Buff Cochins Fowls Show Merits and Defects in Breed
The article reviews Buff Cochins as an old distinct breed praised for size gentleness prolificacy and show appeal. It notes high prices for fine pairs, favorable characteristics for confinement and brooding but warns of fattening risks poor meat quality and limited breast. It also mentions harvest tips and hay curing, plus silos at the Chicago Fair and a protest in the Southern League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Timothy
Cornell Experiment Station
Chicago
Hants
Makeshift Garden Hoe From Common Tools
A Victorian era tip describes attaching an old hoe to four one foot saw blades with rivets to create a compact gardening implement. It yields a narrow, precise hoe for strawberry patches and flower beds, designed more for light scraping than heavy earth moving.
Useful hoe for narrow rows and other garden notes
A Victorian era gardening note describes a sled marker for narrow rows used to cover onions and weed ground quickly. It mentions an adjustable long handle and wedges, plus a seed drill attachment for proper coverage. Also covers apiary cautions about queen selection and honey extraction timing.
Nancy Lee dam of Nancy Hanks in New York sale
A quiet black mare named Nancy Lee, dam of Nancy Hanks, sold in New York for $7,100 to A. H. Moore of Philadelphia. The piece details her lineage, foaling history, and notes on trotting horses for farm work, advocating standard bred trotting horses as productive farm teams and discussing market shifts in horse breeding and demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Hanks
New York City
A. H. Moore
Philadelphia
Nancy Lee
Jay- Eye-Lee
Xsancy Lee
Nancy Haxes
Dictator
Sophy
Edwin Forrest
Brown Pilot
Lance
Bertrand
Hart Boswell
Lexington
Happy Medium
Stambort
United States
Molasses Use For Stock Feeding And Calving Aid
The note discusses mixing molasses with hot water for stock feed and bran, praising its laxative effect and usefulness in aiding digestion and milk production. It mentions calving near time and preventing milk fever, with Virginians leading in a Vib championship series and other stray items about Mounted Bandits and travels.
Beekeeping and Livestock Notes from Field and Farm
Practical tips on bee management, honey storage, and swarm control. Instructions cover queen cells removal, safe hive handling, and avoiding stings. Also includes sheep grub treatment, nostril snuff method, and trephination if needed, plus cattle feeding guidance and trial results from Cornell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melissus
Crete
G. A
Doolittle
National Stockman
Washing the Baby No. 2 Separator Cleansing Method
A detailed, step by step method to clean the Alpha DeLaval No. 2 cream separator known as Baby No. 2. The procedure uses a string threaded through each disk, boiling water with a touch of lye, and a broom handle to lift disks for efficient drying. The system aims to minimize handling errors and ensure disks remain in order during reassembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha DeLaval No.2
Kate M. Busick
Hoard’s Dairyman
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Neat
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Michigan Station
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Weves
Harry T
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Arket
Virginians
W. Sory
Westesan
Havana
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Don Po Iro Unive
Santa Crazy Ve
Livda
Darian
Garretts Pearre
Drussists
Lh. Rhcny
M. D. Mackey
Ind
Nen Srey
N. K. Fairbank & CO
ST. Louls
Nelaton
Seta
Droggista
Garrett & Pestre
Frederick, Ma
F. Woodward
le Rowse
DR. Fahrney
Jo Printing
Cowmercis
Ofice
Bill Wrork
Freerick
Marriangd
Frederick
N. J. Wilson & Sor
Excelsior Stove House
East Patrick ST
Frederick, MD
Stieff Pianos
Piero
Geo. E
North Market Street
Chas, M. Stiefe
Baltimore, Md
Jefdly EB
M. Remessurg
Orphea
Gautschi
Alec
Bautschi & Sons
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
AR. Yeakle
Rhodes
Chisbenter
Phista
J.B. Mayer
A. G. Quynn & CO
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