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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1901
Page
3
The article extols cauliflower as a profitable crop when grown with rich soil and abundant moisture. It notes irrigation yields higher success, with 30 000 to 40 000 pounds per acre of manure improving soil, and reports Texas experiments showing high value per acre despite lean soil. Beeville substation demonstrates irrigation growing cauliflower.
An Ohio farmer advises on tobacco cultivation detailing timing for plowing sowing topping and suckering. He discusses worm control with Paris green and lime, harvesting in late August, and practical notes on weed removal and leaf handling. Includes Farm and Ranch reflections on ideal truck farming life and barley salt use.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent describes cleaning fields, windrow techniques, and two pile forms for onions. The small round beehive pile and the long two and a half foot high stack improve air circulation, reduce sunburn, and vary by onion color.
The article highlights the pickle worm as a major threat to cucurbits like cantaloupe and squash, advise trap crops such as summer squash and strict clean culture practices. It also reports Geneva station cheese curing trials showing lower temperatures (55–60 F) yield better flavor and texture, implying higher selling prices for cheeses cured at cooler temps.
A humorous exchange from the era features Miss Mobile describing a nomadic winter pattern with Reading in winter Lent in St Paul and Easter in West Virginia Wheeling and Aiken later. The dialogue contrasts mobility and fixed residence with witty responses from a young man.
A fragmented guide on calf feeding outlining a milk regimen and weaning by weeks, with emphasis on early lactose intake and gradual flax meal enrichment. It also discusses staying with a single cattle strain, evaluating breed lines, and improving a dairy herd through selective breeding, sanitation, and culling of unprofitable cows.
Professor Carlisle's Wisconsin tests show cows shielded from flies in a stable produced 20 percent more butter than those in a shaded paddock. Iowa trials suggest dark stables with screens cut flies and increased milk yield, with practical notes on feed, night grazing, and repellents. Advice covers portable milking rooms, floor drains, running water, and salt for dairy cattle amid workable, economical setups.
A reminiscence on dual purpose cows from Shorthorns to Red Polls, noting their milking and beef traits, gentleness, and shifts in breed popularity. Captain Hills recalls observers preferring beefy types when buying cattle, while emphasizing the importance of clean, cooled milk and proper aeration to keep milk sweet, with preservatives discouraged.
When a sumner fallow is rested a method clears land of perennial thistles. Shallow plowing or a cultivator with wide tooth points should overlap and cover the fallow at least every three weeks until about August 1. This practice will kill the thistles.
The piece discusses silage storage methods noting that rapid filling is not essential and moisture loss may be tolerated. New Jersey station data shows silage yields more milk and butter fat than dried fodder, with higher per acre value. It closes with a concise history of London bridges from Westminster to the present, listing key dates.
The article cites Gabriel and Adrien de Mortillet claiming a land bridge connected Europe to America via the British Isles the Faroe Islands Iceland and Greenland in the Chelsean epoch. It suggests this period ended about 150000 to 160000 years ago according to Baltimore Sua.
Professor Thomas Shaw notes sorghum as a cattle and sheep grazing crop, grown at Minnesota and other stations. It adapts to sandy soils like corn, supports midsummer grazing, and can supplement pastures when moisture is scarce. Proper timing prevents overgrowth and bloat. sheep prefer fresh grass but will eat sorghum when dry pastures fail. Profit hinges on efficient management and lamb production, with ram selection shaping offspring traits more than the ewe.
Mr W S Kelly of Darrison county Indiana details alfalfa trials across acres and years. He notes successful establishment with 30 pounds seed on 1.5 acres, three cuts first year, expanding to nine acres with grazing after first harvest, and sustained dairy herd feeding from July to freeze. He cites fodder shredding as economical, feeding 17 cows and 4 horses on 31 acres costing 40 dollars, with feed lasting longer and storage efficiency. He also comments on international city sizes and India’s horse production, ending with a media phrase.
The article compares Devon and Red Poll cattle for milk and meat, noting Red Polls like Bubbie excel in milk and calf production. It argues Red Polls outperform Devons for dairy and overall farm profitability, while Devon is termed a dual purpose but lagging in efficiency. The writer touts Red Polls as superior for practical farming needs.
The text contrasts line breeding with inbreeding and argues about their risks and benefits. It notes early breeders favored close breeding but warns against ruinous overuse. It cites Professor Shaw on feeding beef cattle and emphasizes soil humus through forage crops and manure return within crop rotations.
A description lists animal cries by reach. Lions trumpet farthest, then hyena and owl, followed by panther and jackal. Donkey’s call travels farther than horse and cat. ten times farther than dog. Surprisingly hare cries travel farther than cat or dog.
A dense study note on Genesis 15 and 13 focusing on Abram’s faith, the phrase the word of the Lord, future prophecies, and the implications of God’s promises. It tracks biblical definitions of righteousness by faith, the first uses of key terms, and the testing of Abram’s trust with divine assurances about descendants and land. It also adds cultural aside about a Spanish wedding custom.
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