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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1907
Page
13
The article advocates selecting top quality dairy stock for profitability, emphasizes clean, well housed cows, good feed, water and air, and cautions against neglect. It highlights udder health, preventive care, and the value of purebreeding with Guernseys Holsteins Ayreshires or Jerseys. It also recommends alfalfa hay and English bluegrass for dairy farms in Oklahoma.
A dairyman should know each cow and her feed needs to maximize profit. Milking technique matters. use proper grip with the hand, not the thumb. Clean stables twice daily, remove manure, and keep conditions sanitary to prevent germs in milk. Use milk fever kits and feed ensilage soon after milking to reduce odor and taint.
A farmer reflects on corn cultivators left in fields, noting wealth for manufacturers and poverty for farmers. He advises firm leadership with a halter, fair pay for renters who could be steady farm hands, maintaining proper distance between employer and hired help, and offering help to women when possible.
Within six years 100000000 acres of land have passed from government to private ownership. Speculators now hold the bulk and will retain it, shaping future access and use of vast tracts.
The author argues dairy farming with homegrown feed eases crop rotation planning. Emphasizes using all manure, urging wheat farmers to reduce wheat acreage and shift to dairying to raise farmer incomes. Warns future generations will face land loss and high prices from speculators. Calls government protection for settlers and farmers in the Great West.
Thousands of farmers favor stable manure while others fear land damage. Experts explain moisture, fermentation, and leaching reduce value if heaps sit. proper use requires timely spreading with a manure spreader. Manure value ranges from $2 to $4 per ton, and even distribution protects soil.
The article discusses home methods and cautions for animal wound care. It warns against harsh substances and incorrect practices and covers bleeding control using ice, water, bandages, and improvised tools. It also explains when sewing is appropriate and notes the risks of suturing across muscle gaps.
Michigan will employ 1,000 prisoners to crush trap rock for public roads with donated stone to counties. Texas uses hundreds of split log drags improving rutted roads after ten hours work. Uncle Sam warns farmers rural carriers rely on good roads. New York plans 100 million dollar state road program over five years with 38 million next year. Wyandotte Kansas lets five miles of macadam contracts at 5000 dollars per mile.
Advice on nourishing brood sows to ensure strong birth pigs. Avoid overfeeding before farrowing while providing adequate nutrition. Recommend oats and soaked corn with wheat, plus a nourishing slop and chaffed clover or alfalfa hay softened with water.
A photograph shows two Maine oxen each weighing 1200 pounds and valued at 300 dollars. They have won many first premiums at Eastern state fairs. For sow care, mid lactation, and farrowing guidance emphasize sloppy feed before farrowing, oil meal and roots, and exercise. After farrowing, increase feed to ensure milk production.
Advice on starting spring crops, prioritizing oats, and preparing soil. Warns against plowing wet ground and over-hurrying tasks. Encourages letting soil dry and sun bake to mellow texture. stresses patience to let nature work. Mentions watching for early lambing and sheep care in raw days.
Advice on saving alfalfa seed with guidance from Kansas experts. Details cover seed age, germination rates, pollination, harvesting when pods brown, handling to reduce shattering, threshing and drying methods, and equipment like windrowers and fanning mills to maximize viable seed.
The piece urges letting cattle roam in sunny yards to prevent tuberculosis and stresses cows need air. It notes wide-tired wagons ease loads and protect land, recommending tires for about 15 to 16 dollars. It also comments on prime mutton demand and lamb prices, criticizing farmers who miss the value of alfalfa and corn cob meal.
The guide recommends Percheron or Shire mares, 1400 to 1500 pounds, with clean bone, bright eyes, good legs and large hooves. Avoid cat hams. a good disposition matters but does not imply stupidity. Pay about $300 for a first class brood mare, as two early colts can recoup costs, yielding $150 to $300 per colt and useful farm work each year.
A compact guide notes a nine and a half acre farm can sustain a living. It argues on egg production, asserting 150 eggs per hen annually as a solid target, warns against pushing hens for eggs as it weakens offspring, and cites Edward Brown on timing and profitability.
A farmer recalls paying 100 an acre for land and mortgaging 1300 to start, then five years later being debt free. He raises poultry and fruit with a small brooder house, uses manure for crops, and relies on skim milk for the flock. He stresses experience as key to success and independence for a family.
Practical notes discuss how forced exercise increases pig growth, benefits of large feeding lots, Montana experiments on kaffir corn versus shelled corn with alfalfa hay as roughage, and observations of feedlot conditions in the corn belt. It also notes wasteful feeding, straw and corn stalk neglect, and dry sorghum fodder as lamb feed with claims of comparable satisfaction to maize fodder.
Instructional note explains using Topes for farm tasks with illustrations. It highlights timber hitch as No 2, noting the knot grips tighter with greater strain and can be tied quickly and safely.
The text describes several rope hitches and securing methods. No 3 notes an endless loop used for high power tasks. No 4 mentions a close hitch. No 5 explains a knot to prevent rope slip under strain. No 6 covers a hitch for thick rope fastened to a ring. No 7 outlines tying one rope to another held tight for various uses.
Strong notes from South and Ontario farmers on molasses based rations. Texas station cites a mix of cottonseed meal rice hulls and molasses with sorghum hay for roughage. South Dakota’s E B Barker claims calves reach balance in six weeks feeding alfalfa and millet hay. Rockland Ontario’s W C Edwards details hay ground oats and bran with mixed meal for draft horses. One horse consumes ten pounds hay ten pounds ground oats eight pounds whole oats and one pound bran daily. Over seven years no stomach trouble deaths.
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