Picturesque Dairies of Europe Compared with U S Methods
The Dairy Division of the USDA notes European co ops and farming methods, finding American practices superior overall. Major Henry B. Alvord's European tour shows Danish creameries are clean but costly, with American systems offering greater efficiency. Europeans value feeding, fairs, and market setups, yet US dairy remains more satisfactory in most aspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United Sates Department of Agriculture
Henry B. Alvord
Normandy
Frome
England
Kilmarnock
Scotland
Alkmaar
Hoorn
Utrecht
Holland
Alvord
United States
European dairy practices contrast with American methods in 1900 report
Major Alvord assesses European dairy care and refrigeration, noting French milk exhibits at the Paris Exposition showed poor quality, while New York and New Jersey samples stayed fresh due to cleanliness and cold. He argues American dairying advances rapid strides despite faults in the United States.
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United States
Major Alvord
America
Europe
France
Denmark
Great Britain
Pars
Rome
Paris
New York
New Jersey
Alvord T
Mik
Real cider vinegar versus cheap chemical blends
The article warns against using pure cider vinegar sold cheaply in barrels and sold by retailers at seven to ten cents a gallon. It explains cider vinegar's proper aging and the alcohol to acetic acid conversion, noting that hastened methods yield inferior flavor and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Farmers
Spanish milch goats lead in milk yield and size
Among European milch goats the Spanish goat is said to be foremost in the quantity and quality of milk. Explorer David G. Fairshild photographed the milch goat industry in Spain. The remarkable size of the udder is common, with many goats producing eight quarts of milk daily.
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Brittany
France
United States
David G. Fairshild
Department of Aericult
Spain
Curious Global Bits From Old Time Briefs
A collection of eccentric facts from distant lands and eras. Observations include judges in Britain preserving wigs, ant eating in Arizona, honey ant trade in Mexico, Persia’s demographics, peat production claims, steel quality versus Damascus, apothecary fees in China, new chemical compounds doubling metal life, German food laws and punishment, sleep and air survival times, Lapland travel by skates, Cromwell’s alleged gypsy policy, and bee flight speeds with and without loads.
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United ‘States
Channel Islands
Netherlands
Dremark
Drs Pou
Canada
Slaule
Switzerland
Holland Cheese
British Columbia
British Province
Arizona
Mexico
Persia
Iliah Hoge
Damascus
China
Germany
Cromwell
Willy
Alexander
KentUcky Wagon Manufacturing CO
Louisville, KY
Kirk
Coes
James S. Kirk & Company
Chicago
Webb Publishing CO
St. Paul Minn
William Bros
Ithaca
New Haven
Conn
Remington Typewriter
Seamans & Benediof
Mew
York
HAY Press
Main Street
Sandwies
Eagle Tank Co
N. Green Sta
Chicago, Til
Wateon-Stillman Co
The
Missoula
Express
Missoula, Montana
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