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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
1
Government dairy researchers identify fishy taste as tied to cream acidity and oxidation during butter making. Sweet cream butter from pasteurized cream without ripening shows no fishiness, while well ripened or overworked high acid butter develops the flavor. Pasteurization of sour cream does not prevent it.
On the farm the question of how to get the best out of manure is emphasized. The shed pictured is ten by ten feet with seven foot eaves and four foot high sides. End boards are staked. one side is movable to allow shed clearance as needed. Gather manure from the cow lot every few days, mix with sods and forest leaves, add stable tanure and week’s wash suds, and fork over often. The article warns that small leaks waste manure and hurt farmers financially, while careful handling can ease daily burdens.
A Wisconsin agricultural note explains warbles on cow backs caused by Hypoderma lineatum larvae. It details the life cycle, competing theories of origin, and recommended control: fly repellents during fly season and washing with salt water, then squeezing out mature grubs for destruction.
Yakima expert Ty Stewart argues 2-year-old apple trees offer best establishment for irrigation orchards. He cites high potential values per acre, advises on root pruning, soil compaction, hole size, and selecting limited winter varieties while avoiding high-commission nurseries.
Chandler of Long Beach California reports harvesting and farming items including a Logan Valley example growing from three inches to twenty one inches, a new Nebraska gas powered harvester, South Africa coca leaf shipments, onions sales in Texas, Ramsdell Farm Minot electricity powering multiple machines, and Western crops like white strawberries near Roxbury with wives opposing threshing contracts without meals and sleep.
Advice favors fall calves over May births and stresses keeping high quality cows with good pedigrees. Focus on calf gain from pasture, avoid overreliance on whole milk, and monitor for gargets with daily udder massage. Caution against alfalfa use in orchards due to moisture needs.
A farmer's photo shows a dark poorly ventilated shed with minimal protection. Expert Walter J Quick urges open side south facing sheds with about twelve feet of floor space per sheep and box-proof fencing to avoid chilling lambs during storms.
An essay urging parents to cultivate beauty at home to shape children's character. Emphasizes affordable improvements such as tinted walls, artful pictures, simple handmade furniture, and modest floor coverings to create comfort, dignity, and a love of beauty despite poverty. Encourages revival of home crafts and discourages wasteful consumerism.
The article stresses thorough planning of feeding and management to keep breeding ewes in vigorous condition before mating. It warns against poor condition at breeding, notes that weaning and autumn forage are crucial, and says best lambs often come from ewes with strong but not overfed flesh, urging early forage crop preparation and careful selection at weaning.
Milton Kelley notes that ewes fed forage with a small amount of grain can stay in vigorous flesh-forming condition until the mating period arrives. This method emphasizes balancing forage intake with minimal grain to maintain body condition.
A New York man plants 1000 trees twenty feet apart and currant bushes five feet apart in alternating spaces. Two year old trees are easier to start, while some varieties prefer older stock. Drain low ground to admit air or trees will die. Many farmers misjudge orchard failures as soil plant food neglect.
A patchwork of agricultural notes covers wheat harvests in Kansas and nearby states, with relief for unemployment, profitable local farming, and pooled burley tobacco prices. It also reports Missouri road tax uses, township road levies, and federal reclamation aims, plus dried egg production in Topeka and industry imports from Russia China and Japan.
An instructional piece detailing methods for transferring bee colonies. It lists needed tools such as a smoker, veil, and knives, advises positioning the new hive near the old, and describes smoke use, frame preparation, and careful handling to move bees without excessive casualties.
The author urges early halter training to prevent cruelty and promote humane handling of animals. A girl or boy can train. the process uses a rope halter, gentle guidance, and consistent lessons to make a tame, obedient colt. The piece also notes Britain’s restriction on wives as a status symbol in Gibraltar.
Farmers who grow large amounts of hay should buy a hay press to bale unbaled stock. Baled hay brings higher prices, saving labor and enabling sale regardless of market tightness. A press can be operated with little force, using belt drives, and helps farmers bale at times of heavy need.
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