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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1911
Page
11
The article explains digestibility testing for prickly pear as cattle feed. It describes digestion stalls, measuring refusals, and subtracting nutrients to estimate usable nutrients. Mixed rations with cured fodders or grains improve overall digestibility. feeding prickly pear alone is discouraged.
The passage recommends giving cattle access to dry grass pasture or coarse feed with cottonseed meal to widen the digestion and prevent scouring. It notes that using these feeds alone often causes loose stool and suggests the run of pasture as a corrective measure.
A column urges self reliance and steady work, noting neglect of health stalls careers by age 32. It argues farm life needs modern effort, city experiences reshape farmers, and small details drive large outcomes. It cautions against complacency and promotes continual striving.
Advice from a local notice outlines four formulas to protect shade and fruit trees from rabbits. Methods include Paris green washes, arsenate of lead, and mixes with lime manure or sulfur and soot, applied with a brush to trunks and stirred to keep ingredients suspended.
Missouri holds status as a leading producer with over two million beef cattle. The state’s fat cattle are renowned across major American and British markets, fueling widespread demand.
The spring planting of trees provides wind protection and blocks undesirable views. Planting trees enhances shelter and privacy by creating a natural screen.
Prof Haetker, an international authority on darying, notes drainage raised land value and cites fodder corn at 4.90 per ton versus timothy hay at 6.00, highlighting feeding value differences.
A railway complaint recounts a cow killed by an engine when the engineer failed to report the accident. He claimed not to know of the crash, saying the cow seemed to signal she was all right as she rolled over, prompting a slow down then clearance to proceed.
The Minnesota experiment station finds barley yields highest food value at $18.25 per acre versus oats $9.91, wheat $8.88, flax $6.85. Barley also clears land of weeds and straw byproducts may be profitably fed on farm.
The article outlines affordable poultry house designs emphasizing dry floors and clean grounds. It recommends avoiding wooden floors, using litter such as moss and straw, and elevating walls on a durable sill. Drainage and gravel fill help prevent moisture, with stone and mortar foundations for wooden structures to reduce decay.
Advice on building a draught free poultry house with two inch wide hails on cypraile wall joints. Recommends long roof boards, tarred paper lining, double walls with an air gap, and a double roof with optional corrugated iron for rainproofing. Suggests door and window placement, external nest boxes, and loft use for storage to boost warmth and comfort for winter eggs.
A Northern daily account tells of a skilled farm hand with a wife and two children who was rejected by multiple farmers for being married. They prefer single men, driving him to city stable work. The piece argues rural life weakens family stability and notes broader demographic decline from such practices.
A portable lifting device for farms, a hay derrick on runners loads shocks of fodder, corn, and hay from stacks or cock to wagons. It uses a strong center pole, preferably a telegraph pole, with a six foot square bottom frame and 2x6 planks bolted together, three pulleys, and a swing crane for versatile use.
A clipped extract discusses crops like corn potatoes mangles and root crops planted in rows. It notes cultivated crops have long been seen as soil fertility boosters, but new investigation questions the sustained benefits amid continuous weaving of grain.
The report details archaic Mexican farming practices using bull tongue plows, hand planting, and grass hooks for rice, with weeds controlled by limited plowing and late cutting. It notes large grain losses from drying, thrashing, and incomplete implements, and contrasts this with minimal use of farm tools and reliance on manual labor.
A detailed plan for converting an old barn into a pigeon house for 25 to 35 pairs. Specifies dimensions, alleys, front height, windows, skylight areas, a high fly pen with wire netting, alighting boards, nest boxes, and feeding setups. Notes daily care: watering, feeding times, bath depth, and cleaning routines for water founts and troughs.
A piece on kindness and etiquette within the home and toward friends, the law of love toward neighbors, and the need for better farm management as average farm profits hover around four percent. It notes dynamite is promoted by major powder firms to break hard clay soils.
The Shorthorn breed blends milk and beef potential with lines tracing to Arabella Constance and Waterloo in New England. Many cows yield 40 to 50 pounds of milk daily and can be reared for both dairy and beef. Proper feeding preserves breed qualities while avoiding over fattening. A farmer should use business cards and printed letterheads to dignify his farm and improve credit.
The article discusses feeding practices for pigs sheep and dairy cows. It warns against overfeeding young pigs under five months and suggests local production of balanced feeds. It notes salt and air-slaked lime aid digestion and prevent bloat in sheep and claims ground oats aren’t ideal for dairy cows while noting milk flavor improves. It concludes with a call to use the milk of human kindness in caring for dairy cows.
In dry overheated rooms the red spider harms houseplants. Water is the only effective remedy. spray plants thoroughly at least three times a week, including the undersides of leaves, to deter the pest before yellowing and leaf drop reveal its presence.
A cheap rat control method uses barium carbonate spread on bread or butter as bait placed in rat runs. If one attempt fails, reuse with a different bait. For poultry, use two wooden boxes to exclude fowl while letting rats access bait, placing bait at the box bottom and covering with the larger box.
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