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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
7
The article examines challenges in reliably identifying commercial oak woods amid substitutes. It notes variability in color and texture, regional growth differences, and the limits of empirical wood knowledge without microscopic study. It lists about 53 oak species in the United States, with 35 commercially useful and 15 of lesser importance.
The article explains how blackhead disease has reduced eastern turkey herds and driven prices up as many farmers quit breeding. It notes Rhode Island losses, spreading impact to Massachusetts New Jersey and New Hampshire, with the West and parts of the South showing renewed breeding interest and high prices as breeders learn prevention. Texas leads as a top turkey state with big prize birds in mild winters and ample range.
The hive must serve as a home for bees and a tool for the beekeeper. It should be uniform in style and size with interchangeable parts to speed manipulation while protecting the colony. Equipment should be simple and inexpensive yet fit its functions and maintain colony comfort.
The article explains brood chamber sizing for efficient comb honey production and compares beeway and plain section formats. It notes management influences, standardization potential, and the practical benefits of two-section hives for rapid colony inspection. It also mentions wage levels for labor in the Middle West, with farm hands earning about $385 monthly plus board and log cutters at $2 to $3.50 daily.
The United States Reclamation Service reports cucumbers on the Huntly project in Montana produced 125 dollars per acre. Seventeen new filings were filed on the Huntly project in September.
Four years of Iowa tests show drilling wheat yields 4.2 bushels per acre more than broadcasting, yielding about $2.35 per acre in favor of drilling at 70 cents a bushel. Farmers nationwide favor drilling for efficiency, seed savings, and even distribution despite debate on yield advantages.
Garden guidance urges pruning spraying and fertilizing all small fruit bushes in late fall except raspberries. Grapevines require post and trellis straightening after danger of bleeding. Use old straw or corn stalks plus wood ashes for fertilizer and disease resistance. Protect fruit trees and bushes from rabbits with bark protectors and straw mulch until spring.
The article discusses preserving forage from corn by cutting tops above the ears and using oat straw as roughage. It emphasizes balancing roughage with grain to protect profits and suggests using silos or feed cutters to maximize value. It notes a general erosion of horse numbers in Paris by about 3,000 over the last decade.
The article notes three to five alfalfa cuttings in the South and West and three in the Middle West, stressing alfalfa as the most prolific clover. Yields average over a ton per acre per cut, with two tons common in good seasons, and up to four tons per acre in northern areas. The hay market is at a high level and farmers are increasingly growing alfalfa in dairy regions.
Reports from Oregon indicate considerable damage in parts of the state as deer populations have been unusually plentiful this season. Animals are described as bold and destroying pruning areas and young trees.
The article warns that egg eating starts as hens quarrel over nests during laying. Provide many nests, guard against soft shells with clover oyster shell and green cut bone, and crush egg shells before disposal. If a hen eats an egg, remove her. cutting bills or peppering shells is cruel and ineffective. Prevention is best.
The mole remains active in winter when soil is moist. It builds extensive shallow runways, repairs trails after rain, and can heave sidewalks and road surfaces. It feeds on worms and grubs, favors shaded moist soil, and is a friend to lawns by removing grub pests. Traps or lawn rolling deter it.
A rural newspaper recounts a season of wandering laborers blocking harvest, with locals declining substandard pay. A tall tale tells of a sunstroke excuse, a haying attempt at $3, and an abrupt retreat to town after four hours. Denmark reports eighty five cattle per hundred inhabitants amid wary farm conditions.
Practical notes on fall feeding and winter acclimation for ewes castration of unwanted male lambs, avoiding leggy sheep, clean well bedded pens, straw sunlit lamb housing to aid growth, pen disinfection to curb scours, and a note on Department of Agriculture sparrow trapping experiments due to damage to fruit buds and cores.
Dr Young of Texas owns the only herd of Karakule sheep in the United States. He has raised 56 full-blooded Karakules from a 15-strong herd brought to the country two and a half years ago. His plan is to cross the full-blooded Karakules with native ewes to produce wool finer than Asian imports.
A string of maxims on farming, aging, busy lives, and daily routines. The speaker notes that troubles follow borrowers, cold weather signals age, and daily actions define life more than beliefs. The voice questions who rises first at night and asserts life choices shape faith.
The Farmers Educational and Co operative Union of America appeals to use cotton for bagging instead of jute. Jute costs America money and is mostly imported from India while cotton kept domestically would boost American pockets. Cotton could also replace jute in rope and twine and is suggested for storing grains and other goods. Parsley is advised to grow indoors for winter green seasoning with little light.
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