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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
8
Practical advice on shelter, dampness, and humane treatment for poultry swine and dairy stock. Emphasizes dry housing to prevent disease, proper feeding for calves pigs and cows, cleanliness in milking, and the value of smallholders raising poultry for cash flow and education. Includes breeding and culling guidance, hay and silo use, and care of implements.
By H l Kemster. Describes a 14 by 24 foot poultry house on a raised dry floor using 2x4 studs, 6x8 inch wall, and a tight roof. Front features muslin siding with four windows, upper sash muslin, lower sash glass, providing ample light and minimal drafts. Roosts on the back wall are removable for cleaning, with a shed or shingle roof as an alternative and practical ventilation details for cold weather.
Describes a colony hen house with muslin and glass facings, vent adjustable openings, dropping boards beneath, a back wall neats section, a two‑compartment feed box, and a 24 inch back. Includes guidance on portable nests, darkened nests for security, dust baths to reduce lice, and elevated water stands to keep the drinking utensil sanitary.
Fragmentary dialogue describes romantic postponement and uncertainty about marriage. Mentions Belle expressing dislike for giving up entertainment earnings and references a doctor’s remedy for constipation. Includes stray ad-like lines about soothing syrups and warnings against self-pardon.
Bacteriologist J. T. Nicholson notes barnyard manure is a major economic factor for farmers. Nitrogen losses occur as ammonia and soluble nitrates wash away. Keeping manure compact and protected from weather reduces decay and loss, with nitrogen worth about eight cents per pound. a horse produces about 130 pounds of nitrogen annually, valuing manure around ten dollars. Proper storage saves money and improves nitrogen conservation.
A leaflet issued by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries of Great Britain and Ireland states farmers and landowners have formed rat clubs. Rewards are offered for killing more than a set number. Hunting, trapping and poisoning are the common methods.
A short article advises breeders to provide nutritious and tasty feed for young colts to ensure rapid first year growth. It stresses ample water and clean bedding, proper shoeing and blanketing, and humane training without the whip. It urges kindness and justice in care.
The Philippine Islands produced 269000 short tons of crude sugar and panochas in the year to June 30 1911, from 297000 acres of cane harvested. Exports for the same period totaled 164608 short tons, per the Philippine Agricultural Review.
Orchard heaters represent the insurance policy against losses by frost next spring. Get ready now.
Professor Riley advises protecting trees from round headed borers by rubbing hard soap up and down young trunks and placing a piece in the main crotch so rain washes it down the trunks. The method aims to deter borers during the trees’ growth.
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