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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1908
Page
8
The article describes excavating a dry, sloped area for an ice house with a separating warm attic, a brick or stone wall, and a cooling floor built on sturdy beams. It outlines a twelve foot square space, a zinc ceiling with sawdust and boards, a drainage plan, and a ventilation approach to keep the room dry and minimize moisture.
The text discusses ventilation design to keep air dry and regulate heat for hog housing. It then explores which hog weights and breeds fetch the best market prices, noting heavy fat hogs may top markets when corn is costly, while lighter weights vary with price and product yield. It also mentions regional price differences and seasonal effects on hog quality and dress yield.
A historic discussion extols the apple as the king fruit, praising Baldwin, Northern Spy, Hubbardston, and others while noting winter apples keep better with careful handling. It covers pruning, grafting, and spreading manure sprenders, and outlines saddle graft and splice graft methods, emphasizing proper technique and containment to ensure long storage life.
A UK farmer should own testing gear to judge milk quality but many do not, due to perceived complexity and lack of understanding. The piece argues the operation is simpler than it seems, noting chemistry and lab skills as barriers and urging better informed, practical testing.
An extended description explains a farmer could compare milk fat content across cows using a percent test to identify low producers. It discusses how switching cows based on test results can raise overall fat output and profitability, noting a small tester can be purchased for use at home.
A vintage, fragmented note on animal care for work horses. It advises using small amounts of Naaseed jelly daily, pouring boiling water over seeds, and drying mud before brushing. Warns against applying water to logs, and mentions remedies with calde of auc,ype dram and vaseline. Also discusses horse fatigue and breeding for quiet, trainable colts.
A new use for the vacuum machine is described as a method to clean horses. The device, common for home and office cleaning, can thoroughly clean a horse in three to five minutes, far quicker than the traditional comb and brush method which takes twenty minutes to an hour. Popular Mechanics notes it removes dirt from the skin and pores.
The article prescribes ad hoc corrective measures to ward off swine disease, detailing feed additives and remedies. It describes feeding, charcoal mixtures, pit fumigation methods, salt solutions, and wood ashes as preventive and treatment steps. It warns of dangers and offers procedural steps for preparing mixtures and feeding routines.
Jamea Leark of Ontario recalls nursing and feeding a champion steer King for the 1908 inter nation show, detailing a winter diet and careful finish. The article discusses baby beef value and finish, contrasts with other cattle, and notes a Maine breeder’s cautious stance on horn removal and dehorning practices.
The article explains why breeder F. Gi. Scutt of New Hampshire favors Rambouillet ewes over Cheviots. He cites fence-breaching avoidance, tight flocking, easy location in brush, and Western- bred traits. He also details pasture salt placement, water access, and general sheep management practices.
A 1920s style column mixes a dark verse about a preacher and robbery with poultry care tips. It includes crude slang about turkeys and a long, graphic section on dissecting birds, disease checks, and breeding guidance. The piece blends satire with practical notes on ration, selection, and exhibition.
Goats remain a profitable livestock with strong demand from breeders. Swit breed, Toggenburg, and Alpine lines lead in price and milk yield, with well housed and fed stock producing up to a pint per day after three years. Prospective buyers should seek goats with long body, spring, deep ribs, stout stomach, strong bag, and good neck.
Practical guidance from a successful dairyman on calf care and feeding. Don’t starve calves learning to drink or overfeed to avoid deaths. Ideal dairy cows weigh about 1,000 pounds, should be affectionate and calm yet not nervous. Selection of breeding stock and consistent feeding drive beef development, while keeping helper calves of good milkers. Irregular feeding and wrong milk temperatures can cause calf scours and udders may inflame. remedy includes salt and lime paste rubbed on udders.
An article notes wood ash and charcoal mixed with salt as a curious remedy for animal diseases. A Mashonaland farmer claims his pigs show resilience, with only 2 percent plague loss over twenty years, crediting the free access to the mixture kept in boxes with holes.
Fragmentary notes describe a Scratch ing shed 20 by 12 with a 32 by 2 section and an roost room 8 by 12. Capacity listed as thirty Plymouth Rocks and thirty five Leghorns. Mentions cold air and air movement but lacks clear context.
The text offers a yardwise guide to keeping fowl warm, advising window closure at frost, curtain drops at freezing, and tight sealing at zero. It recommends a thermometer in the poultry house to regulate heat and notes roost rooms should be side by side for protection. It ends by presenting a compact two‑person open shed house as a practical option.
A vintage poultry housing ad describes a double open shed with hinged muslin frame fronts, screened openings, and roost rooms of various sizes. It promotes a low cost, convenient coop for professional suburban poultry keepers and discusses breeding standards, weight guidelines, and the economics of feather and egg production alongside opinions on culling and market pricing.
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