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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
14
The text explains plant life including growth, movement, feeding, and responses to light and moisture. It discusses fertile soil, fertilizing, and the elements plants absorb, then shifts to hog care with emphasis on clean water, shade, and sanitation for healthier hogs and better pork. It ends with a note from J. D. Hover of Indiana.
A Kansas Missouri farmer argues hog cholera reappeared after floods and warns against feeding pigs on low swampy ground. He cites prior near elimination after river floods and urges avoiding low, wet land to prevent mud and disease spread.
A USDA study finds many creamery failures stem from too few cows, poor cooperative organization, or overbuilt facilities. Typical 28 by 48 foot buildings run 800 to 1400 dollars, with hand separator setups around 1200 dollars and whole milk plants near 1850 dollars. Total costs range 2000 to 4250 dollars, not including refrigeration. Plans and machinery lists are available from the dairy division in Washington.
G W Varze of Ohio shares his method for treating foot rot in sheep using copper sulphate or blue vitriol both externally with tar or lard and internally by mixing with bran and oats. He reports rapid recovery and permanent remission after adopting the approach.
Farmers faced with the wheat plant louse benefited from a parasite bee that destroys the green bug. The article also spotlights a forthcoming high wheeled motor carriage for farm use, noting its speed, load capacity, low maintenance, and rising demand as gasoline engines replace horse power.
The Auto factor becomes essential farm equipment with power propelled carriages. High-wheeled motor buggies run about twelve mph, 150 miles on ten gallons, costing 10 to 15 cents per gallon. Hard rubber tires preferred for farm use.
Mrs. N. E. Parrish of Lawrence proves a model dairy runs cleaner under a woman leader. She details four teen years of enforcing cleanliness, training workers to wash cows, hands, and to wear clean attire, despite initial male resistance and rebellion.
The farmer notes that keeping cows up helps milk records and urges more farmers to try the hay crop once. He states a bushel and a half suits poor land, one bushel enough for rich land, praising its value as forage.
A neighbor asks if silos must be air tight. The author argues silos need not be airtight when empty, favors stave silos for durability, and notes cement silos require airtight construction. He urges choosing type by locality and costs, building promptly, and storing ensilage to avoid worry even with minor cracks.
The note discusses effects of roughness on progress, sheds versus open feeding for steers in cold winters, and molasses as a valuable addition to late fattening rations. It references alfalfa for calves, pasture bloat risks, barley used for horses, and a mixed alfalfa corn ration for breeding sows before farrowing.
D. Smith of the Michigan Experiment Station notes that apple scab not only disfigures fruit but can lead to a secondary purplish rot caused by an unnamed fungus. Prevention via frequent spraying is essential, and raking and burning fallen leaves in autumn helps stop overwintering spores from infecting tree limbs.
Fragmentary proverbs on gender roles, finance caution, farming guidance, and self reliance. The text warns against signing unclear papers, selecting trustworthy seed and stock, and reading documents before purchase, with nature as a guide for planting times.
Mrs Parrish built a dairy that served 1200 to 1500 people for 14 years with milk free of disease. Her cows were tuberculin tested and culled for any sign of illness. She employed modern methods and invented others, creating a model dairy whose safe milk helped communities and inspired western towns to adopt her practices. Now retired, her Parrish plan prompts dairies to pursue higher standards.
The article urges storing perishable greens and roots for winter to maximize animal gains. It notes animals need high water content in feed and recommends green feeds year round, pumpkins for fall to winter, and silage if a site exists. It emphasizes a frost proof cellar to store roots and perishable feeds through winter.
The article praises peas and oats as a top forage crop when hay is uncertain. It advises broadcasting a bushel and a half of peas per acre, plowing five inches, sowing oats once peas emerge, and dragging to cover. Harvest when oats bloom for hay, cure like clover, and note benefits for cows and hogs with peas and chaff providing excellent feed.
Secretary Wilson plans to promote farm made alcohol by supplying small stills at experiment stations and teaching farmers how to operate them. A plant may appear at the Omaha Corn Show with possible extensions to state fairs to spur adoption.
The author describes two lily of the valley beds with different treatments. One bed along the west fence received fall fertilizer, while the shaded bed near a brick wall bloomed later. Last spring from an 8 foot square bed over 5 000 blossoms were sold.
A vintage guide describes a potato sorting tool built from boards and smooth wire like a clothes line. Side boards 18 inches wide prevent rolling. wire strapped to a pulley tightens to stop sagging. large potatoes are kept out while small ones drop into a box.
A survey of farm figures notes William R. Wilcox, New York postmaster, owning an irrigation ranch in Colorado. William Jennings Bryan and James Oliver with large farm fortunes. U.S. farm machinery production and exports. Missouri land reclamation turning marshes into farms. health of farm animals improving. school seed programs in Illinois. California oranges sent to Iowa. a giant South African snail in England. Grangeville association paying for a Percheron stallion. Professor Parker aiding China in agriculture. Canada’s wheat trade with Japan. Western Harness Makers showpieces in Kansas City. a Minnesota cow treated after swallowing a turnip. Lorens Spichinger to Washington after being dropped from route. cotton warehousing collapse endangering farmers’ price hopes.
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