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Newspaper
Waynetown Despatch
Location
Waynetown, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1896
Page
7
The farming world reports Angus Makey of the Sydney Technical College developed a straightforward milk testing device. A sealed glass tube marked in ten cubic centimeter divisions serves to measure milk into three sections and a fourth graduated area, enabling accurate analysis with minimal operator error.
A described ether milk test uses a sealed tube, ether, and reagents to separate butter fats caseine and water. The process requires shaking, precise division marks, and temperature steps, with low cost per test and no moving parts or odors. It emphasizes safety by avoiding flames and easy multi test use.
Pruning in winter is best for careful work and rested trees. Start at planting, cut tops back to roots, and prune annually to avoid large limb removal. Remove dead wood promptly and burn debris to deter vermin, noting pruning during dormancy promotes fruiting while growth checks occur in the growing season.
The column urges warm but ventilated cow stables and low production costs. It advises studying cow moods, agreeable handling, good feed and care, noting milk quality risks and the role of grain in cattle food. Ex Gov Hoard questions milk selling sections growing poorer but grain restores fertility.
The article reports that raising early lambs yields profits for farmers. It notes that earlier sales fetch higher prices in large city markets and highlights a Cornell station experiment testing breeds over years. Dorset horned sheep produce earlier fatter lambs and Dorset ewes give more milk and breed earlier in the season.
Young trees planted last spring or autumn in exposed sites should be staked to prevent wind movement and bark damage. The article shows three band forms made from old rubber boots or leather, tied to stakes with wire, placed on the windward side. With proper support, two years should establish the tree without further staking.
Michigan fruit growers in the center of the peach belt organize a telephone system with 13 stations and 40 miles of wire to check market prices, receive weather notices, and conduct business without long trips to Hart. The system is praised for low installation costs and planned expansion in coming months. Dairying efficiency calls for gentle treatment of cows for maximum output.
Forgery case in Richmond and a Muncie conviction lead a string of Indiana items. Explosions injure workers near Mun sauvex. several thefts, deaths, and legal actions across Bluffton, Decatur, and Terre Haute are noted, including a county court case, courthouse plans rejection, and local epidemics.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative aiding digestion and cleansing the body. It highlights its acceptance by the medical profession, targets the kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them, and notes 60c and 1 bottle pricing from California Fig Syrup Co.
An extract echoes a patently dubious remedy touting Bitters as a cure for malaria chills stomach weakness rheumatism and kidney complaints. It claims improved appetite vigor and age relief with a wine glassful three times daily. The piece cites Uncle Eben and a Washington Star quote alongside Broowan’s Pits for constipation and a large annual sale.
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