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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1911
Page
4
A Country Gentleman correspondent describes using Angora goats to clear brush on Cascade mountains land near the California line. He bought about ninety goats, notes their hardiness and care needs, and highlights mohair demand and pricing, with goats averaging four pounds of mohair next spring.
The article debates whether cooking feed for stock is worthwhile, noting that steam aided keeping warm improves intake and digestion for pigs in severe weather. It argues cooking can be cost effective where steam or cheap devices provide hot water, especially when feeds are scarce or substandard.
The Sacramento river dairy system uses a forty five foot motor boat to gather milk from pasture lands and deliver to Sacramento. Capacity is 600 gallons and the method cuts marketing costs by about half versus shipping by rail.
An farming advisory warns that withered peach mummies left on trees harbor fungal spores that rot crops next year. It urges early autumn removal and burning of mummies, plus Bordeaux mixture spraying to prevent disease, stressing timely action and community effort for healthier orchards.
It is not the size of the farm but the size of the farmer that matters. The man who studies to maximize land, works efficiently, and concentrates his effort succeeds with limited acreage.
Unleached wood ashes sown broad cast to the orchard will prove beneficial. Large apple orchards benefit from evaporators to dry windfall fruit. The garden teaches intensive farming, high fertility, and profitable small plots. Sow lettuce now for Thanksgiving and Christmas use, frame or greenhouse transplant later. Prune currants and gooseberries after leaf fall and mound roots to protect against winter.
The article advises not disturbing bees in cold weather and suggests feeding some colonies with a mix of honey and sugar to survive winter. It notes that late summer honey harvesters may need to supplement food to prevent losses, and explains that bottling hot honey above 160 degrees F preserves it for a year. It also mentions candying differences and cautions that cold, especially in cellars, accelerates candying.
A farming note explains that every harvest of apples potatoes corn and other grains removes nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash from the soil. Unless these nutrients are replenished, yields will inevitably decline.
Big cornstalks have value for supporting twining plants and as ornamental poles. Choose eight to twelve foot wagon-tow stalks with about three inch bases, strip leaves, and bundle in dozens. Keep them dry under shelter to preserve bright glaze and pale golden color like bamboo.
A 1911 Michigan report notes electric trolley lines boosted fruit disposal from Berrien County and nearby orchards to Benton Harbor docks and Chicago. Multiple railways and steamers, aided by lake refrigeration, speed shipments 100 miles to market, cutting costs and avoiding shipping delays. The system, combining electric, rail, and lake transport, enables large crops of apples peaches pears to reach consumers efficiently.
Plant green crops now to build limmus in the soil. Turn them under later to enrich fertility for future harvests and maintain healthy soil structure. This practice supports sustainable cropping through continuous organic matter input.
A杂杂 mixture of home gardening advice and natural history. Tips on ladder safety, bulb care for gladiolus and dahlias, tuberous plants like sweet potatoes and squash, plus using winter squash shells for practical tasks. The piece notes a rising grape juice industry and showcases dispersal of freshwater mollusks by waterfowl, with quips from Harper's Weekly and Town Topics.
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