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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1895
Page
6
The article describes veterinary concerns about salivary calculi in horses and related livestock notes. It covers cow and pig feeding regimens, farm buildings, dipping vats for cattle, and agricultural practices. It cites Berkshires Jersey stock, a New Yorker rural piece, and international cattle trade insights from Liverpool and Glasgow.
Agricultural notes discuss clover sickness caused by soil mineral deficiency, urging timely lime and phosphate of lime plus potash. Experiments show ammonia sulfate and potash reduce sickness, while warn against improper erosion practices. Additional items cover seed vitality, shredded fodder, and practical farm contrivances with widespread rural observations and commentary.
An old agricultural treatise discusses a reversible plow blade allowing furrows to be turned from right to left. It notes years of cultivation to achieve even surfaces, with practices improving soil level and reducing erosion. The text praises the method as a significant advance in field preparation.
A historical note describes multiple devices set up to provide safe drinking water for cattle, warning that clean water is needed as temperatures drop. It mentions heating apparatus, iron pits, and tanks with capacities from seven to ninety gallons, designed to keep water above freezing.
The Elgin Dairy Board, the world’s largest dairy trade group with 42 members, meets Mondays to set prices for the following week. Butter and cheese from Elgin command high quotations, driven by demand and limited supply, with New York and other markets handling much of the sales. Since its 33 years of operation, cash transactions total over 73 million dollars, with average butter prices around 28 3 5 cents and cheese about 5.23 cents. last year’s output reached hundreds of millions of pounds.
A fragmented report discusses dairy farming near Elgin with estimates of 50 million dollars in dairy activity, creamery and large manufacturers, and 150000 quarts of milk daily. It covers turnip-fed butter experiments, steam heat tests, and varied effects of water on cream. It also lists industrial productivity gains from machinery in spinning, weaving, printing, nails, and ships, along with Normandy cows and French agricultural boards promoting pest protection and conservation measures.
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