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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1906
Page
3
Reprint describes a wood block device with a glass face and wax groove to gauge bee tongue length. A circular saw slot forms a groove filled with honey wax. bees lick until limited by tongue reach, leaving marks to read tongue length in hundredths of an inch.
The Farmers' Review argues farmers who treat poultry as a core farm asset can profit. With proper care and culling old birds, a flock averaging 125 eggs per hen is achievable, yielding about one dollar per hen annually and extra profit from the additional 25 eggs per fowl.
Fragmentary notice notes hustling hens and business birds in a market play for next year. It references eggs, hatching, and spring plans, with unclear details on timing or participants.
The article describes apple picking from low heads to improve efficiency with 8 to 12 pickers per wagon. It details a field sled packing setup, sorting tables eight by three or four feet, and specific first and second grade sorting rules. A California inventor patents a new workshop ladder design noted by Prairie Farmer.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent describes a two man and team device to clear orchard brush faster. A crafted frame uses a six foot limb, bolted plank, a 12 foot chain, and a whiffle tree lever to lift brush, with one man guiding the team and another pulling the long end.
The passage details a slow moving team dragging brush to a fire where it is stacked and burned with a long pole aided by posts to roll the load onto the flames. It claims the method burns brush cleanly without hands touching it. If a wood lot is unavailable, three pieces of scantling bolted together form a makeshift frame.
The article stresses sowing cover crops, grafting decisions, and inspecting trees for weak crotches. It warns against neglecting Bordeaux spraying to prevent scabby pears and premature leaf drop, highlights Keiffer pears for canning, and advises spring planting for tender varieties with fall planting possible.
A somber man at a lamppost laments a string of mishaps from a stopped watch to a broken umbrella and drenched clothes. A policeman asks if any worse event occurred, while others around him react to the scene and the water cart races by.
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