10 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
Farmers Champion
Location
Elgin, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
1
Expert guidance by Prof John Willard Bolte on city farming as a viable, steady livelihood. He weighs promises and risks, outlines practical small scale paths in poultry fruit dairy and truck gardening, and gives step by step care for a beginner flock and lawn establishment.
A terse note reports a surge in local poultry activity and a wave of new applications or ventures linked to Appka and poultry farming. Details are limited in the fragmented OCR text.
A guide to establishing new lawns on various surfaces in the northern states. Explains why subsoil is poor for growth, the need for frost and bacteria action, and steps: use excavated soil only with three inches of loam, plow six inches, incorporate stable manure, and finish with a fine seed bed similar to a garden.
The article notes that to maximize wax yield from an aplary one should periodically scrape hives and break up old frames. It mentions using reclaimed frames after cleaning and warns that each pound of wax is cut from several pounds of honey. Cappings, trimmings, and drone comb are saved and rendered into wax.
Advice on preventing disease in flocks during winter through clean disinfected drinking fountains. Boil fountain rims, rinse with cold water, reignite with tincture of iron or copper in the water, and disinfect twice weekly to curb contamination spread.
During the final weeks of hog fattening, dry grain should be increased and slop reduced to prevent excessive shrinkage on the road to market.
Spinach does not differ from lettuce or cabbage in composition. Like other greens it is rich in minerals essential for life and must be consumed in an organized form. Heat drives minerals into water with no chemical change, so uncooked lettuce and cabbage retain their mineral content better.
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