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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1907
Page
6
Professor Massey argues manure on farms should be spread quickly with a manure spreader rather than hauled and piled. He cites Pennsylvania farms, promotes immediate field spreading to feed sods, urges year round use, and notes the spreader saves labor and improves manure value.
The piece invites families to the state fair as a near course at the agricultural college and reflects on prosperity for farmers. It notes the pure food law requires labeling of all manufactured foods, warning against eating unknown fillers like sawdust or bark, and suggests autos will improve roads.
Herman advises wintering bees in a warm cellar with a partitioned area and adequate ventilation to vent foul air and prevent freezing. Stronger colonies endure low temperatures, while weaker ones gain by the shift, with careful moisture control and keeping doors open before and during bee transfer to avoid excess heat.
A detailed description of a large Michigan barn planned for a farm, including space for twelve horses, thirty cows, two calf pens, four box stalls, and harness closets. Main floor features a 16 by 44 foot driveway, grain bay, tool room, granary, hay bay, and a hayloft above cow stables. Two 16 by 80 silos connected outside the barn add feed efficiency. The structure uses Shawyer framing, with rapid eight-day erection, and emphasizes practicality over size with manure transport, loading equipment, and basement posts sized for support. The text also contains broad asides about farming life, machinery, and rural vs city life.
A Columbia County NY apple orchard on Harlem Road marks sixty years since planting by George T. Powell’s father. The piece urges ongoing care through spraying, cultivation, drainage, soil knowledge, and pest control to make orchards profitable, noting apples can yield 100 to 1000 dollars per acre with proper management.
The article notes lamb and mutton prices rising in markets while farmers study feed value. It highlights alfalfa meal as a strong cattle and hog feed, beet pulp growing in use for lambs in Colorado, and efforts to fatten stock with roots and minimal grain. It discusses ewe care after breeding season and signals abundant soft corn in the West with good feeding qualities when sound.
A grower recalls applying a wagonload of large red and black ants to a tree infested with green aphids. The ants attacked the aphids, and within two weeks the tree showed no aphids or ants, becoming the healthiest tree in the orchard.
The article argues dairy care ties to a clear conscience and better profits. It warns against cow mismanagement and emphasizes manure handling, ample high quality feed, proper housing, and timely winter conditioning to protect butterfat yield and farm finances. It also critiques laziness and low milk prices, urging steady effort and smart seasonal feeding.
Alfalfa growth depends on drainage and sunlight with moisture from below. It adapts to various climates, but watch for soil acidity, heaving on clay, and seed quality. Preparation includes deep digging, disk harrowing, drag harrows, and fall or spring seeding options. Use pure seed, sow 25 pounds per acre or more, and start small to learn.
Practical guidance on horse care from kitchen scraps to feeding. Use potato parings first for horses and provide clean, secure stalls. Keep stalls tight with nailed cleats and well fastened partition boards. Prevent crowding by limiting access to feed and stabling. Use small stones in the manger to discourage gulping.
Portable evaporators of five to ten bushels per day are shown. Built entirely of wood, the device can be made by any handy farmer during winter. A small sheet iron stove costing about $2 provides the heat.
A nineteenth century style guide advises annual flock building, selecting best ewes, avoiding old breeders, and avoiding stock yards purchases. It notes wool profits are unlikely but mutton can cover costs with careful feeding, parasite control, and simple housing, plus salting Canada thistles to curb weeds.
A. J. Logg of Albion, West Virginia explains that turnips are easy to raise and provide a succulent winter feed for cows hogs and sheep. They are modest in nutritive value but digestible and serve as a good appetizer. Seed it after potatoes, use superphosphate 800 to 400 pounds per acre, prepare very smooth soil, sow evenly, don’t cover seed deeply, and lightly cover with a barrow or husk.
Practical tips cover greasing tools to preserve ax and saws and protecting orchard roots with cover crops. Advice warns against sowing alfalfa in fall and keeping glasses clean to protect eyesight. A curious note suggests using coal tar outside to add water resistance and using ink in local papers to boost sales for eggs and butter.
C Porvier, a Bureau County Illinois farmer, reports pig feeding trials at the Illinois Farmers Institute. He weighed 77 pigs in October with average 103 pounds, then by January weighed 241 pounds, marking steady daily gains. Pumpkin feeding, pasture, and soy hay aided growth. he deems pumpkins profitable as a cheap succulent feed.
The government urges farmers to plant more celery as it can be grown with little trouble in summer in the north and winter in the south. Bright sunshine, pure air, cool nights, and well distributed rainfall aid growth. Rich mellow sandy loam soil, seed bed mold sieved through at least 16 meshes per inch, and transplanting are key. Readers should request Farmers Bulletin No 282 from the Washington Department of Agriculture for guidance, with photos illustrating transplanting effects on root size.
Practical guidance for raising pigs with economical feed, emphasizing cleanliness, comfort, and steady feeding. Advises avoiding overlong finishing, using farm byproducts, and marketing spring and early fall pigs in April or May to dodge later low prices. Encourages diversified, well studied methods and learning from others’ experience.
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