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Newspaper

The Progressive Farmer

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1895

Page

8

Cheese Making at Home From Farm to Finished Cheddar

Correspondence outlines practical steps for farm cheese from milk collection to pressing and aging. It covers apparatus needs, starter materials, rennet, temperature control, curd cutting, cooking, salting, hooping, pressing, and aging, with cautions to study texts and seek experienced instruction for best results. It emphasizes cost considerations, simple equipment substitutes, and methods to judge ripeness and quality in a traditional dairy context.

S. H. G. Lemay N. C Georgia Experiment Station Wrater Babcock Georgia D. H. Burrell Little Falle N. Y J. H. Monrad Winnetka Til National Dairyman

Making cheddar cheese by a novice advert seeks scribe

A fragment notes a novice adent seeking to secure a complete scribe to the paper for cheese making guidance and a deal, with directions and sub suggested before attempting cheddar production.

Live Stock Stock Items From Farmers' Voice Advice

The Farmers' Voice offers agricultural tips on livestock and dairy care. It compares domestic and international competition, explains horse handling, calf care with raw egg and rennet, cautious feeding early, and mild remedies for garget. It also advises on corn planting for sheep and timing to harvest shocks.

Hog Cholera Remedies From an Agriculturalist Letter

A correspondent asks for prevention and cure methods for hog cholera. The feed includes carbolic acid as a preventive and a mix of ashes salt charcoal and other additives as a daily ration. Clean housing and prompt disposal of dead pigs with disinfectants are urged, along with disinfecting pig runs and feeding areas.

F. E. Emery Agriculturist N. C

The Cause of Small Eggs in Poultry Breeding

The article notes steady gains in poultry grades raise egg sizes, with North eggs fetching higher market prices than Southern ones. It cites lack of new blood and breeding care, not heat, as the main limits, as climate allows year round foraging but hampers development. It references comments from Farmers' Voice and a sharper political remark from Southern Mercury.

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Gold Rush Saga From Nash County 1849

Mr Green Cook left his Nash County North Carolina home in 1849 to chase gold in California. Six months later gold nuggets appeared in the mud mortar of the family house. Within three years about 1,000,000 in placer gold was taken from nearby mines. Portis sold the property for little. settlers mined it and found the gold. Cook returned six years later with only 800 dollars. The voyage to California was via Cape Horn from Baltimore, taking six months to reach San Francisco.

Green Cook Nash County N. C California John Portis Cook

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