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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
7
An unclear note mentions Brady Aiinnal and a blast event with references to DK and FAR A. The text is fragmented with scattered terms and animal growth notes, lacking coherent details or identifiable entities.
The text offers household farming advice on dairying cost cuts, seed corn storage, hog and pig feeding, and general livestock care. It stresses diversification, avoiding overreliance on one feed, and pursuing diversified, well managed husbandry to maintain profits and health.
The article discusses pruning crowded branches and thinning fruit to improve orchard yield. It notes June drop as a factor but emphasizes thinning to relieve over crowded trees and improve market presentation of apples with tasteful packing.
A farm dairy expert explains feeding cows with homegrown produce like squashes carrots and apples. It stresses avoiding certain vegetables, removing seeds from pumpkins, using bran mash with beets, and careful handling of cornstalks and clover to maintain milk flow and cow health.
In the fall it is a good time to clean up an orchard. Idle or fallen fruit should be removed to reduce disease risk and pests. Pruning and soil care support tree health for next year’s growth and yields.
Officials warn in pruning guidance to use proper tools and techniques to prevent injuries. The advice highlights careful handling of branches and coordinated work to reduce risk while maintaining orchard health.
A farmer note explains that seeds of common weeds mixed into silage with corn peas or other forages lose vitality when ensiled. When the silage is later spread with manure on the land the weed seeds do not germinate in spring.
Practical advice on pig rearing from W R Gilbert advocating early weaning at eight to ten weeks, use of milk and shorts to start pigs, open housing with shelter, access to earth, and rooting foods. Recommends roots in winter, boiled and fed with grain, minimal free water, and milk as a key nutrition to lengthen pigs.
Farmers should apply at least 100 bushels of lime per acre about two years prior to planting cabbage to improve soil fertility and structure.
Dairying emerges as a promising line of work with emphasis on detail and careful management. The note highlights practical approaches to running dairy operations efficiently and profitably.
The article warns to remove sick birds and burn dead ones during outbreaks and to disinfect feed vessels regularly. It notes white diarrhoea in chicks from a germ, scaly legs from a mite, and suggests a powder of pyrethrum and sulfur to rid birds of parasites.
Sarah Peters of Nashville Kansas shares gosling rearing tips from the Farmers Mail and Breeze. She incubates five goose eggs per hen, treats each egg with warm water, and expects one gosling per egg. After hatch, she dries them, provides grit, crushed oyster shells, and feeds corn soaked in sweet milk with milk and water.
Skim milk is cited as a top addition for poultry feed alongside bran and oatmeal. The note emphasizes its nutritional value for hens in mixed rations.
The text describes fish gulping water, gumming eyes, becoming listless, refusing food, and dying when kept in shallow vessels or troughs. It outlines how shallow water stresses fish and leads to mortality.
A brief note emphasizes the importance of consistent attention to small details in daily work and life. The author urges careful habits beyond occasional effort to maintain reliability and accuracy.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions pyrethrum insect powder and a blend with powder gua. Context unclear, no dates or entities. Summary reflects limited readable details without asserting specifics.
The United States Rural Free Delivery system has grown to 42 205 receivers as of the current fiscal year. From the start of the year to June 39 1913, 163 routes were established and two were discontinued.
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