Stick to the Old Farm Mistake to Give Up Home Ties
Opinion piece argues farmers who retire to town life are unhappy and out of place. It describes social friction, altered routines, and the sense of not being respected by townsfolk. The text contrasts country and town life and warns against abandoning farming for ease. A second note touts Royal Sutton, a three year old Shorthorn bull winning first prize at the 1906 International Block Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton M. Shultz
Eriench
In & E
Royal Sutton
Idle neighbors urge old farmers to keep active work
The passage argues that healthy men should not quit farming before sixty and that liberal-minded sons with modern methods may help. It warns against sacrificing elderly independence for children, noting many relocate to towns for education, which strains the home farm. It also mentions silo pipe placement for blower efficiency.
Farm Life Ties Family to Home At Week's End
The piece extols keeping children near through weekly home comings, arguing farm life endows dignity, peace, and security. It warns that leaving the farm for town life risks unsatisfied, empty later years despite familiar comforts.
Land of Stingless Bees and Beekeeping Abroad
A descriptive note on South American stingless bees and beekeeping in the Americas. It discusses species, domestication by natives, and contrasts with North American honey. It notes honey storage tips, aging effects, and compares honey to wine, then describes bulk comb honey production in the Lone Star state and its price advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Orinoco
Amegon
Argentina
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay
South Brazil
Lone Star State
New Road Drag Claims Superiority Over King Drag
Mr. J. H. McMillan of Hesper Iowa describes a home made road drag built from two 2x10s twelve feet long bolted by a 2x6 fourteen feet and a 4x4 six feet. Band iron shoes and adjustable rear opening form the tread. The device gathers loose dirt and levels high spots as three horses pull it across roads, promising excellent results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McMillan
Hesper
Iowa
Kentucky Blue Grass Pasture for Swine Feeding
W M Kelly advises Kentucky blue grass needs three to four years to establish and careful management for hog pasturing. Dogs cross fencing with one pasture used at a time, rotating hogs to allow growth and recovery. Early spring growth suits young pigs. fall growth provides winter grazing and quick spring regrowth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Kelly
Notes of the Dairy on Cattle Quality and Profits
The article argues human sympathy aids animal comfort and profits, urges dairymen to abandon old methods for a smoother path, and outlines three cow classes the fancy stock, the great milkers, and the butter cow. It notes cows should yield at least 150 pounds of butter fat annually and reflects on historic $1060 yearly earnings as a benchmark.
Reproachful Saying on Kissing a Cow Guides Dairy Success
A dairy man achieves best results by closely watching cows, anticipating their needs, and providing comforts. It has been demonstrated that milk quality improves when cows have access to proper care and environment.
Care of the Woodlot as a Farm Resource
The article argues woodlots should be protected and managed for home use, yielding fuel and building materials while preserving soil and forest health. It warns against turning woodlots into pastures, notes rising lumber costs, and advises careful thinning to maintain shade, moisture, and a healthy canopy for sustainable growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aittle
Culling the Poultry Flock For Best Breeders
Guidelines urge culling to early vigorous stock for eggs and future chicks. Remove nonvigorous birds regardless of egg scores, then discard late hatched or unmated stock. Select strong, healthy birds with proper conformation, and mate carefully to avoid faulty outcomes.
Right Dairy Cows and Dairymen's Buying Dilemmas
The dairyman narrator, buying twenty to thirty cows yearly, warns of common defects in purchased cows. He cites teats, bloody milk, hard milking, kicking, oversized udders, garget, mischief, suckling, unprofitable milk, ugliness, horns, and poor temper as frequent issues, noting occasionally a prize cow may be found when owner needs to sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Kelley
Improvement Cutting for Woodlots Encourages Better Growth
The piece argues burning over woodlots harms soil and young growth, destroys litter, and degrades humus. It urges selective removal of weed and dead trees in mixed stands, claiming thinning boosts remaining trees and yields higher quality timber, justifying the effort with long term gains.
Crude Oil Disinfectant for Lice and Hogyard Use
A crude oil and carbolic acid mixture makes a cheap disinfectant to kill lice scales and scarf. Mix twenty gallons of oil to one of carbolic acid and spray hog houses yards and wallow holes after wet weather to prevent disease spread.
Little Nubbins Of News In Plain New England Fertilizer Report
A brief digest notes 288 fertilizer brands sold in Connecticut last year excluding manure and local products. Plans arise to use California mountain streams to power small electric plants. The Texas Farmers Union faces internal quarrels and a new Farmers Cotton Growers Union forms, excluding nonfarmers. The dairy movie industry suffers a major loss from a persistent figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Connecticut
California
Texas Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ Cotton Growers’ ‘Union
Culling and Breeding Advice for Cattle and Poultry Farmers
The text discusses the futility of mating animals with the same defects and advocates strict culling of unsuitable chicks and cows. It weighs economic and practical aspects of dairy stock, emphasizes careful selection of sires from proven dairy lines, and urges breeders to judge local conditions and pasturage when adopting a breed. It also notes the value of keeping young stock at home for reliability and quality.
Woman’s poultry venture grows from eggs to income
Mrs John McGraw of Litchfield Minnesota recalls starting with 36 hens to feed her table eggs and fried chicken. She expanded to 150 hens, used incubators and brooders, and now sells poultry and eggs with yearly income around $100 from poultry and steady winter egg supply. She also notes success in turkey raising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
John McGraw
Litchfield, Minn
Late Fall Flowers and Indoor Options for Cold Weather
This guide outlines preserving late fall blooms with frost protection for cosmos chrysanthemums asters and poppies. It covers transplanting to boxes or pots for winter growth shifting to veranda or shed as temperatures drop and notes pruning thinning and fertilizing for larger flowers. It also describes house plant prospects from calendulas gillyflowers Godetia and abutilon and provides a plan for a practical barn scraper tool.
Dry farming costs and livestock notes from the plains
Advocates claim dry farming costs ten dollars per acre in Colorado versus thirty five to fifty with irrigation. A Dickinson sheep owner reports investing three thousand dollars in twelve hundred twenty nine ewes, selling wool worth a thousand and mutton five thousand, claiming a thousand sheep valued at four dollars each. Government tests cover food effects, moisture in corn, and date palm cultivation along the Rio Grande delta with government support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Dickinson
N. Dak
Best Forage For Swine and Hog Feed Crops
The article promotes cowpeas, soybeans, sweet corn, and grasses as prime hog forage. It advises cowpeas for meal and soil fertility, warns about gradual field rotation, and notes soybeans and sweet corn provide excellent feed. It also cites alfalfa, clover, and bluegrass alternatives, plus cane and Kaffir corn for drought resilience and winter pastures with wheat and rye.
Little Notes of the Farm
The article discusses lamb weaning and separating ewes, feeding grain to restore thrift, and choosing blue grass for grazing. It covers judging cattle condition for profitable feeding, tillage aims for seed beds and moisture, the risks of over draining, dairy cow digestion, and the importance of efficient nutrient assimilation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kentucky
United States
B. F. Wilcoxen
Ft. Des Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute For Colored People
Alabama
Morris K. Jessup
Rio Grande River
Texas
Department of Agriculture
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