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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
7
Illinois farmer outlines profitable sheep management focusing on timely weaning at fourteen months, dual mutton and wool profits, and emphasis on strong ewes rather than fattening. He stresses breed quality, safe poisonous dips, dipping and spraying options to control fly and maggot pests, while noting evolving, economical methods over traditional powders.
Farrowing of pigs is rarely a continuous two hour process and may extend beyond a day. Premature interference has caused the trouble farmers blamed on difficult parturition, with more sows killed by interference than neglect.
As oats and wheat are harvested, plant a summer legume such as cowpeas soy or velvet bean. Seeds are plentiful and cheap, and no land should lie idle. Apply 200 to 400 pounds of 16 percent acid phosphate per acre as legumes require phosphorus.
Prof D O Barto of Illinois outlines poultry gains from two weeks of extra chick care. Spot signs of head lice as chicks grow sluggish or unable to walk and treat with lice preparation or carbolic vaseline. Grit aids digestion by grinding feed and supplying lime for bone development.
Community breed in favor argues that concentrating one hog breed locally builds a community organization, boosts breeding and feeding opportunities, enables cooperative buying of stock and feed, and helps control diseases through shared knowledge and markets.
Water moves slowly through loose soil and a loose soil acts as mulch to conserve moisture. Shallow cultivation helps kill weeds improve soil structure and allow oxygen and nitrogen entry. Poor cultivation leads to farm losses. For detailed methods contact your local demonstration agent or Clemson College extension division in South Carolina.
The article emphasizes providing shade for poultry during hot summer days to prevent heat stress and systemic disorders that can cause high losses among chicks poults ducklings and goslings. It stresses shelter from sun and heat to safeguard flocks and maintain healthy growth.
A reader notes widespread head lice affecting chicklets and urges timely treatment with a recommended ointment. Authorities advise treating affected flocks weekly to prevent mortality.
The article advises that hens on mixed feeds perform better than with corn meal alone and stresses exercise during the laying season. It recommends clover or alfalfa as top green feeds, with dry mash in rat-proof hoppers for labor efficiency. It notes dry mash yields more fertile eggs, while wet mash requires more care and is less convenient.
Farmers note steady demand for salable draft horses and rising prices. Wheat-like harvest value parallels horse prices as city buyers reappear, signaling high profitability for producers. Strong firms from urban markets active, urging breeders to increase supply to meet growing demand.
The article notes tractors have rapidly advanced and adapted to diverse farm needs from small to large operations. It highlights broad availability, varied sizes and power, and affordable prices for smaller machines, driving major improvements in modern agriculture.
A wild cow gave milk only for its calf but human effort in dairy cattle has boosted production beyond thirty thousand pounds per year, establishing a world record in milk output.
A Department of Agriculture report details experiments on beets and turnips across soils to test substituting common salt for potash. Common salt at 425 pounds per acre produced similar results to 87 percent potash salt at 175 pounds per acre, with no significant yield rise for beets, while turnips required less potash. When common salt joined complete fertilizers, yields rose, suggesting 87 percent potash salts can often be replaced by common salt for fodder roots, especially beets, and that potash yield gains are not solely due to potassium as an essential nutritive element.
A Farm and Home writer advises turning soil in the hen yard each morning to expose earthworms as hens prefer fresh earth. Do the dig between daylight and sunrise or place a board to protect worms near the surface. A three by three foot patch provides soil for twenty hens and helps keep soil disease free.
A Texas man has patented a bucket designed to keep drinking water cool during harvest. The device features an ice container and an interior sleeve at the bottom, improving sanitation and prolonging ice melt time by shielding it from warm air.
A drained soil provides a deeper feeding ground for crops as roots die in saturated conditions. Drainage increases the effective root zone to the drain depth, making more food accessible and usually boosting yields on already cultivated land.
A historic pest control note recommends a homemade spray from cow manure and water. Mix two thirds water with fresh cow droppings in a pail, stir well, and spray plants thoroughly. The striped squash bugs are said to leave the area and seek other hosts.
The passage argues that widespread lack of farm fences in Europe undermines preservation and cultivation, with large tracts of land left without boundaries. It notes fences and unmanaged growth on both sides complicating agricultural use and countrywide cultivation efforts.
A vintage warning ad denounces calomel as mercury harming bones and urges Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable liver remedy. The ad promises a 50 cent bottle guarantees quick relief from sluggish liver and clogged bowels, even for children, and claims it won’t cause salivation.
A quirky ad section notes a “pupil for $10 a lesson” line from a famed artist with a $2 extra, advertising “Femenina” by Dr. B. F. Jackson for female troubles at 60c and $1.00. It also recounts Solomonlike Judgment about two brothers and a shrewd old arbitrator who assigns the elder the task of fair division and the younger the first choice. Arthur Williams cites high injury figures in industry and likens the push for safeguards to a housewife selling cucumber cream, underscoring persuasive power in policy.
Druggists Know a Good Kidney Medicine. Porter’s Drug Store Salisbury North Carolina endorses Dr Kilmer and Swamp Root for kidney trouble. Manager notes good results and recommends it. Sample bottle offered for ten cents with booklet. fifty-cent and one dollar sizes available at drug stores. Adv. November 12 1915.
A Providence benevolent society received a plea from a son supporting a widowed mother and two sisters. The letter stated he was the sole provider for three dependents, but the secretary doubted the case's exaggeration on the margin.
In this dialogue Senator Sorghum avoids committing to a summer destination saying he may not know his location until election returns are in next November. The remark ties to the political timing and uncertainty surrounding the election results.
Mrs J P Bishop of Nashville Tennessee reports thirty two year asthma relief after using Lung-Vita. She states months with no sleep prior to treatment and claims complete relief after first bottle. Ad cites further testimonials for consumption grippe colds croup and whooping cough with price and free booklet offer. Nashville Medicine Co rooms 7 Steger Building Nashville Tenn.
A small boy on a donkey carried supplies to a Texas army camp and arrived as a marching detachment passed with a band. When teased about his brother potentially enlisting the boy, calm and quick wit answered, “I’m afraid he might enlist.”
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is promoted as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system priced at 50 cents.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century hearsay style piece offers quips about family pride and arguing, a joke about soldiers, a sermon against sin via fruit, a tonic advertisement for Renovine priced 50c and 1 dollar, and a line about a man not seeing his own faults, reflecting period humor and advertisements.
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