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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
8
Authors urge growers to beat California fruit by selling home grown apples in neat, uniform, attractive packaging and honest quality. They call for cooperative grading and packing, using experienced packers and standard brands, with full weight on each package to capture markets. Cooperation and better packaging are essential to compete.
The Massachusetts governor Guild seeks a six state summit at the Algonquin club Boston on September 14 to discuss forest preservation amid rising wood pulp use and newspaper demand. The plan aims to chart non timber fiber solutions and possibly convene a regional business conference after the presidential election.
A farmer describes using lime as a disinfectant for hog pens wells and chicken coops and as an odor absorber. Instructions cover mixing lime with water sprinkling on floors and yards and feeding measures to help control cholera with a detailed home remedy including quantities and stirring.
A dated guide outlines how driving and saddle horses require a different ration from work horses. It emphasizes roughage choice, with timothy hay preferred, oats as the main grain, and limited total hay and grain. Watering timing and frequency are stressed, along with forage and root feeding, and adjusting for workload.
Practical guidance on horse care stressing keeping Colts together while weaning and the benefits of rest for the horse. It covers exercise for stallions before and during the stud season, water needs for work horses, and grooming to improve health and digestion.
A New York breeder notes selection of good thrift yearlings for feeding. Weight ranges 550 to 1000 pounds with costs 3 to 4 cents per pound. Aim to buy early fall, finish on Brass grain, and profit from medium grade cattle that cost less initially. They feed about twenty head each winter and warn against overpaying or buying poor stock.
The article notes rising demand for top horses while average and poorer stock sell for lower prices. Prices for quality horses reach high levels with buyers seeking well bred stock. It contrasts a $100 horse with others bringing around $73, indicating profitability in improving stock for market demand.
The article warns sheep flocks fail in marshy ground with mud and water. It urges farmers to place pastures on high ground with clean, accessible drinking water. It notes lamb losses in wet conditions and promotes small to medium flocks in dry, well-drained pastures as most profitable.
American Merino is a Spanish Merino descendant established in the United States for over a century. Key traits include heavy body folding, small short hair, twisted boras on males, thin skin, and fleece covering the body. wool is high quality though tends toward fineness at the expense of mutton quality. Merinos thrive in northeastern states and western ranges, tolerate cold, and endure rough pastures though dog nuisance limits flock sizes.
A collage of poultry tips and curiosities. Recipes and reflections cover chicken and waffles poetry, the white silkie negro, and advice on feeding, care, and market pricing. It mentions breeders, egg production, and farming practices with whimsical anecdotes about rabbits, geese, and phantom bantams.
A historical note describes a trough construction using two planks twelve to fourteen inches wide to form guards. It explains cutting troughs from the planks with a strong, angled wall and a one inch plank spout, designed to withstand hard use and serve multiple troughs.
A noted remedy for rheumatism in young horses involves three drams of a compound alkali tincture taken three times daily for three days, followed by a six day break and repeating. The advice notes this as an effective treatment by repeated cycles.
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