Remedies for Kicking Horses and Cows in Farm Practice
The article describes devices and methods to stop kicking livestock including a harness collar with straps and rings, a pastern strap, a long adjustable strap, and a breast ring to restrain a kicking horse. It also mentions grain-sack shock devices to deter kicking cows and notes cautions about comfort and placement. It closes with guidance on clover and forage crops, including crimson clover, bluegrass, and sowing tips for pastures and soil health.
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Onny
Thorne
Pate Farm Journal
Winter field prep urges fall plowing and crimson clover
An agricultural column urges fall plowing to condition soil for winter and to capture rain and melt water. It promotes sowing crimson clover in cornfields to store nitrogen, yield fodder, and improve future pasture. It notes clover dies in spring but leaves soil enriched and sod bound, with benefits valued as fertilizer.
Platform Track and Grass Seed Notes of 19th Century Farm Life
An Ohio Farmer correspondent describes a simple wheeled platform design to move barrels between bins, reducing heavy lifting. The piece continues with Meadow Grasses noting Kentucky bluegrass and English bluegrass as key turf and pasture species, their origins, and their suitability to different soils and climates. It also discusses seeding with Timothy alongside grain crops and how grain top-dressing can boost subsequent grass yields. A light anecdote from Australia recounts a Macbeth makeup mishap and a beleaguered interaction with a stagehand over a missing prop agent’s item.
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Ohio
Scribner
Globe
England
Virginia
Kentucky
Lunz Worma
The Minister's Dinner Quip Sparks Chocolate Cake Tale
A New York Times line recalls Tommy at the supper table asking for chocolate cake after the minister had already taken three pieces. The exchange frames a light domestic moment about moderation and humor at meal time.
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Tommy
Saint
New York Times
Pasteurizing Milk Promoted For Infant Health
The article outlines pasteurization as a simple inexpensive process to safely prepare milk for infants. It advocates a 135 to 180 degree Fahrenheit heat with a half hour holding time, then rapid cooling and refrigeration, noting improved safety and reduced infant mortality from raw milk.
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Fanuers
Department of Agricultum
Washington
Ie Weebo
Pearson
Ita
Vision of a Model Creamery Man Promises Prosperity
A long reminiscence on ideal creamery reform sketches a future in which a highly modern, meticulously run creamery owned by progressive farmers sets new standards. It foresees tiled floors, ventilation, laboratories, and immaculate grounds, with the butter maker skilled in both practice and science, and notes the need for proper overrun, clean milk handling, and crape on bad milk cans. The piece also covers milk straining, cheese ripening techniques, dairy cow feed, and calf rearing strategies for profit.
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Gellar
Garret
Creamery Journal
Babcock
John Gould
New York
Butter or Cheese for Next Six Months
The piece discusses high butter receipts and heavy herd costs, predicting a low winter average and pressure on prices. It suggests diverting milk to cheese production as a more profitable option, noting that cheese markets show opposite conditions with ample supply and potential demand.
How To Make Ten Pound Cheese From Milk
Instructions detail turning twenty five quarts of milk into a firm cheese using rennet, heating steps to 80 and 150 degrees, removing hot whey, molding and aging for a month, with daily turning and weekly mold scraping. Also notes on tainted milk causes, acetylene gas setup, and lamp burner considerations.
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Montreal Herald
Showy horses and ladies at the home display
The article describes showy trotters and carriage horses for city displays, detailing preferred colors, knee action, and breakage of horses for fashion. It notes the need for well broken animals and warns against artificial exaggeration. It also covers sheep worm symptoms and treatment advice for flocks, including sanitation and pasture management.
Harness Bruises and Collar Sores From Improper Fit
The article explains how harness pressure on parts unaccustomed to it damages blood vessels and nerves, causing bruising, paralysis, and weakened muscles. Removal of the harness can trigger a rush of blood into weakened vessels, creating soft swelling under the skin that may become a permanent enlargement if not absorbed or incised.
Morgan horses praised as ideal carriage stock in era piece
An article extols pure bred Morgan horses, noting three families and Missouri connections. It lauds their docility, head and ear beauty, and endurance, arguing Morgans surpass other breeds for carriage work. Breeders in Illinois shine as Morgan supporters and size goals rise to about 15.3 hands.
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Missouri
Hare
Illinois
America
Piano Practice For Strengthening Weak Fingers
A newsroom style summary notes a piano practice method stressing equal work across fingers. It argues that practicing with first, fourth, and fifth fingers develops evenness and strength, urging careful distribution of exercise between strong and weak fingers to avoid discouragement and improve overall technique.
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Strom Beyer
Qaeshon
Wales
Silk and Lace Centerpiece Craft and Health Advice
Readers learn to construct a puffed silk and lace table center using crash foundation and yellow pongee, with a six inch lace stripe and shaded puffed borders. Health notes advise calm thoughts, fresh air, cheerful living, and avoiding overwork while etiquette guidance covers dancing signals and polite introductions.
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