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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1901
Page
3
The article describes straw berry pests and the leaf-roller larva of a light colored moth. It explains there are several caterpillars that feed on strawberry foliage, some that fold or web leaves, and notes one species occurs in sufficient numbers to be serious. Dr. J B Smith of New Jersey provides the original moth sketch.
A field report describes the leaf folder moth common in strawberry fields from May onward, its green eggs, larval migration, and the need for early arsenite sprays. It also covers the destructive pea louse, its spread to canneries, and the brush and cultivator method as effective control. Advice on cow care closes the piece.
Detailed guidance on spray gear for orchard and garden work explains pump types, nozzle choices, and tank construction. It covers knapsack and bucket pumps, ready fitted systems, prices, and tips to keep liquid agitated, with advice from entomologist Marlatt. Also discusses clover and corn for stock, noting clover as a dual hay and grain source and benefits to soil fertility within rotations.
A Kansas dairy keeper reports ten months of milk data for 40 cows, noting improved production this year due to better feeding, ensilage, and weeded-out poorer cows. Holsteins dominate, with best cow No. 56 producing up to 18,000 pounds in ten months and averages around 11,660 pounds with 3.5 percent fat. He describes stable design, green feed, and daily routines, and warns on butter-fat loss from milk separators, citing economic loss per cow from 0.1 percent fat reduction.
The Live Stock Journal notes the five principal bacon pig breeds in the United Kingdom: Large White Yorks, Middle White Yorks, Berkshire, Tamworth, and Small White Yorks. It observes bacon buyers favor pigs with light bone and short neck and head, noting these traits often align. A separate NJ station finding reports nitrate of soda increasing earliness in crops and earning about three dollars in added crop value per dollar invested in beet trials.
Discussion compares profitability of fattening veal calves versus making butter. Notes cow breed, milk handling, home butter vs market, and calf feeding regimes with flaxseed jelly and dry feed. Emphasizes individual skill and market timing in choosing veal or butter enterprises.
A Wool Markets and Sheep writer argues sheep breeding profits race on any scale. Sheep convert farm weeds and wastes into money, improve soil fertility, and well bred sires fetch higher prices. Careful breeding and feeding, plus attentive management, drive profitability.
Nebraska breeder Mr 8 McKelvie writes to Breeder's Gazette praising high fattening feeds for breeding calves and market stock. He notes 12 month 14 day bull calf weighing 1275 pounds and describes feeding regimes with cob meal bran alfalfa hay and early grass for market readiness by July 1. He argues high flesh improves vigor and future offspring, with economic benefits from stock order waste savings.
A dairy guide outlines milking labor needs, suggesting one worker per twenty cows and eight to ten milkers for a hundred cows. It stresses careful record keeping of daily production, selective breeding, and using a full blood dairy sire. The article concludes that building a silo is highly profitable.
The article stresses hygiene for cows kept in small stalls and the need to brush cows before milking to prevent taint in butter. It warns against overworking butter and keeping it near strong smells, noting dairy farming requires more intelligence and practical knowledge than other farming branches.
The article notes Hessian fly presence in many states affecting wheat, Hawaii sugar output estimated at 110,000 tons for 1900, sugar beet factories operating in multiple states, oak reforestation in Provo showing 6 percent annual progress, and concerns over the fading flavor of the old fashioned apple. It highlights the King of Siam orange grown in Florida and California, Maine cannery output of 5 million dollars, and farmers receiving about 350 thousand dollars for sweet corn in ordinary years. A brief anecdote about a father concerned with supporting his daughter contrasts with a hopeful reply.
A quirky Chicago News snippet notes that a skilled boxer must master footwork as well as fists. It muses about whether a baby might grow into a pugilist, while remarking on someone who handles large feet all day.
Professor Joseph E. Whog submits a sheep housing plan claiming a flat, low cost construction. The concept blends comfort, ventilation, and economical building for folding 75 ewes, asserting a nearly perfect idea refined after years of tinkering.
A detailed ground plan describes a one room dairy barn 26 by 36 feet with movable racks and optional partitions, no fixed furniture, and a two inch joist framing. The design includes hay storage, efficient ventilation via nearly continuous glass on two sides, and a rooftop track to unload hay, with careful jointing to bear loads and prevent roof spread.
In England and later in south Lancashire Professor Rogers and Dr. Dale traded speeches to outwit a predictable routine. Dr. Dale spoke first by reciting Rogers words, only to be outdone when Rogers delivered an original speech, proving the joke backfired.
A compact religious study notes how Luke links Jesus actions and teaching to the Spirit through His followers. It discusses the kingdom, Pentecost, witnessing with the Holy Ghost, and the promise of Christ's return, urging believers to be filled with the Spirit and ready for His coming.
A Chicago Tribune quip notes the saying’s reach from ape dialogue to modern speech. The note also mentions envelopes first used for letters in 1830 and the first postage stamp authorization in 1547, tying language to historic milestones.
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