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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1902
Page
3
In western New York Basviel area a popular round silo design from Batavia is described. Builders drive stakes, lay and join 2 inch planks into circular bands, then add flooring and studding for support, finishing with ventilation and outer sheathing. The method emphasizes adjustable band count, air spaces, and rigid nails for strength.
An Ohio farmer writer stresses soil conditions and seed quality for oats and clover. He details sowing after corn, shallow plowing, weed control, rolling to conserve moisture, and deep sowing for even germination. He also notes seed cleaning and selection to prevent yield decline and discusses a simple roller feed mill design.
The Minnesota dairy commission probes butter fat testing fraud amid underreading schemes at Delavan creamery. Analysts praise Angus Jeracys and cross cows for dairy merit, noting Jersey influence and beef calves competing in Chicago markets. Emphasis on cow care year round and proper milk production.
In a paper read before the New York breeders convention Valancey EB Fuller states a law that female traits pass to male offspring and male traits to female offspring. He warns breeders that cows transmit power to the bull calf while sires pass qualities to daughters, advising selection of sires from the best cows to avoid failed heifers.
Professor Leroy Anderson of Berkeley spends January 1 to 10 near Los Angeles teaching practical dairy husbandry amid state support. Government experiments with Angora goats expand from Maryland to farms near Washington and Ontario, with hundreds of goats shipped to notable estates to study brush and weed control. John Ball critiques livestock statistics saying the U S Agriculture Department misstates cattle totals, highlighting the London Live Stock Journal.
A Cayuga county farmer advises on forage crops for dairying, noting higher costs of labor but endorsing rape for pigs and sheep, clover, andage used year round. He emphasizes silos, harvest timing, and feeding efficiency amid heat and drought.
The author argues for placing corn and stalks in silos to save time and fit space, but questions if ensiled grain is as valuable as dried grain. He plans a trial spring crop aimed at large grain yield, ears removed, stalks ensiled, and ample winter feed, with observers asked to report results.
Testing shows the best milking cows are steady across the year. Animals with a huge but brief yield prove poor over twelve months, while moderate, steady producers excel. Quality of milk should be tested periodically to ensure ongoing value.
Instructions describe treating udder injuries with cleansing, poultices, and strategic incisions to aid milk flow and reduce swelling. Also covers worming, washing, and a physic dose for healing. Horn growth advice notes scraping calf horns to guide forward growth to prevent backward curling.
Fragmentary Philadelphia Press item notes Mrs Gaddie scolding her husband for careless dress and sewing, with sarcastic remarks about buttons and propels. The piece appears as a casual social note or advertisement style aside reflecting on manners and domestic polish.
The piece notes the largest seaport horse and mule export on record from New Orleans, detailing totals from 1809 to 1901 valued at 15.48 million dollars excluding feed and 140,050 head, split roughly evenly. It critiques low animal value, cites Breeder's Gazette, and discusses effects on breeders, with comments on breeding for South Africa and the high veldt. It also covers mane braiding methods, horse company criticism by H. W. Avery, and a brisk current horse market including Frusig Tipton sales and the Advertiser stallion.
The article outlines seal behavior with pups learning to swim from mothers who carry them in the water and dump them to test their balance. Young seals and mothers disappear with bulls, then return suddenly. Bulls claim camping spots and fight for mates while females stay offshore and float contentedly.
A Purdue Experiment Station bulletin explains a cornstalk disease affecting cattle, its possible causes, and consistent rapid deaths after grazing. It notes the disease seems non contagious, appears after dry seasons, and warns against drastic forage changes though no effective treatment or confirmed cause exists.
A Rural New Yorker piece discusses economical farm feeds. It highlights using clover hay, corn fodder, silage, oats, and sometimes wheat, with starch byproducts like gluten and corn concentrates praised for higher digestible protein and fat. It notes cowpeas' rising popularity and a quirk about aspirating the English letter H.
A collection of quirky lines and aphorisms including a note about a train schedule and reflections on trust respect and leadership. The piece mixes humor with cautionary ideas such as strength in truth and the inevitability of consequences for arrogance.
This study explores Ephesians and related verses focusing on living as children of light. It discusses awakening from sin, walking wisely, buying opportunities, temperance, spiritual fullness, singing with the heart, gratitude, and mutual submission as central elements of the Christian life.
An unusual critique describes Arab music as the jag of a prima donna trapping her voice in a single note and breaking into four or more portions. The passage notes each note begins between sharp and flat and emphasizes the difficulty of capturing more than one portion at a time.
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