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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1895
Page
8
A Virginia farmer near Fredericksburg reports corn fed to dairy cows during a dry season, with two acres yielding $179.66 for the year after deductions, and rye feeding boosting returns. Jersey cows and weighing milk at Richmond improve herd insight, revealing overfeeding can reduce milk output.
Editors note that cow temperament governs dairy value. Nervous, skittish cows startled by strangers resist handling, reducing milk yield and profitability. Early calf training aids calm behavior. late treatment is often ineffective. Gentle, consistent stable care builds trust and steady milk production.
Grorae Jackson of Mapleton Indiana appears in a clipped excerpt describing a tense situation with a neighbor. The text mentions signs and possessions described as delusions and suggests she will disappoint him and become a nuisance on his premises.
Beets are praised as a fine swine food with sweetness boosting fattening. Essex swine breed, early maturing and fattening well, is highlighted. Sow care, balanced grains, and easily digested foods for growing pigs are advised. Corn is economical but not always best for pork quality. barley meal with pea malt and rice mixes offers superior fattening, suggesting diversified feeds for better pork and herd health.
The text lists key hog traits to evaluate for pork or bacon, focusing on a small lively head, broad chest, deep ribs, capacious barrel, haunch and loin, ample hips, and long body with a back and shoulders of solid structure. It emphasizes small bone relative to flesh, fine parts, and light offal, plus breed notes on boar versus sow and cautions against close inbreeding.
The New Hampshire Experiment Station reports a simple, cheap oil based hornfly repellent for cattle. Mix crude cottonseed or fish oil with pine tar or carbolic acid in specific ratios and apply lightly with a brush or cloth to keep flies away for about a week.
Researchers used a force pump to spray a hot kerosene emulsion on cattle. The creamy mixture formed a jelly-like coating as it cooled and killed flies on contact. Diluted with nine parts water to one part emulsion, then mixed with a tobacco decoction, it acted as a temporary repellent for about two days, but was less effective than oily mixtures and discarded.
John W. Tomlinson, a Birmingham attorney, argues for free coinage of silver in The New York Mercury. He lists eleven reasons, including fairness to debtors, insufficient gold supply, natural parity, slower gold vs population growth, and dual metals as constitutional money to empower debtors and spur development.
A Virginian writer to a Washington newspaper outlines a plan to settle financial questions by state lien bonds tied to taxable values. States would issue bonds up to a cap in metals or paper, with federal backing and state stamps, creating legal tender that reflects both governments and bank regulation.
A discussion on manure application for winter grain and clover notes that coarse stable manure should not be plowed under late in the season as it harms crops. Top dressing in winter improves young clover, while plowing under late in summer risks soil fermentation and loosening, affecting grain stability through freeze thaw cycles.
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