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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1916
Page
4
A column urges farmers to choose one pure breed and invest in it. Start with a breeding pen or a set of eggs, rejecting mixed stock to avoid cross bred flocks. A single well chosen breed can raise egg production and stock quality for modest cost.
A Iowa note describes a cross cultivation method to weed potatoes without hoeing. Lay rows with a stirring plow, stretch a crosswise wire, and drop seed at row intersections for efficient, less laborious planting. Two workers help reset the gauge for each next row.
A detailed explanation describes fertilized eggs containing a living germ that develops into a chick. Heat from the incubator feeds the embryo, which gradually builds organs and systems using the yolk and white. Incubation timing depends on temperature. late hatchings can occur up to the twenty-fourth day.
Efficiency gains emerge when adding a third horse to a single plow. Two men and four horses previously plowed 1 1/2 acres daily. With three horses on one plow, one man and three horses reach 3 acres per day, freeing another worker for extra tasks.
In Broome County New York a man bought a neglected 95 acre farm for 16.32 per acre and within two years earned 32 percent on the investment. He improved soil via lime and fertilizer restored an old orchard and kept cattle while yields rose from 90 to 150 bushels per acre for potatoes and produced a net return of 694.60 plus a four cow herd aiding family support.
Agricultural notes advise maintaining 52 degree cream before churning and warming to 75 degrees before processing water to rinse butter. Salt evenly, churn lightly, and keep temperatures consistent to avoid churn problems. The column also covers radiator scale, tractor vs horse use, deadhead land clearance, starting a garden, and a California alligator pear tree insured for 30000 dollars.
Article highlights concrete floors with patent bricks for sanitary dairy barns, steel stalls to reduce dust, and better ventilation. It notes silos turn thistles into feed, storing nutrients efficiently and producing cleaner, higher quality silage. It urges farmers to inventory past year purchases and plan for the season with new machinery and buildings. It also cites music in homes, early nursery stock orders, and incubator benefits for poultry.
The article argues against crediting a cow with a calf yearly value of 5 to 10 dollars. It urges counting only the calf's value three days after birth, since later growth and sale of milk and dairy products represent wealth. It notes US milk production costs around five cents per quart and a calf consuming at least two gallons of milk.
The article notes calf value rises with labor and capital investment, not at birth. It cites pig club results in Oklahoma and Kentucky, where youths raised hogs to top market prices, with one 11 month old hog weighing 440 pounds yielding a profit of 8.90 per head after costs.
Mottled butter results from uneven salt distribution due to inadequate mixing and temperature control. Avoid extreme temperatures and large variations, adjust churn revolutions, and keep wash water within two degrees of buttermilk to ensure uniform salt distribution and prevent mottling.
The article discusses how livestock feeders strive to win buyers' praise by delivering top quality cattle and hogs. It highlights standards expected by buyers and the reputation built from consistent, profitable, well-finished animals.
State agent of Washington reports a boy club competition that rewarded youths for collecting and destroying tent caterpillars. Last spring and early summer fruit trees in the locality were heavily infested but 2,731 tents were brought in and destroyed, greatly aiding the community.
A poultryman argues against wet mash as the first food, noting it causes hens to overeat and fatten without exercise. He favors a morning ration of equal parts cracked corn and whole wheat scattered in litter, with mash served at noon for fifteen minutes of feeding.
The article notes a medical company uses a trade slogan and advises keeping horses fit in winter. It suggests driving heavy horses singly on stormy days to provide daily exercise, reducing stiffness and soft muscles for better spring work.
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