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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
18
A Tennessee farmer shares a years long scheme using peach trees cow peas red clover and hogs to revitalize thin soil. He describes orchard layout pruning planting in April planting corn between tree rows and later feeding hogs on cow peas peaches and old corn to fatten them while enriching the soil.
An Iowa grower says he cannot sell more than 20 percent of his country butter to customers while 50 percent goes to renovators. He criticizes care in butter making and notes many top producers favor private sales over grocers. Produce high quality butter to secure better prices.
To the Editor Mrs A Chapin of New Jersey urges steady deep watering for plants not brief dabs. She advises soaking pots in a tub of water until soil is evenly moist and then draining shortly after the surface darkens.
Advice on treating decayed cherry tree trunks. Clean rotten wood, apply whitewash or Bordeaux mixture, then seal with grafting wax or clay to keep water out. Removal of all rotten wood is discouraged as it weakens the tree and rot may spread into new tissue.
Notes by Michael K. Boyer advise caponizing cockerels between 3 and 6 months as the comb and wattles show sex. Best season is late August to early September with prime Boston and New York prices from 20 to 28 cents per pound. Proper confinement and feeding yield plump capons, larger than cockerels, with high market prices and satisfactory home use.
An ideal likeness of Regina of St. Cloud a thoroughbred Jersey cow daughter of Regina of Cedar Hill. The Texas herd owner started a fine Jersey herd years ago and through widespread progeny distribution has greatly improved the cattle of the state.
The piece argues early cultivation prevents weeds and ensures crops stay ahead in wet seasons. It notes weeds testify to the farmer that soil stirring is essential and that killing weeds is not the sole purpose of tillage.
The Michigan agricultural station designed a hog house shown in the picture. It rests on skids for easy relocation. Professor Shaw notes cats can handle the herd in milder climates, and they are especially useful for dry brood sows and young breeding stock.
Hot sun harms fowls by boosting lice, reducing egg output, and raising stress. Provide shade via trees or canopies and shelter from rain. Reduce heat by limiting heat producing grains and increasing green feed. Separate cockerels from pullets for extra feed and weekly remove broody hens to a nestless coop to break broodiness.
A garbled OCR snippet notes a post puller trying to pull a Bost from an unspecified source. Details are unclear.
Missouri promotes road building as a model for progress. The state boasts having the best dirt roads in the country and claims this effort has long continued, emphasizing the value of proof and quality in road improvements.
A home overview suggests using a kitchen slate for lists, adding ball bearing casters to heavy items for easy movement, and dipping item ends in salt water to prevent freezing. It notes baking bacon, pouring off grease, removing rust with kerosene and emery paper, and warns against using kerosene to start stove fires.
In northwest Arkansas mountains above malaria and with good air and water a small farmer can grow apples peaches strawberries and any kind of crops. The author responds to Illinois writer C. Bowsfield on small farms and equipment.
The article lauds simple dirt roads built by Missourians for winter markets. Vernon county farmer D J Fields hauled five wagonloads of hay per trip using a traction, moving over a ton per load. It argues pilgrimages and photos of the hay trains would persuade others to improve roads, and adds lifestyle tips like matinees and library support.
Practical advice on small chores and home maintenance from plant to wagon. It covers preserving shoes with oil, using a low wagon, cheap rain gear, hiring help, painting buildings, securing tools, ash disposal, saw maintenance, repairing harness, and prudent work choices to avoid risks.
Advice urges clearing patent medicines and poison from homes, daily cleanup to deter vermin, and careful auto buying on guaranty with trusted makers. It promotes county animal husbandry guidance for selecting horses and cites government-supported farmer upkeep and feeding tips for breeding stock.
A correspondence from Winslow Arkansas analyzes unimproved timber land costs and farm setup. It estimates forty acres with timber remaining, building a house and barn, plus stock and crops. Returns projected include apples and peaches with a cap of about 1200 to 1600 dollars, noting care and age of trees affect yields.
Quick growing windbreak guidance suggests white willow as top rapid grower. Key points warn against placing windbreak within fifty feet of roads or buildings due to snow drift. A farm windbreak should cover buildings, garden, barnyard and paddocks and be several rods wide, though western prairies may limit practicality.
The text notes best results from soft or chaffy corn fed to cattle on the cob. Hogs do not fatten on it. Large ears should be chopped into short pieces to improve cattle feeding, with cattle doing better when fed this way.
The article warns that overreliance on corn and lack of balanced rations produces pot bellied pigs and weak stock. It cites southern and eastern farmers and likens neglected pig feeding to malnourished children, urging use of oilmeal or wheat middlings with clover or alfalfa for healthy, fat hogs.
The diagram shows a double wall root cellar with a one foot gap for air circulation from the warm earth. A sealed seven eighths inch roof, 2x6 rafters, light chaff filled tiger sides, tar paper under the roof, dry sand on the floor, and a three foot wide walk around the perimeter. A small window per wall and a thermometer in the center should read 45 to 50 degrees.
Joseph Harrison of White Pigeon Michigan explains his corn growing method and records that he won a $3.25 Remington rifle from a local hardware dealer for bringing in the two longest ears. Ears measured 12 1/4 and 13 inches and were harvested before December 1. He describes fall manuring deep plowing two harrows planting May 6 from large ears with one kernel tested to sprout and careful cultivation to keep weeds down and soil mellow.
The article explains crooked breast bones in young chickens result from heavy birds roosting on poles or fences. Pressing on the roost turns the soft bones to one side, so advise roosting heavy fowls on straw on the floor to prevent crooked breast bones.
The article warns that late August and September weeds seed before noticed, stock future grounds with weeds, and urges ongoing garden cultivation until frost to save labor in growing fruits and vegetables. It emphasizes removing weeds late in summer to prevent more work later.
A Wisconsin Experiment Station bulletin notes lambs becoming listless and lame from abscesses after imperfect castration. It details examining the scrotum for enlarged tender pockets, draining with a knife, antiseptic treatment, and packing with oakum. It also warns of botryomyces and scirrhus cord in pigs when cords remain too long, urging large incisions and high severing, clean instruments, and closed housing to prevent infection.
The piece discusses rural matters including hay and mosquito crops, the need for continued pest control with Coddling Moth sprays, staying resilient amid low prices, and the value of forage sowing. It notes a trend toward progressive farming, warns about overwatering, and remarks on cider apple butter adulteration by government experts.
A reader from Troy Montana asks which breeds suit a farm. Shorthorns balance beef and milk, Brown Swiss offer strong milk with decent beef, Jerseys are too small for beef, Holsteins poor for beef. Dual purpose breeds remain unsettled. breed to meet your needs. Also advice to destroy yellowjacket nests near fruit.
A reader advises using one tablespoon of ammonia to three quarts of water to thoroughly water flowering plants. The suggestion covers an eight week period with regular applications.
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