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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1897
Page
3
A farmers bulletin from the department of agriculture by William Falconer outlines spawn concepts for mushroom culture. It explains spore powder diffused from gills as spore material and notes the spawn forms like brick and flake spawn, aiming to clarify practical cultivation for growers.
The article explains mushroom cultivation from spawn types English brick and French flake, noting imports and methods to plant broken spawn bricks or flakes. It also covers elm tree beetle control, recommending early spring spraying and follow up treatments to kill larvae and prevent a second brood.
A writer notes brussels sprouts repay farmers when grown like cabbage with August planting for a December harvest. Profit hinges on winter crops, later market timing after frost, and careful soil and care as detailed in American Gardening.
The article explains twofold benefits of growing Brussels sprouts: higher selling power and resilience in winter. It describes five acre plots yielding about 000 quarts under good cultivation, with a price of 5 cents per quart. Methods include taking up one third of plants before hard freezes, sheltered under leaves, and moving to barn when weather worsens. Plant spacing and June sowing details are given for garden and field.
A Farm and Fireside description details a lath frame awning over a window, slanted by braces, with a moon vine trained on sturdy strings to cover the top and sides. The vine provides shade and airflow while filling the air with its white blossoms and fragrance. Also notes sugar beet profits on Long Island and cattle movement between Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Advice warns to buy only insecticides from reputable brands.
Rural New Yorker notes dairy cows in the north reject cottonseed hulls as indigestible while southern cows tolerate hulls mixed with grain. The writer suggests silage instead and questions the economic value of feeding hulls to bulls for butter quality, hinting at a regional feeding divide.
Farmers discuss feeding habits for pigs and cows, noting coal screenings and charcoal help hogs, and that straw is the better sale option for cows over timothy hay. The column also mentions feed prices for straw and timothy hay and the profitability comparison for dairy cows.
The Breeder's Gazette presents a design for portable feed racks used in cattle lots to shelter stock in cold weather and move between sheds. The ark like rack holds 3000 pounds of hay or one ton sorghum, with 18 foot frames preferred for cost. A separate note discusses forage trials during the 1895 drought testing corn, sorghum, rape and their yields, preferring corn for winter feed and green seeding.
The article argues that half of horse ailments come from limbs and feet and that many come from unbalanced feet. It urges horseshoers to pursue formal education to raise skill levels, noting current practices are outdated and lame horses abound. It stresses the need to learn symmetry and proper balancing of the foot.
The growing Empress of China climbing rose is praised for rapid, reliable establishment with continuous blooms from spring to late autumn. It is hardy like a grapevine, provides dense foliage, fragrant white blossoms with carmine buds, and suits pillar or wall growth for year after year.
A brief note from Harlem Life illustrates actions speaking louder than words as a man requests soda water with a wink, signaling meaning beyond spoken language. The vignette contrasts gesture and speech in everyday social interaction.
An Ohio milker recalls a risky setup to keep a cow from striking while milking in a dark stable. The plan aimed to prevent eye injuries but involved strange, costly measures and drew public attention.
A compilation of pastures and practices on dairy cows, milk fever prevention, feeding regimens, and calving care. Advice covers keeping dry cows visible, salt and oilmeal, and gradual feed adjustments. notes on handling feed during milk down, and cautions against overfeeding kicking cows. Also includes guidance on parchment paper for butter tubs, tub preparation, and avoiding waxy packaging failures. ends with breaking calves to halters early.
Observations on mold in butter show wood quality and storage affect mold growth. Danish imports faced mold from faulty wood and parchment exposure. Salted brine treatment, parchment paper, and paraffin coatings are cited as effective defenses, reducing mold in six months and avoiding mold in brined tubs and Australian boxes.
A farmer can cool milk using a well by lowering a four cornered wooden frame with mijik cans fixed under its corners. Four cans at a time can be cooled, and the device may adapt with a round hoop if the well is smaller. It also notes mold often caused by careless creamery preparation of parchment wrappers.
Various mediums are described for china painting including lavender oil and alcohol half and half rectified spirits of tar fat oil and turpentine Turpentine is favored in workshops while amateurs are advised to buy small amounts and store properly The best quality is sold at paint stores which offer fresher stock and lower prices than druggists
The narrative follows Paul and Silas guided by the Spirit to Macedonia, crossing from Asia to Europe. At Philippi they preach by a riverside to women, meet Lydia, a Thyatira merchant, who is baptized with her household, and invite the newly won converts to host the group. The journey emphasizes obedience to the Spirit and the rapid spread of early Christian teaching.
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