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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1900
Page
6
An old fashioned trench work approach for strawberry planting is discussed with notes on early spring transpirancy. The text mentions Atlantic and Gulf regions and contrasts different horticultural practices, though portions are garbled.
A New England Homestead correspondent describes versatile strawberry transplanting methods using band transplanters with excavator cups and ejectors, plus a practical field routine. It covers plant selection, soil prep, hoeing, weed control, fertilization, and timing from July to October, with notes on berry varieties and labor efficiency.
A reader shares onion growing notes outlining labor needs, weed control, and soil quality. The writer advocates seed planting over sets for larger yields and describes soil fertility requirements and drawbacks of manure rich with weeds.
Melon and cucumber seeds may be started in lotbeds or greenhouses to advance maturity and curb early insect feeding. Root grafting of apples uses stocks and scions cut in fall or winter, with careful alignment of bark and can be waxed for beginners.experiments at the Kansas station plan large scale cattle trials using alfalfa and corn to boost beef production with added feeds later.
Demand for rains drives a historic surge in ram contracts and high prices for elite sheep. The Sheep Breeder predicts 1900 will be the largest year in U.S. sheep breeding history, with range wood growers facing a late season breeding stock shortage if they delay forecasts until fall.
A Western Agriculturist quip warns breeders to sell or gift their breeding plugs or risk giveaways. The playful item targets local growers and reflects auction style humor about farm stock and trade practices.
A. M. Miller in The Breeder's Gazette argues the range question has long engaged frontier settlers. He notes settlers needed winter and summer feed from range, timber for buildings and fires, and that modern owners of livestock profit from grass without paying for it, highlighting timber preservation as necessary.
A fragmented text discusses governance, moral decay, and harsh critiques of sheep breeding standards. It blends political paranoia with livestock judging, urging decisive actions and strict criteria for conformation. The narrative juxtaposes social decay with agricultural instructions and harsh judgments.
The piece discusses winter weather halting below freezing, practices to protect milk and butter quality, and concerns about tainted milk entering creamery processing. It notes milk grading, producers' rights, and proposes remedies such as better patron education, journals, and community institutes. It closes with market news: Hereford cattle selling for 5,100 dollars.
A Boston clergyman writes to Senator Kelber supporting making Good Friday a legal holiday and urging legislation to curb open windows in hotels and boarding houses to protect invalid residents. He argues for a balanced approach to holidays, praises religious observance, and requests legal remedies to prevent open windows from harming neighboring rooms. He shares personal hotel experiences and cites health concerns, urging state action.
A 1900 sermonistic tract argues the North Pole is an empty place described in scripture. It criticizes expeditions, urges abandoning pole quests, and shifts focus to Heaven and the Kingdom of Christ. The note ends with a religious postscript from The Sherihest Hotel in Washington, March 34, 1900.
The Iowa experiment station compared feeding of steers, spayed heifers, and open heifers to explain England’s preference for heifer beef. Heifers gained similar weight but dressed earlier and used less feed, while meat quality appeared similar. however heifers yielded more high priced ribs and joints.
Alva Agee notes in The Nations Stockman that creamery promoters seek farmer subscriptions, stressing milk supply reliability over profitability. The aim is to secure a year round milk flow before subscriptions seem safe, as many farmers remain hesitant to convert to dairying.
An old promotional notice offers a five hundred dollar reward for proven cures of catarrh and touts Bali's Catarrh Pill as a universal remedy. It includes testimonials from W. W. Maphew of Merton Wis and references a local druggist at 163 N Market St. The text reflects imprecise claims about immediate results and broad health benefits.
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