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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1908
Page
11
W R Gilbert of the Canadian Experimental Station outlines tape worm Moniezia expansa in lambs, its severe impact on young animals, and a preventive feeding regimen using dry food, linseed cake, pea meal, salt, and iron sulphate. Results show deaths drop from 60 to 24 with early nourishment and continuous salt intake, plus pasture management and drainage to reduce pastures hosting larvae.
The article explains sheep scab, a contagious skin disease caused by a mite. It describes transmission to humans, signs like itching and wool loss, and stresses dipping after shearing for effective control. It also notes safe handling and cautions for lambs and ewes in the dipping process.
When trees are girdled by mice the survival depends on protecting exposed tissues or establishing a cambial connection. Bridge grafting uses long bevel-cut scions placed above and below the girdle, with wax covering all exposed cuts, to restore cambium contact from top to root.
The text urges ample water for hogs in all seasons and highlights benefits of buying pigs at weaning. It notes buyers prefer uniform cattle at stock yards, warns against using foremilk, stresses dry vented seed corn storage, and recommends spreading manure to enrich soil. It critiques animal housing and warns that poor care reduces income, ending with a Paraphrased grievance about hard crops and losses.
Prof A Alexander of Wisconsin Agricultural College outlines practical hog worm control. He warns infestation reduces profits and describes detection signs such as cough and pot belly, then prescribes starvation, separate pens, and various medicines like turpentine calomel santonin copperas and lye with specific dosages and sequences for effective deworming and prevention.
A farmer can create a durable cement walk with modest cost by using cement and sand from local supplies. Gravel or coal ashes are alternatives but rough on shoes. a cement path saves labor and floor coverings, with return on investment over time. Start in the back yard then extend to the front as it proves practical.
The columnist notes bankers and brokers awake during a recent market flurry while farmers anticipate price gains despite partial crop failures. Advice on practical farm matters follows, including milk handling, tool care, and butchering tips, urging organization and sensible routines.
Guidance on cow and calf welfare covers guarding from fright and injury, managing first calving to sustain milk, and drying off to rest nature. It stresses clean dairy gear, daily calf care, and humane stable conditions to maximize cow health and farm profitability.
A farmer recounts hay waste due to old V shaped mangers and muddy stalls. He recommends improved troughs with compartments, upright dividers, and clean feeding floors to cut losses. Emphasizes feeding clean grain and weed seeds to sheep and poultry as a better practice.
A chronicler notes wide seasonal swings in bud damage by birds. In 1903 04 they devastated gooseberry bushes, next winter almost none, 1905 06 showed interest in gooseberries and plums, and the current winter caused little harm beyond near the homestead.
The article argues pickle cucumber farming demands heavy hand labor and limits expansion due to labor scarcity. It notes three weekly passes during bearing and bans child labor for heavy work. It also discusses beef production, claiming extending a bullock’s life past market age reduces efficiency and raises cost per pound, citing experimental stations for support.
A Canadian farmer outlines cucumber growing for open ground, noting prices around 15 dollars per ton and yields of eight to nine tons per acre on good soil. He emphasizes soil types, timing in central New York, pest and disease risks, and the need for Bordeaux spraying. He recommends Farmers Bulletins 231 and 243 for disease control and application details.
The Farmers Institute of Brown County Illinois educates boys on alfalfa growing using authoritative bulletins and books and requires a written exam. Prizes include covering expenses for a short course at the College of Agriculture and other awards for top papers. The Illinois Farmers Institute cites success lessons for other states.
The article urges sparing young growth in logging to ensure future supply. It advises selective cutting, delaying realisation, and using old stands for clear cutting where reseeding benefits. June or July is best for cutting timber for posts and boards, with long lasting results. It stresses timber as a bank account, increasing value over time.
Professor E. E. Little of the Iowa station reports experiments to find the best tomato for ordinary soil. Varieties were tested for vigor and yield in sandy loam, with ten plants per kind, using seed sown in March and transplanted in May. Seeded by Burpee under the label The Best of All showed the strongest results.
The article argues pigs can fatten and breed efficiently on many farms while dairy cattle and store cattle often require upkeep without weight gain. It notes that fattening stock improves farm value and fertility, whereas prolonging life of animals burdens farmers. It emphasizes feed used for maintenance rather than growth.
Practical farm guidance notes the benefits of year round feed and daily horse exercise. It warns that pampered young animals are prone to disease and that diverse diets support strong health.
W R Gilbert warns against feeding horses new hay new foods and fresh grains saying new foods are less nutritious and risk wind scour and digestive trouble. He urges sticking to fully matured hay and grain and recommends storing for three months to ensure safety and quality.
Practical guidance from Anna Galigher of New Concord Ohio on keeping eggs for hatching. Tips cover cleanliness drying temperatures wrapping turning and incubation handling to prevent deformities and maximize hatch rate.
Bees swarmed from a winter flight and attacked two horses, chickens, and a passing tramp who fled into a cellar. The farmer’s wife had prepared a quart of rock candy and whisky for the family stock on a kitchen sill when the bees disrupted the scene.
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