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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1906
Page
3
An agricultural note discusses drilling corn with furrows using a plow or two readers on a runner. It contrasts furrow planting with no furrow favored by most at a corn school. Proponents note furrows hold roots down in grasses and help root systems develop, claiming depth is less critical once germination occurs.
A farmer outlines planting methods for corn in foul land, detailing four furrow planting, spacing, and drilling depth to improve stands and moisture use. It discusses grain depth, seed starch, and mulching effects, plus a note on trench avoidance and stand reliability. A Lambs shed platform design with feeding troughs is described as an economical contrivance.
A column of practical notes covers how cows and lambs use a feeding platform, the value of conserved feed, inoculation cautions, and the benefits of cool water for cows. It discusses lime and sulphur mixtures, self bolting versus boiled mixtures, and the impact of seed and soil quality on crop success.
The article describes a university garden layout on Hor ticultural grounds with long beds and horse cultivation. It details tomato stake support, single stem training, and a high fruit yield. It also notes the New Celery Culture method requiring dense soil preparation, close plant spacing, irrigation, and occasional rodent problems.
Garden craft advises sowing lettuce for succession and keeping soil weed free. Plant bush beans and limas after Mar 15 when soil warms. For pests it recommends sulfur mixed with lime dust to deter beetles. Also suggests setting out cabbage, sowing carrots, and weed control. Bargains and advertising lore conclude.
The article highlights De Kol of Valley Mead, a top Holstein cow judged at the California state fair in 2004 with best cow awards and high praise from judges for her ideal Holstein type. It notes her milk production, butter tests, and lineage through De Kol d's Alvan, plus remarks on raising young heifers as long term investments in dairying.
A Danish dairy device called an ice cooled milk pail uses a bottom ice chamber to chill milk as it is drawn. Salt and cracked ice fill a hollow base, with milk passing over a heated rock surface to remove heat. not advised with a separator.
The article describes converting cereal and sorghum into outdoor silage, including stacked piles with earth covering to exclude rain and air, and mentions risks of imperfect curing. It covers frame and open silos, skeleton walls, and tarpaulin covers, noting high quality silage when properly managed. It also references English silage systems with weights and levers and ends with a farmer quip about a blue milk cow.
A fragmented extract from an old American home dairy guide discusses butter salting and cheese curing methods, including temperatures from 63 to 65 degrees, and aging times of two to four months. It also describes heating milk with can methods, dairy thermometers, and a fiddle drill used in stonecarving for fine work.
The article reviews the rise of sheep farming in eastern and mid states as western range declines. It highlights the Hampshire breed, its development from mixed bloodlines, its physical traits, and its suitability for arable farms, noting its profitability and risks from disease and poor care.
Fat stock prizes at fair exhibitions gain support from National Stockman who argues they will spur feeders to prepare cattle for both fair display and market. Proposals urge strict limits to bar professional showmen from breeding stock and ensure blocks are not flooded by high priced entries. Meanwhile a lighthearted exchange at a shop recalls a sales assistant with false hair and teeth and a day spent standing at the counter.
In a debate, Hicks claims Bias keeps her husband at home through her at home labor. Wilks counters that Bias is out with friends most nights. Hicks asserts housework time, not distance, binds him, noting Bias is a dressmaker who also socializes, while remaining at home in spirit.
A Baltimore American quote warns against premature judgments about a well known figure. The speaker claims the man has always aimed for an upright life, while another voice counters that he has never fully attained it.
The article notes that rape ensilage can be produced in silos, with Oct 15 harvests and comparisons to corn silage. It reports similar dry matter across corn, rape, and mixed silages, but higher crude protein in rape and rape-corn mixtures, indicating strong nitrogen content and feeding value.
The passage discusses renters profiting from hogs by shifting stock between farms. It cites cases of renters taking harvests or profits from hogs to fund personal needs. The text references the ease of moving stock and altering farm funds when renters control the hogs and lists related practical considerations.
The excerpt argues that dairy cows boost swine profits by feeding, breeding, and milk production. It cites Duroc Burl ictiu noting milk supports better hog yields and greater earnings than without dairy farming.
A 1900s farming note reviews best pig feeding practices during May to August, stressing soaked grain feeds for 2 to 24 hours before drying, clover or alfalfa pasture, and timely weaning. It discusses whole milk use, sugar additions, and hay steeped feed as valuable, with guidance on milk fat content and ration composition.
A sermon notes the demoniac in Gadara in Mark chapter 5, linking the storm on Galilee to Jesus’ authority over evil. It argues the demons acknowledge Jesus as God’s Son, contrasts the healed man’s obedience with Gadaran fear, and urges public testimony of Christ’s saving power. It warns against relying on knowledge alone without personal repentance and faith.
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