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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
8
The article argues yearly forage shortages result from spoilage and waste, especially corn stalks. It promotes silos as essential for preserving forage, enabling year round feeding, cheaper production, and higher profits, with corn and other crops suitable for silage.
Instructions on lime use for field seeds cover lime types quantities per acre on well drained soil. Lime should be applied with rye at seeding or on top of furrow then worked in. Do not mix lime with manure directly. The Inter Ocean is cited as the older weekly Lake region paper.
A farmer argues deep plowing to eight to fourteen inches creates a better bed, stores more moisture, and sustains crops during droughts. He cites growth differences on deep plowed gumbo soil, notes drought impact last season, and urges price assurances to encourage wider farming.
The article argues farmers should judge their business like a successful manufacturer, using long term returns rather than short term prices. It notes hog prices can spike this season and fall next, making single season profits unreliable.
The article advises dairymen to house milk cows during peak heat, feed green fodder cut a day ahead, offer water daily, and avoid dew drenched feed. Indoors with proper shade and nighttime pasture yields more milk than daytime grazing or standing in water. It notes broader efficiency on small grassy farms and ends with a stray printing remark.
The article argues that rotating pastures refreshes forage and boosts animal appetite. It notes that even a small separation by a wire fence can renew grazing appeal. Resting pastures prevents tainting and supports health, with larger ranges needing proportional stocking. Stockowners often graze twice the normal herd for three weeks to a month before resting.
A Wisconsin College of Agriculture bulletin notes alfalfa hay has higher protein per hundred pounds than other cured hays and rich carbohydrates. It lists protein contents: alfalfa eleven pounds per hundred, alfalke clover eight, red clover seven, barley five, while red top bluegrass timothy and oat hay fall below five.
Immature seed cut green and dried properly in a dry place surpasses mature seed that dries, wets, and freezes. Proper handling preserves quality, suggesting the best seed comes from the earlier harvest.
A. Stid of Mason Michigan recalls a terrible exposure to a vicious storm that left him with a severe cold and chest pains, nearly costing him his life. He reports lasting distress from the harsh weather.
A reader testimonials a fhigibor using Dr King's New Discovery for coughs and throat trouble. The ad claims pneumonia risk and urges continued use with two bottles for cure. It mentions price one dollar, trial bottle free, and guaranteed by druggists.
The article advises choosing ears of corn from dry locations to prevent freezing and to enable selecting preferred stalks. It notes corn culture as key to flax purification and warns that soil disturbance in summer can trigger disease spores to germinate and die out.
Copy describes Bucklen’s Arnica Galve as a cure for piles and a healer of burns, ulcers, cuts, bruises, eczema, pimples, and skin eruptions. It promises relief from itching inflammation and swelling and claims low price of 25 cents at druggists.
The Seed Plot urges farmers to plant a seed plot annually for each grain. It argues corn or potatoes help purify soil by removing weeds and diseases and reducing volunteer grain, though cross variety volunteers may still appear. It suggests pulling out stray plants like mustard as needed.
Oscar Bygland, now assistant cashier at Citizen's State Bank of Lankin N D, credits Union Commercial College Grand Forks for his rapid rise. He urges young people to study banking at the U C C and asks them to send for a catalog.
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