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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1891
Page
3
The report details shelled corn consumption and weight gain in pigs fed pasture and corn, noting the greatest daily gain occurred at a certain rate and that weight and season had little relation to feed intake. It also includes stray instructions on hair twisting and dehorning apparatus with a patent date.
Practical farming notes discuss water management for dairy stock and using whey or egre to enhance plant food. Emphasizes timely pasture use, avoiding late fat loss, and keeping cows steady with proper stabling to preserve butter quality and milk economy.
A fragment from Practical Farmer shows Galen Wilson and others praising sheep farming as a debt lifter and fertilizer source. It recounts a woman using borrowed stock to start a flock and notes sheep in orchards aid fruit trees while keeping dogs away. Also described is a cheap home made horse stable cleaner using a wheelbarrow wheel and old rake teeth to speed cleaning.
Waste of Poultry Pood advises poultry keepers to assess feeding economy by avoiding overfeeding and underfeeding. It urges careful experiment with rations, balance for season health and flock size, and notes that underfed birds will scratch for food, improving health and vitality when kept for amusement lay a vivid display.
The article discusses grooming horses with hay to remove mud, the importance of build over size, and slow drinking routines to prevent founder. It also mentions cow tails as a sign of staying power, quotes W H Seelye on physiological reasons, and notes Dutch observations on long-tailed cows indicating endurance.
Guidance on calf development stresses optimal care from birth. Do not stunt growth by poor treatment. Provide ample food to ensure full potential, with attention to quality and growth during early life.
Webb Donnell argues farm accounts must credit and debit per stock branch to reveal true profitability. Separate bins, annual costings, and dairy and poultry values show which farm segments drag or boost earnings. Emphasizes simple bookkeeping for practical, early implementation.
Fragmented dialogue and misread phrases describe a garbled newspaper snippet. It mentions a man, a clerk, a customer, a wife with a gown, and disjointed quotes. The text is largely incomprehensible and lacks a clear event or narrative.
A collection of aphorisms and literary quotes on justice kindness invention and happiness. Authors include Omar Khayyam Bulwer-Lytton Mme Swetchine Isaac Taylor and Boyle OReilly. The fragmentary text blends philosophy with reflective maxims about youth maturity and hope.
A fragmented political screed mocks politicians and voters, laments the state of public schools and wages, and hints at national decline. The text layers mis-spellings and faux wisdom, with vague references to polls, presidents, and wartime anxieties.
A mixed collage of aphorisms on life work and happiness. Notable lines touch on contentment duty luck laziness and taking action, attributed to various authors though often unclear. The text blends reflections on nature time speech and personal possession with partial attributions.
Fragmentary clippings hint at curious facts and scattered notes, mentioning a rare six-foot man in 908, a Missouri doctor named Miller, liberty claims, police bands in Upris, a New York wife raising rent, and a mix of incomplete statistics about weights, eggs, and sea passengers.
Advice emphasizes equality and respect for women. It urges men to value a woman's capacities and possessions, avoid bad company, and act generously. It warns against exploiting women and promising more than intended, urging trust and straightforward conduct.
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