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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1906
Page
3
The chinch bug, a destructive pest, infests wheat and spreads to oats and corn. Methods to combat include plowed, pulverized soil with a deep furrow, coal tar barriers, and burning stubble to prevent migrations, with kerosene emulsion as an added spray option.
A fragment discusses mole control and methods to deter pests by targeting grubs and beetles. It notes moles disrupt plants by their burrowing and feeding behavior. The text mentions using grains like corn meal as a potential method.
A writer reflects on how modern life erodes traditional sea romance while a deeper, awakening vitality emerges. The piece contrasts past seafaring glamor with contemporary club life and argues that the sea’s charm endures, though transformed, as a new, complex romance grows from a world awakening to its own strength.
United States geological coal testing plant reports that bituminous coal when gasified for engines yields as much horsepower per ton as top anthracite and that lignite, common and cheap, can exceed anthracite in gas engine output. The finding suggests even poorer coals gain value in gas production versus steam.
Humboldt extols radiant beauties likened to stars in the sea as he describes Phosprareneset palma. The passage notes luminous marine phenomena and poetic imagery without detailed context or events.
The coast from Coronates to Santa Catalina and Santa Barbara offers a prime field for observers of bioluminescence. Offshore currents expose a rich invertebrate fauna, from giant jellyfish to physalia, with winter sees the paper nautilus occasionally found and kept alive for study.
The see buthe phenomenon observed on Lake Brienz Switzerland appears as pollen from local flowers and fruit trees forming a luminescent haze in the air. When breezes stop the pollen settles, leaving a yellow veil on the water.
An illustration describes a hog trough device with an upright box two and a half feet long and eight by four inches. The hog yard convenience flares at the top in a funnel shape and prevents pigs from interfering with slop pouring, according to the farm editor. The pigs supposedly learn to wait for their drink at the spout's end.
Practical tips for livestock management include proper winter feeding for horses and pigs, daily corn handling to prevent injuries, cooling bridle bits to reduce frost, grain conversion to pork estimates, cement stands for cows with bedding, and keeping sows for continued good litters. It also advises on stable manure, small flocks for sheep, and dogproof fencing to reduce losses.
A farm illustration shows a cross section of a new feeding rack system for sheep. The design places lambs in a low trough beneath slatted openings, keeping them out of the sheep’s hay and preventing feed contamination. The Farm Journal notes this arrangement as an efficient way to feed lambs their own ration.
A Maryland experiment station report shows cut straw requires more quantity than uncut to keep cows clean and comfortable. The study notes cut straw is generally superior for bedding, aiding cleanliness and preventing contact with the floor.
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