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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1912
Page
8
An old poultry guide explains fattening and selecting market chickens. It covers feeding duration for cockerels and hens, humane killing methods, proper plucking and shaping, cooling before packing, crate packing specs, wrapping to prevent moisture, and recommended feed rations and costs. It also notes crate feeding yields better fat distribution and outlines a conditioning schedule including a 24 to 36 hour fast before killing.
A farmer explains simple methods to store leaves using barrels sacks or bed sheets for winter use. Stored leaves serve as bedding for dairy hog and horse facilities and later as a fertilizer. The piece also notes Canadian immigration trends observed by a Catholic church pastor and Wisconsin Bach County Agricultural School receiving $4000 yearly state support.
An argument favoring manure spreaders over the old fork method. Spreaders offer easier, cleaner, and more even distribution, covering more ground with less effort and time. The article notes backloading into a wagon, daily filling, and adjustable flow for varying field needs, with potential three-vorse teams mentioned.
Instructions describe setting heavy end posts three feet in and out, smoothing them to avoid snagging fabric. A 2x4 lever, five feet long, is bolted to a post with a bolt at ten inches, a holding block, and a button to keep the lever upright while clothes are hung. The center post need not be as heavy as the ends.
A guide to humane hog care and feeding to maximize profit. Key tips include roomy farrowing spaces, spring pigs, differentiated feeds starting with shorts mixed with skim milk, then corn meal and oats, followed by thick slops with salt. Exercise and wide grass range reduce costs. European potato shipments and prices near Chicago noted.
At the state fair the auto exhibits drew farmer and family attention with about one hundred models priced 400 to 1600 dollars. Dealers report rising auto sales and demand for sturdy family cars. The author believes autos will accelerate good road improvements as more people see highway needs.
In Wyoming it is customary for landowners who rent winter pasture to sheepmen to require that sheep are not bedded in one spot for more than two or three nights to disperse manure. This practice is praised as excellent.
Prof. A. G. Phillips of Kansas outlines how premium egg pricing comes from uniform size color and quality and from prompt, clean handling. He recommends daily gathering, cool dry storage, direct sales to consumers, farm branded cartons, or selling to hotels, restaurants, or grocers willing to pay a premium for reliable eggs. The path to top prices requires time to build demand and trustworthy supply.
A guide stressing pasture rotation to cut stomach worm damage and urging vigilant lambing season care. Advises choosing wool-bred rams and ewes for wool rather than mutton types and notes English farmers pay high sums for purebred sires.
A concise note describes a simple farm implement that is easily constructed and remains essential yet often unseen in current work. It emphasizes its irreplaceable role and practicality on the farm.
An illustration shows a device enabling a single harness to form a double team. The extra front attachment ties to the breeching, letting the horse exert the same backing power as in a single harness, avoiding the difficulty of attaching a breast plate to the yoke.
A sixteen year old on the Pacific coast lists fifteen acres and a busy set of hobbies. He describes pigeons, Belgian hares, multiple pairings of Homers, doves, ring neck pheasants, coghin bantams, canaries, and plans for Golden Pheasants and quail next year. He also notes farm animals, fruit, and a plan to dry and insulate a cellar to store vegetables.
The author outlines a system of raising ten to twelve calves yearly to replace losses and supply skim milk markets. He describes early breeding, care of calf mothers, milking methods, ration management, and hygiene to maintain milk quality.
The article reviews barley as an alternative to corn for fattening hogs amid rising corn prices. North Dakota and Wisconsin experiments show barley can yield leaner meat, with mixed profitability depending on grain prices and bacon markets. The text compares gains, costs, and carcass quality between barley and corn fed hogs.
A herd of ten cows fed on sunning apple mash from an elder mill trough near Rockford New Jersey. They milled across fences and ran in circles with tails in the air before each cow dozed off, ending the incident after five hours as they slept it off.
The passage urges that future usefulness depends on breeding plus liberal feeding daily care and careful observation. It notes no profit in keeping old ewes with lost teeth and suggests fattening them and disposing of them promptly.
In Nevada County California a large porcupine battled a huge Golden Eagle in a rare duel. The rancher witnessed the fight as the eagle finally died from porcupine quill injuries and beak talon wounds.
Build a trough from 2x4 corner posts set 2 feet apart with a 4 inch trough 1 foot off the ground. Use twelve 2 inch boards for the bottom and 6 inch fencing boards as slats spaced to give each sheep 4 inches of feeding space. A 16 foot trough can feed about thirty sheep. roughage works well.
The churn can cause milk to foam when the milk is warm or churn is full, sometimes due to bacilli. Clean barns, disinfect udders, and sterilize vessels. wash udders before milking. discard first milk. sterilize pails and tools. thoroughly whitewash and disinfect the entire dairy environment including chicken and hog houses.
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