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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1895
Page
8
Correspondence notes how hot weather tests butter making, stressing quick cooling with ice or cold water, a cool cellar, and open pans. It covers churning timing, washing vs not washing, salt addition, and avoiding contamination while detailing equipment care and cleanliness in high temperatures.
The Washington Post mockingly urges stamping out the silver craze, calling Southern cuckoo and postmaster organs eager to push gold coinage. It notes the public favors free silver and warns against substituting propaganda for policy. A Georgia tale about Stone Mountain illustrates futility of brute force against entrenched views.
A Rural World report notes an acre of poultry can yield from $100 to $300 depending on management. A Massachusetts farmer reportedly earns about $4000 yearly from poultry by strategic methods, keeping flocks on former cattle land.
A practical farmer notes that winter egg production beats summer and that warm housing, superior grains, and active hens in scratching pens boost winter yields. Hatching pullets in spring and market timing profit the farmer, with the hen described as the farm’s best money maker turning grass and grain into gold.
The Poultry Monthly advises poultry keepers to grow turnips cabbage and clover as staple winter foods. Turnips sown in August yield large roots when thinned and fed boiled or raw. Cabbage provides tender leaves, stores late in fall, and can be fed fresh or preserved. Clover hay, dried properly, serves as a key forage all winter and can be chopped boiled or mixed with grain for variety.
A historical critique argues wealth is often dishonestly acquired and morally tainted by greed and monopoly. It praises generous gifts to education while condemning the violence and injustice behind vast fortunes. It warns reformers against excusing theft through philanthropy.
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