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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1903
Page
3
The article discusses balanced rations as tailored blends of feeds to suit species, ages, and conditions. It highlights J T Willard’s work at Kansas Experiment Station and bulletin 115, which proposes a simple arithmetic method to precisely balance rations given known feed composition, reducing guesswork and lengthy calculations.
The article surveys radish varieties from Early Crimson Giant to French Breakfast and White Mammoth, with sowing tips and soil requirements. It also reports pistachio nuts as a costly yet popular product in the Mediterranean and describes a gambling style guessing practice by Syrian buyers. It ends with Texan pork production remarks and farm advice for a normal season.
An orange Judd Murer correspondent describes an all around log sled called a siapdragon used in lumber camps with or without snow. It carries six inch by three feet runners and two bunk sections, with adjustable front bunk via a single bolt and middle bunk fixed by two two inch holes through each runner.
A rustic homemade loge over bunk details a method using birch with a half hitch chain for secure play. Tomato seedling culture compares greenhouse started plants versus direct field sowing, favoring direct sown for earlier ripening under careful transplanting and soil fertility.
A reader describes a cheap approx 12 by 12 foot platform built on 2 by 4s with hemlock plank for feeding fat hogs. The incline toward the unused end allows rain water to wash the surface, a trough on one side keeps hogs dry and clean, and the design separates hogs to prevent waste. It cites price around $17 per thousand and claims quick payback. The piece then discusses hog bone structure, range needs, and proper pen design to ensure exercise, growth, and reduced disease.
A farm in Illinois shifted to skimmilk feeding after a dairyman offered it at ten cents a hundred. Pigs thrived on the diet, fetching high prices and leading to prize stock. The Dairy and Creamery writer noted the venture and a Philadelphia milk shippers union agreement as proof of growing producer cooperation. Finland's government and constitution are briefly described, noting the Grand Duke and czar.
W C Bailey credits Angora goats as valuable dry land and brush clearers aiding cattle operations. Breeders insist the breed complements, not replaces, cattle or sheep and has earned a lasting place in American farming. Champion Angora doe sold for 400 dollars at a Kansas City goat show. Wildlife notes discuss goats eating varied forage and a cautionary tale about dog fennel and post hole digging. Details on ancient glove ceremony and Edward I-era glove degradation also appear.
A mistress advises Betsy to seek permission before acting and Betsy responds with a witty dilemma about a cat busy eating the duck in the pantry. The exchange highlights questions of autonomy and obedience within a domestic setting.
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