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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1901
Page
3
A discussion on modern vegetable presentation emphasizes orderly shop windows and front displays over haphazard piles. Growers prewash and bunch items like beets onions carrots and beans to enhance appeal, with crates baskets and cold storage shaping the merchandising and labor involved, including women washing and tying bunches and retailers pursuing eye catching arrangements.
An abundant supply of pure water is essential for good milk. Cows forced to drink swamp water, muddy pools, or sluggish streams harbor decaying matter and germs, risking health and milk quality. Mud on legs and udders can shed into milk during milking, creating infection sources that are often overlooked.
A report describes cattle with self sucking behavior as a nuisance and incurable. The advised remedy is to fatten and sell the cow for beef or transfer to someone who will fatten it for beef. Various contrivances are mentioned as cruel, with the recommended course to dispose of the animal.
The French experts L Jong and M. De crombecque along with M. Manne chez report molasses mixed with chopped hay or grass aids digestion, increases weight and milk, and suits horses. They note possible alc houl production and caution against excessive use. French government backs promotion with care to avoid heating effects.
The article explains that the Babcock milk test is reliable despite public doubt. It cites fat as the most variable milk component and lists factors affecting fat content, including breed, individual cow variation, lactation stage, age, and to a lesser extent feed.
A Farm and Fireside correspondent explains building long hog troughs to ensure equal access for all pigs and preventing crowding. The piece also covers sowing Timothy in fall to balance forage, combining a spring and fall seed plan with clover to boost next season’s pasture.
Guidance on treating foot rot in horses by removing shoes, paring the sole, sinking the frog, and washing the hoof with strong salt water twice daily, with reassurance that the condition will improve over time.
The Indianapolis News quotes a speaker noting that Guy Lush is the most confirmed gambler. The remark reflects the speaker's view of gamblers and hints at Lush’s early morning drinking habit as part of his character.
A new silo at the Indiana experiment station holds about sixty five tons. It is 12 feet in diameter and 2 feet high. Construction uses long and short 2 by 4 pine, with tarred paper and two layers of boards inside to form a strong, inexpensive brick-foundation silo. Four doors provide access, no roof required, total cost just under $60 excluding labor. Curing good silage depends on vigorous plant life, best when corn is green and thriving at storage. Whole corn silage is possible if corn is greener and packed tightly. Noted with practical advice from agricultural experts and farm press.
A Iowa stock raiser from Breeder's Gazette extols high value and profitability of Shorthorn cows. He details Rowfant Kirklevington lineage, noting numerous descendants, calves, and profits from 1885 purchases, while lamenting stagnation in Iowa cattle quality and urging use of pure bred bulls.
The article urges farmers to equip a well stocked tool chest and train to use tools. It argues seasonal farm repairs benefit from skilled hands and advocates a six month apprenticeship with a good mechanic before farming. It stresses neatness, proper technique, and value of doing work properly.
A guide to permanent pasture mixtures favoring Timothy bluegrass foxtail redtop tall fescue and perennial ryegrass with a Kentucky bluegrass option for certain soils. A farmer’s one acre seed mix is Blue grass eight Orchard grass four Timothy four and red clover six pounds totaling 22 pounds. Also notes about fumigating cider barrels with sulfur before filling to prevent contamination and a humorous longevity anecdote from a centenarian about perseverance.
A detailed note from London Live Stock Journal on a breeding program at Marsh Brook House Farm in South Shropshire using Hereford Shorthorn Jersey and other breeds to produce early maturing cattle. It discusses outcomes, economics, milk use, and the relative merits of Hereford versus Shorthorn dams for calving and fattening.
Angora goats popular for brush clearing and land rehabilitation. Henry Stewart notes their early use in West Virginia and 320 earnings per full grown goat for clearing sprouts. J. Lebson cites California Angora growth, with Sonoma herd and high breed registrations. California ranks second in Angora production with about 50,000 goats, mainly for meat and brush control, while goats aid soil fertility through manure.
A Baltimore American snippet recalls a humorous exchange about Solomon and the fate of a man who took five wives. It also mentions late corn in the corn belt improving after drought, with a good crop expected in the middle Atlantic states.
Dr J Curryer warns many horses are overfed while few are underfed with 12 to 20 pounds of grain daily sufficient for hardworking horses. Overfeeding causes azoturia and wasted effort, while careful feeding and alternatives like bran and germ can improve health and reduce vet costs. A London omnibus test found ground grain with hay could match whole grain and hay in work and flesh, suggesting substantial cost savings.
Reports from Delaware note horses killed after eating crimson clover hay that was overripe. The hay’s long crimson heads carry sharp hooks that form hard balls in stomachs. Some feeders report no harm to cows, but advise cutting clover just before bloom and warn that crimson clover yields poor hay if rain compromises harvest.
A fragment argues that Eskimos are not of small stature, countering tradition. It cites Labrador and Gatlin Land areas, noting men are notably strong and industrious, contrasting with northern Indians. The passage presents a biased, generalized view using outdated terms.
The fragment describes a nonsensical scene at Rehe with names like Lamonella Liar Milan and Addixon and a pistol reference. It then shifts to a medieval corn plaster recipe using purified ammonia wax acetate of copper verdigris and application instructions on leather or linen for two weeks, reflecting a period tone and dubious medical lore.
A host at a dinner party abruptly shifts topic after a young man chose an undesired line of talk. An exchange ends with the remark to “change the conversation” and move on to “fay what we have received” as a way to defuse the tension.
A 1901 brief analyzes Proverbs 23 to 31 as a temperance meditation. It argues self control comes from Jesus Christ, contrasts worldly pleasures with divine salvation, and urges sinners to receive Christ to avoid divine judgment. It cites verses about wine, sin, and the path to righteousness, urging spiritual awakening and eternal hope.
A satirical exchange shows an employer doubting young men and an applicant claiming he will devote as little time as possible to the business. The dialogue highlights mistrust and a paradoxical job-seeking stance.
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