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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
7
A page featuring government policy coverage and expert opinions on agriculture. Prominent writers weigh in on farming methods and allied topics, presenting insights for farmers and readers seeking practical guidance.
A reader question about small alcohol distillers in France and a 2 year old law removing internal revenue tax on de natured alcohol is examined. The piece notes high alcohol prices, predicts industry concentrates in factories, and describes French portable distillers and traveling distillers who convert crops into alcohol. It doubts practical adoption in the United States for many years.
The article details the Hoard's Dairyman farm bull pen with diagrams of the barn, yard, and feeding system. A pulley and rope operate a doorway to slide the bull from the feed room to his stall, while the breeding pen remains closed until the bull is brought in for feeding and watering.
The author outlines a method of packing bee colonies using tarred paper and two layers in Ferris two queen hives and eight frame hives. He notes practical results from spring packing, wintering outdoors in Ohio, and compares single versus dual paper pieces while warning beginners about feeding heat and insulation.
The article describes a do it yourself four horse evener with specific measurements and materials including a five foot four inch stick two pulleys and braces. It also notes a farmers institute speaker on removing plant food noting nitrogen phosphorus and potassium losses when harvesting corn and the portion contained in grain.
The illustration shows Stink Grass or eragrostis multiflora a native of the old world now naturalized in the United States. It is coarse and weedy with a disagreeable odor when fresh though drying removes the odor and makes hay palatable. The plant is annual and can be easily killed if not wanted. The air dried plant carries about 18 percent protein and 2.15 nitrogen. Fresh eggs command a premium in cities and raising chickens near cities can be profitable.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip contrasts a suitor asking to marry a daughter with a terse reply about support and lifestyle. The exchange features a manager commenting on smoking and the suitor retorting it is his affair, ending with a silvery line about not hiring a smoked ham.
The sportsman compares the ideal hunter to men who chase work rather than game. The dialogue contrasts the “right sort” who hunt daily without caring for results with those who seek work instead of sport.
A wry remark on marriage follows a groom learning the true force of nerves when he wed a highly anxious wife. The line hints at domestic tension and the unpredictable strength of a tense partnership.
The author outlines a management method for draft mares before and after foaling. It covers feeding with oats bran and hay, moderate work, night presence during foaling, two adjoining clean stalls, sterilization with creolin lime whitewash, and tying the mare until after birth. It details disinfecting the navel with creolin water boracic acid chalk and moving the colt to a dry bedded stall after birth.
When soil remains cloddy a large portion is rendered unusable for crop growth. The text explains how compacted or broken soil aggregates hinder seedling emergence and root development, lowering yields and efficiency in farming practices.
A brisk exchange unfolds as a pretty girl offers a charity publication and declares she has come to take his name. The young man, startled, recalls the leap year superstition and stammers as he considers the request.
A terse aphorism notes that an offer to compromise from the rival implies you hold the stronger position. The line frames negotiation as leverage based on the superior stance of the one presenting terms.
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