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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
11
A compendium of farming guidance covering dairy herd selection breeding feeding and calving. chick rearing and brooding practices. pasture management alfalfa curing and Soil tests. hog and sheep care including exercise water and bedding. fruit trees garden crops and blackberry market notes.
R A Galliher stresses proper treatment of farm horses to maximize utility. Emphasizes selecting a balanced, well driven team, preferably mares for breeding value, with careful harness fit, liberal feeding, mid day harness removal, thorough grooming, and avoiding work after meals.
Practical advice for small flock sheep farming includes buck lamb versus wether lamb values, early castration, dipping after shearing, feeding, pasture management, shelter, hoof care, and daily flock checks. Emphasizes breeding value of ewes, stock quality, and gradual growth of a manageable flock.
W. M. Kelly argues that woven wire fencing transforms hog farming nationwide. He urges farmers to use waste land for pasture and feed corn continually to keep pigs productive, healthy, and cost efficient, criticizing shaded pens and limited pasture.
A. T. S. argues that hens yield better chicks with greater vitality and easier upbringing than incubators. The essay also suggests leaving wide turning rows at garden ends, usable as grassed walkways, trimmed with a mower for beauty and convenience.
Organize the garden by placing plants in straight rows like a field. Create even intervals, align seed beds, and mark paths to ensure uniform spacing and easy maintenance. Use a grid plan to guide plant placement and optimize sun, water, and soil use.
The report notes corn is not a suitable crop to follow alfalfa due to excessive rainfall and the resulting conditions. It highlights the impact of persistent rain on crop rotations and yields.
N L Harris superintendent of the Kansas State Agricultural College poultry farm argues geese are highly profitable to raise on farms. They require little shelter and care, are disease resistant, and rarely fall prey to hawks. Emden and Toulouse varieties are best for Kansas, and water is the only essential.
Farm Journal presents two beginner friendly poultry house designs. The first is a small city lot friendly two story coop by Tom Purple of Binghamton New York for keeping a few chickens of two breeds. He reports success with 60 square feet and uses straw and leaves for bedding and scatter feed to encourage activity. The second design features a hen house with an attached scratching shed and a modest elevation above ground.
A compact chicken coop description describes a ground level house with a board floor and a low opening to a scratching shed. The shed floor is earth and front protection is provided by wire netting. The design can be scaled to any size.
New York wholesale market note states that official milk prices have been abolished making accurate quotations impossible to provide.
The note explains that a hen’s best performance is not guaranteed in her first year since that year begins at six months old. It emphasizes cautious expectations for early laying or vigor and clarifies timing of the first year.
The article advises using decayed vegetables to attract worms and states that fowls with worms should be given a small bread-pill dose of turpentine followed by an oil dose a few hours later. If no worms are present, the turpentine will not harm them.
Be sure hens have ample water. Laying hens drink more than twice as much as sitting hens, and hotter days increase this need for fresh water.
A note suggests an easy method to attract crows by exposing unhatched eggs on the ground every few hours. The tip claims crows will return regularly to pick at the eggs, leaving viewers with a curious demonstration of the birds’ foraging behavior.
A note on feline feeding behavior suggests tempting cats with dead chicks to attract their care and appetite.
Three tons of salt moved from Eureka to Hapfork via Redding in 120 sacks of 60 pounds. Postage per sack 54 cents totaling 64.80 dollars. If hauled directly from Reddington to Weaverville by freight, the distance would cost 60 dollars at the regular rate of 1 dollar per hundred.
The raspberry is praised as a premier small fruit suited for garden or truck farming. Care guidance covers planting time, spacing, harvesting, and winter protection. Cuthbert red raspberry highlighted. annual bearing with renewing canes. Proper mulching, soil humus, and frost resistance noted for long-lasting yields.
Cultivate young peach trees to conserve soil moisture and nutrients. Till soil six to eight inches deep when possible to promote a deep, resilient root system. Apply fertilizer after plowing and disk harrow, then perform frequent deep cultivations to form a mulch, control weeds, and prevent crusting and moisture loss.
Pruning by winter cutting back to three to three and a half feet after natural summer growth yields bushier plants. In spring tie canes to wire supports, producing larger berries, easier picking, and higher prices. The method suits fruit farms and ordinary farmers, with winter work readily fitting time.
The essay describes turning a brush pile into a productive orchard space. It notes the pile attracts pests and weeds but once cooled embers are cleared the hard work starts with spraying and cultivation to improve the orchard.
Raspberries produce fruit only on canes that are two years old.
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