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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1897
Page
8
A Clinton Iowa column explains winter hen feeding and fat reduction to improve egg yield. It cautions against grain-only diets, notes fat can cause oversized and double yolk eggs, and recommends turning hens out to work in spring. It also discusses cream rising in milk when cooled and references Dr Hoskins on cream separation.
The article discusses curing sour stock cheese by heat and frequent turning at 75 degrees, warning sour cheese lowers value and trade reputation. It shifts to a political rant by W. A. Russ denouncing party fusion, praising Thomas Watson, and urging a new People’s party organization to fight tyranny and bossism.
The article outlines egg production ranges for various breeds: Asiatic, Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Leghorn, Hamburg, Langshan, Minorca, and white-face Black Spanish, with largest eggs from Langshans and related breeds. It distinguishes exhibition games from pit games, notes Polish breeds as ornamentals with a heavy topknot, and warns the crest makes them susceptible to wet weather and hawk predation.
Correspondence from the Progressive Farmer debunks erroneous cream rising beliefs. It traces past practices from shallow two thirds full six and ten quart milk pans to Swedish system deep setting of 1877 and notes widespread misunderstandings about cream rise times and vessel shapes.
The New York State Fair premium list has been revised with prizes for first and second in each class. Cattle receive $450 across sixteen first and twelve second premiums, horses total $3.9 per breed with eight breeds recognized, sheep total $1,640 across fourteen first and twelve second premiums, and swine total $1,960 across fourteen first and twelve second premiums. Overall, cattle, horses, sheep, and swine sum to $10,572 in premiums.
A reader from Clark's Mill North Carolina cites The Progressive Farmer's critique of Skinner and the bolting Populists. The writer, a Populist from the era, argues about the difficulty some men have in thinking evenly on political matters and expresses support for Butler as a stable leader.
In Gotossoro North Carolina on March 20 1897 stories recount a House caucus scheme by Representatives Hancock Candee and Richmand to appoint “Quick and Young” to the Enrolling Clerk Swineons office. Populist clerk Swinson resists the plan and asserts no negro will I serve. Swinson vows to dockery the Populists of Wayne with continued opposition.
A fragmentary report describes a partisan clash among Republicans and Populists over the Enrolling Clerk post in Richmond. It details resignations, bolting factions, and a push to replace Swinson with two nominees Quick and Young, while criticizing management and alleging favoritism and insubordination within the caucus.
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