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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1910
Page
4
Valuable article by W L Spoon urges practical sand clay road construction. Emphasizes thorough mixing to saturation, proper shaping, and rolling. Warns against wasteful labor and stresses use of sand to heal mudholes and achieve lasting hardness across the Piedmont region.
Governor discusses oiling of roads begun in 1902 extending across about 170 miles. Oiling improved highway surfaces after initial roughness, with water supplied cheaply for operations. Early objections faded as the surface hardened through rolling and packing, proving oil a viable road treatment compared to gravel.
Most practical horse dealers believe the current demand for black Percheron stallions is mistaken as eastern buyers prefer other colors. They argue black drafts fail to endure heat, making them less marketable than colored alternatives for commercial work.
The passage argues cows in lactation require abundant water. It notes milk is about 87 percent water and high-producing cows may yield 50 pounds daily, so a cow should drink eight to twelve gallons in a day to maintain milk production and overall health.
A column stresses culverts to channel water under roads rather than along slopes and notes top sluice height near road exit. It recalls 1685 Covenanters three shot at Groasgel Loch and 1825 Scotland monument workmen finding corpses rolled in plaids, preserved as buried.
A Indiana farmer reports a risk free, unattended technique to empty fowls crops using a family fountain syringe with a large nozzle. He holds the fowl in the left arm, inserts the nozzle, then injects water, kneads the crop to expel contents, and repeats until the crop is rinsed. He claims 125 capons treated in about ten hours with no fatalities after accidental poisoning from ginger and white hellebore in shredded beets fed earlier.
Farmers should separate breeding stock from the flock for reliable egg supply. Choose healthy hens and cockerels, avoid sick birds, feed lime rich foods and grains, keep drinking water warm, provide clean straw in nest boxes, and collect eggs at least thrice daily. Maintain even temperatures and set eggs within four to five days.
An A shaped coop is popular for its simple build and convenience. A sliding slat allows access to feeding and drinking vessels for cleaning and capture of birds without risking escapes, letting the operator reach any part of the coop through the opening.
In Germany farmers adapt bicycle power to run threshing machines and mills. A motorized cycle drives the grindstone via pulley, replacing hand cranks. The miller oversees the engine while a helper feeds grain and the wife sweeps threshed corn into a bin, showing a modern labor saving device.
An old note advises that yellow droppings with white kidneys signal trouble. It suggests adding a small extract of flagwood to drinking water to correct intestinal ailments and restore health in birds.
A fractured and garbled historical note describes a rheumatic condition affecting a fowl, with joints hot and swollen. The text warns damp quarters can trigger the illness and suggests prevention once mattered, though much of the original meaning is lost.
The American Dashman argues that whole milk is an undervalued complete food. One quart of milk provides as many digestible nutrients as several beef and meat portions and other foods, yet is cheaper and easier to digest, suggesting milk should be used more broadly beyond infants and the sick.
An experienced Ton gén Dairy dairyman outlines solutions for churning difficulties in winter. He notes stale cows produce milk and cream hard to turn into butter, advises proper cream ripening with regular boiling, and suggests a starter. Introducing freshly calved cows can ease buttermaking as their cream yields larger fat globules easier to break.
The article describes selecting prolific currant plants to improve yield. By propagating cuttings from the most productive bushes, a plantation achieved an average rise from about three to sixteen quarts per bush. Some plants remained unproductive, while others recently settled and bore fruit, guiding the selective process.
The article explains anatio coloring for butter comes from seeds of a Mexican plant. It is a purely vegetable product with no real health effect and only alters appearance, not taste or value, according to the dairymen.
The article stresses keeping colonies strong year round and using a prolific queen under two years old. It endorses the Langstroth hive as best for wintering and comb honey, noting safety and ease of manipulation. It warns against improvised hives and urges buying a standard Langstroth kit. Indiana Farmer.
Metal envelopes designed to protect eggs fromhen sitting hens were shown at the World’s Fair. They use bayonet joints to form a two section envelope that allows air flow and heat transfer from the hen to the eggs, with the sections removed as hatching nears.
Beekeeping note urges placing bees in movable comb hives to avoid unmanaged boxes with crass combs. Old hives harbor beebread and are prone to web worm damage, while movable hives allow supervision and better colony warmth and management. Farm and Field.
Hundreds of pounds of honey have been discovered in the hollow General Robert E. Lee statue at Richmond Virginia. The horse and rider are hollow and bees reportedly entered through the skips and nostrils for two years. Inside access is impossible and the bees will remain in their hive home.
An account describes German asparagus growing in Baden with roots planted 4 to 5 feet apart in rows similarly spaced. Stable manure preferred over commercial fertilizer, ground mounded 10 to 14 inches around each hill. A fair crop appears by year four, with peak production from years 8 to 12 after planting.
Farmers warn against springing unite weak colonies to form a stronger hive. Fall unions may help but spring merges fail without a queen and ample food. White clover noted as a key widespread honey plant, spreading via seeds and runners and valued for pasture and honey production.
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