seed sowing tips, a recipe for apple omelet, care for oil-cloth, orange custards, and a cabinet polish recipe with linseed oil and ale.
The Toronto Globe correspondent describes Esquiman dogs near Fort Albany as large, white and yellow or white and black, driven in teams with a female leading. They are strong in winter, temperamental, and famed for heavy sealskin whips used with precision to discipline and drive the pack across ice and snow.
A garbled note discusses dairy practices including washing utensils with hot and cold water, issues with artificial preservatives, and concerns about butter texture and quality. It emphasizes consistent technique and proper handling to avoid hard butter and mentions the Danish butter makers as exemplary.
The piece debates butter grading and adulteration amid New York dairy law changes. It surveys consumer demand for genuine dairy butter versus lard blends, criticizing old farming methods and urging standardization across grades to avoid scams and support dairy prosperity.
Dairy practitioners warn against roots in rations as they taint milk while noting cows drink from slow streams and sloughs. Emphasizing abundant pure water and pasture next three months, they advise supplying fodder when pastures dwindle and warn turnips fed during milking may alter next milk flavor.
A compilation of farm tips and anecdotes notes methods for handling oats in a granary, keeping harness in repair with rivets and leather, and humane calf restraining. It includes plowing tricks to curb lazy horses, ground cooling tips for water jugs, improvised markers for corn rows, and a New England anecdote about a bridegroom’s admonition. The piece ends with a note on accessible British Columbia land at one dollar per acre.
Fragmentary OCR shows names Merrill Av NH Carpenter Gerers Manager Gen Pose and The Agt UT Clark G U H Hlafford Gen Sup't Ass't GePose Agt. Readable items indicate personnel roles and regional offices without clear events or dates.
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