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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1905
Page
3
Describes building a 30 by 40 foot vegetable cellar with thick field stone walls, drainage tile, sloped concrete floor, and two ventilation openings to keep bees and produce stored in subsoil. Also includes notes on storing seed potatoes cold and preventing sprouting by sand in a crate, with practical tips and measurements for construction and ventilation.
A monograph by T. W. Quintan argues that farm machinery raised land area under crops per worker from 23.5 acres in 1880 to 67 acres by 1900. It concludes machinery boosted farm productivity, cut labor needs by one third, raised wages, and shortened the farm working day.
J N Cowdrey of Gratiot County Michigan discusses fall plowing strategies to prevent fertility loss. He details freezing and snow cover benefits, drainage for spring, and split plowing to maintain level fields. He notes early sowing yields, hawkish rust resistance, and benefits of crisscrossing plowings with clover roots enriching humus.
A farmer touts an elevated carrier as a versatile labor saver for manure transport to stables, milk transfer to the dairy, and wagon work. He notes the device costs about 25 dollars plus 10 feet of ice and a further 33 dollars to install, praising its efficiency.
Instructions urge thrifty condition and proper tagging before breeding. Limit ewes per ram to about sixty and keep them dry and sheltered. After breeding, feed a grain ration not exceeding half a pound, with equal parts bran and meal, plus clover hay and succulent feed to maintain eye health and avoid dullness.
In a clipped notice the text references wholesale credit, lower WHI pax, and a period involving flour, omen cas, power, dairy products, craps, and a mention of Wives ton. The fragmentary OCR suggests a regional trade or pricing note with unclear specifics and many garbled terms.
Notes discuss rising hides prices and strong leather demand, with buyers active among manufacturers. Mentions talk of boosting farm fairs and stock shows to encourage small growers to exhibit. Proposes meat inspection for small independent packers by the Bureau of Animal Industry is promised.
The Hampshire hog breed origin, appearance, and breeders are described, noting its black front and hind with a white girth stripe, lean and fat dress, and association history. Also included are brief notes on constipation in horses and beef raising prospects in New England with pasture and grain considerations.
The text discusses feeding success for all animal classes and emphasizes maintaining constant intake. It highlights beef as a key element of the diet, noting the need to stabilize weight and gut function while observing pressure and production metrics.
Fragmentary text hints at a farmer selling a cow to a man who plans to keep it for the calf. Details are unclear but suggest a trial involving dairy cattle and offspring. No dates or places are legible. The piece appears to be a stray excerpt from a larger rural or agricultural story.
A writer, John Gould, condemns a promotional campaign for a foul flavored milk and accuses the ink pollution of cotton cloth, claiming repeated feeds and cold storage foster microbes and germs causing yellowing and chronic jaundice-like contamination.
The piece argues that when cream rises to the top it brings all impurities from the milk. It contends that clean butter cannot be produced unless the milk itself remains pure. The idea emphasizes purity of the milk as essential to butter quality.
The article stresses the first winter as critical for a young colt. It advocates early weaning at five months, halter training, outdoor hardening, and gradual stable acclimation. Feed emphasizes whole oats, minimal corn, occasional bran mash, roots, and selective hay. Focus remains on bone and muscle development rather than fat, with steady growth as the aim.
E B Forbes of the Missouri Experiment Station reports two feeding experiments with peas and corn. One mix produced 100 pounds of pork from five parts 30 percent corn and one part twenty four dollar supplement at a cost of 215 per hundredweight. The second mix yielded 86 pounds of pork from two parts corn and one part fifteen dollar wheat middlings at 288 per hundredweight. In a corn only test pork cost 3.63 per hundredweight.
Advice from Breeders Gazette on preventing and treating digestive and skeletal issues in sheep pigs and horses. Includes castor oil for lambs, bran linseed meals, mineral salt, limewater, and cautious use of tonics and laxatives. Emphasizes exercise fresh water proper feeding and consulting a veterinarian before drugs.
A brief note emphasizes the elder’s role in guiding a younger sibling to books. It praises selecting the right book at the right time to cultivate a lasting love of reading and mentions involving sisters and brothers in sharing access to literature.
EO EL Rockwood explains that cream ripening is vital for good butter and outlines seasonal differences. He describes maintaining 60 to 70 degrees, 24 hours to ripen, avoiding longer storage, and using starters or lactic acid from buttermilk to ensure proper ripening and butter quality.
Sara Rose, Canadian Dairy Instructor, outlines dairy churning practice. She details cream temperature ranges, measurement methods, and steps to ensure efficient butter yield, including summer 54 58 degrees and winter 38 6 degrees, gradual churning, and handling of buttermilk and water to improve separation.
A fragmentary notice describes the Guernsey bull Glenwool Bor of Haddon and mentions Glenwood Boy of Waddon as a sire and Glenwood Girl IL as a dam. It notes potential death before advanced registry and references a 25 cent notification offer in Frederick for public ads.
A fragment from Dr. Mann describes handling pet pythons and boas. He notes their extreme timidity, lack of eyelids, and sensitivity to light. Caring practices include gentle restraint, feeding by hand, and sometimes sleeping with the snake to calm it, though mishaps can occur.
W H Jonson of the Geneva experiment station notes butter color varies by cow breed and individual. Guernseys yield the deepest natural color followed by Jerseys. Ayrshires and Friesians show lighter color. Pasture improves color, barn dry feed dulls it. color depth cannot be reliably controlled by feeding individual cows or specific breeds.
A fragment quoting George S. Merriam discusses maintaining a slower pace when surrounded by draining or benevolent crowds. It mentions natural limits of power, fuel, and handling, suggesting less work and fewer aims may suit a person’s capacity. The text reads like a caution on self-regulation.
The Hillness station reports silos cost 40 to 70 cents per ton, average 56 cents, based on nineteen farms. Silo capacity 200 tons stores feed for 45 cattle for 200 days from Oct 10 to May 1, enabling year round pasterage. Proper top-door management prevents freezing, and freezing risks prompt warm water for cows. Silage machinery can be shared among farmers. a 200 ton silo can be built for about twenty dollars per ton.
A devotional study on First Corinthians from a Sunday school text emphasizes the salvation offered by Jehovah and Jesus Christ. It discusses living for God, denying self, and the cost of discipleship, with focus on eating offered to idols and the aim to glorify God in all actions.
The article argues many go without goods due to not knowing where to buy them. It urges store owners to have the courage to sell and inform the public that their offerings are attractive. Advertising in Tes Dace and Wrrey News is recommended to make shoppers aware of attractive stock.
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