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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1900
Page
4
The article discusses dairy science in New York institutes focusing on milk purity and cleanliness. It covers cow care, milking hygiene, sterilized bottles, stable sanitation, proper ventilation, and cooling, plus the impact of air and equipment on milk quality and cheese making. It warns against dirt, offal, and defective cans and stresses proper strainer and washing practices.
The article urges farmers with forty to sixty acres to raise horses for their own use or for sale, recommending study of market demand. It notes higher profits from best draft or carriage horses, cites prices for general purpose horses at 1200 to 1300 pounds and up to 2100 pounds for top stock, and advises choosing a preferred breed and aiming for top quality.
Farmers are urged to maximize cow water intake to raise milk output and profits. Self watering devices keep fresh water available, with cows drinking 16 to 26 times daily. When absent, water twice daily under shelter. wind exposure can cut milk by about 25 percent for days. Watering during storms may be worthwhile, and warming drinking water is advised in cold weather.
A 19th century note praises Osage Orange as superior for many uses including railroad ties and urban avenues. It contrasts it with the weaker Silver Maple and Sycamore, noting Osage Orange’s strong growth, durability, pest resistance, and self-protecting young wood, with examples of rapid growth and long-term vitality.
Rendena cattle from the Rendena valley in the Tione district of Italian Tyrol extend to Garda Lake and the Etsch valley. They are medium size, about four feet at the shoulder, five feet long, weigh around 800 pounds. Coat is dark chestnut brown with lighter stripes or spots. Light brown or reddish yellow markings along the back belly udders and head give a deer-like appearance. Their form indicates strong milk capacity, yielding four times their weight in milk yearly under ordinary feed and care.
A Rendena cow named Ayo weighs about 3000 pounds and with stricter management its body can nearly double. The breed yields rich milk with a long lactation, matures early, fattens easily, and is valued as a general purpose cow.
A writer describes a barrel feed rack made from a crockery cask with two thirds of the staves cut to create holes for fodder. Sheep and calves feed without waste, and stronger animals cannot easily push weaker ones away. A stake near the open end can separate lambs or calves to ensure fair access.
Start hardy crops in hothouse or greenhouse to shorten time to market. New England and northwest gentler climates need not rush. southern truckers profit from earliest crops. Tomatoes eggplant peppers and hardier varieties like cabbage cauliflower celery kale sprouts succeed when transplanted after forced growth. Green corn and melons under glass pay for local markets with full retail prices.
Experienced sheep men link wool biting to skin irritation from heated gas contact in crowded winter sheds. Cleanings three times per winter help, but timing depends on shed condition and flock size. Manure storage may limit cleaning, yet increased bedding raises manure output and cleaning benefit.
The text discusses feeding cows and calves, stressing feeding the good cows adequately while avoiding overfeeding poor ones. It emphasizes keeping the cow’s bed warm and clean at night and notes Jack Vrost as an insatiable milk consumer, implying dairy supply considerations.
Dairy hints emphasize comparing nutritive value of cheese to beef, promoting cooperation with animals, noting Indian corn as best fodder, bran enhancing feed, careful salt use with fine salt, and Windsor walt preference. Advice warns cows may choose cold, exposed spots, ruminating on the owner’s folly.
Milk fresh cream from a separator is in best condition with reduced taint and odor. Separator cream is sweeter fresher and more uniform, with fewer taints. The cheese factory curing room should be temperature controlled and uniform, with adequate insulation and ventilation to prevent flavor fluctuations.
Using granular salt to salt butter preserves the grain and ensures rapid dissolution. By applying the right salt, every particle becomes saturated. The butter can then be pressed into a solid mass before or during market packing.
In Creston Iowa a resident claims his hens double egg production using American Poultry Mixture from American Manufacturing Co Terra Haute Indiana. The ad promises 100 percent money back if it fails and notes extra benefits like disease prevention and craw and gizzard health. The piece also mentions August Flower as a digestive aid and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with testimonials from local customers.
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