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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1909
Page
13
Instructions describe making hexagonal tarred paper disks four inches across to deter cabbage maggot flies by odor. Apply before egg laying. destroy badly damaged plants. treat slightly damaged ones with carbon disulfide and fertilize. Disks cut from tarred paper using a wood hexagon mold, suitable for small quantities and nonindustrial use.
Home grown seedlings can rival greenhouse stock in speed and vigor. Soak roots before transplanting, plant on a cloudy day or at sundown, water each hill, press soil firmly, and shield with leaves or a paper cap if sun is strong to prevent wilting and preserve growth.
The notice urges early pest control with Bordeaux mixture and sprayer. Begin now and persist through summer to protect young fruit trees. Cultivate fields, harrow corn after planting readiness, and watch for cutworms indicated by ground boards and twig pits. Eggs persist year after year, with ongoing efforts yielding returns.
Poultry expert T E Orr says a 100 hen house can be built for 100 dollars. The design is 48 feet long, 12 feet wide, with rear height 4% feet and front height 7% feet. Rafters, cross-beams, uprights, partitions, sheeting, and tar roofing are detailed for a durable twenty year roof.
Miller Purvis notes capon farming near Fairbury Illinois yields strong returns. Hatch double the capons wanted. caponizing costs 1.50 to 2.00 and produces docile birds with juicy flesh. Good capons fetch 17 cents per pound in Chicago by late March, about 40 to 50 cents more than standard chickens.
A California farmer recounts Luther Burbank's dry clay plot where mulch spurred a thriving clover crop after a severe drought. Planks used as mulch over beans doubled growth, illustrating moisture retention. Frequent shallow cultivation also creates surface mulch to preserve soil moisture.
J A Leg discusses mulch benefits for orchards and crops. He notes how straw or otter mulch around apple trees aids shallow root uptake and tree vigor, especially in dry seasons, and compares mulched forest soils with exposed ground, highlighting richer soil under leaf mulch and poorer conditions where leaves are blown away.
The article explains the role of milk commissions in raising milk quality and the certification process. It details how certified milk must come from healthy cows in sanitary quarters, be cooled promptly, strained, bottled, and stored under strict cleanliness. It also describes dairy layouts, cooling methods, bottling capacity, and sanitation measures.
A historical note discusses heaves in horses, noting some claim no permanent cure while offering management strategies. Rest and pasture may cure mild, recent cases. for working horses, limit hay to light, dust free feeds, dampen hay if dusty, use roots, and restrict water before work. Arsenic 5 grain daily for 1–2 months is suggested, plus laxatives to ease bowels. early grass turnout may halt progression.
Professor Plumb of the Ohio agricultural station commends the Cheviot breed as pure white and hornless with males sometimes sporting spurs or horns. Mature lambs reach about 225 pounds, ewes 125 to 160 pounds, with wool noted as a mid dle wool type improving toward openness. The breed’s wool is an accepted clothing wool, tied to Scotland’s cloth names, and features white hair on head and ears with a black nose septum and hooves.
Poultry expert DeCourcy of Ireland cites a farmer profiting from geese on twenty acres. He paid 100 rent and 458 for feed, and 510 for other costs. The farmer sold 418 young geese for 1 504 and 653 eggs for 277, totaling 1 781.
The article promotes uniform flocks for better profit, warns against feeding new corn to market fowl, and suggests keeping a small breeder pen separate from laying hens. It discusses mating, male-to-female ratios, and fattening practices, then shifts to Border Leicester and Cheviot sheep, praising Cheviots for mothers and hardiness despite weight differences.
Geese should be raised to a large stage before finishing for market. Grow birds to substantial weight and ensure proper feeding and housing to yield best market quality. Maintain clean brood conditions and monitor health to prevent losses.
Advice on caring for a brood mare and newborn foal emphasizing gentle exercise daily grooming and attentive foaling care. Guidance covers feeding hay oats bran and preventing milk buildup using hand milking if needed and keeping mares with foals in safe congenial surroundings.
A practical piece on farm life and animal handling urges choosing good dairy stock, warns turkeys resist fencing, and promotes courteous road sharing. It counsels self-reliance, proper lantern upkeep, gentleness with horses, and disciplined driving with calm reins and firm but kind guidance.
A description of Danish dairy practices emphasizes strict separation of sick cows, hospital care, and legal penalties for using milk from ill cattle. Milkers wear sleeves above the elbow, wash hands and cow bags before milking, and ensure pasteurization. Continuous vigilance and careful feeding ensure milk purity.
A prize-winning Silvers Lacea Wyandotte duck, noted for its many prizes, is highlighted in a release titled The ducklings Marketed in Mayor June.
An English journal compares farm egg baskets with continental boxes, noting English eggs vary in color and size due to mongrel poultry. It details humane killing methods, dressing procedures, and market preparations for poultry including broilers and hens for roasting, with age guidelines for optimal size and price.
A farmer reflects on realizing that wealth on rich land comes from better breeding and management. He recalls paying high prices for cattle and sheep, then selling progeny to build a valuable herd. After adopting better care and proper breeding, his livestock profits surged, reinforcing lessons learned from institutes and farm papers.
This piece argues sheep provide both wool and mutton from the same animal and should be raised for dual profit. It advises feeding practices, pasture and trough feeding when ground is slippery, and urges broad production aiming for more meat consumption to boost the sheep industry.
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