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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1895
Page
3
The article argues lime is a vital soil element, not just a plant food. It discusses lime versus limestone, lime’s chemical effects, and how liming improves soil structure, decomposition, and nutrient availability. It notes local practice of applying 20 to 40 bushels per acre, timing, and cautions on using superphosphate. It also contrasts eastern and western wheat production and fertilizer reliance.
Kansas Farmer argues deep subsoiling must precede irrigation when subsoil is hard. Subsoil compacts from rain and evap dries, hindering moisture storage. A subsoil plow that reaches deep will create a water store and protect crops during drought, enabling effective irrigation later.
A long excerpt advises thorough cleaning of nests roosts and partitions with kerosene and lime, whitewashing and replacing roosts to curb lice. It links cleanliness to pullet profitability, notes dusting with white dust and buckwheat hulls, and warns against overfeeding while emphasizing timely hatching and feeding for winter egg production and market-ready chicks.
A mixed ration of wheat and corn benefits milk cows. Manure should be hauled in spring and finely rotted for better field incorporation. A Kansas pamphlet on Feeding Wheat to Farm Animals compiles all key feeding articles. Turkeys flock size grows across several states. Farmers note advantages of rotted manure for quicker wheat stock reduction and cheap mill feed supplies amid a light crop of hickory nuts.
Field and Fireside notes that sorghum does not poison cattle though overeating green feeds can cause blast or colic-like illness. Experts from Oklahoma Nebraska warn second crop sorghum after frosts may worsen effects. Wheat-to-flour yields vary. mills use 41 to 44 bushels per barrel commonly, with recent offsets from low wheat prices and offal value.
Montana Union Depot receives daily trains from St Paul Chicago and eastern points. For information time cards maps and tickets contact W M Tuohy General Agent 23 E Broadway Butte Montana.
A correspondent details a double harpoon fork method for fodder, describing a track wagon with hayrack, tying bundles with ropes, and unloading efficiency. The Cincinnati Price Current reports wheat feed use across eight states, mainly winter wheat, with Iowa importing more from other states as stock feeding rises.
In Antrim scotch Irish oxton bannocks with a hole in the middle are baked as gift cakes. In other counties a cake is thrown outside the door on New Year’s Eve to keep hunger away. In the Isle of Man a home ritual involved smoothing ashes and reading a footprint in the ashes to predict death or birth in the coming year. Anbalay analysis notes impracticability of saving money.
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