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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1907
Page
6
Emphasizes bruising prevention to keep fruit saleable. Recommends padded picking bags and careful transfer from bags to barrels or sorting table. Describes a looped pebble bag aiding one handed picking and frees workers for efficient fruit collection.
A portable sorting table on low wheels is described for sorting apples between rows. It holds at least two barrels of fruit, with a rear bolster for culls, and uses wicker baskets to transfer fruit into barrels. Fruit is graded firsts and seconds, with undersized, diseased, or bruised fruit discarded as culls. A heading process with a press and excelsior cushion is illustrated from the Maryland Experiment Station.
Practical directions describe placing two layers of apples with stems down in a barrel bottom, forming a facing for the top when opened. Additional layers are added with shake layers and a final two layers near the top, then the top is pressed into place while shaking the barrel. The Avocado section notes rising interest and expanding Florida plantings of late ripening West Indian types like Trapp, amid strong eastern market demand.
A simple post pulling method uses two four by one foot planks with a notch to grip the post. A chain around the post hooked in the plank notch and a team pulls the post rises quickly, then can be slid to load and haul the fence to its new location.
Jersey Yellow is a popular fancy variety that keeps well and commands top prices in New York. The sandy Vineland soil with potash enhances yellow color and shape, while season and soil conditions greatly affect crop size. Harvest occurs after frost using various diggers, with storage in cellars and a three day sweating process to cure flavor and finish.
A writer in Orange Judd Farmer notes horses prefer timothy cut when seed is well formed but not fully ripe, with late cut timothy favored for its digestive benefits. Cattle may prefer laxative feeds and timothy cut green, around blossom time for larger yields. For fruit storage, pick white firm fruit to avoid core decay, with some growers harvesting multiple times to leave immature fruit to color.
Rye sown in October for a cover crop will usually have time to make sufficient growth to keep the land from washing during the heavy Spring rains.
An analysis explains how a dairy sire can justify an eight to ten thousand dollar price by boosting butterfat output. It discusses expected gains from superior heifers, mating strategies, and the lasting value of a high quality bull in improving herd genetics and production.
The report notes a 28 percent rise in oleomargarine output in the past fiscal year ending June 30, driven by high butter prices and quality concerns. Dairy groups urge dairymen to produce more and better butter as butter prices stay elevated and exports rise.
The National Dairy Show will run in Chicago during the last ten days of the National Corn exposition from Oct 5 to 19, with auctions of top cattle and dairy products, cash prizes up to 510,000, and daily demonstrations on milking machines and infant milk modification. Price trends for cows and feed are shown by Toronto producers, while Vermont researchers study how age affects milk flow. Export cheese guidelines from Ontario stress cleanliness, records, and precise acidity control for high grade output.
The text stresses two key points after separating cream: rapid thorough cooling and avoiding mixing warm cream with cold cream. Mixing warm and cold cream always leads to quick souring, so strict temperature control is essential.
Professor G L McKay warns butter makers of high moisture risk this season from water during churning and large granules. Carrying forward a good starter by daily sweet skim milk keeps souring in check. Milk color affects price. select cows with richer color and feed alfalfa clover hay and yellow cornmeal to deepen color.
Gray draft horses attract American and Canadian buyers, with Shire breeders eyeing crossbreeding to boost gray offerings. The Armour show team returns from abroad with high-class gray geldings, while Ames Iowa hosts a government-backed gray draft breeding project using European stock. Also noted are polo ponies in India and insights on the thin rind hog breed and crossbreeding benefits.
The Wisconsin experiment station says the main disappointment of the winter lambs trial was not getting more ewes to breed early enough. It praises the high quality meat offered to lambs and stresses the value of producing top quality stock for a refined market.
A Colorado experiment reports pea fed hogs yielding superior pork flavor tenderness and firmer fat. From January to June 1907 about 18,000 pea fattened hogs were shipped from the San Luis valley to Los Angeles Portland and Albuquerque with strong demand. Average farmer price for 200 pound hogs was $18 and peas sold at $6 an acre, suggesting profit and a new era in Colorado meat production.
The Breeder's Gazette and National Stockman report a rising scarcity of high quality feeder cattle and lambs, driven by light cattle crops and strong beef demand. They note higher feeding costs, the need for precise fattening programs, and breeding as a long term solution, with corn crop prospects shaping prices. A stocker dealer urges watching the corn crop for market direction.
Practical notes from Reliable Poultry Journal urge sturdy breeding stock, proper housing and feeding. Keep hatching eggs at 40 to 50 degrees F, avoid temps above 63 or 70, and limit storage to about three weeks to preserve the germ and embryo viability. Careful incubation prevents dead-in-shell chicks and eye damage from overheating. The cellar is fine if well ventilated.
In response to letters to the Syracuse Post Standard Mrs Floyd Gates of Jamesville N Y shares a winter formula that helped her raise turkeys successfully Wood charcoal one pound sodium chloride two pounds sodium hyposulphite two pounds sodium bicarbonate two pounds sodium sulphate one pound antimony sulphide one pound All ingredients should be powdered and mixed then given as a small handful in the birds food each morning increasing the amount as the birds grow
The article notes head shaking in cockerels from nervousness irritation or large combs and frost irritation. It advises snow or cold water for frosted combs followed by unguentine or 2 percent carbolated vaseline. It also highlights a “Good Colony House” as shown by the West Virginia experiment station, praised for simplicity and effectiveness.
The article discusses versatile poultry housing suited for warm and cold regions, and advises poultrymen to invest mainly in quality birds rather than expensive buildings. It warns against starting with costly structures and lacking stock. It notes leg weakness in mature fowls stems from inactivity and suggests exercise and a balanced feed mix of wheat oats and corn and regular beef scraps.
The Feather reports a Pennsylvania firm moving large imports of Hungarian partridges and pigeons from Germany and Malta. Hungarian partridges are about twice the size of common quail. The items were supported for game officials in Illinois and Kansas.
Insightful note on why hens abandon a warm house and roost in trees. Explains two main causes heat and poor ventilation or crowding by other inhabitants, with a warning about heat and vermin driving hens away.
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