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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1901
Page
3
A two wheeled marking and irrigating machine speeds celery planting. It carries a water tank, marks rows, holes soil, and waters through perforated hose ends. Pegs on wheels form holes as they turn, saving transplantation time. blanching boards shown in the second figure. Ohio Farmer description.
Three old yet useful methods fight apple borers though none fully eradicate them. Apply a June to July wash of whitewash or whitewash with glue, bind trunks with paper and building paper, and search for young larvae in August and September. Remove cavities found under bark to prevent deeper infestation and boost tree vigor.
Gumption about cows from Farm Journal figures compares milk output and butter value for two cows. One with 5000 pounds at 4 percent yields 350 dollars in butter. another with 1500 pounds at 8 percent yields 100 dollars in butter, and the calf values differ. Despite similar upkeep costs, the higher producing cow nets 100 dollars while the other nets 30, if calf values are 10 and 20 respectively. Some cows seem to pay their way while others do not, underscoring the food cow as a poor farmer's friend.
A Detroit Free Press fragment recalls a physician questioning a patient's sleep claim. Mrs. Fosdick quips that the husband suffers from imaginary insomnia, insisting he actually sleeps more than his wife. The exchange highlights humorous misunderstandings in medical dialogue.
A journal advises ambitious farm lads on practical steps to earn money at home and in neighbors' fields. It outlines six avenues from grafting fruit trees and bud grafting to insect control, surveying, legal writing, landscape work, dairy testing, and barnyard ailment diagnosis, encouraging self reliance and local service.
An Ohio farmer offers a cheap hay protection method using two 16 foot by 2 by 4s and rough boards to fashion a six foot by eight foot section roof. Sections bolt at the apex to cover stacks, turning rain away and saving hay. each six foot module allows partial cutting of the stack and holds in place with wire and a weight or stake.
In field cured alfalfa hay lime is sprinkled free as stacked or housed. Air slake lime beforehand for readiness. Stock relish it and suffer no injury, though dust forms. Horses fed over two winters show no harm. Four barrels of lime used for over 160 tons of hay across two seasons, and it is all right says Kansas farmer.
Agricultural note cites Tong Island tests showing seven thousand pounds of high grade fertilizer per acre best for potatoes. Manure from cows and horses complements by supplying potash nitrogen and phosphoric acid. Dwarf Essex rye timing: May sow risks lice. July sowing fares better. Grain-fed manure preferred. Plus a light exchange at end.
The piece discusses selecting cows with strong dairy ancestry and proper development, arguing for careful breeding and management. It covers feeding strategies to avoid fattening, emphasizes gentle handling and udder development, and compares feeding calves on whole milk versus skim milk, noting cost and weight outcomes for calves raised on different milk regimes.
Prairie Farmer details a large hillside bank barn on H D Watson’s Watson ranch five miles west of Kearney Noh. The 96 by 256 foot structure with a 36 foot height, 82 foot deep silo, 67 by 20 by 12 foot water tank, three wells and windmills supports 350 cows. It features individual stalls, 12 foot high stall rooms, 4 1/2 foot windows with hinged levers for cross ventilation, screened to exclude flies, and efficient labor design for dairy operation.
A mother laments her terrible child who cannot resist telling the truth in front of guests. The Philadelphia Times notes the boy’s habit as a fault. A contrasting Chicago News remark praises a man with few words but many deeds in a diverse garden.
A Wisconsin dairy barn is shown as a model of a well lighted and ventilated, warm structure rebuilt from an old barn. It features running water, electric lighting, ample feed storage, and a prominent 80 by 45 foot silo containing enough silage for drought. The design aims to improve herd health and milk yield over poorly ventilated, overheated or under lit facilities.
A regional clash between whole milk and farm separator creameries grows as farmers with home skim milk face higher haul charges to creameries. A. L. Anderson notes hand machines gain despite extra costs, with Chickasaw county farmers considering lower hauling expenses and continued cash returns from cows amid rising opposition.
Two men stagger along Long Street after midnight in a comic clash of insult and pride. One teases about jailhouse tales, the other defends his honor with spirited retorts as they finally resume their shaky march home. In another tale a loud snorer is challenged by a fellow passenger who proves the irony of believing everything heard.
Question from Miss Miami Brown about why Fou left with the man. Mr. Erastus Pinkley says Fou was paid at full rate but his clothes were out of style, enough to nearly force him from society according to the Washington Star.
In a terse exchange cited by the Cleveland Plain Dealer the phrase dogs of war is invoked as a metaphor for action following an appropriation delay. The discussion hints at decisive measures once financial sinews are secured.
A Bree Gazette excerpt offers practical guidance on mare foaling, foal care, and early training. It covers rest before foaling, quiet handling, safe yards, near-foaling supervision, feeding, and restraint from over-watching. It also outlines colt handling, breaking to read, harness training by age three, and general farm horse care and breeding.
A detailed discussion favors open front silo construction using round staves and bevel matching to prevent gaps. It argues Cypress lumber resists shrinkage and supports a cheaper, durable patent design versus homemade builds. Open front plans allow full-board access during feeding, improving level loading and stability.
Instructions describe cleansing a nail wound in a horse with carbolic water, packing with tar and oakum, and applying distemper remedies and tonics. It covers blistering the throat, feeding, poulticing heels, antiseptic dressings, and wart treatment on calves with knife scraping and oxide of zinc applications.
The article advises using small flint corn for siloing with a seed rate not exceeding 12 quarts per acre. Harvest when milk stage and pack firmly with no holes, cover with hay if well done, and expect fair silage quality. It notes higher handling effort and less corn per acre for flint varieties and higher cost versus cut silage.
The article discusses the harsh pressures on jockeys including weight cutting and age related risks. It cites Ainslee’s observations on the sport’s brutal demands and recounts incidents of extreme dieting and punishment for weight management. It mentions Monk Overton and Mike Bergen as examples of punitive weight control methods and their consequences.
A St Paul butter makers display praised farm separators for efficiency and cleanliness. Cream from a separator helped achieve a first prize butter scoring 971 points with 13 percent of cream from the separator. The device reduces household work and works well in warm months when gravity methods fail, producing good butter with proper cream handling.
Geneva station notes colonies of minute plants growing in air spaces of cheddar. Remedy urged is abundant hot water and live steam sprayed on cheesemaking utensils and around vats to prevent contamination.
A 1901 sermon outlines Revelation chapters 21 and 22, describing the new heaven and earth, the Holy City New Jerusalem, God dwelling with men, the removal of sorrow and death, and the inkling of eternal life for the faithful. It emphasizes God’s power to make all things new and the call to thirst for the water of life.
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