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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1906
Page
13
A farmer warns that many creameries cheat on milk weight and butter fat tests. He recounts a neighbor who lost most of his cream earnings after a factory reduced tests and weights, selling cows after evidence of theft and poor returns.
The Maine experiment farm under Prof Gowell reports a hen laying 250 eggs in a year. He aims to breed hens with higher prolificacy, noting potential national egg-value gains if a 1 dozen per hen annual increase proves feasible. Plymouth Rocks lead Wyandottes in yields across six years of trials.
Geo T Berriker reports one year results from 25 hens on a town lot. They produced 3485 eggs sold for 77.83 with minor uses for table and setting valued at B67 and table stock 3.96 plus droppings 2.00 and stock sold 32.823, net profit 93.72. He urges beginners to buy pure stock for lasting success.
Experiments show lime alone has little effect on unfertilized clover. Manure or fertilizer must precede lime to yield lasting benefits. Lime is not a substitute for fertilizer but aids when used with it, helping soils built with lime absorb nutrients and harmonize acidity without depleting plant food.
Poultry advice from ER. C. Wainright on spring care and feeding. Emphasizes pure breeds, lime and shells, limited grain, and oyster shells. discusses egg quality, lice control, and seasonal cleaning with whitewash and carbolic acid. Mentions historic prize hen and egg market factors.
Clinton M. Shultz explains a plan for heated bed frames covered with cheese cloth to speed tender crops. Lettuce radishes and other greens come two weeks earlier. kitchen garden uses poultry manure and ashes, with shallow spading and deep breaking balanced for soil improvement.
Early spring offers a chance to assess and improve the yard. Inspect bare spots for reseeding and fill uneven areas with dirt. Consider shade trees and proper spacing, avoid planting large trees near the house, and transport forest saplings for transplanting. Plant nut trees, mulberry, and shrubs to enhance the drive, yard, and poultry area. Regular maintenance boosts property value and daily enjoyment.
Indignant Pennsylvania women traced a con to Reading promising $2 for first week's work and higher pay later. They paid 1 to 1.50 dollars for stamping patterns but did not receive any wages and learned they had been duped.
Nebraska experiments show corn seed adapted to local climate yields higher grain. Snowflake White and Iowa Gold Mine grown in Nebraska for two years produced shorter stalks and smaller ears, while home grown seed from Nebraska adapted fastest, with better ear to stalk ratio and higher grain yield across 22 varieties tested.
Professor Eckels warns Missouri farmers to ease cows from dry feed to grass, especially with high milk flow. Early spring grass and straw-like crops are watery. gradual transition over two weeks or more is advised. Grain can boost milk when on pasture but is not economical. small amounts may be safe, but large rations are best avoided. Also beware a smooth talking swindler canvassing rural districts for a New York supplier. He seeks lodging and may steal jewelry and valuables when leaving.
Professor Snyder reports on bacon composition showing digestible protein 0.1 to 0.3 pounds and digestible fat 0.4 to 0.6 pounds per pound, two thirds of butter. He notes bacon offers protein and fat advantage versus other meats, but overcooking fat produces acrolein causing eye and mucous irritation. Broiling or oven cooking reduces scorching. avoid very hot flames.
Farmers neglect turkeys after the critical growth stage. To maximize value, push them to an extreme weight with a corn oats and wheat diet. Two weeks before marketing feed corn twice daily and a mixed feed. focus on size and frame for optimal meat yield.
Practical advice from Mrs. G. Grey on cleaning stoves before winter use. Emphasizes ready flues and polished stoves, plus preserving nickeled parts with kerosene and dry storage. Advises not rushing to down stoves, as cold damp days may require a fire.
A simple method for cow milk fever using a bicycle pump, a short rubber hose, and a milking tube. The procedure inflates the udder with air, sometimes requiring massage to expel air and reapply pressure for relief.
The piece notes that forty acre farmers may be more productive than larger operations and reflects on American tendency to seek big aims. It urges careful, timely planning for spring planting rather than rushed or repeated lists. It emphasizes prudent preparation over haste.
Poultrymen report improvements using dry feed over mash with fowls and note lower disease incidence. In Gowell’s test 1,400 chickens chose between cracked corn wheat and beef scrap via free troughs, with grit bones and shells. Feeding was easier, less crowded, and birds balanced rations themselves. Cockerels thrived pullets laid first egg at four months ten days.
Prof L H Bailey advises winter pruning increases wood vigor while summer pruning checks leaf growth. Mid summer is best, with timing varying by location. cloudy climates in this state require more pruning to maintain fruit quality and yield. Farmers should time pruning to avoid soil damage from livestock trampling fields as frost thaws.
Practical guidance for dairy cows during calving season emphasizing warmth, draft avoidance, pre calving box stalls, limited grain, bran mashes, and ample bedding. Advice includes feeding flaxseed, keeping cows warm at night, mixing milks carefully, offering turnips or beets, and maintaining salt access. Also notes on preventing kicking and the value of a cream separator in larger dairies.
The text warns that saving seed and fertilizer on meadow sowing leads to weed overgrowth, no meadow or hay, and wasted prep costs. It argues that under-seeding and under-fertilizing cause both direct losses and discouraged farming, urging adequate input for a productive stand.
Historical note recalls farmers trading high priced eastern farms for cheap western lands and vice versa. It warns about barn neglect in bad weather and advises mid season cabbage care with nitrate of soda. It also reports a station finding adulterated bran mixed with waste products and its impact on cattle feed.
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