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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1916
Page
3
A Minnesota study shows farm horses work about 3.5 hours daily and cost $95.75 yearly per horse. Feeding mixtures of corn and cottonseed meal can replace oats at lower cost, saving about 6.4 cents per horse daily, with six horses on a typical quarter-section farm.
An experiment at the Wisconsin station shows that proper ventilation boosts milk yield and health. Twenty cows alternated between poor and good ventilation, with no change in feed intake but more milk and weight regained under good air. water intake rose under poor ventilation.
Geo. W. Godfrey of Iowa notes a disappointing previous season but optimistic plans for improved corn and silage. He urges early seed testing, diversity in orchard stock, and better livestock production, warning market conditions threaten agriculture while highlighting new crop strategies and fruit varieties.
The Secretary of Agriculture outlines a severe fertilizer crisis caused by a German embargo on potash. He notes soaring acid prices, limited nitrogen supplies, and potential domestic potash from alunite, kelp, and Searles Lake. Research aims to unlock ammonium phosphate and fish scrap uses, while urging total conservation and better crop rotation this year.
The article outlines a thorough method to clean and maintain farm harness after harvest. Disassemble all metal parts, wash leather in rain water with washing powder, soak thirty minutes, scrub, dry, apply harness blacking, polish with the grain, apply two coats of neatsfoot oil with kerosene and lampblack, and air dry away from heat. Occasional soap sponging keeps it supple. A note mentions Boston men inspecting the lake steamer Wallula.
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