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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1895
Page
6
A dairying family describes their high grade herd of mostly Jerseys Guernseys and Ayrshires. They detail milking improvements, breeding to thoroughbred sires, culling, fattening poor cows, and the value of ample winter shelter and balanced feed. They compare dairy work to an engine needing steady coal to move.
Professor Robertson details making lactic fermentation starters at the Central Experimental Farm dairy. Heat skim milk to 205 F for ten minutes, cool, let stand 60–70 F for five days, then use as a base to prepare starters. Starters ripen at under 50 F for about 26 hours, develop acidity, then stop development in 40 F water. Commercial cultures are available, or buttermilk from pure flavor can be used as a starter.
An excerpt discusses precise milking methods with emphasis on udder fullness and fat separation, noting dairy practices and the value of new cow feed as explored by Dr. Voelcker. It highlights the potential of ensilage, straw and chaff fermentation, and purports a future shift to greener feed and better digestion in dairy herds. It also urges establishing steam can washing depots at city milk depots to improve cleanliness and milk quality, proposing cooperative or capital-led ventures.
A Danish government report by Mr Faber on water in batter shows Irish butter often contains more water than Danish. Analysis of 2000 samples finds over half Danish butter 13 to 15 percent water, with most between 15 and 17 percent and none above 21. Irish butter ranges 15 to 21 percent, many 20 to 30 percent. Evaporation losses in salt Danish butter are greater in winter. Montreal Berrid.
The snippet recalls Brammel Brasmel in Bond Street with a Bible held like snuff. He questions who the Iman is, then jokes about George Brummel and his father, insisting society’s view of his folly defines his place. The remark appears in The News reference to Memoirs of Lady Haster Stanhope.
A mixed reading from farm pages covers hog management, pig feeding to reduce waste, and the value of properly fed hogs with emphasis on lean hams for market. It also reviews steer types and market readiness, then offers a rodent control method using plaster of Paris and oats to safely reduce rats with long-term nightly baiting.
Denmark enforces strict veterinary checks on cattle sheep and pigs before and after slaughter. Meat must bear first or second class stamps before removal from slaughterhouses. Some butchers tried to remove stamps by cutting or chemical means and faced fines of 110 pounds. stamping is used for quality in several countries including Italy United States Netherlands Belgium and Germany.
A long mixed digest discusses meat inspection aims in Denmark, beef production in Australia, and U.S. cattle comparisons. It notes Tascal forecasts, sheep and lamb shearing timing in Wisconsin, and reports on tobacco yields from Connecticut experiments. Paced with updates on tomato culture and clover ensilage practices.
The kerosene emulsion can be applied to stock to destroy lice and deter hornfly attacks. A four band sprayer designed for fruit trees, with a fine nozzle, uses very little liquid and is faster than hand or sponge application.
Geological authorities report several holes in the Yellowstone region termed bottomless by locals, identified as dry geysers. In one, known as Hell's Back Door, a 10,000 foot line with a weight was lowered without hitting bottom, per the St. Louis Republic via The News.
The piece reviews two rare works on Pennsylvania from London and New York publishing, noting a map showing four counties and native lands. It details the primer by F. D. P. and a bound copy with 80 blank pages and a Penn family bookplate dated 1701 to 1703, all reflecting colonial settlement lore and spelling variations.
Pennsylvania farmers see chestnut timber for posts and rails as a steady concern. Nuts fetch 4 to 5 dollars per bushel wholesale in city markets, with Spanish chestnuts and grafts into improved varieties boosting returns. Paragon is cited as a prolific, large nut source.
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