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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1896
Page
8
Correspondence from The Progressive Farmer explains fall fertilization for strawberries. Apply 100 pounds of sulfate of potash and 200 pounds of dissolved bone per acre, plus 10 to 22 loads of stable manure, evenly across beds to mulch, protect roots, and reduce weeding.
The article argues that hardy plants benefit from winter protection, noting fruit crops like strawberries grapes and raspberries gain yield with proper covering. It cautions against overprotective or misguided methods and describes wintering root cuttings in sand or earth before spring planting to ensure healthy root development.
Wayne County New York apple growers use the entire crop for cider evaporated fruit canning and cold storage. Ordinary cider is clarified with iron-free sand and yields a year shelf life. Evaporators range 50 to 150 bushels daily, costing 75 to 300 dollars. Canning uses cored peeled quarters. many apples canned this fall for a potential short crop next year.
The article advises winter cuttings for flowering shrubs like Golden Bell and Spirea, with nine inch sections from last year s growth. Lower cuts below an eye promote rooting, while wood above the highest bud is removed as buds push from joints.
The Swedish cream raising system introduced in 1876 by X A Willard and the granular churning method popularized by John T Kilworth shaped American dairy practice. The Swedish system, unrelated to patent, improves milk ventilation, while granular churning spread through New England and New York via lectures and demonstrations by Kilworth using a Bullard Ossilating churn.
The author credits an unnamed pioneer as introducing a valuable cooling system and claims public demonstration as the first. He notes a portable creamery dating to about 1879, used mainly for the Swedish system, though adaptable to other rapid milk cooling apparatuses.
The fifth annual meeting of the National Duroc Jersey Record Association will be held at the Clifton House Chicago on January 12, 1897, the second Tuesday of the month. Officers will be elected and reports heard. all breeders of Duroc Jerseys are invited to attend. Rost J Evans, Sec’y.
An experienced shepherd writes that demand for choice winter lambs, misnamed hot house lambs, has risen for years. Prices for fat lambs stay strong despite issues like overproduction and gold standard debates. Fat winter lambs fetch premium tables as the wealthy desire quality meat. The writer urges farmers to market lambs early and to care properly for the flock.
The gait of a horse is shaped largely by the driver especially during early training. A slow driver fosters a slow trailing gait, making the horse stubborn and difficult to change. A moderate quick walk reduces fatigue whether loaded or empty, and prolonged slow gait ages and incapacitates the horse prematurely.
A Western Ploughman editorial urges farmers to breed better stock but warns against selecting breeds that do not fit local conditions. It cites a subscriber who failed after choosing an unsuitable cattle breed and neglecting proper care. The paper urges considering surroundings and seeking advice when unsure.
An article from Farm and Fireside discusses using idle or poor land for poultry. Turkeys, ducks, and geese forage over large areas, making manure and green feed from weeds, while a well spaced poultry setup reduces summer attention. Poultry can profitably utilize waste land and should be a main farming focus, not a side business.
Dwight L Moody signs with The Ladies' Home Journal to conduct a monthly Bible study series. The project will become a permanent department titled Mr Moody's Bible Class in the magazine, with the evangelist leading the sessions and presenting vital Bible truths to a broad readership.
A Raleigh Gazette letter contends the News and Observer editor Daniels tried to sway white voters against Walasr and other white Republicans in Davidson county for testifying about a disfranchised colored man. It claims he then did the same in Wake county for a colored man likely to back the Democratic ticket, marking hypocrisy in partisan coverage.
An elderly man born blind in Pem broke re ceived sight after cataract removal. He reacted with fear and nervousness at the first glimpse, mistook sparrows for teacups, and later identified a ticking watch. The lamp’s glow surprised him and he feared losing his new vision at night after six decades in darkness.
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