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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1907
Page
12
The article argues bees boost clover seed by aiding fertilization, noting experiments showing plants blocked from bee access produced no seed. It discusses bee introduction near farms, honey flows, and practical tips for attracting and guiding swarms, plus promoting telephone service as a rural convenience.
Farmers describe preparing boxes and barrels, sorting apple grades, and using home made tools to streamline harvest. They outline ladders and picking receptacles, with emphasis on reducing bruising and maximizing market value.
An farmer describes converting an acre of corn ground to beans after initial trials. White and navy beans required little cultivation, yielded well, sold as seed, and proved profitable with minimal care. The account notes easy harvest and broad demand for beans.
Ben F. Bear of Steamboat Rock Iowa reports selling twenty big bone Berkshire hogs in Chicago averaging 386 pounds at $6.50 per hundredweight. He notes the hogs were age one last May, raised on blue grass pasture, self-fed on corn, and praised the breed after fifty years of hog-raising.
Uncle Henry advises painting wagons to prevent wood decay and improve appearance. He suggests using a can of paint and two brushes of different sizes to refresh the paint periodically.
A New York seller fetched eighty hundred dollars for a single cow and has already contracted a calf for four thousand. The piece argues such prices reflect rising value and potential, noting the dairy cow’s ability to produce substantial butter and the general growing worth of good cows.
Tips urge keeping colt growth on track to reach full size and removing trees crowded near homes. Advice champions proactive action and encourages readers to tell friends about the American Farm World and to subscribe or request a sample copy.
The article weighs moving stock raising from North and West to the South, noting climate appeal and opportunities for experienced farmers but warns against hasty decisions and overcapitalization. It highlights risks and stresses that men with limited means can find chances in the South, while those with secure positions should consider the move carefully.
The article describes grafting methods for grapevines, advising surface grafting when possible and subsoil grafts if bud failure occurs. It recommends tongue and wire grafts for stalks up to two thirds of an inch and a modified tongue graft for larger stalks up to three quarters of an inch.
Guidance from S. B. Hartman on preparing apples for shipment. Boxes are used with frames and canvas bottoms to avoid bruising, stacked in layers with stem ends outward and labeled with grade and quality. Barrels are double faced at each end and packed tightly for protection.
A thirteen year old Tennessee boy named John A Taylor describes farm life raising corn wheat cotton potatoes cowpeas and clover. He feeds horses cows hogs and poultry while noting prizes at fairs and a dream to become a famous stock raiser. He spends time riding hunting with dogs and guns and collecting birds and small animals. he attends school nine months a year.
A neighbor with 160 acres of land resisted purchasing a manure spreader for years. After lending him the use of mine he finally bought one. He then told me he would pay $200 for mine to get another, saying he regrets not acting sooner.
The article argues a $2500 cap for a stockman limits prospects but a small, hands on operation can succeed. It suggests carrying calves or yearlings through mild southern winters with limited feed, using rye or barley pastures, blue grass and crops, and emphasizes benefits of roughness, corn, cowpeas, and fodder for rapid gains and profitable finishing on grass.
A number of large cattle raisers in the Southern states employ salaried men to manage their business while others seek capable foremen to run farms on a share basis. The items reflect employment preferences and farming leadership needs.
Experiments show yarding improves egg production and market tenderness, while free range aids growth but reduces record keeping. Yarded birds with large runs prevent nest hiding and keep soil pure, with hens in yarded flocks yielding better results than yearling free range birds.
A New England farm explains winter to spring strategy for premium roasters. It notes caged roasters fed balanced rations stay tender and sweet without odd flavors, while free range helps young stock mature, though broilers benefit from restricted range. Yarded poultry require cleanliness and consistent feeding to avoid losses.
Advice on dairy practices criticizes brining butter, livestock handling risks, ventilation, and cow nutrition. The note highlights alfalfa as top dairy feed, recommends soils guidance from state experiments, and urges learning about breeding and dam lineage.
The writer outlines land use including 120 rods of road, two houses, an acre for buildings, four acres in orchard, one and a half acres in small fruit, five acres sloping north with the rest to the south and east. They describe plowing depth, back furrowing, and leaving two rod margins. Grass between trees supplies hay for a horse, two cows, four pigs and seventy-five hens. They grow carrots for cow feed and mention a fifteen acre operation.
In late January Peter Verkruyse of Atkinson North Dakota sold sixty two hogs averaging 241 pounds at the Chicago market for about 6 62 per hundred. He attributes the fattening to feeding corn and giving pure water and notes the hogs ran with sows until four months old and had access to bedding clean quarters and a warm comfortable environment.
A farmer who loses temper while threshing and ranting loses authority. His wife and children lose respect for him, and he knows it too. The excerpt warns against anger during farm chores and its erosion of family standing.
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