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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1912
Page
9
Step by step instructions describe killing and dressing beef and hog carcasses. It covers tools like ropes and pulleys, methods to raise and skin the carcass, and cleaning with water. The guide emphasizes practical tips for farmers to butcher efficiently in heat and details the sequence from hanging the carcass to removing organs and cleaning the remains.
The article warns corn growers that corn root worms are the most serious pests, causing withered young plants and poor ear development. It notes that infested stalks break where roots are damaged, and continuous corn increases worms. Rotation is the best prevention, and beetles lay eggs in infested fields.
Danish farmers maximize herd efficiency per acre with tethered cows moved multiple times daily to graze high crops. They use careful manure management, frequent small feedings, and winter stabling for steady milk output. Prices cited for cows run high and breeders raise only the best heifers.
Begin indoors to develop peppers tomatoes cabbage and onions early. Use Shalon boxes twelve by twenty inches five or six inches deep in a Sunny living room. Fill with fine mellow soil, drainage with broken crockery or pebbles, then sow seeds thinly a quarter inch apart. Maintain 75 degree days, cover sloth, and uncover when sprouts appear.
Seedlings lean toward the stronger light and should be rotated to straighten. Maintain 65 degrees after germination. After second leaves, transplant to boxes with 1.5 inches spacing to foster stocky growth. Move plants outside only after frost danger ends. Conover warns about weathering fowls in artificial houses.
A rural note argues stable manure should be used before commercial fertilizer. It estimates nutrient values and humus worth, suggesting well cared for manure plus disposal costs can value a ton at 450 dollars, and urges proper storage and field application to boost soil and crop yields.
Advice urges resting shipped eggs 24 hours before use and warns against mishandling chicks. It praises a vigilant brooder and condemns steam heated hen houses as a joke while urging readers to seek beauty in all things.
Farmers in the south favor light versatile horses for all around use while northerners prefer heavy draft breeds like Percherons Clydes and Shires for plowing and heavy loads. A single farm team should balance power and road gait with 1300 to 1500 pound drafts ideal for deep plowing. Crosses with French or German Coach blood improve action while Clydesdale Shire and Percheron lines keep weight to pull heavy loads within reason.
Instructions cover starting lettuce in hot beds, transplanting to cold frames, and planting in rows 14 inches apart for multiple crops. Emphasizes soil quality, fertilization, fall and winter planting, and market variety. The note also mentions an Elm tree from Maine with wood and knee sales.
A Connecticut state forester’s photographs show thinning improves tree vigor by removing dense undergrowth. The piece outlines the group method, hole cutting, and concentric expansion, stressing sustainable cut rates to maintain timber profitability.
Runty pigs struggle for food as husky siblings crowd the trough. A V shaped feeder arrangement tries to improve access but leaves the smaller pigs underfed and stunted in growth, highlighting competition at the feeding trough.
The article argues that trough-style feeding raises pigs evenly, enabling small holders to compete with larger farms. It notes a handy worker can build the trough in an hour and that balanced growth pays for the effort. It emphasizes ventilation as crucial, possibly more important than heat, in poultry houses.
Mrs Jackson outlines a home remedy for white diarrhoea in newly hatched chicks. She advises rubs of lard and coal on the head and vent, sand and oats for a week, minimal feed, and reapplying the treatment in the second week if symptoms appear. Feeding millet and oats, avoiding wet or chilled conditions, and keeping a sand-filled box are emphasized.
Diamond dealers in New York report rising western demand as farmers invest in gems. Despite $5,000,000 worth of gems entering the country in November, five times the prior year, orders remain unfilled.
A Missouri reader outlines a low cost chicken coop built from a packing box. The design uses a hinged side, elevated roost, burlap front, two box nests, and a removable floor newspaper bedding. Ventilation and flock size adjust with seasons. five to seven White Rock hens fit in winter.
Plant sweet peas six inches deep with light covering and firm soil to develop strong roots for dry heat. Sow chrysanthemums from seeds or cuttings for first year blooms. Include hardy everblooming roses, flowering vines like honeysuckles and clematis for screens and arbors. choose drought-tolerant options.
A figure explains transplant success hinges on balancing water supply and root system. An experienced planter prunes top growth to reduce evaporation, trims roots to match top, and avoids overwatering or excessive pruning. The piece stresses climate, soil, and skill as key to survival.
This note emphasizes timing in care, maintaining the plant’s center, removing deadwood, and leaving four to six eyes on each shoot to promote strong growth and flourishing rose bushes.
A. O. Stein of Minnesota explains hip shingles sizing and layout for roofs, arguing that wider hip shingles 4.5 inches, narrower ones 1.5 to 3 inches, with straight-edge application and chalk lines. He notes shingles along the hip resist splitting and recommends a chisel and plane finish for clean edges. He adds tips on finishing and matching roof quality.
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