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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1896
Page
6
A DIY guide describes a portable lath fence for poultry yards. Panels are 12 feet long with 1 by 6 or 2 by 4 supports, mortised and notched to seat bottom boards, and adjustable to wind and ground conditions. It explains staking, post types, and methods to prevent movement in high winds.
The article explains salt marsh grasses, hay yields from half a ton to over a ton per acre, and harvesting practices including hand cutting, using low tides, and drying on uplands or marsh stacks. It notes value differences, salt hay uses for glassware and crockery, and advises harvesting timing for better fodder quality. It also mentions beekeeping traps and a forthcoming American Agricultural Colleges convention in Washington on November 10.
Vines planted at the ends and rear will soon cover the whole seat, providing shade and a rustic look. Free growth climbers or trailers can be used with trellises for magnificent results.
A historical note describes movable fence panels built from inch boards matching post width. It explains tying wire netting to wooden strips 134 by 2 inches, affixed to posts with large screws and staples. To remove, unscrew and roll the netting with strips attached.
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An article discusses American Jersey cows versus Jersey Island stock, praising milk and butter yields while noting tuberculosis concerns in the island breed. It outlines the impact of prolonged pampering and inbreeding on health, and argues for improving old stock to enhance overall vitality and value.
A practical guide on silo construction and filling to prevent spoilage. Emphasizes airtight seals, tar coatings, and use of coal tar to ensure long lasting silos. Describes costs, labor, and methods for chopping and packing corn for silage to maximize preservation.
A mix of agricultural insights covers butter quality across nations, judging dairy cows at fairs, milking schedules, and cheese making. Advice emphasizes expert judges, timely awards, milk richness for cheese, silo fermentation, and fair practices for exhibitors and visitors.
The article surveys American trotting and running horses, noting European imports and the rise of American stock. It lists top trotting stallions mares and geldings with records and sires, discusses Breeder's Gazette rankings, and describes converting agricultural waste into animal food and potential export opportunities for grain-based products to Europe.
Feeding steers yearlings and cows with corn and cob meal bran oats and oilmeal forms. roughage ample. For yearlings one third bran oats and corn cob meal with oilmeal. for two year olds gradually adjust. cows receive three to four pounds daily mixed with roughage. Also notes on hillside stance of horses, Ormonde and Salvator lineage, and San Mateo’s win over Orestes in a four furlong race.
An excerpt from Gertlemaan's Magazine discusses the Basque people, their dialect seen as a mix of Spanish patois with French Moorish influences, and a catalog of Basque words linked to English forms. It notes plaintive songs in minor keys, and claims language and music support the author’s origin theory.
A New York Journal report details measurements of dust in air from sea level to high elevations up to 13 000 feet. Using a water cooled counter, particles condense on nuclei and are counted on a micrometer plate, revealing thousands of particles per cubic centimeter at various heights.
An amateur skipper recounts finding a 17 foot catboat on Long Island Sound shore, its eye catching yellow deck and blue trim. He recalls the boat’s fast but difficult behavior, its prior owner, and a race where the rival boat broke down while his boat allegedly won by a fake.
A compact tribute recalling Leigh Hunt as a vivid conversationalist and biographer. It highlights his friendships with Shelley Lamb and Lamb, Coleridge Wordsworth and Byron, and notes how his Autobiography offers a portrait of the time as well as the man. The piece quotes Longfellow on love and mentions noble lineages.
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