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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1906
Page
12
An Iowa letter from Sac City by J. BE. R. discusses affordable, practical meat curing and storage tips for farmers. It describes brine preparation, weekly rearrangement, partial brine reuse, smoking with cob or wood, wrapping and whitening, plus cautions about barrel salt, cold storage limits, canning dangers, and preserving powders.
Farmers in smaller towns can grow early vegetables by constructing hot beds in March. Sow cucumbers melons and squash seeds in warm soil, bank coarse material around beds, and cover with matting or straw during frost. Transplant seedlings into sods or boxes and pinch new growth to encourage branching.
Guidance on feeding corn silage to horses including effects on digestion, milk production in mares, and needs for dry fodder with silage. Advice covers cold weather feeding, grain choices with oats, and cautions about outdoor horses. The text also touches on fowl feeding, garden care, transplanting vines, tomatoes, and frost protection.
A quirky contraption uses a sliding mechanism built from a dry goods box to roast a coop project. Report notes experimental setup and potential practical challenges.
The article explains how repeated crossing with pure-blooded bulls gradually removes scrub blood. It details generational percentages from a half Jersey dam to eventual all-blood status, noting one sixty-fourth tainted blood may remain yet is deemed negligible for dairy yield.
A brief note warns poultry raisers that insect pests resemble weeds and can be controlled by preventing their establishment. The item emphasizes early action to keep pests from getting a start in the yard.
Articles from farmers across several states report strong results from hairy vetch and soybeans as soil enrichers. Illinois and Kentucky practitioners describe high nodulation and substantial nitrogen release, with vetch grown alongside rye and clover hay improving soil quality and yield. University of Illinois Professor Hopkins notes nitrogen-cost benefits and potential farm fortune from legume cultivation.
The annual laying contest of the Utility Poultry club concludes at the Ashover Butts Farm in Chesterfield Ireland after a thirteen week season. Each pen held four pullets and egg yields and season points are recorded with two points for eggs over 13% and one point for eggs under 134 ounces. Feeding included Utilitas and vegetables at breakfast and oats or maize in the evening with varied midday grains. Water twice daily with a splash of iron salt and grit and oyster shells provided.
North Carolina farmers are urged to prioritize feeding cottonseed meal over direct fertilization. Feeding yields higher value when later used as manure, with a per ton total of 38.50 vs a 16.50 loss if applied only as fertilizer. Emphasizes exercise for farm horses and liberal winter rations for optimal results.
The article notes that demand for light and heavy hogs depends on market centers and season. Some markets require hogs 50 percent heavier. Buffalo reportedly sustains the smallest carcass losses, while heavies are favored there. Demand shifts with season, heavy hogs in winter and light hogs in summer.
The article discusses farm horses suffering from harsh summers and idle winters. It notes ceaseless summer labor, scant winter work, and the need for regular exercise to keep horses in good condition. Breeders, aiming for profit, risk harming animals with poor wintering practices.
Farmers discuss corn silage as sheep feed with debate over its value. Many warn it is less satisfactory than field roots, risks a heated system in breeding ewes, and should be limited to small rations with hay or alfalfa for balance. Feeding timing advised to avoid cold weather, noon preferred in cold periods.
The article extols silage as cheap sheep fodder, particularly after lambing. It advises feeding silage twice daily and combining it with roots, noting no harm if silage is well made and urging readers to try both options for better outcomes.
Instructions describe using a crowbar and dynamite to remove stumps by drilling a hole under the stump, inserting a fuse capped cartridge, and lighting it to lift the stump. Notes cover hardwood and chestnut stumps, pine limitations, freezing point, and safe handling. also a farm tip to remove sick fowl for flock health.
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