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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1903
Page
3
Sugar beet pulp accumulates at factories and requires cheap handling. A California Experiment Station bulletin describes silos designed to preserve pulp, confining large quantities in small space, reducing exposure, and enabling strong, low cost construction.
A discussion of two silo types for pulp storage detailing open surface silos and trench silos with sloped sides. Description covers construction materials sizes such as a 12 by 30 by 6 foot silo and a large trench design 600 feet long, drainage plankings, bottom planking, and filling methods from a sugar factory.
A Southern Cultivator reply advises that bur clover grows well on Bermuda grass. Sow in September or October with about two bushels of seed per acre. No harrowing needed. rain will settle seed. Also notes milk quality practices and onion transplanting test photos from Long Island.
The Ohio experiment station advises late sprarings with ammoniacal copper carbonate or soda Bordeaux mix for grape roll. Rhode Island trials label “The upper car on the stalk for seed corn” as the verdict. Golden Bantamsvest corn is highlighted as a 23 a comparatively new small variety suited to home gardens.
The article outlines factors behind Hessian fly outbreaks in Ohio, including scarce natural parasites and warm Octobers, and explains that rainfall is not a major factor. It recommends staged sowings from mid September to mid October, careful soil prep, and varied planting dates to lure and reduce fly attack, plus turning under infected crops to curb spring brood. It also mentions small scale wire stretchers, thrips on grapes, and sheep dipping outcomes.
An oblique classified item notes an ad style prompt about turning assets into cash through an offer or cash-for-equipment scheme. The fragment hints at tax related wording and a request to trade or sell items, but readable specifics are limited.
The article surveys dairy conditions in Canada and the United States. It notes bright prospects for cheese and butter demand in Canada, with improved pastures after drought relief. It details a Kansas coop skimming station using Rochdale principles, and discusses oleomargarine competition, cream fat variability from separators, Indiana dairy meeting plans, and a cautionary tale about overusing salts on a Jersey cow.
A South Dakota shipper tried to profit from butter shipments by adulterating product. Twenty two subs of butter sent to a Chicago firm were seized by revenue inspectors for 28 percent water content, triggering adulteration charges. He initially claimed water washing, later admitted using an additive to separate fat. A $150 license penalty and possible $1,000 fine are anticipated.
A fragment from the New York Weekly reports playful chatter about a wedding date set for Friday. The piece notes anticipation, upstairs talk from Mrs Lakeskle in the west, and a jesting tone about unlucky days amid other tried dates.
The Missouri station advises dairymen to tailor feed to each cow rather than uniform rations. Monitor individual milk yield, feed liberal amounts when cows are fresh and producing well, then reduce gradually if yield declines, and keep records to optimize profitability.
Reverend J D Detrich of Pennsylvania expounds on selecting sires for dairy cattle and calfs, stressing pure milk and good temperament. He cites traits for the ideal bull, including bone, head shape, loosened skin, and strong back, with emphasis on pedigree and inbreeding realities. The Royal Ulstein-Friedan is noted as a handsome bull bred at Highlawn Farm near Worcester Massachusetts.
The record shows a lineage with dam grandam and sire s dam each averaging 22.25 vous, and milk fat averaged 4.27 percent.
Live stork exhibitors in each breed class at the world's fair will receive senior and junior champion prizes for males and females, with a reserve champion for Tex in four classes. Senior championships target mature animals while junior prizes go to young males and females, pleasing exhibitors with Chief Cabura's plan for a fairer award method.
An American critics piece warns against stale cows and inferior milkers kept long in milking, offering oxidative mixtures and duct sealing as tempting ploys to boost profits. It notes risks from pressure leakage and sphincter clamping when animal weakness prevents milk retention, and remarks that the practice is not necessarily tied to low dealers.
The Iowa experiment station urges farmers to favor forage crops and meat over sole grain to maximize profits and soil fertility. It cites experiments showing higher returns from mixed farming, with emphasis on feeding stock and using home raw products to cut transport costs. A Scottish show prize and calf ration guidance follow, alongside notes on Canadian cattle quarantine and cattle tick control research.
The piece describes a ballooning price rise for Poland-China boars with quotes around £18000 and $25.00, and explains a sale by shares where four payments were planned, the first cash and the rest as notes due in six, nine, and twelve months. It labels this as wild speculation and notes the money is not changing hands upfront.
Mrs Pincuau writes she owes a duty to suffering women for wonderful results using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She states doctors suggested surgery but the medicine cured her. Signed letters from Mrs Maenotta Draw Evansville Indiana. E Pinkham’s Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
The report describes buyers paying for shares to breed sows with a boar at a $10 service fee and notes paid only after three fourths of breeding. If the boar dies or fails to breed, buyers pay only for what is delivered. A second boat was sold for $22,600 and sows at $2,100, with terms allowing return of a pig or credit. Free services were included to entice buyers, and breeders kept first-choice piglets at half price.
A playful quip from the Philadelphia Press quips of a fat man being knocked from ketter by an ecales and a nearby candy machine remarking about weight. Weil answers with a taunting line about the next challenger.
Fragmentary text notes a strict law in Inst sosigils with pain for abuse and derangement of organs. It mentions Dr King’s New Life Pills claimed to readjust and aid living. An ad references pharmacies and a price of 750.
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