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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
7
A government experts and other prominent writers discuss agriculture and allied topics. The feature surveys methods, crops, livestock, soil care, and farm policy through balanced opinions from authorities and commentators.
The article explains a cooperative approach to ice harvesting using a shared derrick and gear. It details constructing a portable ice reservoir, freezing water from wells when streams are unsafe, and steps to form ten-inch ice blocks with minimal labor and no cash outlay beyond time.
Ground oats fed separately from corn yield better results when corn is plentiful. Some millers blend more corn than oats, varying with prices. For fowls avoid feeding whole oats or whole cats, as oats have a hard husk and are wasted. Always provide grit to aid grinding and digestion.
A Bee Culture correspondent describes a method to cut comb honey from combs and place it in glass jars for a non perishable attractive package. The article explains cutting technique jar sizes and yields, plus notes on using tins or glass, and keeping openings large and clean.
The article argues that a dairy cow's best winter production requires a balanced ration based on roughage such as legume hay and succulents like silage. It warns against relying on corn fodder and timothy alone and recommends locally grown feeds, plus appropriate grain amounts for cows producing 20 to 25 pounds of milk daily.
Onion seed is cheaper for general crops while sets yield earlier green onions but cost more and are harder to plant. Prepare the bed in fall, enrich with manure, and consider plowing under late summer cowpeas. Drill seeds 18 inches apart with a common garden drill, cover with moist soil, and avoid planting deeper than two inches. Soak seeds before planting, test viability, and thin seedlings to two to four inches apart as they grow.
A Philadelphia Ledger snippet presents a terse exchange over marriage prospects and support, with an actor replying to criticism about smoking. The dialogue reflects social expectations and personal pride amid press and theatre life.
An article warns that feeding hens excessive wet mash fatally harms them. It emphasizes a diet shift toward dry feed, noting that a larger portion of the ration should consist of dry foods to protect flock health.
Millet seed scattered in deep litter encourages hens to hustle and increases appetite for a later ration. Local poultry note advises using millet as a stimulant feed to boost later feed intake and overall flock vigor.
A notice emphasizes keeping the poultry house clean as a matter of dollars and cents rather than sentiment, urging action to maintain hygiene and efficiency.
Denver July 12 The Democratic national committee will confer with William Jennings Bryan in Lincoln on Tuesday next. The committee met yesterday to organize but delayed action awaiting Bryan’s telegraphed invitation and guidance from the Democratic leader.
The article warns that many seed mixes contain live weed seeds mixed with chaff oats linseed barley and corn products often smeared with molasses. Such mixtures risk germination in feeds and fields, spreading weeds like charlock. screenings vary in quality and price, and some blends priced high still carry dangerous weed seeds.
A note on breed standards states pure white fowls should have all feathers with shafts uniformly white and no creamy tint. Clean, bright plumage is required for conformity to color specification.
Do not discard sour milk as it benefits chicks. The note advises feeding the young birds with the soured liquid to promote health and growth.
A humorous note compares the value of popcorn to Indian meat, suggesting the foolishness of such estimates. It hints that fowls favor yellow corn over other grain, implying practical preference amid odd assertions.
The Petoskey Fiber and Paper company of Petoskey Michigan and twenty three wrapping paper firms pleaded guilty on July 12 in U S circuit court. Judge Hough fined each company two thousand dollars for violating the anti pooling provision of the Sherman act.
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