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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
3
Government experts and noted writers share insights on farming methods crops and livestock in this agricultural page. Key voices address soil health fertilizer use irrigation and sustainable practices for farmers and communities.
A Farmers' Review note explains a modular poultry housing setup attachable to any sized coop. Key features include a roosting room curtain, a dropping board, roosts eight inches above the board, nest boxes from grocery boxes, a dry leaf storage area, a four inch hinge board for cleaning, front light windows, and a ten by ten foot scratching shed for thirty fowls.
The article explains rust and mildew fungi on wheat, detailing spore stages teleutospores and uredo spores, and notes rust damage in crops. It cites that rust causes over 100 million dollars in annual losses and that U.S. agriculture reports severe impact on wheat and oats compared with other pests.
New Jersey experiment station notes the 1906 fire blight of apples caused by the same organism as pear blight. Blossoms inoculate fruit, with infection moving down peduncles to spurs killing young fruit and surrounding leaves. Bees may spread the germs at blossoming time.
A Morgan Park resident shows how a city man grew a full family harvest with simple tools and early seed starts. He produced radishes, tomatoes, peppers, cauliflower, corn, squash, beans, carrots and more from spring to fall using a basement start and cold frames.
Mrs. D. C. Cornman urges daily cleaning of poultry quarters during winter confinement. Save droppings under cover, mix with dry earth if possible, and use as rich fertilizer. The top dressing enhances garden soil and increases vegetable yield, boosting profitability of chicken raising.
The text proposes replacing all mongrel males with pure bred stock each year, then culling inferior females. It argues killing off male birds is essential to steadily improve the flock while keeping mongrel males blocks progress and reduces costs.
The Japanese and Chinese cultivate cherry trees for flowers and hold picnics under blossoms during hanami. Verses celebrate nature’s beauty in this seasonal display beyond practical fruit use.
The article suggests nailing four or five slats across the top of a drinking trough to prevent ducks from entering with their feet and fouling the water.
Instructions describe digging into a bank to form a lime kiln with an ash pit, grate stones, a three foot high stoned fire hole, and corbelling to create a solid brick like wall after burning. Also mentions using boards, clay, and lighting burn time of about 72 hours. A separate note warns about chicken eating with a crude punishment involving boots and rings.
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