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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1899
Page
7
J. W. B. argues that soil health drives profits, urging farmers to study government bulletins and agricultural papers. He outlines three essential nutrients, methods to source them, and cautions on correct mixing, use of manure, lime, plaster, and cost-saving self-mixing at home.
Farmers study shows cows consume large water amounts. A milk cow drinks about eighty one pounds daily while milking, roughly ten gallons, with two thirds from water and one third from feed. Dry cows drink a bit less, about two thirds from water and a little over one third from feed.
An inventor named Andrew Dahlstrom devised a milking stool that prevents the milk pail from tipping. The bench is a four legged oblong frame with a top opening and slanting walls to hold the bucket at an angle, aiding milking and security of milk. A separate item notes a weather pun where a reader asks about next month and the editor hints the weather will be unsettled.
A warning emphasizes dirt in air contaminates milk and dairy products. It notes dirt cannot be strained washed or brushed out after entering the air and warns it harms butter cheese and overall dairy quality. The message urges clean air to protect product quality.
The Practical Dairyman illustrates a two stall cow barn partition system by Chas Thorp of Burnett Wisconsin. It details slotted 2x4 posts 4x4 construction with a 2x6 slant, a movable manger built from 2x10 planks, and eight stalls raiseable by windlass cords with pulleys. The design emphasizes easy washing and flexible cow management while noting non patented merit and similarities to Wisconsin farmer’s institute feedback.
The Agriculture Department reprints a chapter on keeping goats for profit. It notes skins as the main revenue, with New York market price around 39 cents a pound and 64,806,485 pounds imported valued at 25,508,249 dollars. Texas leads with 251,585 goats, followed by New Mexico, California, and Florida. The article discusses Angoras and common goats, climate suitability in the South, and land use benefits, citing Georgia experiments and land reclamation gains from Angora influence.
Practical farming guidance on feeding, stock care, pruning, and soil management. Highlights include Bran and oil meal for livestock, proper collar fit for horses, keeping good farm hands, pruning fruit trees in pleasant weather, preserving cut flowers, and the importance of deep plowing and pulverizing for fine soil. Montana apple orchards noted, with references to Marcus Daly and Bitter Root operations.
A farm advice piece details building a compost heap from three fourths sod and one fourth manure, arranging layers to shed rain, turning twice a year, and mixing soil for house and garden plants. It notes sand adjustments, leaf mould benefits, and heating soil before potting to kill germs. It ends with a Prairie Farmer reflection on farmers feeding hay and grain to cows.
The ad touts a candescent summer resort island trip with round trip fares from Detroit Toledo Cleveland and nearby cities, featuring two new palatial steamers costing 300000 each, electric-lit cabins baths and speed comparable to ocean liners, with multiple weekly routes and daily Cleveland connections.
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