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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1909
Page
6
A dry warm cellar supports bees by maintaining higher air temperature and low moisture. Mold in bee houses is common but not always harmful. damp cellars can be warm yet moist, while dry warm cellars prevent mold and keep bees healthy. Deepened cellars with stone and gravel improve dryness and temperature.
The author explains a single honey bee visits hundreds of blossoms in a day and 25 000 bees in a fair colony can pollinate an ordinary orchard. Bees can travel eight miles to orchards when weather allows, though cold or adverse weather limits their foraging. A test near the author’s locality shows distant orchards around 50 miles away.
Bee keeping blends science and art as a demanding manual labor. The progressive keeper must study the natural history of bees and stay mentally alert. Thought, study, and effort lead to satisfaction, enthusiasm, and higher methods that revolutionize practice each year.
The article discusses how market conditions drive beekeeping choices. It notes that distant markets require bulk handling for comb honey to maintain profits, while extracted honey needs larger scale production to offset lower unit prices. It cites price ranges of 12 to 15 cents for comb honey and 5 to 8 cents for extracts.
The article advises keeping tools sharp and clean and knowing their places for quick access. It recommends having essential implements on hand, avoiding borrowing, and saving space for infrequently used items. It urges going to the sawmill with a wagon to bring home slats and boards four to fourteen inches wide, stored dry for convenience.
Discussion on plant and animal breeding methods and results highlighting wheat cotton and corn improvements. Emphasizes selection pure breeding and crossing as key tools and notes two paths to improved American breeds through native stock selection or importation of established foreign breeds.
The article argues for raise in breeding stock standards to prevent retrogression. It cites lack of uniformity among breed exhibits, unclear ideals among breeders or judges, and the advantage of uniform types in transmitting traits. It notes foreign-bred stock influence and a need for American stock improvement.
A neighbor saved a Jersey cow from a potato choking by pouring warm water into the cow’s ears on a stranger's quick instruction. The cow swallowed the obstruction and soon fed at the stack again, unharmed.
The Maritime Provinces Farm tests two ten-pig groups over five months. Pastured four months then penned one month yielded 1.06 lb daily gain per pig at 3.04 cents per lb, versus 0.8 lb and 4.05 cents for pigs fed entirely in pens. At Manitoba Experimental Farm four pigs fed spelt gained 389 lb versus 407 lb for mixed grain. profits were $8.00 and $9.75. Pigs fed mixed grain consumed 25 lb more grain during fattening.
The source notes that heavy carriages and trucks are needed to prevent runaway rides, while locomotives must be ponderous to restrain their speed.
The article outlines essential wintering conditions: a good queen not older than two years, a properly sized healthy bee cluster, and ample well ripened honey or thick syrup. It details brood continuity, cluster diameter, and precise sugar-water formula, with storage guidance for outdoor and indoor wintering and the effect on hive temperature and brood rearing.
The Farmer's Bulletin notes many places ideal for apiaries as farming gardens or fruit growing can support bees in limited or extensive ways. Across the United States there are forest prairie swamp and mountain regions suitable for apiarists though markets or soil and climate may limit access. Bee keeping can occur near towns and even in some urban areas where pasturage exceeds that found in nearby rural locations.
Beekeepers warn that when weather prevents foraging, bees may raid weaker colonies. Exposed combs invite attacks, and large battles can devastate colonies with tens of thousands of bees fighting.
The article estimates a moderate honey return of 85 to 40 pounds per colony for extracted honey or 25 pounds for comb honey, given good wintering and a normal season. If two major honey plants are abundant and supported by other flora, the locality may be excellent and yields could exceed these amounts.
The scarcity of help strikes dairying hard as some Western farmers abandon dairy work. Yet Wise farmers secure steady wages and employ workers year round, keeping hired help busy with ample tasks.
An article discusses individual susceptibility to eggs in diets of infants and children. Variability in tolerance is linked to digestive maturity, freshness, cooking methods, and sometimes the egg white being the offending element.
In Judge Gibbon's Court, Dr. Julius Grinker labeled a suffrage-supporting woman as a nervous case, recounting alleged unsuitable behavior and claiming she robs her family of stability. The expert described a "nervous woman" as restless, seeking novelty, and ill-suited for domestic roles, prompting questions about the era's gender norms.
A rural advisory piece urges early hatched, well bred hens kept in roomy, clean houses to avoid blustery weather stress. It stresses regular nitrogen rich feed, clean litter, vermin control, avoid overcrowding, and humane handling. It notes profitable winter laying with proper care and a mindset of regular feeding and work.
An article explains that soil fertility hinges on bacterial life and conditions favorable to bacteria. Lime neutralizes acidity, aids decomposition, and boosts soil bacteria, while waterlogging reduces air for bacteria and crops. Muck beds harbor nutrients but need drainage.
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