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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1901
Page
3
The article discusses silage as a superior forage method highlighting Taefal lness field importance on the farm. It notes corn’s ease of conversion to silage and its leading role among forage plants while stressing the balance of solid to liquid content and the plant’s protein content and clover’s value for hay and silage.
A discussion on silage crops notes clover, alfalfa, vetch, and peas as valuable forage. It highlights cost, protein content, and adaptability, with cautions on grain proportions and silage quality. Corn silage is best when kernels are glazed. Sour silage arises from immaturity or compactness, with limited feeding periods.
Silage fed dairy cows daily with clover silage and mixed hay, no grain, showing good condition and weight gain. Second cut ewes moved to silage and hay with light grain, photographed March 15 1901 to illustrate silage usefulness on farms. Also brief anecdotes on consequences of accidents and odd quotes from papers.
Grain shrinkage in storage varies by crop and conditions. Wheat shows 66 percent variation, up to 25 percent rise when moved from dry to damp. Oats lose 2–3 percent over months. Corn losses average 8.32 percent when stored as whole plants in silos, with 14.57–20.36 percent in other cases. Husked ears show cob weight contributing 25 percent initially, dropping to under 20 percent by spring.
A correspondent describes a self closing gate that stays shut. Attach hinges made from an old wagon tire and a trace chain to brace A and post B. Winding the chain around the post when the gate opens lifts it, then gravity closes it. The hinge is simple with two small bolts per side and has worked for years.
The Boston Cultivator notes many believe sowing grass seed in August or early September yields better crops when land is well prepared and weather favorable. The main drawback is a possible fall drought harming germination or seedlings, but with good soil work and rapid seed action, droughts are rare. Farmers may sow anytime from July to Sept 13 for good weather opportunities.
The article suggests midsummer as optimal for cutting timber and felling trees. Cutting from June 1 to September 1 with a 2 3 week delay allows sap to draw and wood to dry, reducing sap rot and worms. It also notes August 1 as favorable for deadening trees. Air dried swamp muck is valued for nitrogen and absorbing liquids, best used as litter with straw or mixed with yard manure.
The shortage of good horses in the country has worsened due to heavy military demand. The supply has been drained by extended use for cavalry and dragging heavy provision trains, creating an actual shortage that cannot be remedied for several years.
Indiana experiment station at Purdue warns milk is a prime food for bacteria found in air the udder and milking equipment. Proper milking with cleaned udders hands and damp cloth reduces contamination and improves butter quality by preventing tainted milk from affecting flavor and reputation.
A dairy journal warns that a dirty churn produces bad butter even if it looks fine at first. It urges thorough scalding after each churn and warns against cold water rinses and damp, poorly lit rooms. Hot water, a scrub brush and steam guard against mold and odors, steam must reach all crevices without shrinking joints.
Hoards Dairyman notes twenty years ago farmers believed rich feed yielded rich milk. Experiments in Europe and the United States show fat in feed does not raise milk fat. Excess fat is excreted. feeding fat enriches manure, not milk.
The text describes actinomycosis as a hard facial swelling near the jaw, sometimes on the upper or lower jaw, with variable bone attachment. It notes possible removal by dissection or sloughing with arsenic, and prescribes iodide of potassa for two to three weeks as the only effective remedy.
Rural New Yorker stresses three keys: brushes and plenty of clean towels, scalding water, and sal soda. A pinch of sal soda is highly valuable. It’s quick to repair towels, and flour and salt sacks are ideal soft washable liners. Use separate dishcloths for separator, butter utensils, and milk pails.
A Hoards Dairyman correspondent outlines key considerations for dairy stable siting including elevation for air and drainage, wind protection with a northern tree belt, ample water supply, windbreak, water pumping by wind power, a high fence with a south facing shed roof, and drainage to prevent muddy yards. It also notes lining silos with acid proof paper to prevent moisture damage and preserve silage quality.
A Guernsey bull Nerius owned by E R Brow of Eastview farm Prince Edward Island was secured from the Dominion of Canada minister of agriculture. Nerius won first premiums at Toronto St John and Halifax and has an unbeaten show record since 1886 with purchases from Sir John Abbott's Quebec herd and from New York. Last year nine head were sold to an Ontario breeder.
The article describes scours in calves caused by suckling, advising two ounces castor oil and a tablespoon tincture of opium at first sign, followed by adjustments if milk continues. It notes oil prompts stomach and bowel cleansing and that advanced disease has no cure.
The refining of petroleum is described as a distillation process producing several marketable products. Two methods are outlined, in vacuo and cracking. In vacuo distills under partial vacuum. cracking uses superheated steam, named for the crack sound as steam enters the crude oil.
The article discusses feeding strategies to maximize calf growth using rich grain rations and supplements like fax substitutes, noting rapid flesh gains and profitable outcomes when calves reach heavier weights by 12 to 20 months. It also promotes dried blood as a cheap effective remedy for calf scours, citing Kansas experiments and practical dosing guidelines.
A discussion argues breeding stock value and pricing. It warns against ultra cheap purebreds and urges paying fair value for quality stock. Also a courtroom quip humorously defends a confessed burglary as proof of a man’s delicate conscience in a New York Times mock-quote.
In a clipped Boston scene Miss Henrietta Bean answers a fluttering question with one word brood. The Baltimore American records the terse exchange as a stark, icy moment reflecting urban mood and social tension.
A lover confesses to Muriel that true love is silent and can be spoken only to her father, implying a barrier to words while affirming deep feeling. The exchange centers on romance and social constraint as the speaker seeks acceptance.
George L. Kinner portrays Joachim Murat as a dashing loyalist who rose from innkeeper’s son to king of Naples. The piece extols his martial prowess, princely bearing, and chivalrous edge, including bold charges, lavish costume, and a death faced with composure.
A man recounts a risky plan to double money, drawing from a bank account during a warm day. He recalls the moment a teller halted his withdrawal and the bank suspended payments, losing the chance to collect a dividend. The tale features a Kentucky observer and a printer’s ad line on news value.
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