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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
12
Prof H R Smith of Nebraska College of Agriculture discusses soil impoverishment in Nebraska due to single crop farming. He notes rising complaints to the Nebraska Station and urges diversification from corn to include protein rich roughage to improve cattle feeding and farm fertility.
The government is exploring crossing zebra with horse, presenting zebrula as fast and enduring yet gentle. Germany has bred zebrulas in Africa, testing their value in war and at breeding stations. The article notes potential disease immunity and suggests U.S. farmers await official confirmation.
Experiments tested corn with prairie hay alfalfa hay corn stover and meals to balance rations. Oil meal raised gain efficiency and finish increasing sale value by about 15 cents per hundred. Alfalfa proved cheaper protein than oil meal and outperformed prairie hay, with stover plus alfalfa yielding slightly larger gains. The study notes German standards overestimate protein needs and cites mules as superior for general use.
Lon McDonald trains Miss Adbell 2:0934, winner of the 1905 three year old Futurity, with hopes she becomes the 1907 Sweet Marie. The mare, now four, has posted miles around 2:0614 and 2:07, with deferred campaigning until next year as an aged trotter. The article notes strong results from American-bred horses in various races.
Progressive farmers learn to specialize corn for local markets starch glucose and gluten outputs guide breeding decisions Corn breeding has become a science helping farmers escape low crop prices by targeting the best end use and top market price for each field.
A fragmented column advocates fair pricing for rough feed and profitable crops, warns against sowing neighborly discord, and urges shared prosperity in marriage. The text ends with a garbled line about clover and moxiois weed and a stray line about meeting.
The piece argues that right sire and dam breeding yields horses comparable to Europe as farmers seek pure-bred mares but few are available. It notes coach horses fetch high prices in Chicago while drafters offer greater profitability due to lower fitting costs. It warns against breeding unsound mares and advises light winter care for idle horses.
A historical guide outlines preventive care for fowl diseases and home remedies. It details treatments for bumblefoot canker catarrh cold crop trouble debility and other issues with substances like iodine tincture salt mixtures quinine and turpentine solutions, plus feeding and housing advice.
An Indiana farmer shares a practical winter project to allow spring water flow. Install posts at stream sides with concrete footing, add iron eyes and a sliding rod mechanism, connect with studding gates, and hinge to open during floods then close afterward to protect the gap.
Experiments by Professor H. L. Hutt of the Ontario Agricultural College tested tarred and felt papers as winter protection around trees. Paper strips stood about a foot high with earth banked around the base to deter mice. The article also urges making farm life attractive to retain help and notes politicians miscast rural hardship.
A practical guide to winter egg production emphasizes strong yearling hens, roomy ventilated houses, nitrogen rich feed, litter for foraging, trap nests to manage workers, and careful feeding. Keep hens tame, houses clean, avoid cold windy weather, and avoid overcrowding while maintaining ample space.
California law on uniform butter packaging is noted while dairymen profit from it. Cream separators help separate milk for calves, promoting steady growth. feeding practices should favor milk production over rapid fattening. Experiments show cows use 60 percent of feed for maintenance, questioning half-starved cows’ milk output. Large creameries oppose silage fed milk, though a Vermont contest showed high butter from silage fed cows and the flavor remains pleasant.
Minnie Eshleman later Mrs Sherman left a Fresno ranch in 20 years built a large farming operation with 250 acres of grapes and wine making profits of 13000 annually from vineyards while her Holstein herd yields 500 monthly net. She runs 15 to 20 year round workers with peak season help up to 50 and is noted for charity and family devotion.
Despite thousands of automobiles in use, the superior horse still brings higher money than ever while the scrub horse falls out of favor. The statement reflects ongoing shifts in value between horse breeds and modern transport.
Fragmentary text questions how to introduce agricultural instruction in public schools and how to teach teachers. It mentions instructors being two men or one man and a woman and asks who is capable.
A farmer extols alfalfa and clover as superior hog forage, noting green cured alfalfa hay balances cracked corn, promotes strong bone and muscle, cools blood, and supports better winter health and vitality in pigs through feeding trials and anecdotal evidence.
Fall pig housing must be dry warm and well ventilated. Prevent crowding as it causes losses. Feed at separate troughs for large and small pigs with a thick slop of ship-stuff soaked corn oats and hay. Do not use green corn or unsteeped alfalfa. ensure brood sows stay slim and bowels open.
Experiments show silage wheat and alfalfa can rival corn for hog fattening. At an Oregon farm 5.58 lb corn per lb gain in 29 days versus 38.70 lb wheat. Wheat efficiency shifts with age. larded hogs costlier than bacon-type hogs. A bushel of wheat yields about 13.5 lb high quality pork.
The speaker urges generous help for rural youths, arguing young people crave a few dollars of independence. They say extra funds strengthen attachment to the country, noting money is one thread in the cable binding boys and girls to farm life.
A reprint urging fathers to talk with their sons, let them sit down, and enjoy life on the farm. It notes dairy farms and 8,000,000 cows needing support and hints at lessons for young people growing up on rural work.
At the Louisiana Experiment Station Dr. W H H Dalrymple reports that sheep with nodular disease were housed separately from lambs. Some affected lambs grazed a shared pasture. post mortems showed nodules in intestines and presence of tapeworms and stomach worms. Two lambs kept indoors remained healthy. the pasture was plowed and surface overturned.
A. V. Meersch argues that farmers failing to adopt timely shifts in crop strategy face declining profits. He notes high pasture costs and limited returns on middling land, urging green crops to boost herd improvement and efficiency amid fierce foreign competition. Early maturing stock, fed well and sold young, could save 12 to 18 months of keep.
The report details experiments with nodule disease in ewes and lambs on clean versus infected pastures. It concludes that turning and cropping infected land can destroy the disease and that sound lambs can graze on cultivated, cleansed fields without illness. It also discusses rotations, crop integration, and year round forage strategies for better herd profitability.
Many farmers return to Merino blood to increase fleece weight while aiming to avoid shrinking the ewe’s yearling size and mothering qualities. The text notes that heavy fleeces often come from Lincoln or Cotswold lines, especially when weight is driven by staple length.
A historic note on grazing shows sheep reduce weeds in pastures more effectively than horses and cattle. It argues for mixed flocks and crop rotation to improve forage, straw yield, and manure, urging farmers to adopt fixed rotation plans to balance grain roots dairy stock and land use for seasonal needs.
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