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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1912
Page
7
A farmer reports a proven method to combat gophers using a mixture of strychnine, boiled wheat, and sugar. The guide warns the wheat must be boiled to prevent germination and suggests an eighth of an ounce of strychnine per gallon of wheat with a quart of sugar. Also notes possible a Gopher Day and advises timely spring planting for fruit trees.
N J Shepherd discusses soil health and profit from farming. He argues rotation preserves yields and soil fertility, dairying uses less soil fertility, testing selects best calves, and deep plowing stores rainfall. He warns against overgrazing, poor colt care, and keeping hogs on short rations, stressing water, rest, and healthy calves for long-term profitability.
This excerpt recommends a mix of roughage including timothy hay with occasional clover for horses. It stresses regular exercise for mares not currently working and notes that small winter-time attention can raise colt value at market.
Sheep drink little water and must be kept in good condition to improve soil. Rub affected ewe parts with melted butter. Castrate lambs not bent by two weeks old. A good flockmaster watches every sheep daily. Select rams that stand square on thin legs and show courage. Slow animals disappoint.
A fragment discusses starting calves on a broad meal with a teaspoonful gradually increasing to a tablespoonful at each feeding. It notes limited improvement but claims the meat contains about 60 percent distestable protein and suggests completing a milking diet for continuous feed, implying a mix to maximize calf growth.
Readable fragments describe pasture turning as a practice done too early in spring, causing soil compaction and damage to young grass. The note mentions stock being turned onto pasture when ground is wet, hindering root establishment and future growth. John W. Maher offers farm loans with low rates and easy terms.
Practical notes for pork production emphasize small breed choices, spring trials, and quality over size. Care focuses on sow comfort, temperament, and consistent feed. a calm sow eases management and improves meat yield with efficient waste use.
Four year study by the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture fed young heifers wheat, corn, and oats in identical nutrient amounts. Calves from wheat-fed cows were weak and undersized at birth, while Angus cattle showed superior feeding and general suitability. The results emphasize breed-specific feeding virtues without declaring any single breed supreme for all stock purposes.
Tests compared corn wheat and mixed diets on young birds to assess growth and health. Results indicated diet quality affected vitality, with corn-based rations yielding variable outcomes and wheat mixtures providing more robust condition, suggesting digestion and nutrition depend on feed composition.
The text quotes G P Williams arguing farmers believe badly chilled lambs die anyway and that delaying care wastes time. It discusses handling, beet timing, and revived stock, noting uncertainty about recovery and urging timely action.
An article discusses gentle quiet milking practices for dairy cows and cautions against stress. It covers udder care, teats, vaseline use, and drying. notes milk fat variation and the Dexter breed's origins, size, and milk capacity. highlights calving and calf nursing as part of milking discipline. It emphasizes individual cow temperament and proper prepartum feeding, milking technique, and calf involvement.
Farmers weigh nurse crop use before sowing alfalfa noting it can harm on clean corn or potato ground if weeds are absent, while on weedy land a light barley or oats nurse crop may be acceptable. Oats drain more soil moisture and are prone to weed invasion, making careful timing and conditions crucial per L R Waldran.
A fragmented ad style notice touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the quick relief for pimples scratches burns cuts and sprains for boys and girls. It claims unequaled healing for piles and sells for 26 cents at druggists with a note about John W. Maher farm loans and repayment terms.
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