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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1901
Page
3
A compact inexpensive farm derrick design aids lifting barrels sacks and other heavy loads from cellar ways. Instructions cover post boom pins bands pulleys rope and block tackle and suggest variations for round or square posts and using a horse for heavier lifts. Also includes a brief note on a stomach worm remedy and pasture reestablishment tips.
J T Willard of the Kansas station summarizes experiments showing wheat and corn fed as meat are of equal value. Grinding wheat reduces waste and handling difficulty, especially for steers and dairy cows. Whole wheat works for sheep but grinding causes gummy masses. mixing with corn or oats mitigates this. In food scarcity, wheat straw can help. farmers should preserve arrow for sale rather than burn.
Hairy vetch is a perennial or biennial from western Asia and now in strong agricultural use across the United States. Seed sown in drills with grain to hold upright, best fall from August to mid September for winter and spring forage. When grown with rye it provides excellent feed during common seasonal shortages. Wheat and vetch likewise offer good green fodder in spring.
The Ohio experiment station reports an outbreak of chinch bugs and shares a farmer friendly remedy from Professor Forbes of Illinois. Dissolve soap in water, heat to boil, add coal oil and emulsify. Dilute with water and spray corn before 10am or after 3pm. Wash bugs off to float at the base. A teacupful per hill often suffices. Also trench with coal tar to obstruct movement or destroy bugs by plowing, harrowing, and rolling.
The brief notes discuss eggplant culinary value and gathering before seeding, using tan bark to suppress weeds near beehives, and advise that only early tobacco on light soil yields desirable domestic spotted tobacco. It notes a continuing weed battle until frost and mentions spraying potatoes with Bordeaux for fungous disease in July to September with multiple applications.
A small silo and a few acres allow delayed filling. If the process takes two or three days, one can wait until conditions appear ideal to cut. This approach favors harvesting when fields are ready and conditions are favorable for efficient storage.
Shrinking of Udder. Rub the affected quarter well after each milking with a little soapine ment. Keep this treatment up for some time.
A observer argues that western breeders struggle to supply quality horses and cannot meet eastern market needs. He notes many stallions lack size, conformation, or temperament, with few first class carriage or draft horses, and that the west may become a dumping ground for eastern culls. He also endorses shredded corn fodder as a superior winter feed for horses, urging dry fodder to prevent mold and noting rising demand for fodder cutters.
Farmers should balance swine feeds with quality to produce good pork, avoiding leaves and rakings as bulk. Intelligent rationing prevents cheating the pig and lowers costs. Live trees serve as cost effective fenceposts, proving sturdier than solid posts in rough ground and saving long term labor.
A New York Weekly item recalls a young wife lamenting her husband’s calm during her hurried preparation for a prayer meeting. She can’t find gloves yet finds him reading by the fire undisturbed, prompting a friend to remark on his lack of complaints. The exchange humorously contrasts impatience with restraint.
A historical note on the Duroc Jersey hogs tracing their origins to Berkshires and Africans, describing their evolution from large to compact form, vigor, and feed efficiency. It highlights crossbreeding value, though lighter in bacon yield than Berkshire or Yorkshire, and includes a photo caption of a two year old Duroc Jersey sow owned by C. Walter & Co. of Ohio, fresh from a St. Louis fair class win.
Prairie Farmer quotes O T Plumb on summer pastures for sheep and the need for attentive management to boost mutton and wool. J G Massey extols Hampshire crosses for rapid growth and vigor, recommending three rams per hundred ewes and continued feeding to maximize flock output.
Cattlemen seek a cure for Cali Cholera with limited progress. Recommended: feed cows a 50/50 mix of ground oats and bran, avoid other grains in spring and on grass, and feed newborn calves cow milk from cows in milk for four to five months. Wash the calf’s navel and belly with a 5 percent tar disinfectant at birth and for several days.
Dairy expert George EK Newell argues for regular salt access for cattle and daily intake, noting salt provokes thirst and improves milk yield. He warns against coarse insoluble salts in butter and stresses using high grade soluble American salt. He recalls a dairyman who saved 50 cents on salt and lost $7 on a butter shipment, illustrating salt quality's impact on dairy economics.
A Kansas experiment station summary presents a daily cow ration of twenty pounds wheat straw seven pounds bran and four pounds cottonseed meal with notes on adjustments for milk yield cost concerns and protein needs. It cites alfalfa as a pricier protein source and discusses feeding rates, milking practices, and efficiency improvements for dairy farming.
Normandy cattle, the Cotentin breed, is noted for butter and beef excellence. Progenitor of Jerseys and Guernseys, it contributed to Shorthorn blood. Cattle weigh 1800 to 2200 pounds full grown. oxen up to 4200 pounds. cows 1400 to 1800 pounds. Dina, a prize cow shown, earned medals in Paris and De Vereaux.
Michgan breeder W. 8. Garpenter discusses dairy cattle development noting best performers aged 18 months to two years resemble steers in behavior and physique. He favors heifers with a large paunch, a thrifty but not fat condition before one year old, and a diet rich in whole milk skim milk oats bran and meal to maximize weight gain.
The Maine experiment station July bulletin covers silage use for all animals. It notes feeding in small daily quantities with good results, about 60 pounds for cows in milk, plus coarse fodder seeds, and similar amounts for dry cows and young stock. The station cannot give exact silage costs but reports nearly doubling farm carrying capacity after building a silo with little extra labor and fertilizer.
From the narrative in Old Memories the Fifty-third Irish regiment, led by Major Wayn later Sir William D Payn, charges a bridge under heavy fire. They seize the position with bold haste, the enemy routed by cavalry pursuing across bridge and ford, and capture all their guns. Sir Colin vexed by the act but the regiment earns cheers for a bold, decisive clash.
A Sunday school commentary discusses Jacobs dream at Bethel and the divine revelation to him. It explores Jacobs deceit, the promised blessing, Rebekah's role, and God’s continued presence guiding him to Haran. The piece reflects on penitence, divine grace, and the call to faithful tithing.
A brief gag from the Boston Transcript shows Mrs Kleener teasing John about his smoking after a doctor warns him to quit To please his wife he vows to stop for her and the household
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