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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1897
Page
5
A long folding ladder idea from The New Yorker uses two pine sides and hardwood steps, adjustable via iron plates to lock sections. Additional notes report New Jersey fertilization experiments on peach trees showing benefits from complete chemical fertilizers, especially nitrogen and phosphorus from organic matter.
American grape varieties are strong growers needing less severe pruning than European vintners. Vines are planted farther apart, requiring more wood to be left. As vines age, removing alternate vines doubles trellis space per plant, reducing mildew risk. Root pruning through deeper cultivation stabilizes temperatures and lessens mildew and grape rot threats.
An Iowa Homestead writer notes catalpa trees underperform as grove trees. He describes interplanting soft maples for rapid growth and later thinning to favor ash as the permanent grove. Black locust and dense shade trees are tried for faster groves, while prairie rose becomes Iowa’s state flower. Several cultivars of carnations and roses including Mme. Abel Chatenay receive attention.
An Iowa man describes simple field and husker derricks with diagrams from The National Stockman. The contrivances include a temporary field derrick and a wheeled wagon rack, with details on wheels, a hay sling, and a rope and block system to lift and move shocks of corn efficiently during loading and unloading.
Central New York leads in hot house lamb production with eight week old lambs shipped from stations. Prices Feb 21 ranged from 7 dollars for best to 3-5 dollars for inferior. Questioning why farms don’t all produce best, critics note profits in warm-fold methods and caution against rogue commission dealers. Also included is guidance on detecting horse defects and diseases with step by step examination.
Professor Davenport outlines a useful horse type with a deep chest high head and bright eye. He notes strong endurance and 20 year service promise, asking who will breed such a horse and what bloodlines will produce it.
The piece condemns horse docking as cruel, describing the bleeding stump and searing with hot iron, and contrasts market demand for quality stock with moral objections. It cites Breeder's Gazette praising better bloodlines and high prices for well bred young stock amid hard times.
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