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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
3
The Linola station bulletin expands on spraying details for success, outlining practical tests to determine if Paris Green has been adulterated. It emphasizes small technical points beyond general discussion and notes straightforward methods to verify purity and effectiveness.
A historical guide explains color and chemical tests for paris green to expose adulteration. It covers a glass plate streak test, ammonia solubility, and using a compound microscope to distinguish clean green spheres from crystals of arsenious oxide and other adulterants.
A discussion of macaroni wheat varieties including Gharnovka and Amautka, their grain characteristics, climates and soils suited to their growth, and notes on distribution by the Department of Agriculture. Also a cautionary sketch on calf care and dairy herd health.
A Vermont report accuses the state of producing large quantities of bogus syrup sold as pure Vermont maple products labeled in Ohio as Pure Ohio Maple. The piece notes Ohio and Vermont producers and mentions counterfeit facilities, cheap maple sugar, and widespread westward distribution. It also claims Maple Seoxar and Sirap in Geauga county produce more syrup per area than Ohio county, with references to Vermont out put and alleged mislabeling.
The article notes that high quality coarse fodders like clover corn fodder oats hay and prairie hay reduce grain needs. With good cultivation manures seed selection and timing, and protecting fodders from bleaching, feeding value can rise by about 30 percent.
Agricultural notes compare Blackeye and Whippoorwill cowpeas at the Cornell station with Blackeye slightly less vigorous. Rolling clover may aid quick germination. Persian officials seek US agricultural implements. U S apple exports in 1901 reached 3,490,?68 barrels valued at 1,761,00. Connecticut tobacco grower reports Sumatra under cloth yields 20 percent stem weight in a hundred pounds.
The article outlines cattle head types for beef cattle and its effect on breeding and management. It discusses eye size, forehead, nostrils, mouth, teeth, horns, ears, and overall disposition as indicators of breeding quality and nervous energy. It also includes a reader question about feeding bran with corn for steers, detailing Bran's mineral and digestive benefits and improved corn utilization. It cites Shorthorns in England with 1901 sale data, average price near 130 dollars.
Professor Hills spoke before the Pennsylvania Dairymen's union at York last December noting Vermont regions show stark contrasts in per cow butter output. One area averaged about nine or ten pounds annually, another about twenty two pounds, a gap near 200 pounds per cow. The lower group consisted of poorly bred cows cared for and fed badly, while the higher group contained better stock managed commercially.
A lawyer strolling with a law book was accosted by a self righteous individual who jeeringly asked about preaching. The lawyer retorted that he does not preach but practices, turning the taunt into a sharp street exchange in Mieston.
Breeders debate stallion values at Pasle-Ipton sale, noting that leading names like Ponce de Leon and others did not fetch boom prices. The Breeder's Gazette argues the business is sound, priced to reflect costs, with owners wary of high service fees and long lead times to recoup investments.
An article outlines vertical canker sore in newborn to weeks old pigs, warning of stunting or death if untreated. It prescribes dipping the pig’s snout in manganese, creolin, or chlorinated naphthol solutions, with cleaning and pen disinfection. It also notes common periodic ophthalmia in horses and a treatment involving eye bathing and eye drops, plus internal iodide potassium.
A playful exchange between a teacher and a child centers on the meaning of shoes. The child asserts that shoes are the thing that drives a father's wallet toward bankruptcy, echoing a humorous family joke from Chicago.
The article discusses early uses of Roentgen rays in dairy and egg testing, including sterilizing milk and candling eggs. It covers cream ripening temperatures, lactic acid growth, and butter salting practices, stressing pure salt and practical methods for determining ripeness and readiness for churning.
RW Clark of Auburn Alabama argues two fattish bulls should not be fed refuse roughage. Quality food in amounts suited to each animal, determined by flesh and activity, with succulent nitrogenous content and ample exercise, will reduce slow servicing impotent bulls. Clark says care and feeding vary by individual animal.
The Texas to Liverpool cattle export trade has reopened with apparent success. After a recent experimental shipment yielded returns, buyers placed another shipment that is now at sea. The market sees brisk foreign demand and Fort Worth packing houses positioned to secure top prices for cattle from Dalvis Farm and Bunch.
An amusing anecdote recounts Jacob Grimm and a winter visit from a little Jewish girl who pays him a thaler to prove a tale true. She explains she does not believe the story about the wolf and skeptically asks for the payment.
A detailed farm record details Brownell’s Jerany cow yielding large butter outputs. It notes prizes at the New York state fair, a 17 pound seven day butter record for the sire line, and testing data from 1900 to 1901. The owner, J Grant Morse, describes milk production, feed, calving, and dispersal of the herd by Brownell.
A dairy ethics and public health note urges New York and other cities to ensure pure unadulterated milk by overhauling retail handling and transport. It links odor and contamination to city stores and transit, blaming farm-to-city supply gaps, and calls city physicians to take decisive reform from farms to carriers. The Dairy World column notes low-loss mutual insurance gains with Minnesota’s Mutual Creamery and Cheese Factory Insurance, highlighting $263,000 in risk and only $3.51 loss, asserting no overcharging beyond standard policy costs.
An elderly woman explains that as a young girl she was mute for a long period after which she vowed that if speech returned she would speak only kindly. The tale portrays her as consistently gentle and nonjudgmental.
A humorous exchange from a New York newspaper prompts readers to note a sign reading This Counter For Clams and Oysters. The waiter tells the fresh man to sit anywhere as the piece spoofs aging, vanity, and manners with a wry tone.
In a devotional meditation on the Easter morning scene, the author upholds the risen Christ’s power and the awakening faith of Mary Magdalene and the apostles. The piece contrasts Mary’s grief with the disciples’ initial doubt, noting Jesus’ appearances and teachings that reinforce belief in the resurrection and the fulfillment of Scripture.
An old Irishman with a battered corner bids at night in a quiet Edinburgh square. A young guardian of the place orders him to stop or accompany someone. Pat replies with courteous politeness expressing willingness despite the demand.
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