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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1893
Page
2
Agricultural guidance emphasizes that most colic in horses is caused by irregular food or water. It advises pure water, feeding before watering, frequent small waterings, moderate large meals, oats as preferred grain, cautious corn use, ground feed for young or old horses, and balanced hay, with typical daily quantities and a rule against changing work or feed abruptly.
A Victorian style comparative note from Ontario argues sheep farming outperforms dairying. It cites 1891 sheep numbers at 1 850 473 versus 2 029 140 cattle and claims farmers can profit more from sheep, with examples comparing incomes of cows and Merino ewes and lambs priced up to 3.50 per head plus wool.
A dairy editor and dairy school instructor argue that true butter making requires washing out all buttermilk while butter remains granular. The critic contends that phrases like working out the buttermilk reveal faulty theory and practice in both editorial and instructional writing.
Practical pointers urge early plowing to kill weeds and prepare land for spring crops. Separate potato varieties for better sale, store harvests in cool ventilated rooms, and avoid selling nutrient rich hay. Rotate crops, plan grain and fodder use, and select well dried seed corn while preparing fields, fences, and buildings for winter.
Never waste time in wintering weak colonies. Promote strong hives to maximize honey yields. Ant control via pine tar on a board near hives helps keep ants away. Remove filled sections promptly and replace with comb foundation starters to obtain pure white combs. Dry, warm honey ages well. cold damp storage risks granulation or thinning. Record keeping aids future guidance. Italian bees are larger, prolific, earlier, and calmer than natives. Plant fruit trees for shading and pollination benefits.
The London General Omnibus Company, founded in 1856, dominates with 859 of 2,415 omnibuses in London. In 1892 the average daily earnings per omnibus were 2 pounds 11 shillings 2d, up from 2 pounds 4s 3d the prior year, with the fleet carrying over 110 million passengers annually. Each omnibus averages 2,500 riders weekly and around one shilling daily from ads.
A dialogue between Mrs. Lushforth and Mr. Lushforth reveals tension over late nights and companionship. The husband admits his fun begins after returning home and the wife questions the burden of waiting up. The exchange captures a domestic dispute tone and hints at marital strain.
A folkloric tale tells of a moonlit old woman in a herring dress sweeping the sky and sea with a mighty broom, driving clouds away and bringing rain and fish back to shore, while seamen report the legend from Haarlem to the Zuyder Zee.
On Hiram Downs farm at mountain foot, two sons Elisha and Benny guard a thriving cornfield from a bear that has feasted there. They arm with Uncle Ben’s rifle and their father’s gun, plan night vigilance behind a barn, while coons sing from the swamp, threatening the crop further.
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