12 Oct 1906
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1906
Page
1
The article outlines dockweed control methods for farms, fences, and roadsides. It advises digging or cutting with a mattock for sparse plants and cautions against letting any seed-bearing plants mature. For dense patches, fall plowing and thorough cultivation help. use of acids is slower and costly. Continuous vigilance and neighbor cooperation are urged to prevent reinfection.
A simple rear mounted step for farm wagons adds comfort by reducing strain when getting in and out, especially during unloading. The step serves as a half way support for lifting boxes or baskets and can aid tipping boxes or barrels into the wagon one end at a time.
A garbled regional note shows buyers expanding preying outfits and weed control efforts along roadside fences. The fragment mentions weed seeding and hay handling, suggesting next year’s work and half ton quantities tied to pasture crops.
Instructional note by Fred A. Strohschein on making a Miller tent escape from wire cloth to remove surplus honey. Steps cover cutting and folding the cloth, folding lines, sewing, mounting on cloth, and using smoke to drive bees from supers before transfer. Includes tips on hive care and handling bees during extraction.
Beekeeping notes explain that a rush honey flow favors bees with already prepared comb or foundation. Comb foundation is beeswax pressed with cell impressions, guiding bees to draw out cells and build comb efficiently, a practice beekeepers find profitable and worth adopting with modern appliances.
The article explains comb foundation helps bees build straight combs in brood frames and prevents cross combing across frames. It notes drone comb encourages drones, affecting honey production, and describes seasonal drone management and queen presence.
The article describes removable nest boxes with wire or strip frames, each box 11 by 12 by 5 inches with a 6 inch projecting bottom and 12 to 14 inch spacing for hens. It also warns water sources must be clean, as impure water spreads disease. avoid shared watering dishes during contagion and study methods for safe use.
In a home scene a husband rails at minor failings then vows to leave for 30 years and return with $5,000. His patient wife replies softly that if he stays away that long the money may not matter, and he stops grumbling. A general reminder to inspect roofs and buildings to avert costly winter damage.
A Sunday school teacher in Dover Massachusetts asked her class to list what they were thankful for and planned to write each answer on the blackboard. The pupils began responding with curiosity as the board filled, though some parts of the text are garbled.
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