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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1905
Page
3
Article by Robert S. Shaw from Michigan Experiment Station describes affordable portable fencing for swine yards. It details constructing end clamps, posts, and a wire stretcher to secure woven wire fences, plus methods to prevent sagging and anchor the fence to ground and rocks.
Seter from seventeen years of experience advocates high potato yields with moist temperate climate and deep, sandy soil. Notes potential yields over 200 bushels per acre, soil nitrogen and potash removal, and benefits of clover, moderate manure, and timely cultivation for peak production.
Bioletti from the University of California discusses European and Algerian wine making for hot climates, stressing cool fermentation for dry wines and highlighting differences in practice. Separate notes describe the cantaloupe root system in Colorado and peach tree borers, noting main root penetration and external gum exudation as indicators.
The agriculture department notes a method using skim milk twice pasteurized in place of water in butter separators. Salted and unsalted butters prepared this way contained 1 and 15 percent water, with the water-containing sample having one fifth as many bacteria. Further British Dairy Institute experiments support the method to help buttermakers facing impure water.
Professor Stewart explains that milk is produced by a nervous action in the udder tissue. The udder acts as a gland that secretes milk when properly excited, with blood-derived matter forming milk through nervous stimulation. A Holstein cow named Netherland Bessie, owned by A. Schroeder of West Bend, Wisconsin, produced over 24 pounds of butter and 12.9 ounces in thirty days.
The article argues private dairies can outproduce butter quality with strict management and loyal patrons. It notes constant oversight, clean practices, and studying milk and cream to prevent infection. It highlights two developments washing butter with boiled then cooled water and using a starter to improve keeping quality, credited to Professor McKay of Iowa Agri.
Cultural college research shows spring water can introduce germs affecting butter quality. Pro Yessur Deon of the Ohio Agricultural College notes butter from ripened cream differs from that made with fresh cream plus salt. The new method speeds ripening, shields cream from airborne bacteria, and yields higher scoring butter that keeps longer.
A Arkansas farmer recommends a simple hinged strip system to prevent hay waste in stalls. A 1x3 hard wood setup attaches to the manger back and, when raised, lowers to hold hay in place until next feeding. Also notes dairy economics and cleanliness emphasizing cost efficiency and sanitation in creameries and farm dairy operations.
A collection of farmer guidance on dairying urges focusing on avoiding mixed aims like beef and milk, proper milk can cleanliness, and humane handling. It cites costs and returns of a Wisconsin cow, stresses kindness, regular hours, and proper feeding, milking, and butter production techniques.
The Breeders Gazette stresses timely preparation for horse shows. Breeders should shoe colts and mares, avoid stubs and hoof damage, and keep animals separated to prevent injury. Proper care, stable housing in heat, and careful handling enhance judging prospects and profits.
The farmer should value a hog with a strong constitution over color or ear position. Breeding that weakens constitution is rejected, as scrub hogs are unprofitable. Experiments show higher gains from pure or high-grade stock, even if scrub stock can be profitable with effort.
A 25 year observation notes three mules fifteen hands high consume forage similar to two well-used horses. Mules fat under steady work, horses only in good working order. Proper handling reduces mule vicious reputations. with good treatment mules respond quickly.
A NY Fr? dispatch describes Bruges as a quaint city famed for lace making. Old women in convents weave lace by hand, a tradition learned from elders for centuries. The Bruges weavers guild rose in Charlemagne times, flourished in the 15th century, creating tapestries and prosperity before shifting commercial power to Antwerp under Charles V.
The grand festival in Athens honored Minerva with a civic parade. Citizens from all classes marched in order from the clergy and youth to women and matrons, while banners and pageantry led the procession amid crowd activity.
A quirky exchange between Crare Tara and Sauntering Sam as a farmer's wife asks about gems and craft. The veteran tramp grumbles that he has considered it before, noting a past time when he thought of gemstones and their allure.
The article outlines historic Swiss regulations on dress including limits on shoe height and garment colors, bans on silk and desuring patterns, and penalties for sewing garments with stripes or differing colors. It notes a 1410 council decree forbidding shoes or boots longer than one finger’s width and penalties for makers and wearers.
A historical note recounts William Rufus King born April 17 1785 died April 18 1833 as a U S vice president who never served as such. He took the oath of office abroad due to illness and died soon after returning home, illustrating 19th century customs and euphemisms surrounding death.
An exaggerated narrator recalls a vain golfer with a self sufficient attitude and a sharp witted Irish caddie. After each stroke the caddie quietly performs his duty on the turf until the climactic request at the eighteenth hole prompts a harsh rebuke.
A fragmented excerpt describes bees clinging by their front feet to hind feet in a tethered pose resembling acrobats. It notes wax production, honey needs, and the strange behavior as part of a late 19th or early 20th century natural history tone.
A Sunday School lesson analyzes Ezekiel and Zechariah to explain living water as a metaphor for Christ. It links biblical rivers from Genesis to Revelation, cites John 4 and Isaiah, and urges readers to seek spiritual depth beyond mere form.
The reader is urged to inform customers what is for sale and to showcase attractive goods. It argues that a store should invite people in to see offerings and use promotion to attract buyers, recommending advertising in newspapers to draw interest.
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