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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1907
Page
6
Expert Adel Quaintance notes aphids indicate by curled leaves and tiny oval insects on undersides of foliage. Early spring spraying targets nymphs. repeat applications and mechanical immersion of terminal shoots improve kill rates. After leafing out, strong tobacco decoctions or petroleum emulsions are advised. arsenicals are ineffective.
Eastern fruit and truck growers lack organization compared with western producers. Lower express rates and small consignments by merchants fragment market quality. Carload shipments through exchanges require uniform grade and size, a standard learned by distant shippers under pressure of carload logistics.
The United States Bureau of Forestry notes black walnut is valuable and worth planting for broad uses. Roadside appeal exists but late leafing and early drop reduce its local value. In the East it faces fall web worm damage. Forest plantation use is encouraged where soils suit its needs.
Farmers long for economical drainage options as a way to boost crops and finance tile water. Board drains prove durable when ground stays wet, with examples of 20 to 26 year lifespans. A standard upright notched board system and a two-post rig allow quick, single or two worker installation.
Farmers who studied birds report crows blackbirds and blue jays bring net benefits to crops. Swallows swifts and nightingales guard the atmosphere by feeding on insects, woodpeckers chickadees and creepers protect tree trunks, and larks blackbirds crows guard soil. The crow reportedly eats many grasshoppers, the quail eats weed seeds, and grouse feed on grubs and insects, aiding farm health.
The article advises placing a single pot plant to keep warm at night and training its vines on a trellis in the window. Two weeks before transplanting, cut vines into one leaf cuttings and root them in damp sand in a warm sunny spot. The method promises easy, inexpensive propagation for a family garden.
Spraying alone fails if neighbors do not cooperate. A single grower cannot quickly free an orchard of pests and diseases. Form spraying clubs and invite all neighbors to join.
Instructions describe building an ice box room with double dead air spaces and odorless paper insulation. Structural details include timber flooring, layered paper, beveled strips, and adjustable drip troughs, racks, and doors designed to maintain constant low temperatures at low cost.
In buying cows avoid the seller’s bias and wait for proper weather before housing. beware a quarrelsome hired man with cows. A cow is not a race horse or a plaything for a trained dog. Do not delay hauling milk to the factory after a bad butter batch. Be patient with the newborn calf and its drinking, as you knew less at that age.
A Farm and Home correspondent describes reclaiming a gully filled with debris by laying cedar brush and hauling rocks stumps and small logs atop the brush. New gullies halted by placing crosswise slabs and stakes. A rock cliff fenced and planted with cherry sprouts. A sink hole edged with plum sprouts.
An Oklahoma farmer outlines practical steps to raise cream quality by better cream separation, cooling, and cleanliness. Emphasizes rapid cooling, low temperatures, strict utensil sanitation, washing powders, and use of alkaline baths. suggests dedicated dairy workspaces and relocating the hand separator from kitchens to a dedicated area. The method illustrated in the drawing is presented as self explanatory.
A compact 19th or early 20th century dairy bulletin notes that bad flavors in cream arise from dirt and decaying vegetables, urges small dairymen to improve butter quality at home, and promotes proper use of skim milk for feeding calves, pigs, poultry, and livestock while detailing feeding schedules and herd health with emphasis on the young bull as a key herd component.
The article warns that neglect of cleaning when hand separators are used degrades butter quality in many dairy areas. It discusses risks from cheap separators and high centrifugal pressures, and notes a Japanese government plan to import Ayrshire heifers for Sapora. It also mentions irrigation mulch and a warning to American dairymen about milk records as rivals pursue Ayrshire stock.
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