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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1895
Page
8
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer notes World’s Fair tests in Chicago prove single day churn or oil tests cannot gauge a cow’s long term butter capacity. Cows shifting feed or stress can spike fat, and shipped cows often show higher fat the day after arrival, undermining one day results.
Practical guidance for poultry keepers on housing, feeding, incubator use, and management. Emphasizes sturdy buildings, ample bulky feed, and attentive care to prevent chilling, laziness, or bad habits. Covers feeding rules, exercise, and careful egg quality checks.
The piece urges continued support for livestock amid depression. It notes that sheep with superior mutton carcasses often yield better fleece, warning against culling top muttons for butcher stock. It emphasizes that good feed boosts profit, while feeding poor stock never yields returns.
Virginia ham producer Em Todd outlines a curing method using Liverpool salt and ground saltpeter to whiten the surface, followed by bulk salting, washing, peppering, and a slow smoke lasting 30 to 40 days. Hams are rep peppered after curing and bagged, improving with age and best at one year.
The National Watchman challenges Hoke Smith and Carlisle over claims on gold reserves. It cites bank and Treasury gold totals, asserting contrary figures to support the case that a President’s policy would not create large gold losses. It estimates Eastern banks at 79 million, Western and Southern banks at 40 million, and Treasury gold at 105 million.
A crítico analysis argues that $454 million of Smiths wealth is in the hands of the people and examines gold and silver circulation in 1889. It cites Kimball and the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, noting vast unaccounted gold, Treasury holdings, and widespread use of silver dollars while gold coin remains scarce outside Pacific states.
The piece argues that even after allocating 40,000,000 to circulation a vast sum remains unaccounted for, suggesting 275,000,000 to 454,000,000 in gold hoarded by Americans or erroneous government mint data. It challenges Secretaries Smith and Carluso to reveal the missing location, while noting tomato pruning debates and pest damage to fruit quality.
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