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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1899
Page
3
William Warnock of Ontario Canada stands beside colossal squashes weighing 38817 8551 and 844 pounds each as pictured in The Country Gentleman. Warnock describes his method to grow giant squashes watermelons and citrons, noting his land is kept in good condition with heavy yearly cultivation.
A detailed farming note outlines a method to cultivate a 300 pound squash using layered manures and soil, large hill preparations, and careful watering and pruning. Additional items summarize Ohio potato varieties Bovee Carmen No 3 Early Trumbull Sir Walter Raleigh Livingston yields, and a fence anchor brace design.
Professor Roberts gathers bean culture notes from a western New York farmer who raises 50 to 80 acres yearly. The piece covers seed rates marrowfat and pea beans, soil needs, cultivation methods, manure handling, and bean straw value, with notes on price trends and regional spread to Michigan and California. It also includes a brief item on a fence post lifter and manure piling strategies to improve soil fertility and harvest readiness.
Agricultural notes praise Japanese cultivation and advise planting horse radish, wrapping rhubarb to speed growth, and wet burlap for bee hive handling. An Iowa or Kansas corresp reports the Kiowa Nation elected Mrs Poor Buffalo, a white woman, as medicine man replacing her late husband, aged 40, with eighty years among the tribe.
The article outlines beef animal conformation with labeled points and lines for a model, emphasizing front and hind fullness, heart girth, and a symmetrical top and bottom line. It also discusses the high cost and limited demand of early lambs, noting regulatory shifts in milk safety by Boston, and describes a DIY milk sterilizer from Popular Science.
A Philadelphia North American brief notes the court asks the prisoner for remarks while the accused mutters questioning phrases. The exchange suggests tension as the defendant deflects questions, prompting courtroom attention.
The article discusses sheep scab remedies urging immediate dipping and repeated treatments to protect flocks, notes Galloway and Angus cattle traits with regional popularity, and covers hog cholera causes and worm remedies, plus remarks on horse breeding, orchard sheep farming, and related agricultural observations from The American Sheep Breeder, Kansas City Telegram, Warsaw Bulletin, and Boston Cultivator.
The Cornell dairy division outlines ropiness in milk linked to bacillus lactis viscosus in two outbreaks. Fault traced to inadequately scalded utensils. thorough boiling of small items and boiling water in larger vessels stopped the issue. Water as a source in warm weather suspected. emphasis on scalding gear used with previously ropy milk.
The Creamery Journal argues the combined churn faces strong opposition yet shows clear merit by automating processes. It notes salting accuracy varies with method, while table workers reveal salt by finished butter weight. A New York dairy report shows high butter yields per cow and economics per year, underscoring efficiency and income.
A Boston Cultivator summary discusses judging herd value by records on cows and calves, noting high and low producers and discriminating for disposal. It also covers corn forage for milking cows, favoring sweet corn at milky stage, ensilage benefits, and thick planting to boost grain and stalk quality for winter fodder.
A letter from Drogheda suggests an alternative wart removal method for cow teats. It claims castor oil applied daily, after using oil on fingers to rub, can remove warts without burning or pain. The Farmers' Gazette in Ireland notes the remedy's claimed effectiveness.
Obadiah Sands of Hingis runs the world’s largest butter operation. He owns 160 creameries and employs 12 years of growth from one creamery to a massive system feeding 139000 cows for annual output of 14,000,000 pounds of butter valued at 3,500,000 dollars. Salted butter production requires 600 tons of salt and over 600 farms supporting the dairy.
A Springfield Republication summary recalls John Brown sending a neighbor rival sheep to trade for wool while he raised merinos for wool. The neighbor, enraged, horsewhipped Brown. Brown offered no resistance and was arrested for assault. The justice of the peace ruled that nonresistance left him with no recourse.
A weary traveler recalls a mishap from a magazine explosion in New York City. The scene unfolds with a sharp wit, noting a silent partner who refused to rise and a remark about being one of the Alitors.
Julian Raipich argues that a village gift of pasture land for the poor devolved into corruption and dependency as wealthier towns bought land and set up villas. He describes looting via false alms tales, brokers profiting from orders, and rising parasitism. He warns England will end such endowments to restore reform.
At the University of North Dakota three dormitories house 800 students three miles from Grand Forks. Students complain of meals and appoint two girls to present grievances to the president. They cite soup as watery, bread poor, and butter unfit, sparking a tense exchange about standards and taste.
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