Ode to Spring Awakens the Green World
A fragmentary verse recalls waking to birdsong that ushers spring. The tiny trumpet of the bird wakes flowers and leaves as winter and despair seem to vanish before nature.
27 Dec 1895
Page 1
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1895
Page
1
A fragmentary verse recalls waking to birdsong that ushers spring. The tiny trumpet of the bird wakes flowers and leaves as winter and despair seem to vanish before nature.
The Cross Bow Line steamer Adamant leaves New York for Liverpool as a storm lingers. Two Washington ladies compete for seating. a lookout spots the Vulcan with a hole in her hull. The Adamant and Vulcan cooperate, pumping and aiding, until Queenstown, passing a poignant scene of fear and relief as passengers disembark.
A Chicago Post item recounts four crows stranded on Great Gull Island facing exile from a large flock of terns. The crows tried to flee but were forced back until a mob, described as the old crow crowd, swept in and returned them to land. Separately, reports note Argentina’s new coal mines canceling UK railroad coal contracts.
James Wilson reports that cows eating green feed in stable conditions consume about 75 pounds a day and may milk more on green fodder like oats peas clover and corn. Green fed cattle gain weight well in dark stables, and pea oat and corn yields per acre are 13.5 24 and 3.6 tons respectively with a second clover cut of 3.1 tons during drought.
The piece reports Professor W. W. Cooke of the Vermont Station disproving the belief that sour cream damages butter fats. Trials show milk churned sweet or sour yield the same fat, with figures in station reports supporting non destruction of fat. The writer notes possible non-churnability and promises further findings.
The article explains preparing horseradish root sets in four to six inch pieces, tying bundles of fifty to sixty, storing in sand boxes, and planting between cabbage crops. It covers spacing, cultivation, fertilization, and expected yields of about five tons per acre, based on ground richness and manure use.
Farm and Garden Notes discuss improving farm roads and fence upkeep, reducing fowl wandering with oats, preventing damp quarters and stagnant water to protect turkeys and chicks, whitewashing hen houses to kill lice, storing potatoes cool just above freezing, and feeding whole corn to fowls at night as weather turns warmer.
The piece explains proper bitting methods using a bridle check rein girth and side straps to improve a colt’s style and neck strength. It warns against rushing the process as overuse or rapid tightening can cause irreparable harm.
The article notes five to six hundred acres around New York are used for horseradish by market gardeners and outlines winter root preparation. It also includes poultry guidance on feeding, fencing, road quality, egg handling, and egg hatch timing for profitability.
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