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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
12
The article advises selecting cows by form and udder quality, avoiding hard milking cows, and raising feed at home. It stresses proper care, rest for bred heifers, cautious purchases, and pure-bred feeding to maximize butter quality and profitability.
Washington and Oregon farmer of Spokane argues a dairy of twenty cows can be sustained on an irrigated forty acre farm. He claims ranching with twenty cows plus stock, hogs and poultry needs little effort, as the area supports the animals with government ditch irrigation.
The article reviews a Danish udder manipulation method called Hugelund, claiming increased daily milk yield and richer fat content. Wisconsin and New York stations report about a pound more milk and two ounces of butter per cow, with brief after milking. It notes value of extra butter and shorter milking time, and compares to careful stripping. It also mentions Iowa livestock value rise and Oklahoma attitudes toward race, plus Maryland’s first agricultural high school opening in Calvert County.
A 40 acre rotation plan outlines stable feeding for twenty cows using rye green feed in spring, alfalfa through summer, corn silage and roots for winter. Seventeen to twenty acres provide hay and silage, with additional land for fruit and crops, optimizing manure to boost yearly production.
The text explains butter making from milk with ranges from eight to ten pounds of rich milk to produce a pound of butter and notes up to thirty pounds for the poorest milk. It cites an average common stock yield of about twenty five pounds and classifies eight to ten pounds as extra, with ten pounds per imperial gallon and eight quarts equal to twenty four dollars.
The piece notes Quakers retain their title to land while a 1910 era farm project by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific in North Dakota shows corn thriving due to heavy manuring and cultivation. It laments scarce farm mortgage funds in South Dakota and nearby states as farmers shift to self-financing loans at about five percent interest.
The piece questions the quality of so called whole wheat cereals citing poor flour and low nutrition. It also argues for early horn removal in calves to prevent later harm and expense, noting caustic tips could stop horn growth.
The author argues that every properly farmed acre gains value yearly due to rising population, increasing demand, urban expansion, and the move toward diversified farming, which should yield a substantial rise in agricultural worth.
Macaroni wheat from Auegsia and Kiushu rice from Japan have boosted farmers income, delivering millions in gains to agricultural communities. The imports influence markets and support local growers across regions.
A brief note on selecting seed corn emphasizes that while the task is easy to begin, it demands sound judgment and careful discernment to choose the right variety. The remark points to practical decision making in agricultural practices.
Prof H R Smith of Nebraska Agriculture College reports on three forms of roughage for two year old steers fed corn. Gains were highest with alfalfa included, especially with snapped corn and alfalfa. Costs favored corn stover and alfalfa mix. corn stalk feeding showed mixed profitability and warrants further tests.
This column advises hog confinement with ample yards and proper fencing. It favors woven wire, warns against barb wire, recommends a dedicated boar pen away from sows, and stresses quarantine for new hogs. Emphasizes exercise, gate quality, ground wires, uniform herd traits, and careful breeding selection.
A Michigan farmer suggests adding a tablespoon of finely ground tobacco to wheat bran as a weekly tonic for horses. For a nail wound remove horn, wash with bichloride solution, keep it draining, and apply tar-coated cotton with a cloth bandage. Also notes dropsy in mares and a specific nightly iron nitrate gentian powder regimen.
A practical tip advises taking a pleasant day to brush over worn spots on sap buckets. Repainting prevents rust at bare points and helps keep sap sweet when making maple sugar.
A farmer who reads his farm paper even in busy seasons will be a smarter, more profitable producer than one who works nonstop at hard manual labor. The message emphasizes steady reading to improve farm income and decision making.
A brief quip notes that even a small measure of hard cider can cause more trouble than a barrel of beer, suggesting the beverage’s stronger bite or social impact in a concise, tongue in cheek line.
The Manhat tan Kansas experiment station has long manufactured and sold poison to destroy prairie dogs and gophers. State funding ended, but pricing keeps the program self supporting under the station entomologist. The prairie dog poison uses a patent from David W. Staples, and the gopher formula is a variant. Prairie dogs are nearly extinct in many areas. gopher numbers decline where used, and the poison also rids rats rabbits.
