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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1897
Page
3
A Country Gentleman correspondent argues against double terraces and offers practical guidance for single terrace building. It explains staking and board bracing to hold loose earth, edging with turf to avoid cracks, and proper edge treatment to prevent slipping while achieving a neat, solid terrace.
Rhode Island station expert says plant the best for both early and late crops. Golden Self Blanching or Paris Golden celery dominates New England markets for its uniform bunches, rapid market readiness, and high quality. One type fits market needs. avoid multiple varieties to prevent lower profits and inconsistencies.
A Garden columnist describes a stake system for young trees using 3 inch chestnut planks ripped into two inch strips with a sharpened end. The improvised stake supports the tree, reduces material and labor, and is hidden by wrapping with matting and tarred cord. Remove the whip each season to avoid borers.
The Farm Journal lists earliest bean varieties such as Earliest Red Valentine Exra Early Refugee and Early Jersey Lima. It notes New Jersey forestry leaders five women on officers list and gives farming tips on home markets sowing clover during thaw storing potatoes in darkness and early beet and cabbage varieties like Egyptian Tornip Electric and Early Jersey Wakefield.
The article outlines reviving eroded pasture areas without plowing. It recommends mowing bare spots, applying about 40 bushels per acre of lime on mossy patches, and reseeding with a mix per acre of six quarts timothy, two quarts red clover, a quart alsike, a pint white clover, and two pounds orchard grass, followed by harrowing and rolling. Brush may protect new growth from cattle pawing, and light manure or chemical blends can aid establishment.
A contributor to The Country Gentleman describes a seed method for island fields on Hudson River land. After cleaning plots, sow timothy seed at half bushel per acre just before final cultivation using broadcast or Calhoun seeder. Level the soil, let corn shade the seed by fall, and use water overflow to smooth land. Repeat if seeding weak. no fertilizers needed.
The Farm Journal outlines quick sod options with upland mixes: bine grass 15 lb, orchard grass 7, sheep fescue 3, meadow foxtail 2, timothy 5, white clover 5, redtop 2. For low wet land, omit orchard grass and white clover and add more redtop about 6 pounds.
London notices a curious item named snap stock produced in Brindisi. It is extracted from elite kernels using emphoric acid, claimed for soap making and textile use. In 184? the output reached about 1200 tons with a market price near zero. Exported to northern Europe, it is also called clio guifureo and zalohurtail, valued as boiler fuel for mills.
In Edinburgh Professor Coser Ewart breeds a mare to a zebra to test telegony and future foal markings. If the next foal sired by a horse shows zebra-like markings, the theory gains support. Possible practical aim is a horse zebra hybrid able to endure South Africa’s climate and tsetse fly.
H D B Nichols of Tennessee in Southern Stock Farm shares hog husbandry methods. He argues clean, well water pasture and gradual feeding prevent diseases, detailing farrowing pens, rotational feeding, milk use, and postweaning care for Berks hogs. He notes success with 60 to 90 head and future kill plans, stressing pasture access and light feeding when brood sows carry pigs.
Detailed guidance on raising ewes for larger lambs, alfalfa trials in southern Ohio, and water needs. Advice on dehorned beef cattle, feeding corn, and building stock through proper housing and feed. Horse training tips emphasize patience and methods to induce a rack and walk. Roadsters versus track runners and brood sow care to prevent hog diseases are covered with practical steps.
An article notes perfumed flannels in dainty colors for bottom-drawer storage, matching linens. The fabric, sold by the yard, scents contents, edges either bound or buttonholed, and sachet-like durability exceeds common inserts. Also praised are piece boxes along walls with labeled pigeonholes for linings and patterns, hidden by a floor-length curtain for easy access.
A London Penny weekly humorous piece touts a half Ayrshire half Shorthorn cow from New South Wales as the world’s greatest butter cow. She produced 4 pounds 4 ounces of butter in 24 hours, a record the author calls a freak, noting her Australian origin and modest ancestry. The discussion explores crossbreeding outcomes and notes the difficulties of maintaining superior traits across generations.
An instructional piece urges strict cleanliness in cheesemaking to ensure first class milk quality. It details precise milk heating to 84 86 degrees, rennet testing for ripeness, acid development timelines, controlled cutting and stirring, gradual heating to 90, and meticulous handling to minimize butter fat loss and ensure proper curd structure and milling readiness.
A bulletin excerpt covers curd salting temperatures and pressing steps for cheese, then shifts to uses of skim milk, bread with skim milk, and milk yields. It discusses green feed crops like rye, wheat, peas, oats, vetches, barnyard millet, and soybeans, with timing and yields for July to October. It closes with tableware trends and Marlborough House ceremony notes.
Alice Varnue surveys spring fashion as Easter approaches, noting lavish gowns with fuller skirts and boleros in high demand. She highlights bolero versatility, refined shirt waists, shortened sleeves, detachable cuffs, and new millinery trends including canvas hats and flowers.
To secure custard pie such as mother made, beat eggs and add rich milk, sugar, salt, and nutmeg. Bake in a deep plate with crust until risen and barely stiff. Do not overbake to keep creamy texture. If eggs are scarce, substitute two eggs for three with cornstarch and extra milk, then proceed as before.
A young student Istely presented for examination and ignominiously failed. To his anxious family he sent a telegram claiming examinations were splendid and professors enthusiastic, saying they wish for a wound in October.
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