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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1913
Page
7
A farm well kept cool improves milk and cream quality in summer. Proper construction matters. cement brick or stone walls suit the coring area. An illustration from Nebraska Experiment Station shows a well ten to fifteen feet in depth with a wide elevator.
Describes a method using milk cans as weights on an elevator with cuttle wires secured to a post and a bottom hold to stabilize the apparatus. Notes vary the weight to suit the load and report temperatures, with cream kept below 70 degrees and a shaded well reaching 104 degrees above ground.
Fall fresh cows and spring fresh cows yield most milk when prices prevail for dairy products, with dairymen busiest in harvest. Winter calved cows produce less milk, while cows fresh in winter after pasture give a large supply, suggesting annual yields 14 to 26 percent higher for spring calvers.
It is gradually understood that the dust cow is the cheapest option, with correspondingly good prices secured. The note highlights how mass quantities are bought at favorable rates, underscoring a trend toward economical procurement.
Dairy guidance emphasizes thorough separator cleaning at 4 to 5 cents per separation, maintaining steady milk flow, and avoiding overfeeding. It advises delivering cream to the creamery early, feeding hay on udder trouble, protecting cans with canvas or wet sacks en route, and using creamery output to maximize profits. The best stockman is active in their community and protects product quality with practical handling tips.
A treatise by Prof O B Whipple argues top working old trees to stronger rootstock increases early returns and yields, with methods for cleft and T grafting, budding timing, and selecting compatible stock and scion combinations.
Farmers and fruit growers troubled to make ends meet will find that daily garden work ensures a full supply of choice vegetables for the table all year, improving the year end balance sheet.
Prevent bursting heads by twisting stalks to break some roots and disturb the root system. This method retards development and helps protect cabbage heads from bursting.
A historical recipe instructs roasting a plump chicken, skin removal, thin slicing, and cooking in a seasoned stock. The mixture is strained, gelatin prepared, and the seasoned stock is thickened into a jelly. The chicken slices are dipped in jelly and layered in a mold, then unmolded and garnished with parsley for serving.
A recipe describes making fudge with brown sugar milk butter salt chocolate and cream. It instructs cooking until hard then cooling in cold water and beating with a visor for three minutes before folding in whipped cream vanilla and optional chopped walnuts for flavor.
When scissors lose sharpness rub them with a dash of flour between the blades and work up and down as if cutting to restore the edge quickly. The article notes a sewing shop offering machine initials by embroidery at low cost, suggesting marking towels before laundering and ironing to mimic handwork.
A vintage guide describes a raspberry shrub beverage. Mix four quarts red raspberries with a quart cider vinegar and stand four days, then hot strain. To a quart of raspberry juice add a pound of sugar and boil twenty minutes, skim, seal, and store cool. Serve with cracked ice and water for a refreshing hot weather drink.
An unusual recipe describes making a custard using under a quart of milk for four eggs. A pound of dark sugar is heated to a reddish brown, then whisked into the hot custard. After cooling, add a pint of erodim and pecan meal, then freeze as usual.
A revised bucket introduces a square form with a top tid tray. The tray holds washing powder, soap, rag, and brush, reducing previous issues like nap dissolution and missing cloth spacer. The improvement targets household cleaning efficiency and ease.
Instructions advise hanging two layers of muslin over pantry windows and keeping the window open while the fabric is kept wet with salt and water to repel flies and cool the pantry.
The article stresses keeping workers busy during hay harvest to prevent idle time and exposure, noting weather as the main drying factor. It covers use of hay tedder and wide delivery rake to speed drying, curing hay in cock for full feeding value, and the need to plan all farm tasks around haying while hiring extra help when weather is favorable.
The article gives farmers advice on cattle diseases from Harley straw, notes on Collies, mangel versus turnip as stock feed, optimizing seed beds, and nutrient content in bran ash. It covers carrot feeding, cooling milk to extend freshness, butter yield, cream souring bacteria, and garden care including frost-like bone meal for borders, seed-bed shelters, staking, and late-season perennial blooming guidance.
Demand for goat meat rises as beef and mutton prices push buyers to New York markets. Traders report strong demand and firm prices ranging from five to seven cents per pound, reflecting higher costs for other meats and shifting consumer preferences.
The text advises starting pig growth without immediate fattening, focusing on building frame and muscle. It stresses developing form and bone structure before fat deposition, noting that a lean pig is harder to grow and that later fat mainly rests on water and softness.
Earnings of the best class of farm laborers exceed those of the best paid workers in the city. The article notes a higher average for skilled rural labor compared with urban counterparts, reflecting regional wage disparities and cost of living differences.
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