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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
2
Federal aid road programs worth 110 million dollars highlight the impact of better roads on farming costs and distribution. The Agricultural Department details how improved surfaces cut hauling costs, increase efficiency, and lower overall living costs by easing farm-to-market travel.
Farmers near large cities often ship less than full loads. The U S Department of Agriculture notes many farmers now market neighbors products, creating regular routes. Some have bought trucks thanks to combined business, improving efficiency.
Sweet clover wins on merit. Head lettuce thrives in cool moist weather. Humus yields mellower granular soil. The shining hoe signals good gardening. Plant celery and late cabbage for year round use. Trees grow in height volume value and quality. Soybeans as stock feed urged. Sowing a field yearly to tame grass prevents soil drift most cheaply.
The U S department of agriculture urges farmers to grow sweet sorghum for sirup with simple equipment. It details planting, milling, and evaporating steps, yields per acre, by products, and where to obtain further guidance from Farmer's Bulletin 477.
Large imports of Turkestan alfalfa seed are deemed inferior to native Kansas and Nebraska varieties by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Turkestan seed is less hardy and yields less hay, and can be identified by the presence of larger chalky white Russian knapweed seeds.
Careful study shows direct contact with infected animals as the chief spread path in American dairy farms. The common drinking trough also facilitates transmission, along with contaminated hay straw and feed tainted by diseased animal discharges.
Farmers are advised to make poison bait for cutworms by mixing 50 pounds of bran or cornmeal with two pounds of Paris green and two quarts of molasses to form a stiff dough. Add water if needed and scatter along corn rows, noting the poison will also kill birds so use care.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture notes guineas are increasingly valued as substitutes for grouse and quail and are sought by hotels and restaurants. Most small flocks are raised on farms in the Midwest and South, with a few large breeders near eastern markets. The birds’ dark flesh is tender when young, but older guineas can be tough. their persistent cry is debated, seen by some as a deterrent to marauders.
Growing chicks need proper management in summer to avoid stunted growth. Hatch from strong stock and brood carefully to ensure they mature into well developed fowls.
Examine pallets and hens for lice and dust thoroughly with insect powder. Apply a pea sized ointment mix of vaseline and mercurial or blue ointment one inch below the vent, rubbing gently. Repeat two or three times yearly to keep fowls free from lice.
Keep nests clean and well lit, gather eggs often and store cool. Feed goslings a balanced diet with bread and milk if possible, allow free range, and use only fresh unwashed eggs for storage. Egg hatch mortality is high 50 to 80 percent. proper feeding reduces losses as duck farms expand due to growing markets for young ducks.
In Binghamton New York a woman describes long term nervous prostration and gloom before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improvement and endorses the product for female ailments including irregularities pains backache and indigestion. The ad notes the company address in Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
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