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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1905
Page
3
A simple hotbed plan with placement directions to south or southeast, a trench eighteen inches deep, a four by six foot bed, framed north side raised one foot and south side six inches, and a sash of glass to cover. It recommends filling with one foot of coarse horse manure cured under shelter.
The article explains making a hotbed with soil and sash, heating cycles, watering, and seed placement for vegetables like lettuce and cucumbers. It also describes a compact indoor forcing box using a sand layer, soil, and sun exposure to grow early crops. It then shifts to Maryland creamery practices focusing on butter versus cream and ice cream production and farmer prices.
A Louisiana sugar factory reports pig feed ration for male hogs totaling eight pounds corn and cod meal, two pounds cottonseed meal, eleven pounds molasses, and fifteen pounds pea vine hay at 14.5 cents per bend. The ration halves feeding cost and improves health. Notes warn against corn exceeding half the daily ration and advise not to overconfine brood sows. Sell hogs when profitable. The pig should be found on every dairy farm not shipping milk. The roaming boar is usually quiet and content.
An agricultural note urges rapid action against the San Jose scale in San Jose area orchards. It details identification, winter spraying with lime sulfur mixes, and a Geneva station self boiling wash recipe. It also highlights Elighly early flat type cabbage as a profitable spring crop and comments on immigration concerns.
Tips for early planting and pruning as winter ends. Plant lettuce radish and sweet peas when frost is gone. Grafting wax recipe uses resin wax tallow. Mild cheese flavor from cold storage noted. Emphasizes careful timing, soil conditions, and temperate storage.
A Hoard’s Dairyman report highlights rising hog tuberculosis linked to skim milk from tuberculous dairy cows. Packers plan to discriminate against dairy district hogs, urging dairymen to test herds annually and use farm separators to prevent diseased milk entering the supply. New England bred Jersey Figgis won aged cow prizes at the St Louis fair.
Jersey cow Figgts, born 1849, won first prize for cows over three years at the Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, and St Louis fairs. Weekly butter test reached 19 pounds and UW ounces from 5259 pounds 7 ounces of milk. She produced 50 pounds 7 ounces daily and milking over seven and a half months yielded 9181 pounds 1 ounce with 47 pounds 6 ounces butter. Also proved reproduction ability.
The article warns that bacteria enter milk from dust and dirt, advising wiping flanks and udder before milking and washing, with caution about time and drips. It notes avoiding bedding and feeding just before milking and discarding initial milk streams. It then discusses high side pressure from silo silage, giving pressure estimates at various depths.
The Austrian war department approved building an armored motor car with a pivot gun as the crew can raise or lower and rotate. The driver sits so the seat can drop enough to keep him below fire. Motorized transport already handles heavy stores munitions and even heavy guns for the Austrians.
Farmers should prefer home grown grains over mill byproducts for winter cow feeding. Cut crops in season to retain flavor and feed about twenty five pounds dry matter daily per cow, including two pounds protein and twelve pounds digestible carbohydrates with fat. Include clover hay when available, and use silage or corn stover as appropriate. Add grain or malt meal to meet rumen needs, with a suggested mix of corn oil meal and oats when silage is fed. Calves may be fed skim milk until eight months or longer if milk is plentiful, and provide salt regularly.
A Vermont dairyman discusses profitable early cut hay and varying local feed needs. He notes bone meal as luxury in one farm, while another uses it sparingly. Silage and clover hay plus home grown protein boost milk fat, with experiments showing ensilage milk and fat gains. Palmelia eruenta sheen described on damp walls as a red slimy film.
George M. Rommel of the U S Department of Agriculture outlines methods for rearing newborn pigs after farrowing. He advises keeping pigs indoors during winter, delaying turnout to about two weeks, and allowing limited exercise in a sheltered sunny area. Avoid turning pigs out in cold rain as they are tender in the first weeks.
Practical advice on rearing young pigs from birth to three weeks, detailing pen setup beside the sow, low troughs with skim milk or thin gruel, and careful feeding to prevent digestive derangements. Emphasizes cleanliness, gradual feed increases, exercise, and avoiding overfeeding to prevent scours and thumps.
C W Brodbend in Pennsylvania Report warns farriers to avoid hot shoes and to keep nails level and properly angled. Nails should not be driven high, and clinches must be turned with tongs rather than hammered on top of the boot. Rasping should be avoided if it risks deep creases.
A parade of pure bred stock showcased at the Chicago International, boasting strong sires from bloodlines of grade cows and crossbreds. The display included draft types, fat wethers, barrows, and registered cattle, proving the value of pure bred sires for farmers. An Irish herdman story adds a cautionary tale on full disclosure to buyers. The Dragon Tree of the Canary Islands, famed for dragons blood resin, once stood in Orotava and was noted for its immense size before a 1870s hurricane. Advertising activity linked to business growth.
Practical notes from George M. Rommel and W. J. Coffey on fattening pigs and feeding turnips to ewes. Young pigs fatten best with varied diary byproducts and milk, grain, and pasture. aim for 250 to 300 pounds by nine or ten months. Turnips are a solid feed for ewes in lamb, best with clover hay or oats straw, stored to prevent freezing, and fed with caution to avoid frozen roots.
Four centuries ago Sir Anthony Fitzherbert praised sheep for their profitable meat and wool. The piece ponders how his view would apply to today’s refined sheep, noting advancements in form and fleece. National Steel
An unclear note discusses scrubs and Tula in pure bred context, mentioning profitability and investment ideas. It references American Sheep Breeder and hints at breeding age and market considerations with fragmented wording.
Professor Tenry notes flint boiled feed for mares and draft horses, with variations for frequency. Silage improves winter feeding profits by using corn preserved for year round use. Studies show skim milk and grain gains vary with grass. grain daily for rams with ewes. practical farm tips amid editorials and light humor.
A Sunday School commentary surveys John chapter six focusing on the feeding of the five thousand. It links the miracle to Christ as the bread of life, contrasts disciples’ doubt with Jesus’ abundance, and notes the boy’s surrender as pivotal. It emphasizes faith, divine provision, and ongoing intercession by Christ at the Father’s right hand.
Aimed at merchants, the piece urges stocking desirable goods and announcing them clearly. It argues advertising makes goods known and attractive, helping stores prosper by letting customers see what is for sale.
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