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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1914
Page
7
Agricultural expert Professor H I Kempster stresses keeping poultry as close to natural conditions as possible. He warns against small fenced yards and crowded ranges, linking sanitation to disease reduction and farm profitability. He notes many farms misplace poultry houses near other buildings, causing overrun and poor conditions.
A Iowa Homestead article explains lime's crucial role in crop success, noting lime boosts production on many soils where plant foods like nitrogen are insufficient. It counteracts soil acidity by neutralizing acids from decomposing organic matter, preventing toxic conditions and improving crop yields.
Ohio agricultural experiment station notes that over ten pounds of potash per ton of average farm manure is wasted annually. Three months of open-yard exposure and uncemented floors increase losses. even under cover, earth floors lose about 10 percent more potash than cemented ones. Estimated one fourth of annual potash from stables drains away or washes into rivers, while Germany imports offset nearly $1,000,000 yearly. Manure’s nitrogen and phosphorus losses exceed potash’s value, totaling at least $10,000,000 annually. A dairy barn window design is described to improve ventilation.
The text compares extensive versus colony poultry housing with benefits and drawbacks for yard space labor and crop impact. It notes colonies provide unlimited yard space and better manure use, while extensive systems reduce flock care in winter but need more yard work. Also includes a butter making hint about proper salting and working butter to avoid matties and improve texture.
F J Quatfe of the Agricultural College Amherst argues hog raising yields quick, cheap returns and should take a larger share of the meat supply. He notes hogs utilize otherwise wasted resources, offer favorable live and dressed prices, require only inexpensive quarters, and face limited risks beyond hog cholera, urging expanded attention to swine farming.
Statistics from the department of commerce surveyed nearly 6,000,000 farmers showing 52 percent moved within five years and over 1,000,000 moved within a year. Regional figures reveal 57 percent in the north five years plus, 44 percent in the west, and 41 percent in the south. The data imply early relocation hinders soil knowledge and crop yields, calling for remedies to curb mobile farming.
Exterior to rough cast with white finish and brown trim plus green roof shingles. Large living room spans the side with a front sun room, dining room with built in sideboard and china closet, three chambers and bath upstairs. Size 30 by 26 feet on a full basement. first story nine feet, second story eight feet. Finish woods include red oak on first floor and birch on second, total build cost 2560 dollars excluding heat and plumbing. Publisher offers Sar ton's American Dwellings with about 250 plans costing 1000 to 6000 dollars upon request.
London dispatch reports British airmen score victories against German planes despite bad weather. An observer camera moment caused a Taube to flee as a British pilot photographed from 254 feet away. Palace yard pigeons perform a feeding trick tied to a horse’s start. Essad Pasha leads 800 soldiers toward Albanian revolutionaries.
Buffalo, Dec 29 news reports one American killed and another wounded by Canadian militia at Fort Erie opposite Buffalo. The men, in a seadoo, refused to stop shooting while duck hunting in Canadian waters. Disputed jurisdiction noted by U S vice consul J B Curtis.
Advices from The Hague report British aerial attack on Cuxhaven and other German ports inflicted heavy damage on several Frisian coast towns. Bombs struck Langevoren island. unofficial accounts say some facilities were damaged. Hundreds of refugees flee Harburg and Delmenhorst as Germans deny widespread damage. Royal Navy adds seven aviators to patrols amid talk of intensified retaliation. Dispatches note Warsaw air raid during czar’s visit. Met driven by German guns claims two French aviators down near Metz Haeseler fort. casualties reported among garrison and workers.
Wheet O102 reports record prices in Portland wheat exchange over the past four weeks with February delivery bids up about three cents per bushel. A separate incident notes a post office break in at All town Pennsylvania on December 22 with a thief taking about 102 in stamps.
Four of the Germans big guns were badly damaged in the British bombardment of Zeebrugge and are being taken back to the Krupp works for repairs.
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