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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1883
Page
11
A compact survey of farm and home topics including poultry yard disinfection using diluted alkali, zinc and oil mixes for iron protection, guidance on peach trees and sod cultivation, pot water treatments to revive sickly plants, and a recipe roundup featuring baked apples with sweet cream, quinces, and pickled grapes with spices.
A discussion notes rings counting unreliable for old hollow trees and uneven growth. External girth measures offer a better, though imperfect, method, especially when the planting date is known, with London Arboretum cited as a guide. It also mentions how impossible it is to precisely scale century scale growth. A segment from Farrar in Popular Science Monthly and potato crop notes close the item.
N. Jd. Shepherd urges farmers to shelter all machinery and stock, build or improvise simple shelters, maintain a feed lot for manure and fodder, and stockpile wood. He stresses early work before winter, proper plunder, and careful manure management to save costs and increase farm productivity.
W B White explains a traditional method of storing potatoes in pits to endure winter. A dry well drained location is prepared with straw lining and ventilation to prevent rotting. Potatoes must stay dry and kept at low temperatures without freezing for best results.
A cooking tip describes paring, quartering, boiling in salted water until tender, mashing in a colander with butter pepper and salt, then turning into a deen dish for serving. It appears in an exchange section.
A collection of agricultural notes notes on dairy farming. It stresses that well managed dairies require firm handling of cows and direct supervision in milking. It cites frost-enhanced turnips as valuable feed and discusses innovations like sparkling milk. It also warns against mixing curd from different days and highlights Northwest dairy prosperity over beef raising.
A dozen years of winter dairying in Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin shows high winter butter prices and steady demand. Benefits include even workloads and no ice cost, while challenges require proper stables temperature control and specialized dairy gear. Modern creamery techniques enable winter butter as good as summer, per Prairie Farmer contemplation.
A notice touts Faat Presser for Excellence in Design and Beauty with best quality materials and superior workmanship. Estimates for large orders are solicited from abroad with first class work at low guaranteed rates.
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