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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1894
Page
7
The Ohio Farmer highlights two expired patents, a two part tailboard gate for wagons and an improved feed trough with partitions and a top rail to reduce hog crowding. It notes construction details and usage, plus remarks on Florida oranges and contrasting Italian orange cultivation practices.
The Florida Farmer and Fruit Grower details pineapple culture noting high nitrogen fertilizer benefits, typical applications up to two tons per acre, and 1,000 pounds as a common level. Plant spacing, slips, and second-crop expectations are described along with field preparation, soil amendments, and planting techniques.
A Pennsylvania farmer describes a self powering sawing machine built from a frame of three poles a swinging saw and adjustable pendulum. He claims it can produce S records in 10 hours and works with stakes or horse power. The page also notes various agricultural tips inventions and historical facts from Texas Georgia Florida and England.
An article describes funnel shaped hog enclosures with slanted feeding planks to minimize waste and ease driving hogs in. It covers dimensions, materials, and the method for distributing grain. It also discusses the Tamworth breed as a late maturing, bacon oriented hog, cross breeding with Berkshire to improve bacon yields.
A farmer notes a thoroughbred Holstein cow fed on rape seed planted for fodder. After exposure in late summer the cow preferred rape to grass, milk yield rose about a quarter, and the crop was consumed until cold weather halted growth.
A Brisbane experiment tested cut hay versus ground oats for 6 000 horses. Results showed cut hay plus oats yielded about 5 percent more weight gain and generated nearly £360 daily for the stable. The news notes unrelated archival curiosities and mentions discoveries by Courtois and Berthollet.
Chief Buedanay seeks a formal classification for gaited horses to be used in saddle and harness events at a postponed show. General Joke Bo Castleman to draft the plan. National Saddle Horse Breeders Association chair to endorse. Breeders argue a well trained gaited horse offers utility and safety. funds, however, blocked adoption.
The article warns handlers to train colts firmly to prevent dangerous play, recounts a dangerous stallion’s rear and bite habit, and cautions readers about unsafe horse play. It notes 1894 US mutton exports to Britain began, with shipments from Montana and Chicago, and discusses price challenges due to Europe’s finances. It also covers hog care, pasture profitability, a Paris Eiffel Tower plan, and a Cooper Union fountain gift by Marie Guise Newcomb.
A detailed Ontario Agricultural College bulletin outlines dairy cheese making from milk selection to pressing and curing. It covers milk quality, rennet use, coagulation timing, cutting techniques, cooking and stirring, whey management, salting, pressing, bandaging, and curing room conditions to ensure consistent quality and yield.
The discussion contrasts steep grade roads with level stretches, noting how heavy wagons and poor maintenance raise costs. It argues for wide tires and longer rear axles to reduce damage and highlights California’s slow but growing good roads movement, spurred by bicycle riders and legislative efforts.
A discussion on a new Canadian ice making device claims ice at five cents per ton. The piece notes dairy prices have not fallen with the mood and highlights Kate M. Busick of Indiana, praised for managing Jersey herds. It urges dairy farmers to preserve pasture and rely on silage to save feed costs.
A young woman replying to a companion advertisement described herself as peculiarly suitable and later admitted high sensitivity. The editor quoted a sharp retort asserting living in another woman’s house demands thick skin and a dependent role requires a rhinoceros hide. A Bugis newspaper note cites a preacher sermonizing about sleep and distance.
A Washington Post item notes blockades and bad roads have cost merchants in Obiocus SULDua and smaller towns substantial losses, citing over 100000 dollars in two weeks during a holiday season. The piece also references ivory bound mouth mirrors for dentistry and a Seattle cow post mortem revealing a steel wire in its heart.
The house is built in a traditional frame with corner posts and braced girts. Exterior walls use tongued and grooved lumber and cedar shingles. gables in white pine shingles. Interior features include a tongued spruce floor, cherry stairs, and cypress trim. Modern systems include a hot air furnace, with total erection cost about 3500 dollars.
A Washington Star piece extols English stone cottages with thatched roofs and climbing roses. It praises native stone for cheap, picturesque construction by rural stonemasons and laments loss of such details in modern designs. It cites local stone varieties near Bethesda and Washington, noting durable, fire resistant interiors and favorable climate. advocates low, broad suburban houses with brick fireplaces and rose trellises.
The item describes a dangerous fad in the copper vase trade linked to Benares and Cashmere, noting government concerns. A Liberal estimate suggests a small portion of genuine imports, about 2 percent, with broader counterfeit activity impacting the market.
A local bicycle maker touts its innovations for health and happiness, claiming easier use and safer riding. The company promotes crushed tires and reinforced frames, inviting people to visit the Taz Naw office to see and try the products.
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