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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1907
Page
16
The author argues that red clover cultivation hinges on the plant’s nitrogen absorption from the atmosphere, not just harvest yield. He notes variability in success across nationalities and trials, emphasizes soil fertility and autumn vigor, and cites old farming observations about clover flowering on grain crops reducing the following year’s crop.
Farmers increasingly pursue defined breeding lines to produce class horses suited for farm work and profit. The shift comes amid higher horse prices and major shows educating farmers on desirable types, linking profitability to practical farm adaptability while stressing that business sense guides breeding decisions.
A noted agricultural leader discusses a long running concern about boys leaving farms due to parental reluctance to cede control of children’s possessions and responsibilities, highlighting the social shifts shaping rural life.
The writer compares red and white clover under equal soil and manure, noting white clover shows stronger long term persistence while red often fails after winter. He links seed saving methods to permanence, urges selection from multi year standing plants to transfer white clover traits, and cites evolution by selection as key to crop improvement. He recalls a boyhood farming tale about trees, fencing, and potatoes, illustrating how ownership and effort shape outcomes. An automatic egg dater invention is also mentioned, with a humorous caveat about aging eggs.
Advice on cultivating superior apples pears and plums pruning correctly to balance growth and light, plus strict grading and packing to maximize price. Emphasizes market awareness use of diverse packs and attentive market visits for best profits.
The article outlines key factors for fruit farming success including market choice local or long distance, selecting firm varieties for shipping, and grading berries in the field. It stresses knowledgeable overseers, fair treatment of pickers, and creating efficient, comfortable picking conditions plus an example New Hampshire Experiment Station house.
Goats gain popularity in Germany as domestic animals praised for milk. The milk is touted as good for everyone including infants and young children. Prizes are offered for goat raising and goat culture clubs form nationwide.
A controversial warning urges farmers not to sacrifice the best livestock for short term dollars. The speaker stresses cautious selection and warns that neglecting superior stock risks long term ruin. The message emphasizes thorough cultivation this spring as weeds threaten productivity.
The text advises keeping strict breeding records for hogs and notes that an elder boar is a harsh disciplinarian for young pigs. It distinguishes breeders from those raising hogs for market and suggests selecting young sires from prolific older ones. It mentions over 20,000 hogs condemned in the United States in 1906 for unspecified reasons.
The narrator urges careful sheep husbandry stressing sorting early lambs, retaining buck lambs for the flock, daily checks of all sheep, and vigilance against traps. He shares a fatal anecdote of a lamb strangling itself on fence wires, and critiques mistaken beliefs about sheep water intake and dew.
The article advises on feeding and rearing calves with milk substitutes and linseed meals, stressing gradual dietary changes, the value of separated milk, and safe by products like buttermilk and whey. It also covers sheep management, ram selection, and humane sheep shearing methods, plus guidance for preparing horses and mules for city sale focusing on being smooth and fat.
Years ago dairymen urged to cover the wind cow barren necteen. The message notes a cow must produce 150 pounds of butter and a five dollar calf to cover keep costs and begin profit. It claims an eight ounce daily butter average for ten months yearly as the benchmark.
A Nebraska reader recounts treating a Jersey cow with milk fever after calving on March 19. The farmer injected via improvised equipment described by the local veterinarian, noting the cow recovered by morning and produced about four gallons of milk daily. He stresses sterilization and requests similar reports for shared knowledge.
Thousands eat mutton now thanks to improved dressing methods. Few farmers know how to kill and dress a sheep, while city butchers have made it an art. Raising sheep for meat yields more profit than wool, with hot-house lambs offering big money for expert handlers. starting a flock without expertise is a mistake.
A city horse market note explains that buyers pay premium for fat, healthy horses while thin animals sell at 25 to 40 percent off. Dealers avoid top pricing on undersized stock to spare feeding and health risks, and private buyers view lean horses skeptically.
Patrons are told their milk with bacteria under 25 percent will be accepted while dairy states push to prove quality. An illustration shows inexpensive, easy to manage utensils for dairies including a can on a scale, a frame holding a funnel, and a faucet feeding a cooling trough.
The piece argues that workers on farms and hired help, especially young women, deserve fair treatment and stable terms. It notes the appeal of holidays and circuses, but stresses that long-term respect and decent living conditions are essential, as workers seek city jobs when farm terms end.
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