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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
3
The haying season prompts farmers to choose curing methods. Best quality comes from cutting clover at full bloom or timothy at bloom, despite small weight loss. Bright sun aids wilting, but long sun exposure damages quality. Turn hay after wilting, cock in medium stacks, and protect from rain. Open cocks to sun before barn storage. A tedder rake and loader often suffice.
Late corn cultivation shifts to surface work as moisture and soil conditions dictate. Use lightweight implements or hand methods to protect roots, conserve moisture, and curb weeds. Silage feeding requires careful daily handling, with canvas covers to prevent spoilage. John W. Maher offers loans at low costs to farmers upgrading equipment.
The article notes that covers are weighted at the corners with cement slugs, eliminating the need to stake down or fasten the covers.
The hot dry days of summer are best for eradicating persistent weeds such as wild oats mustard quack grass and thistles. After hay and grain harvests, disk the land to cover seeds, then plow harrow and disk again to prevent new root systems. Continue disking until early September and sow rye by mid September to crowd out weeds, with steady rotation and crops like barley rye and clover aiding ongoing weed control.
The essay argues autos spur good roads advocacy nationwide, noting 20 percent of 500 readers consider buying cars, with farmers leading the push for road improvements. It also discusses hog water needs, preferring automatic hog waterers over troughs to prevent contamination, and describes several watering device options for farms.
A man with a horse and wagon makes rounds to keep hog water supplies filled and cleaned. This system prevents trouble from interruptions in fresh water, ensuring hogs always have access to clean water.
The care of a flock of sheep is less sweaty than weeded fields. Sheep rapidly reduce weeds as grasses take over. Some farmers fear wool price declines, but mutton and wool profits plus land enrichment make flocks valuable to farms.
A fragment from an old style notice suggests separation to reduce conflict, advising to place antagonists in separate quarters for better growth. It mentions selling old newspapers at five cents per bundle of fifty at this office.
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