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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
3
Government experts and prominent writers contribute to a page for farmers with insights on crop management soil health and market conditions. The section presents guidance on farming practices policy impacts and practical options for rural households.
The article argues for growing local field corn and early varieties to fatten pigs in the field. It advises using flint or early maturing corn, proper watering, and field management to optimize gains, with considerations of penning, weather, area size, and timing from April farrow to September harvest.
A North Carolina Agricultural Station survey lists twelve enemies of bees with bee moth as the major threat. Italian bees in frame hives resist best, Blacks in log gums worst, and frame hives yield the most honey across races. Strong colonies endure better. weak colonies invite moth damage.
A home made hay stacker is shown with detailed dimensions for timber parts. The design uses no castings, relies on common stock, and features a weight box filled with stones and a pulley system to control lowering and braking.
Insects that chew foliage are poisoned by internal stomach intake, while leaf piercers are attacked from outside. Paris green arsenic compounds target leaf chewers, soap suds and coal oil combat leaf suckers, and hele bore provides a lighter alternative to arsenic poisons.
The illustration shows a shed to store two mow ers one binder one seeder one disc harrow one corn planter a drag a roller a steel harrow a fanning mill two corn cultivators with wheels four one horse cultivators two wagons and a manure spreader. A 40 by 40 foot shed or longer is suggested with a dry clay floor and few posts. Two rows of machinery fit in each 16 foot space and optional storage under the roof. Long 24 by 60 or 70 foot shed with sliding doors may be best for drive in access. Galvanized steel for the roof is recommended.
A note warns that excess corn in pig feed leads to weak bones and frequent fractures, urging proper nutrition for healthier livestock.
In Plunkville a suffragette leader jeers that their sex does not need razors. A meek man jokes his wife uses his razor to sharpen pencils. A visitor asks about Sim Pifffe, the candidate for hog reeve, described as combining the sterling qualities of Beaconsfield and Pitt.
In regions where clover grows easily, hog raising is simplified due to abundant hog feed.
The article notes that physical and genetic progress in hog breeding has accelerated, suggesting hog improvement outpaces other farm animals. It highlights selective breeding and management as key drivers of better hog stock.
The guide describes constructing a manure pit with a three foot deep space and sloped concrete platforms that lead to a central trench. Leachings drain into the trench, are pumped up, and spread over the manure heap. It advises two heaps so one ferments while the other fills.
A short exchange between a trap caught mouse and a free rodent unfolds with a humorous miscommunication about knowledge and origin. The mouse asks about mechanics but the roaming rodent replies he knows nothing, noting he has always boarded with bankers and the ike.
Dialogue from a Maine guide scene notes surprise at congratulations and hints the season is half over. The exchange underlines observed progress and an element of humor in a local setting.
A reader asks for the best mix to destroy head lice on old birds. Any known lice killer works. if unavailable, use kerosene and lard rubbed into feather roots. Oil may kill lice, as ducks with oily skin are rarely bothered by them.
A Philadelphia Press quip imagines detective Herlock Sholmes remarking on a Brooklyn resident, noting the blush when asked about living location. The witty exchange satirizes privacy and pride in urban living.
A bibulous patient tells Dr. Doc that TV keeps him awake and counting sheep fails. The exchange turns on whether counting sheep helps sleep better than other remedies.
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