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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
8
A fragment discusses feeble turkey handling in a market setup. It notes turkey raising depends on careful diet and attentive care. The piece mentions a person named White Hollands and three hens as examples of tame birds whose chilling could affect hatch viability.
The text provides practical guidance on egg production, turkey care, and pig management. It covers turkey incubation methods, nest setup, coop construction, feeding with cornmeal cheese mix, dusting, and pest prevention. It also notes pen design, exercise needs, weather considerations, and simple methods to reduce flight. It ends with advice on keeping pigs active and away from confinement to prevent lameness.
An experienced farmer details safer collar fitting for horses using double harnesses. He recommends a close fitting hard feather collar, thorough wetting and mounting for snug shoulders, avoiding oversized collars, and keeping draft balanced along the shoulder to prevent soreness. He notes high draft along the neck and minimal top-neck pressure, with steel collars being considered this spring.
The article notes dwarf Astrakhan apples propagated on Paradise stocks stay eight to ten feet tall, suitable for tight plots. George T. Powell of Columbia County New York planted many such trees and found them productive with careful culture. Commercial success on Paradise stocks remains limited due to high maintenance, while Doucin stock shows promising potential for larger orchards with trees eighteen to twenty feet tall.
The government horticulturist promotes dwarf fruit trees for small lots, noting they bear more and sooner than standards and fit tight spaces. Grafting can expand varieties, with up to 150 apple varieties cited. Plant strawberries and small fruits between trees and renew fenceposts by patching old ones. A knapsack sprayer suits small plots. barrel pumps aid larger sprays, with simple cart mounting for efficiency.
E P Spyder argues that a strong crate can replace a ringer for hogs. He describes using a 1 by 6 inch crate with oak top boards and six inch gaps to manipulate a rope and secure the pig, enabling quick, safe rings and reduced rooting.
A Missouri grower writes to Orange Judd Farmer that cattle marketing is shifting toward younger animals. He notes farmers feed more cattle to shorten to fifteen months, arguing fattened calves under eighteen months sell better and that baby beef quality improves as older stock declines.
A historical column offers dairy management guidance. It covers allowing cows to eat at night in mild weather, proper butter packaging, calf digestion indicators such as scours, maintaining milk yield records, and stable ventilation. It also lists plain advice from a New York dairyman on kindness, regularity, gradual diet changes, testing cows, udder cleaning, and a simple homemade milking stool.
The piece discusses rising winter lambing for early market, stressing careful management and vigilance during off season farm work. It cites New England writer Fy Scott of New Hampshire comparing Down breeds with heavier wool breeds like Dorset in choosing ewes for lambing.
Describes Scott gate for penned Rambouillet ewes to Lam Shire ram. notes lamb quality, strong milkers, and tight docking. Details feeding routine with gate operation, yard layout, and lever mechanism, plus trough and rack construction for efficient, synchronized feeding.
An article describes a Scott feed rack for sheep at an angle to reduce hay waste and stiffen the center. It details panel sizes including two side boards and end pieces, two by four dimensions, and placement of Zoe.lat ter pieces in the middle. It notes lambs reach forty to forty five pounds by two months and discusses shipping live or dressed, with profit potential for growers.
English farmers fatten sheep on grain alone but most use concentrate. Cottonseed or Harvard cake are common bases with some bran or equal parts cottonseed and hagseed cake. Feed per head ranges from two and three quarters to one and a quarter pounds daily.
The article outlines methods used in certified dairies to maintain sanitation and safety. It covers manure disposal, stable cleaning with disinfectants such as bichloride of mercury, whitewashing wood interiors, floor disinfection, bedding with shavings, daily cow cleaning, udder care, and occasional clipping. It also describes milking procedures, cooling and bottling, room sanitation, milking room setups, sealing caps, and milk pail designs with strainers and filtration.
A rural health column warns that cholera thrives in heat, outlines signs in birds, and prescribes treatments. It covers diarrohea, disinfection, diet changes, and preventive steps with venetian red, lime wash, and clean quarters. Practical Q A addresses lice, feeding, incubator costs, and housing adjustments.
A Farmer’s Advocate writer describes deborning calves as common to reduce injury and manageability. It notes risks from bleeding and eye exposure, recommends clipping hair around the button, applying caustic potash with a wrapped stick, and moistening the end to prevent skin damage. If signs of soreness appear, the horn button should be treated again until no horns develop.
Do not rely on one fed crop or planting. Ensure ample and quality feed for the stock through fall and winter. Maintain steady growth and good health in stock to avoid losses,. plan for surplus feed and avoid minimal provisioning.
Advice on pig care emphasizes gentleness to avoid scaring young pigs. It notes pigs are contrary by nature and hard to drive, comparing them to stubborn people. The text stresses patience and humane handling to promote healthier growth.
The piece surveys poultry trends from humane concerns over Easter chick shipments to inhumane incubator issues and cage methods. It notes a New Jersey incubator failure after a gas shutoff, calls for humane treatment, and mentions Belgian Flemish hares and pigeon mating quirks as curious notes.
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