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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1901
Page
7
The text explains that nitrogen promotes stem and leaf growth and deep green color, indicating thrift, while phosphoric acid aids seed development and potash supports woody parts and fruit yield. It claims potash may raise sugar in fruit and asserts soil must contain all three for a perfect plant and maximum yield.
A New Hampshire dairy tip stresses training cows to stand calmly during milking over teaching them to stay still when first restless. It advises giving gentle cows time and consistent handling, noting that a quiet heifer is easier to manage after an initial comfortable routine.
A reader asks how to salt butter correctly in cold weather. The guidance emphasizes warming both salt and butter, using granular butter for even salting, and avoiding ice water. Heat butter softly, use warm dry salt or warm brine, and salt after shaping rather than before working.
L E Kerr notes in the Epitomist that proper harvesting storing and crating determine honey quality and price. Record each hive and correspond supers to track workmanship. Careful handling prevents moisture loss bruised combs and dripping honey, ensuring top returns.
An Long Island farmer defends using 3000 pounds of fertilizer per acre, citing manure costs and availability. He reports annual application of about 25 tons of fertilizer beyond farm manure, applied to potatoes, then rotated to wheat, grass, and corn over five years to restore soil, with roughly four acres per year discussed.
A farmer explains shifting ground to rye then turnips and carrots, listing harvests of 4300 bushels potatoes, 4000 turnips, 400 wheat, 200 rye, 1809 corn, 10 tons carrots, 10 tons rye straw, and fodder. He profits by storing crops until market, demonstrating successful remote farming.
Growing tomatoes require a daily high of 7 degrees and a nightly drop no more than five. Pollen must be dry for pollination and soil must be firm. The single stem method allows closer planting and easy access, pinching out lateral growths. Seedlings sown in August yield fruit into January and February, continuing into March if boxes replace exhausted plants.
E P Smith argues temperate, phlegmatic cattle fatten best and provide steadier milk and beef. Nervous animals hinder digestion, raise handling difficulty, and reduce profitability. Management should separate nervous cows and favor calm, well-handled herds for efficient fattening and welfare.
A pithy Town Topics snippet recalls a domestic spat over a country trip. The line notes Crawford-Did and a remark about a wife enjoying time away, contrasted with a neighbor who left earlier, illustrating local social chatter and neighborly tensions in a compact vignette.
An assortment of old ads and tips on facial cleansing with Ivory Soap, almond oil for skin softness, and a broad claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes testimonials about F J Cheney and a general sales pitch for Hall's products and family pills.
A garbled ad dense with patent medicines and quack cures mentions Cascanets for bowel relief, Dr Rine's nerve restore, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, and various nostrums. It also cites a Vienna action on tariffs and notes Swiss tourism and chocolate sales, finishing with European perfume factory oils and a quip about borrowing trouble.
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