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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1897
Page
3
Instructions on creating lawns focus on preparing an even surface for mowing. The piece details grading, outlining walks and borders, and laying sod to establish a smooth, even ground ready for seed or turf.
An illustration from American Gardening compares four lawn sections showing varied contours. It praises the third and bottom styles for their pleasing shape while criticizing the top two for uneven surfaces and lack of character. It advises a 4 to 8 inch soil depth and fall work for best settling and final spring finishing.
Experiments at the Maryland station show that mixing shredded fodder with grain increases consumption and reduces waste. Milk yield rises and animals stay in better flesh when fodder is wetted or fed as part of a mixed ration. Digestibility improves with wetting and mixing. Field peas varieties are discussed. a potato omelet recipe is included.
A Western New York farmer advises thorough early soil preparation and two bushels per acre seed in a well drained, friable bed. He promotes a four year rotation, moderate commercial fertilizer, and selective seed changes for best oat yields and nutritious straw, noting a long practice of rotating two oat varieties.
A note on an aged Jersey cow yielding 6 percent butter fat at 15 to 18 years old and thriving under heavy feeding. Also a detailed method for calf rearing using whey, hay tea, cooked oilmeal, and bran, with step by step feeding and precautions to prevent scouring.
The Connecticut station tested fertilizers including castor pomace, cottonseed meal, nitrate of soda, sulphates of potash and magnesia, carbonate of potash, fish meal, tobacco stems, wood ashes and manures on unfermented and cured tobacco. Castor pomace yielded better gross leaf and wrapper yields than cottonseed meal, while high grade sulphates produced larger fields for wrappers and varying fire holding capacity across plots.
A Massachusetts station report reviews field trials from 1895 on onions, sweet corn, beans, and tomatoes testing nitrogen and potash forms. Key results favor sulphate of potash with sodium nitrate as nitrogen source, while sulphate of ammonia with muriate of potash performed poorly. weather fluctuations influenced yields more than fertilizer differences.
Advice on butter storage and mold prevention in tubs, preserving butter by proper containers and heat treatment. Calf rearing notes cover sunlight, water, and nutrition starting at two weeks with warm skim milk, bran, linseed jelly, and later oats. Government plans for cold storage rail cars and subsidies for creameries are mentioned amid farming guidance.
A Western Ontario Dairymen's meeting describes Black Hawk model cheese factory layout and operations. It details room sizes, water systems, waste disposal, curing rooms, and practical tips for cheesemaking plus adages from Ai. Barr. It also reports dairy industry notes on batter quality, spring weed control, and milk rate regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission with specific freight rates for different distances.
Exclamatory rheumatism referenced as inflammatory rheumation causes a quarrelsome scene in a Mobile related skit. Martha explains her husband’s condition by shouting in mock solemnity while Miss Mobile notes he Hollers constantly. The exchange showcases comic dialect.
A survey of dairy practices argues calves need thrice daily feeding early on and flaxseed over redescribed fats. It notes butter fat value, salt timing in butter making, and the dangers of high temperatures and improper churning. It also covers milk quality versus quantity and the economics of herd profitability. Apple Bread Pudding recipe ends the piece.
The article discusses ponies under 14.2 hands and a division by the American Shetland Pony Club versus an 11.2 hand cutoff. It highlights Exmoor ponies Dandy and Daisy in Philadelphia, Iceland ponies, and profitable pony rearing for riding and driving. Stock farming notes cover Polled Herefords, various horse flaws, and a coach horse remark. It also covers fodder like carrots, artichokes for hog feed, and milk strainer care.
Practical advice for breeders on advertising venues letterheads railroad access and county details to aid sales. Emphasizes clear typewritten correspondence and rail map aids. Discusses Lincoln Merino crossbreeding advantages with crossbred wool quality and high value Lincoln rams at Melbourne sales.
The article surveys bold red tones and emerging grays with subdued colors, predicting a forties revival in fabrics like grenadine and canvas. It notes Vesuvius red alongside elephant’s breath London smoke and robin’s egg blue, plus piqué summer suits, surplice effects, chiffon waists, and decorative nets over colored fabrics for dressy outfits.
A reader describes training a horse named Boll with patience and a rope, starting hungry to work on appetite, then coaxing forward near the power source. It also discusses dairy topics from Hoard's Dairyman on cream fat percentages after skimming and skim milk fat loss in separators.
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