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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1913
Page
7
Guidance on constructing adobe houses in arid areas. It covers wall layers, drying, window and door openings, foundation setup, and roof considerations to ensure durability, insulation, and water resistance. Emphasizes using mud layers, proper trimming, and secure foundations with straight posts.
The article explains trap nests used from January to June and October to year end to select and breed hens with strong winter egg production. It describes an experimental Brahma strain with high winter output and warns against inbreeding and overreliance on 200 egg goals, detailing Maine Experiment Station trap nest design and operation.
A new design for brooder houses uses cloth walls and a hinged cover to create a permanent, ventilated unit built into the house. Each colony gets two brooders with adjustable air intake, reducing mortality and improving chick health while saving labor.
The proper way to feed oyster shell is to have a small box of it within reach so the fowls may help themselves at will. Mixing it in the morning mash is risky as hens may consume too much and make eggs shells too hard. The hens know best when their system demands more time. It is rare for a hen to get too much if constantly within reach.
The article argues separators work well in winter, keeping cream quality uniform, boosting butter yield, and simplifying processing. It notes heat methods are impractical at scale, emphasizes independence from weather, and highlights cost savings and higher profits from efficient cream separation throughout cold seasons.
Caution urged on gasoline handling after two fatal incidents. A woman poured gasoline on a stove fire, the vapor ignited from a distant can and caused fatal injuries. In another case a quart of gasoline in a bathroom basin exploded when a silk waist was treated, injuring the user.
Officials call for stricter handling of required information in all uses. Dealers must ensure they provide clear guidance and necessary data to customers and stakeholders to avoid confusion and compliance issues.
In Pennsylvania a boy known as John Blake is found with a pet rattlesnake that joined his supper of bread and milk in the woods. The mother witnessed the scene as the snake curled on the boy’s knee and devoured the offered food. The piece then argues for farm scales to replace guessed weights in livestock trading.
A reader from Indiana asks whether the mule foot hog is a straight weed or a sport, seeking clarity on its classification and origin. The message reflects a curiosity about livestock varieties and their naming.
A short guide describing a square garden fence frame used as a compost heap. It advises adding garden weeds, manure, ashes, and wash water to create a well-packed mix that will be valuable for next spring, concentrating waste into usable compost.
Farmers neglect winter work for draught horses leading to idle days and poor health. The article urges regular exercise, warm ventilated stables with dry floors, and sun exposure. It cites examples where farmers hire teamsters to log wood or haul ice to keep horses employed and maintain condition for summer work.
The Primula Obconica thrives in a seven inch pot with many bloom stalks that last through winter. Varied colors include pink lilac peach and nearly white with a yellow eye. It is hardy self reliant rarely troubled by pests. avoid wet or sour soil and crown water. Feed lightly during bloom and remove fading flowers to prevent seed set.
In poultry houses, mix two gallons kerosene oil four percent whale oil soap one quart homemade soft soap and one gallon water. Boil dissolve soap in water then add kerosene and churn rapidly until smooth. Dilute with water one part emulsion to several parts water for spray. Add one or two ounces carbolic acid before use.
Two steer calves a pure bred beef animal and a mixed scrub were studied by the Department of Agriculture. Over three winters they measured digestion energy availability and nitrogen balance, finding no physiological difference but clear economic superiority in the pure bred due to lower maintenance needs and greater surplus feed use. The slaughter and butcher tests showed prime grade for the pure bred and common for the scrub, with higher dressed weight and more valuable loin cuts in the pure bred.
A neighborhood farmer recalls facing a quack grass infestation on twenty acres of creek bottom land. He first planted corn after heavy harrowing and disking, then continued cultivation and hoeing until the quack root system was largely subdued. Despite weediness, three successive corn crops yielded better returns.
A cheap wood and galvanized iron water tank sits on a brick foundation with a partially enclosed stovepipe to heat drinking water for livestock. Heated water increases winter drinking, milk production, and comfort for young stock, reducing cold stress and improving well being.
Instructions on forcing lily of the valley pips with moss in boxes or pots, freezing before or after potting, placing pots on heat sources, and keeping moss moist. Notes on general home gardening and a quicklime disinfectant tip for cellars. Also a quote from The Heart of Midlothian.
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