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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1907
Page
7
A writer outlines a simple icehouse plan with an ice block one and a half feet thick between walls. An across wall spacing of fifteen feet square yields twelve to fourteen feet of ice depth. The design estimates a capacity of around forty to forty-five tons, noting practical limits.
Practical guide for a low cost icehouse built above ground using common lumber and brick or stone foundation. Emphasizes double wall insulation, proper drainage, ventilation limits, and seasonal adjustments to prevent rapid melting. Includes barrel header and a note on a barrel press for fruit processing.
Denver Field and Farm reports a new spinach variety named La Verde not listed in American catalogs. It reportedly tolerates market handling well due to thick juicy stems that resist wilting and improve texture. The same issue notes kerosene as a common disinfectant for poultry houses to combat chicken lice, applied by brush or spray.
Connecticut station at Storrs develops a new petroleum emulsion for San Jose scale. The formula, named peirstoun commission, is applied in fall when scale is vulnerable, does not affect flesh or spraying machinery, and uses carbolic acid, fish oil, caustic potash, kerosene, water, and rosin oil with crude peireltis.
An Iowa Homestead note describes a nose bag for dray horses and street teams. It explains construction with harness leather, a leather bottom, riveted strap, and buckles to fit a horse lead. The bag allows feeding with little waste if the horse is trained and not unduly spooked.
A writer from New Orleans describes saving nearly ripe tomatoes after frost to sell when supply is low and prices high. He details picking from vines, hanging in cool places, curing in the dark to extend shelf life, and even keeping stock into January when weather remains cold.
A New Yorker article advises farmers on protecting clover to prevent frost damage. It explains that undisturbed stands allow seed to mature and perish the next year, while timely clipping can save crops where blooms and seed are forming.
Instructions advise sowing vetch after oats or wheat in October and lightly burying it. Emphasizes including some vetch in sowing, with care on plowing and soil coverage as noted by the Southern Cultivator.
A midwestern dairy bulletin reports on Holstein breeding prowess led by a top sire Canary Mercedes Alban, noting prize-winning offspring and a record auction price. It also describes a creamery bulletin board strategy to engage patrons with daily dairy market, weather, and news items, stressing practical dairy education and sales prompts.
A detailed note describes heating paraffin in a pan with steam circulated through a tower. It explains soldering a shell to a pipe, using a rubber nose valve to time the steam, and placing a shelf to hold the pan while avoiding sudden pressure changes that could separate the pans.
A gardener shares practical tips to ensure a calf drinks quickly and reliably. Emphasizes timing, placement of milk, and patience, noting a calf that has never sucked can learn to drink promptly and help protect farmer’s plots.
An ibridged essay discusses sheep housing and seasonal care. It notes sheep perform better in hills with wind protection than barns, and outline feeding routines from dawn to evening through March. The piece cites Vermont farmer E. F. Tracy and references New Hampshire hillside shelters and broader woolly stock practices in autumn pastures and early winter.
A historical note discusses hog conformation focusing on foot structure and how weak feet affect stance and mobility. It emphasizes the need for proper foot care, balanced weight, and correct hoof health to prevent weakness, with mention of breed standards and feeding influence. The text reflects old farm guidance on hog raising and livestock management.
Fragmentary notes describe a man’s lifelong project to breed improved animals for commercial results. The text hints at a large undertaking, discussing breeding, science, and the aim of lasting influence over years.
The article discusses finishing cattle in Virginia with mixed results, noting satisfactory fattening from corn cob meal and cottonseed mix. It cites weak fencing, land issues, and rising fat stock amid good demand, forecasting active feeder trade and strong beef consumption despite high costs. Market signs point to prosperity with corn maturing and steady feed demand.
A bygone guide outlines practical signs to judge a horse for sale. It stresses eye signals, signs of temperament, digestive issues, and foot and leg condition, plus harness fit and care for the hooves. The passage highlights cautious inspection of stance, movement, and overall physical health.
Professor John Michels of Clemson explores cottonseed meal as a feed supplement for cows and sheep. The discussion weighs blending with wheat bran to balance minerals and nutrients, noting cottonseed meal’s higher mer to improve livestock diet.
Weanlings must be outdoors daily for exercise to build strong limbs and healthy feet. Keep them on bare ground in open air to promote growth and vitality.
A garbled report claims a horse feeding method called Tn 2he horse feeding establish aids fattening and rapid flesh gain. It asserts improvements in skin texture and softness but lacks clear sourcing or verifiable details.
A column of practical poultry tips on feeding, housing, and care drawn from various sources. It covers grit, egg handling, selling hens, avoiding overfed medicines, using shells for feed, water needs, milk mixing, dangers of repellents, counting chicks, and fattening practices including cleanliness, dust baths, and coop conditions. Readers receive advice on feeds, proper coops, and disease prevention for hens, chicks, and fowls.
The text contrasts fanciers who pursue top prizes by maintaining pure stock with careful feeding and management against farmers who cannot provide such care. It notes frequent disappointment when inbred stock faces farm conditions, and argues high inbreeding requires many hens per cock, while freer breeding can yield fertile eggs and robust birds.
The article urges proper care of eggs noting one third of total supply taken by handlers as profit. It argues producers should apply the same care to hens, nests, packing, and shipping to reduce handler gains and increase owners’ income.
Practical notes on feeding fresh bone and meat for chicks, cautioning against feeding raw bone to very young birds. Advise trimming raw beef for babies, introducing gradually as they age. Also describes humane methods to break sitting hens by relocating to a pen with hard feed, clean water, and dust baths to restore vigor and egg production.
The page lists numerous word puzzles and clues such as Puzzler 7 Word Hunt with targets like a planet in Cinching treat and a jewel in a zodiac constellation, No 289 Charade with cryptic lines, No 291 Tiddle, No 292 Novel Diamond, No 294 Decapitations, plus various Word Square and Anagram tasks, all presented in a dense puzzle-column format.
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