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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
3
The article urges balanced care in farming, stressing palatability through proper feeding, water quality, and timely portions. It notes early cut hay’s higher protein, the value of shelter, comfort, sunlight, and kindness to improve digestion and yields. It discusses beef fattening, age-based strategies, and export weight preferences for cattle.
Practical restoring of bacon and pork curing from Farm Journal outlines selecting healthy spring pigs, weighing about 150 pounds, cutting sides into strips, brining with six pounds salt, two pounds brown sugar, and four ounces saltpeter per 100 pounds. Process includes six weeks in brine, smoking with hickory or apple chips, drying, and storage in a cool place. Also covers pork for boiling, brine year round, barrel scrubbing, airing, and optional charring to sweeten the interior.
A 9 by 18 foot poultry house design with a south facing front, open hither end, and a four foot storage extension. Interior layout separates roosting and laying areas, with a drop-in nest box system and a wire partition. Also notes on an irrigating garden fork, a 1902 fecundity anecdote, and a closing farming ad remark about advertising through the Guil season.
The article discusses early foal care from birth to weaning, including tied stalls, milk nutrition, and dam management. It notes training steps for the colt, emphasizes milk and feed for robust growth, and covers market practices for selling fit horses and the value of fattening markets.
The diagram from American Agriculturist shows a simple warm water system for a dwelling and barn. A pipe runs through the house cellar supplying water to both the house and barn, enabling heating with minimal plumbing. The setup uses a small warming arrangement to provide readily available warmed water for cattle care.
A farm in Amherst Massachusetts uses a simple pipe scheme to fill a barn tub with warm water. By opening valve B and closing A, warm water from the house boiler is routed to the barn, supplying four cows and two or three horses for several winters. The scheme faces one drawback as the house wife may object to hot water being exhausted multiple times daily.
The management of the Iowa state fair notes rising fat stock displays, attracting farmers who feed for the fat stock market and seek models of finished animals. Breeders gain public notice while the exhibit aligns with farmers’ work, making the fat stock show beneficial for all involved at the Iowa and Toronto fairs.
The Missouri experiment station reports mixed-breed ewes milking for fifteen weeks with average daily yields from 1.94 to 2.70 pounds. Solids average 10.98 percent, protein 5.11 percent, fat 9.27 percent, sugar 48.88 percent. Evening milk richer in solids and fat. Largest daily yield equates to 261 pounds per 1,000 pounds live weight, suggesting ewes can rival dairy cows in total milk output. Also notes movable fences for sheep enrichment and Rambouillet breed prospects across regions.
A Sunday School lesson on Ruth 1 verses 16 and 17, with commentary by Rev. C. M. shearpe. The text discusses Ruth’s pledge to Naomi and the theme of clinging to the Lord, alongside reflections on bitterness, wandering, and return to Bethlehem. It cites related scriptural parallels and stresses faithfulness and divine sufficiency.
A decipherable fragment compares pike and muskelunge markings. It notes muskelunge upper cheeks and gill covers are scaled while lower areas are naked, pike has fully scaled cheeks, and various color patterns and juvenile markings are described with vivid analogies.
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