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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1907
Page
12
Farmers weigh increasing their herd by saving heifer calves to stock dairy operations. Selection focuses on teats and escutcheon, with cared for calves growing on balanced rations in proper shelter. Proper breeding and gentle handling aim to yield earlier mature cows and reduce later milking resistance.
Connecticut grower J H Hale became a case study when he thinned his first peach crop. Neighbors doubted his method until his trees yielded over ten thousand dollars, proving thinning requires judgment to balance crop load and fruit size.
A feature on profitable turkey farming highlights the best breeds like the mammoth Bronze and White Holland, benefits of large meadows, and combining hen mothers to boost egg production. It outlines care from chicks to poults, feed guidance, and keeping turkeys near home to control pests and maximize flock health.
A collage of short notes reports W R Johnson protecting peach crops near Rosedale Kansas with engine headlight light. Farmers in Michigan idle farmland due to lack of railroad expansion. Alvin Iowa merchants host an egg carnival with prizes and a giant goose egg. Wisconsin beet boycott ends. Missouri Valley Horticultural Association cites frost losses in Kansas and Missouri. A man near Fort Wayne dies in a dynamite accident. A Missouri boy dies when a cow drags him while leading it. Milwaukee Jewish Association farms indigent Jews in northern Wisconsin with wages and potential home ownership. Oklahoma Peanut King claims a gobber seven inches long. Chicago packers buy land in Colorado for irrigation and cattle. Skunk found useful for eating grasshoppers, per agricultural dept.
J Tindall of Clarendon County South Carolina raised 202 bushels per acre, winning a $500 prize in a national contest and the state legislature prize. He describes soil, rotation, fertilization and cultivation methods used on his prize acre and notes his aim to breed a larger whiter Marlboro Prolific type corn. Manning SC.
A reflective fragment on personal ethics and social observation. It urges following one’s own code, accepting neighbor misfortunes with fortitude, and using cheerfulness as a remedy for daily life while encouraging action and happiness.
A recent report covers about forty trial sites from last season confirming earlier work that sugar beets can be grown successfully here. The average yield reached sixteen tons per acre with sugar content higher than the German roots. The key question remains whether peat sugar production could be profitable domestically.
An Oklahoma correspondent discusses humane horse practices and market trends. The article notes that shooting a horse through the forehead is the recommended humane method, while prices for good horses remain strong and heavy draft horses are less suitable for fine soil work. It stresses thorough training for breeders and cautions against overemphasizing fancy driving or saddle horses.
An Ohio farmer fell from his horse on a railroad track due to vertigo. The horse, sensing an approaching train, grabbed the farmer’s clothing with its teeth and dragged him clear of the track before the train arrived.
A diary piece stresses summer dairy care to preserve flavor and quality. It warns against overripe cream and delays in churning, noting gilt-edged butter cannot be made from cream that loses aroma. The text emphasizes timely churning as essential to butter quality.
A study of English crop rotation and green crops for sailing suggests adopting clover alfalfa bluegrass and timothy to feed cows through summer. East coast dairymen practice year round house feeding to boost milk and manure, though selecting suitable seed mixtures and land care are essential for permanent pastures and avoiding reliance on luck.
The article notes South grown watermelons vary in shipping quality with thick rinds surviving transit better than thin rinds. It cites varieties such as Rattlesnake and Kollogem and advises selecting thick rind types for long shipments while acknowledging thinner rinds are sweeter and more delicious.
A reader describes long farm hours from 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. near Dundee and notes personal tolerance for early starts. He explains how a two hour noon break is offset by evening work, contrasting with the friend who contemplates quitting over the shift.
The article advises washing dairy utensils with cold rinses then warm soap and sal soda, using a stiff brush, boiling for sanitation, and airing dry. It warns against rag contamination, emphasizes thorough scalding, and stresses keeping dirt out to maintain gilt edged butter quality and a trusted stamp.
The Board of Agriculture issues orders for annual sheep dipping to eradicate scab. One order covers most of the country while another applies to the Northern parts only, with enforcement details to follow publicly.
A narrator recalls working as a harvest hand for a frugal South Dakota farmer. The crew lived on fat bacon and potatoes with a wheat coffee decoction. Despite many fat chickens on the premises, the family ate little poultry and the workers left after a week.
A veteran farmhand reflects on long tenure with a gracious family, valuing clean rooms and standup duties. He warns against overfamiliarity, cites risk of moral risk from outsiders, and suggests giving workers ownership through colt raising to foster loyalty and reduce bitterness.
Traveling across the country farmers point to grass land that looks good but proves useless as grazing when the soil thins out and nutrients fall, often due to inferior seed. The article notes how improper seed leads to land becoming unfit for grazing.
A government effort studies drought tolerant plants that can grow with minimal root watering. Observing foreign practices, researchers note air contains moisture and carbonic gas enabling some plants to store moisture or produce water from airborne elements, aiding survival in semi arid regions.
Advice on locating farm buildings near water sources to minimize effort and maximize efficiency. Emphasizes placing the house close to a well or spring, piping water to house and barns, and using drilled wells with windmills or engines if no spring is available. Stresses frost protection for pipes and convenient water flow to kitchen and barns.
The note advises gardeners to secure poultry houses with wire netting to keep skunks and weasels away from young chicks. It suggests providing shade for bees, spraying with Paris green in timing, thinning sprouts on young trees, and planting cucumbers now for pickling.
Practical plan from Prof Henry and John Splan for starting foal feeds at about two months, using raised troughs and separate paddocks to teach foals to eat grain. Separate mares during feeding, provide oats, salt, and bran mix as weaning approaches. keep foals together to ease distress and prevent fretting.
A discussion on timing for sowing vegetables notes July and August plantings yield better truck crops than early wet soil. Early crops like peas onions parsnips salsify and cauliflower need cool soil. late plantings of beans corn beets turnips and sweet potatoes grow rapidly and taste tender. After early potato pea or bean harvests, apply 1200 to 1500 pounds of high grade fertilizer per acre. Purple top White Globe and Early Strap Leaf turnips perform well with late sowing. Best late beans include stringless green pod bush and Kentucky Wonder Pole varieties good for pickling or canning.
A described Delaware fruit basket uses a shoulder strap to free hands during picking. Fruits should be picked by hand and placed into the sending package to market. This practice avoids injuries estimated at 10 to 26 percent.
The note highlights Stowell’s Evergreen and Country Gentlemen sugar corn as preferred for roasting ears and for drying and canning, with late planting advised up to August 1. It also comments on eggplant, radishes, and celery storage and handling tips from W. Gee.
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