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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1900
Page
3
The National Stockman notes beef cattle breeds move westward with higher prices prompting ranchers to invest in top bulls. As western cattle reach eastern markets, eastern herds must improve both breeding and feeding to compete. The shift accelerates as western quality tightens the market and fences rise with value.
A Delaware Journal correspondent discusses sheep farming, praising Delaine Merino as superior for meat and wool. It urges careful stock increases, proper housing, and clean fleeces to fetch top prices, noting finer wool yields and lower shrinkage than coarser grades.
Farmers can earn more from feeding horses than cattle by selecting market-grade horses. Target blocky, well-built horses weighing 1290 to 1690 pounds and up to seven years old, in three classes: chunk or express draft. coach or carriage horse. and road horse. Proper feeding 30 to 93 days improves value, with emphasis on soundness and marketability for immediate road use.
A fragment discusses keeping cattle or horses healthy in damp pens. It stresses dry, clean stalls, strong footing, and ample grain and water. Suggestions include limiting feed to avoid waste, proper curing of fodder, and managing moisture to prevent disease.
The article discusses waterborne disease risks from livestock areas, advising deep wells or springs and guarded troughs to prevent contamination. It also details raising calves without milk using boiled hay tea with flaxseed and middlings, fed in measured daily portions, noting digestibility and potential growth gains under proper hay quality and temperature conditions.
Calf scours are caused by dirty quarters, dirty feeding vessels, spoiled milk, improper temperatures, or too long between feedings. Feed 3 times daily after 6 weeks, use small meals, and treat with castor oil and a ginzer tincture mix as directed. Keep calves warm and dry and prepare a long lasting glue mixture for repairs.
About 175 varieties of plums planted in the station orchard, with many varieties differing in hardiness and quality. Describes Native, American, Wild Goose, Waylord, Chickasaw, Trifiers, Domestica groups and several named varieties, noting vigor, fruit quality, rot tendency, and market potential.
Corn fodder guidance from Loft Pilant and Green How to Handle It Prom Field to Bera stresses timely harvest and careful shock construction. It advises watching grain glaze and lighter color below the ear, keeping shocks small, using 25 to 35 hills per shock, and securing with two strong bands low around the stalks.
An observed season guide describing corn husking from shock to wagon to barn, including curing, binding, and stacking methods. Details cover stalk handling, weather effects, shuck management, and use of a 16 foot rack for loading, with emphasis on barn door husking and avoiding field litter.
A detailed guide to a portable hurdle fence for sheep farming. Describes panel dimensions, materials, and assembly for dividing pastures, building pens, and housing feeding areas. Includes support stakes placement, railing spacings, and methods to prevent tipping or wind overturn.
Prices for some breeding stock are high but not all breeders can achieve top sale prices. Advertise and sell at reasonable figures to avoid slow trade. Nitrate of soda boosts late season strawberry growth, but complete fertilizer is better for fruit buds. Early planting may improve sugar beet stands in Ohio.
Open milk wagon design described with bed dimensions and stake construction. The article notes 1872 as the birth of the creamery, citing John Steart of Manchester Iowa as originator, with Philadelphia prize in 1876 and rapid growth to 650 creameries and nearly 100 cheese factories nationwide.
A City of Mexico correspondence argues for more butter in children's diets to prevent tuberculosis and reduce overall health expenses. It criticizes restraint as a sign of greed and praises warm dairy use, noting butter as a luxury often limited by family finances. It also observes theatre etiquette in Mexico with guests removing hats and men sweeping boxes after performances.
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