Advice on light, air, and watering for Rex begonias, Chinese hibiscus, palms, hoya, water-grown plants, and winter bloomers like Zanzibar balsam. Emphasizes proper ventilation, avoidance of cold drafts, selective fertilizing, and regular soil saturation for healthy growth.
A historical guide describes safeguards in milking and milk handling to keep milk wholesome. It notes sterilized suits for milkers, hand washing after each cow, milking through a sieve, straining into the can, and discarding the fore milk to reduce bacterial risk. Milk is exposed briefly to barn air, then moved to the dairy immediately after cans are filled.
The article explains a pricing rule for dairy cows: pay $12 per gallon of daily milk for cows rich enough to achieve 3% fat, adjusted by $1 for each quarter of 1 percent fat. A cow is bought on merit. when dry, sold. Fresh cows risk disease and aggression, so proven profitability is favored over unknown replacements.
The article outlines feeding troughs for chickens with slatted sides and detachable roots to prevent waste. Each trough measures six to ten feet in length with five inch high sides, lath slats two inches apart, and overall height sixteen inches from floor to roof.
The roofs project about two inches fat the sides and effectually keep out the rain except when high winds prevail. The roof is easily removed by lifting one end and sliding fit endwise on the opposite gable end on which it rests. The trough can then be filled and the roof drawn back into place with out lifting it. This arrangement is the best thus far found for saving food from waste and keeping it in good condition. When dry mash is used.
The passage notes that when using the material for that purpose much of the finer parts are blown away. To minimize loss it is necessary to place the substance in a sheltered location out of the high winds.
The article urges frequent pasture rotation to limit diseases and parasites, plow land often, and use spray methods for lice control. It warns against dog damage, stresses clean water, exercise for ewes, and bran and oil meal for winter digestion. It promotes orchard grazing and wintering lambs on Swede turnips with February to April markets.
The trap nest identifies each hen by laying output and behavior. It reveals the 200 egg, 100 egg, 50 egg and drone hens, aiding detection of egg eating and infertile eggs while enabling pedigree of stock. It can be placed inside or away from laying hens and removed daily for feed and water.
Dean Henry of the Wisconsin Agricultural College lauds farmer boys for their opportunities and abilities. He says farm youth can achieve high status and leadership without leaving the farm, combining intellect with hard work and physical effort.
The article explains a trap nest that seals hens inside to prevent egg crowding. A trigger door locks the hen until manually opened. Each hen carries a numbered leg band, letting the owner record her behavior by noting the number on the eggs in the trap nest.
Professor James Troop Indiana state entomologist plans to ask the next general assembly for a ten thousand dollar two year appropriation to run orchard inspection. He also seeks deputies to aid inspections and a campaign against San Jose and other scale insects that attack trees. He argues orchard inspection is increasingly valued by orchardists and farmers and the cost is small compared to tree owner savings.
Advice encourages riding into fields to cool cranky moods and suggests solo reflection. It warns buyers to have land titles checked by a trusted lawyer and not to rely on others’ word about property. The fragment ends with garbled text.
The article stresses modern farming requires strong executive ability and hard work. It cites Professor Henry noting that a farmer boy has the best chance and needs no sympathy amid the demanding, disciplined work that leads to success.
After Easter lilies are forced to bloom in a greenhouse the bulbs lose value. They may yield one or two flowers next year if rested in summer and started again in autumn. Start with October buys, plant in rich loam, keep cool until roots form, then move to heat and watch for bloom timing.
A wary farmer who once set his dog on a persistent telemarketing agent has learned that cooperation can fail when expected profits on paper diverge from real money, illustrating caution in business dealings.
A newspaper reader admonishes all citizens to wage continual warfare against the common house fly. The piece links filth and disease to flies and urges every person to take action to prevent sickness and death.
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