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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1894
Page
6
A Tennessee correspondent argues shell color does not indicate egg richness. It explains two main hen classes the Autnlic and the Mediterranean, with differing shell colors and laying habits. Yolk richness reflects diet, with grass and insects producing darker, richer eggs. poor food yields pale yolks and thinner albumen.
Mr Carman argues against close plant spacing for asparagus and defers to longer distances over years. He favors shallow surface setting and questions the need for heavy manure, comparing manure to idle money lost as it leaches away.
The Ohio Farmer notes that beets are mostly water and offer little food value alone but support milk production when fed with dry foods. Beets cool and relax the cow, aid digestion, and help fattening animals. silage is the cheapest succulent feed, with beets best in late winter and early spring. Feed a peck to half a bushel per day per cow according to size.
The American Cultivator argues eggs can substitute meat but warns that only fowls roaming freely may naturally obtain animal food. It notes egg white is mainly nitrogenous, similar to lean meat, and compares nitrogen content to wheat. Peas and chopped clover are cited as valuable egg producing feeds, with clover aiding fowl health.
A Country Gentleman correspondent advocates keeping a span of horses and a yoke of oxen on farms over 50 acres. Oxen aged 4 to 8 could handle extra work on hay and corn stalks with no grain, then be sold at 8 to buy yearling replacements. Old horses beyond profitable work should be replaced cheaply.
Agricultural experts in The Rural New Yorker weigh causes of hollow heart in potatoes. Bailey cites overgrowth risk. Sturgis points to Pyrophoria infestans and urges sound seed. Halsted questions size effect. Massey suggests nitrogen excess in moist soil. others discuss central tissue development and heredity, with potash as a mitigating factor.
A Delaware bulletin warns farmers about insect attacks in stored grain and seed. Temperature rise signals infestation. weather, warmth aid insects. Bisulphide of carbon fumes kill all life stages. grain should be kept in a near airtight bin with no drafts and no flames for a day after use. Cost runs about half a cent per bushel.
J W Sanborn of Utah reports two years of oat sowing experiments show early growth advantages from different dates. Ground peas are called goaters in the north and peanuts in the south. Prairie Farmer advises housing 100 fowls in a single building with two flocks, dividing an acre into four yards for alternation. H Stewart notes corn plant digestibility, calves should receive clover hay and a little meal daily, and that first year growth heavily influences payoffs.
A maternal piece urges gradual, sensible weaning with cooked cereals and thorough heating. It warns against raw fruit and three minute meals, advising long cooking, gentle introduction of juices, and patience to ensure safe, gradual transition for the infant.
A column excerpt discusses how babies charm adults and the instinctive maternal attraction across ages, noting that even stern clerks soften around infants. It argues singing enhances domestic happiness, comparing children’s singing to birds, and laments declining chances of large families with musical culture. It extols singing as natural joy and social glue.
A curious 19th century column discusses bamboo hangings for privacy and air flow in city houses, praises rope portieres for easy renovation, and notes color accents. It then offers a flaxseed face poultice for complexion care and self discipline as a path to social approval, attributed to Lisa G. Vine in Housekeeper.
A compendium of mirrored social advice from periodicals on thrifty shopping for women, the status and treatment of governesses, and portraits of Rosa Bonheur, with remarks on fashion, class, and charitable hospitality reflecting era concerns and norms.
In 1758 during an English attack on St Malo a French shepherd guided Coldstream Guards. General Vernon spared the man and his dog after the animal's efforts to stop the rope. The tale ends with humane words about the faithful hound and the commander's reluctant mercy.
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