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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1897
Page
8
The piece argues for and against feeding pressure to boost milk yields in cows. It notes risks to cow health from overfeeding but argues that intensive feeding elevates milk output and even enhances calves’ future capacity. It suggests the limit of forcing is not yet reached and compares progress to faster horse gaits. National Stackman.
A simple butter carrier design helps dairymen serve private customers. Traditional pound prints wrapped in parchment are hard to lift from snug boxes. The sketch illustrates a handy, compact plan for easier handling and portioning.
A vintage box design allows a row of butter bricks to sit over central openings on sliding shelves. Bricks edge projects enable lifting a pound of butter with fingers. Shelves can be carried to customers, who select pounds without seller handling the butter in view.
The Elberta peach becomes a favored variety among fruit growers, displacing Crawford in many markets as the standard of excellence. It yields large, showy fruit and a hardy tree, though leaf blight can affect it. otherwise it is hard to beat.
Farmers should value skim milk nearly as much as cream and butter since cream and butter sold fetch low prices. Skim milk contains about ten pounds of solids per hundred, serving as excellent food for pigs and poultry. Adding two pounds of linseed meal restores skim milk’s value to whole-milk levels. Proper winter care and feeding routines save time and ensure regular meals for stock.
A London report chronicles Fitzgerald and an English organized ascent to Aconcagua led by Swiss guide Zurbriggen. It notes Aconcagua’s debated origin, the swift worldwide news of the summit, and earlier attempts by Gussfeldt and others. The piece reflects on the mountain’s grandeur and future transcontinental views. It also discusses the term great versus diamond in Jubilee naming.
Syracuse police arrest Harold Marquisee of Utica on a counterfeit operation tied to Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He allegedly forged dental and drug supplies, stocked a trunk with tools for counterfeiting, and planned nationwide sales to druggists at discounted prices. Authorities await examination and anticipate harsher penalties.
The piece notes a seasonal shift with March and April bringing pleasant days and awakening nature. It advertises rail round trips at half rates to Beleeks and other Tennessee and Alabama points, via Atmore and Geo. B. Homer. Also mentions remedies and quips from various ads and columns.
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