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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1899
Page
3
A Rural New Yorker writer explains forcing rhubarb in dark cellars. Set roots closely with space for gathering, remove stalks in summer, and replant every two to three years. A 13 by 50 foot cellar with two foot depth and manure roof can hold 500 to 600 plants.
Practical guidance from Professor B E Vorhees on starting early tomatoes. Use hotbeds or houses for 60 to 80 degree growth, seed in mid to late February, spaced rows, thin seedlings, careful watering to avoid damping off, and transplanting in a month to six weeks. Also notes on Japanese millet as forage and general fertilizer cautions for fruit crops.
Detailed practices for milking cleanliness, equipment, and processing at Kaneas Agricultural College Dairy. Procedures include pre milking cleaning, sanitation of milking cloths and pails, use of the sanitary dairy pail with a removable strainer, multiple filtration steps, aeration and cooling, and the role of aeration in digestibility.
The article notes dairy farming and breeding work together, with dairymen using clover and crops, and argues surplus young stock can provide a handsome income. It contrasts Dutch practices with American farm methods and hints at taxation objections to unusual crops.
A Meriden creamery survey shows Holstein heifers outperforming Shorthorns in butter yield, with Holstein cows milking most of the year. Among 68 patrons, 77 percent bred to grades or common bulls, while 29 percent used pure breeds, highlighting the economic case for investing in quality sires.
Boston Cultivator outlines methods to develop a herd with high twin birth rates. It notes a Syd ney Centre farmer, Mr Lewis Bidwell, has two generations showing twin calves, suggesting heredity. The article discusses mating strategies and the need for cows in vigorous health to release two ova during heat, plus the caveat that fertilization capacity depends on adequate nutrition and care.
A recipe from Table Talk describes making Creole sauce by melting butter with onion and green pepper until browned, then resting five minutes. Add tarragon vinegar and horseradish, simmer three minutes, blend in flour, thin with strained tomato, season to taste, simmer five minutes and strain before serving.
In Somerville Journal prose a speaker recalls a proposal exchange with Bjones asking what he said to his wife. Bjones answers briefly that Mrs Byjones was a widow when he married her, reflecting on their marriage steps.
A recount of Spanish sharpshooters hidden in trees and fortifications during the Cuban campaign. The piece details notable engagements at El Caney and San Juan, accounts of officers and enlisted men confronting hidden rifle fire, and the eerie persistence of guerrilla tactics amid fierce combat.
The document describes insurgents hiding from American and Cuban forces as starvation and fear mounted. Hunger led to surrender when supplies ran out and captives faced death, with cruelty and hatred cited as motives. Geonar L, Kua.
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