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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1925
Page
3
British aviation experts claim a new exhaust system lets gases escape without losing power or speed and a noiseless propeller arrangement further reduces sound. The piece blends science notes with ad style lines on Cuticura products and a proverb about compromise with a broad-minded man.
A soil chemist at the New Jersey agricultural experiment station discusses defining fertile soil by its accumulated organic matter. He cites Sir Henry Gilbert and Sir John Russell, contrasting long term soil fertility with short term yield and urging farmers to save farmyard manure, apply lime, grow legumes, and use crop rotations to maintain soil health.
USDA experiments show cocklebur burs are poisonous to swine cattle sheep and chickens. Deaths likely from young plants eaten before true leaves form. If forage is scarce, animals may ingest enough to suffer serious harm. Milk feeding after ingestion helps pigs, with fats like bacon grease lard and linseed oil offering remedies.
The guide extols asparagus as dependable and nutritious, favoring the Mary Washington variety for home and commercial use. It advises planting crowns four feet apart in rows two feet apart, preparing hills for melons cucumbers and squash, mixing manure with soil and acid phosphate, and delaying outdoor planting until apple blossoms open. Early use can begin with strawberry box plantings in cloths.
It is likely that once the garden plot is located it will not be changed for several years. To provide proper rotation a portion should be seeded to clover each year. Do not plant any one crop twice in succession in the same place. Refer to the preceding year's plan to guide changes.
White diarrhea or the bacillus form haunts the poultry industry. Inspect breeding stock before hatching, separate affected chicks, and feed sour milk to prevent outbreaks. Overheating brooder, chilling, and overfeeding trigger diarrhea. maintain proper temps, feed little and often, and use buttermilk daily. Breed from flock free of white diarrhea and prevent losses.
W R Robbers New Jersey state superintendent urges dairy farmers to use proven high producing sires. He notes Guernsey bull No Plus Ultra's 84 daughters average 500 more quarts annually, about $100 extra per cow, suggesting herd breeding shifts could boost output and reduce barn space and feed needs.
This call to action urges clearing brush and weeds from old pastures, preserving a shade tree here and there, and establishing palatable grasses. It emphasizes removing surplus water and fertilizing until at least two blades of grass replace one, turning the slogan into reality.
Farmers are urged to keep accounts and records to avoid waste. Spoiled silage should not be fed to horses or mules. Test seed corn germination and avoid planting ears with low germination. Repair farm machinery and prepare for planting rush. Alfalfa is advised as the best general forage, with red clover and rape as alternatives.
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