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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1907
Page
7
The guide describes harvesting celery in trenches during early frosts and moving to storehouses. It notes cutting just below the soil surface with a knife, removing outer leaves, trimming roots, and packing in boxes for washing and blanching before market.
This excerpt describes celery trimming, washing, drying, and packing in crates for market, including twelve-bunch groups, tight wrapping, and cooling. It also discusses crate design, sun and wind exposure, and the importance of keeping produce cool during handling. Additional notes cover irrigation in mountain states, crop growth conditions, and sugar beet land sales and market timing.
A Massachusetts writer in New England Homestead outlines practical corn fodder curing methods for green, frost-prone fodder. It covers large-stake binding, stook curing, and yields, noting silage as key to modern winter dairies and advising on silo construction, capacity, and number based on herd size.
A brief note on picking apples using pails to avoid bruising and reduce weight, with a model pail from Mr. Mason of Hood River. Also reports Red Texas oats yielding well at the Kansas station, noting seed quality and cultivation improve yields, despite oats being less suited to the region.
A study of 706 years of cow records from the Vermont station herd outlines practical milk testing. It suggests weighing milk for three days monthly and yearly averaging with calving adjustments, plus biannual or triannual composite sampling depending on calving months and drying off patterns. It notes accuracy within 0.3 percent fat in most cases and warns that some milking aids may harm the cow.
Fancy stock commands top dollar as Third Pledge Clothilde, a 4 cow producing over 160 pounds of milk in a day, sells for 6,000 dollars to D W Field of Brockton. Earlier sales include Pontiac Rag Apple for 8,000 and Colantha Johanna Lad for 3,000, with Kimball Dairy Farmer involved.
The short grass country men praise the Devon cow for range utility. Creed’s cattle are noted for hus ting and rusting traits, smaller than Shorthorn or Hereford yet producing beef at low cost. The smiting propensity is seen as a pleasing and profitable factor by a western exchange.
An expert dairyman compares American and foreign cheese making, noting whey separation and acidity control. He cites English Cheddar practices, cheese room aging, and flavor variation, then shifts to silo stories, feeding, and the value of the Babcock test alongside milk quantity for assessing dairy cows.
Guidance on using a damp cloth over milk in a pitcher or open vessel. The cloth should have its end in water to maintain evaporation and help keep the milk cool.
Thoroughly clean the udder before milking and keep hands dry. Use careful, scientific feeding for calves and avoid mixing suspect milk. Build multiple silos to prevent waste and monitor udders for lumps or soreness. Timing matters as prices vary with seasonal milk production.
Expert shepherds stress vigor in sheep handling and breeding to boost farm flock growth. The piece cites Ar Greeley and Minnesota institute teachings on carriage, eye, chest, and ribs as indicators of vigor. Dream Star, a famed Shropshire ram, won prizes in England and the U S at Altamont Stock Farm New York.
A farm advisory piece praises letting hogs ripen on fall corn and cautions against rapid changes from grass to full feed. It warns overfeeding and suggests monitoring hogs as they eat to adjust rations, noting digestion support with salt ashes and charcoal as needed. Written as guidance from J. A. Doble via National Stockman.
The text cites Ernest G Ritz man a beef production specialist arguing beef tastes have reached luxury levels among the well to do due to specialization in breeding for flavor grain and quality. It also notes a correspondent recommendation that dIlated care dash cold water over cattle to reduce bloat and ease cramps in horses.
The article argues compactness as the key trait for all utility horses, detailing how a short strong back and robust hindquarters prevent falls and improve gait. It compares compactness to a ladder’s stability, notes weaker backs cause early fatigue, and cites R. Gilbert of Canada in National Stackman as a source.
Practical advice from J Kennedy and other experts on starting a flock with old ewes, feeding cautions about corn, risk of lamb losses, daily sheep checks, and boosting early lamb production in New Hampshire for Boston market. Key figures include I W Taylor and l' Wing.
D C Bromaghim offers practical goose raising guidance focusing on breeding stock age pairing two geese with a two year old gander, winter care, and early spring laying. He notes Embden and Toulouse as preferred varieties for marketability and enjoyment, with goslings needing careful initial care and gradual yarding for strongest growth.
Moisture in fowl houses results from fowl breath, droppings, and water pans. In open houses air exits freely, keeping the interior dry. in tight houses condensation creates damp litter and walls. Keeping ventilation strong is vital to prevent a warm moist space that sweats and chills the building.
Dr Charles Starrington secretary of the Massachusetts state board of health led experiments cited in a special report to the legislature. The results are quoted by poultry handlers and dealers to support the claim that undrawn poultry is preferable to drawn, impacting cold storage practices nationwide.
In chicks and laying hens, use a quarter pound sulphate of iron and half an ounce sulphuric acid dissolved in one gallon hot water. Set aside to cool in a stone vat and settle. Add one tablespoonful of this solution to each quart of drinking water. A mild and effective remedy.
Dry cracked bone is chiefly mine after animal matter is extracted by cooking. Bones must be cooked and dried before they can be cracked.
A brief tip advising not to overfeed young chicks. Feed only what they will clean and keep them slightly hungry to maximize numbers for winter quarters.
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