Roller and hive size debate in old farming notes
The article discusses roller construction for soil prep with two-section designs, end shapes, iron hoops, and marker attachments. It then reviews Bee Gleanings notes by Exnest Root on hive sizes, noting shifts toward larger 10 to 12 to 16 frame brood nests in warmer regions and continued use of eight frames in colder areas, amid dealer stock concerns and the impracticality of standardization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Exnest
BR. Root
Jane
Cuba
Growing Age Crops and Turnip Beets Advice Observed
A Vermount farmer extols sugar beets mangels and turnips as valuable feeds with high yields. He details varieties, planting spacings, and methods using a Planet Jr seeder to prepare seed beds and ridge ground, urging efficient soil use and early cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Reltup
Detrott
Edmand
New Enghant Boumstead
Calevator
End View Of Hay Barn For Farm Shelters And Plans
The Town Homestead shows an end view illustration of a hay barn designed to store 60 tons of hay and shelter 100 cattle for $100 plus labor. Plans note adjustable dimensions, posts on sills or stone bases, and preference for a shingled roof. Also included are farming notes on spraying, census trends toward small farms, and sow feeding myths about salt pork and pig appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station
Profesor Woll
Proposals for Trotter Use and Saddle Racing Debate
A historical discussion critiques switching and harness methods for horses, arguing for heavier weights and long distance saddle racing as the path to a versatile trotter. It questions cavalry suitability of trotters, advocates weight-based development, and cites breeding and training shifts toward road work and enduring form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dons
Mart
Mears
Cabbage Varieties and Local Farming Notes
A Massachusetts horticultural society discussion covers cabbage strategies. Early varieties like Early Jersey Wakefield Henderson's Summer perform best in rich soil with manure. fertilizer improves longevity. Late varieties such as Stone Mason, Winningstadt suit summer and fall. New Yorker warns on wood ashes. scabip noted as a failure. Rhode Island highlights poultry as a profitable industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Hortcultural Society
Jersey
Wakefield
Henderson
Stone Mason
Winningstadt
New Yorker
New York
Pennsylvania
Rede Island
Gadfly and fly troubles in sheep pastures and prevention
Early notes advise on gadflies and maggots harming sheep, detailing life cycles, symptoms, and costly impacts. Prevention centers on shelter, shade, ventilation, and tar treatments, plus tarred noses and tar-salt logs. maggot wounds require prompt treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galen Wilson
PORT LE SHEEP RACK FOR MOBILE SHEEP SHELTER
A portable sheep rack design with two wheels at the front and legs at the back allows wheeling the rack across fields or barns. It suits about 20 sheep, larger sizes would be heavy and harder to move. Mention of Warren Hastings notes his large head and noble countenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Hastings
Andy Nive
United States
Sara
Hand Cream Separator Promises Savings and Cleaner Product
An article from the Creamery Journal discusses hand cream separators, their operation, and benefits. It notes easy access for 0 to 40 cow setups, various drive power options, reduced labor, faster delivery to the creamery, and improved cream quality. It argues the separator can pay back 15 to 60 percent depending on herd size and emphasizes management and timing in milk handling and temperature for best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lindback
Hoard
Andaeel Frand
L. W. Clark
Ford du Lac
Wis
Dairy and Creamery Practices in 19th Century Industry
A wide survey covers cheese fraud and skimming schemes, cooling milk without ice, and promoting pure milk and butter production. It details heating methods, bacterial safety debates, and the push for a clean, well organized creamery with separate rooms, proper separations, and efficient dairying practices. It also notes farmer institutes, breed timing for calves, and economic cautions in dairy management. A separate section discusses a religious freedom court case and school exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millonsires’club
New England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Masry
Bampe
Civas
The
Farm Journal
Thomas Greiner
Gleason
Dersey
Tiem
Creamery Journal
Skimmers
Bumbug
Matallio
F. C. Cross
Dutchess County
Costa
Data
Esc
Recep
Scrawtox
George Stevenson
Ab Warery Temugb
Prncipal
F.C. Haoron
Awag
Santa Waris County
Lik
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