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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1896
Page
8
Advertisement for Moseley & Pritchard Manufacturing Co. offering portable creamery units for farm use year round with a suggestion to write for circulars. Location listed as Cliton, Iowa.
A dairyman credits a two horsepower gasoline engine with solving summer cooling and winter stock watering. The engine, started by a 14 year old, runs continuously to provide a steady stream of cold water for a hundred cattle in one hour, requiring only occasional oiling and no constant supervision. The note mentions fuel use of about five gallons weekly and compares favorably with windmills and steam pumps.
The piece urges farmers to save corn fodder as a major value, not waste it. It notes shredded stover fed to cattle can rival hay, outlines using small horsepower shredders, siloing, and batching to stock feed in winter, including baling for market sale. It stresses full crop utilization boosts profits.
The article discusses vigor during molting and selecting egg producing hens by body conformation. It covers hatching early broilers with incubators, timing, and managing hens and eggs for reliable hatchings and market readiness. It notes the need for careful incubation management and daily oversight.
Instructions for starting new plants from cuttings and layering. Details on blackberries red raspberries currants gooseberries and grapes with tips on soil, mulch winter protection and best timing for cuttings. Encouragement to grow own stock for locality soil and garden pleasure.
Art in agriculture grows with new methods and improved implements. Competition drives dairy and fruit product presentation in markets, boosting taste, price, and quality. Better handling reduces disease spread and underscores the need for up to date agricultural knowledge and practices.
A writer argues that Treasury reports show money in circulation declining and Bradstreet data confirms a drop of over sixty nine million dollars in the past year. The piece condemns reductive monetary policy favoring moneyed interests, urging patriotism and public opposition to current banking circles and looming congressional actions.
The Virginia Sun notes Democratic papers urge Sewall to stay in the race while Populists back Watson. It argues Watson is a true Southerner and Populist at heart, contrasting Lewall with Watson and criticizing Bryan's nomination at Chicago.
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