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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1895
Page
6
An 1890s style agricultural miscellany surveys bee hive supers and section holders for honey production, notes on haymaking timing and straw use, and urges timely cutting. It covers copper sulfate mixtures for fruit trees, nozzle choices, and soil fertility with clover and pasture guidance. It cites Cornell and Connecticut stations, recomendaring McGowen nozzles and practical harvesting tips.
A labor saving wagon design with 20 foot reach and 18 foot wheel spacing is described, plus remarks on corn shocks and ground stance. Agricultural notes cover clover sowing timing, potato planting distances, and irrigation plans. The piece cites Rural New Yorker on rape turnips, and discusses horse tail docking bans and carbolic acid use to curb abortion in dairy herds.
An article describes a contraption called the trolley bit used on horses. It explains how a small metal piece at the upper lip directs the horse by a light pull, and notes the horse’s strong, unwaning interest in the sensation even amid bustling surroundings.
Francis Trevilyan describes a shoe with a thin steel wear strip embedded in a soft aluminum body. The strip projects about a quarter inch and steers toe impact along its inclined edge, transferring stress to the upper, forming a dovetail with the softer metal. Nail holes on the inner side help secure the strip in place.
A fragmentary excerpt discusses horse training and bit control, urging buyers to choose easy pullers and avoid bad education. It references using neck straps and bit rings to control the animal, with aside remarks on cheese storage and creamery operation costs. High uncertainty remains about authorship and context.
Practical tips from T S Cooper on breeding, feeding, grooming, and attending cattle shows. Emphasizes not overfeeding, early prep, halter conditioning, and on grounds acclimation. Also covers judge guidance, prize philosophy, and herd premiums. Includes live stock care tips for horses on collars and conditioning.
The article narrates a history of cheese production practices with Emil Cheesemakers inspecting milk, testing coagulation using rennet, and guiding steps for coloring, cutting, pressing, and aging. It also describes the creamery setup, separator machinery, churn operations, and butter production, including notes on temperatures, times, and handling.
The article describes cheese making with a hopper mixer, hoops, and perforated steel dealing with curd. It notes seven week aging guidance, a 1300 thousand gallon daily milk intake, and averages of 55,000 pounds butter and 66,000 pounds cheese produced. Prices cited include about 9 cents per pound for sweet milk cheese and 7 cents for skim milk cheese.
The article stresses ventilation during the cheese curing season with air flowing in the morning and evening and nightly sprinkling of the floor with cold water. It advises turning cheeses in bright light to spot vermin and eggs, a method to maintain low temperatures in hot weather.
An informant who forged a literary stash within newspapers spent some money on a self designed signet ring to honor his success. He later returns to a shoresearch for the ring but finds it missing, with no further light shed on its origin or possessor as the tale ends.
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