Dean Funk's Prize Steers Sell At High New York Price
Oakland Iowa farmers J Q McPherrin and Son shipped 295 steers averaging 1382 pounds to New York for 6.15 per cwt after fattening at their farm. The cattle, aged about two years, were fed with corn meal without the cob and some cottonseed meal, using a roller grind, with a daily intake near seventeen pounds of meat per animal.
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J. Q. McPherrin and Son
Oakland
Iowa
New York
McPherrin
Kansans City
Omaha
Weights and gains of cattle from June to November
From June 20 at which time they had meal first to November 30 when sold and weighed was 163 days. The difference in weight was 401 pounds, an average gain per day of 2.45 pounds. The weights given above were full, no shrinkage. Selling weight favored buyer as rain delayed weighing until daylight and weighing finished before nine a.m.
How Drainage Works In Wisconsin Marshes
A Wisconsin drainage case shows a forty acre tract once listed as swamp land. Tiled drainage cost 16 dollars per acre and transformed waste space into productive farmland yielding large crops of corn and hay. The report cites E Reichenbach of Illinois as the contributor.
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Wisconsin
E. Reichenbach
Illinois
Skim Milk Beats Whole Milk for Calves and Pigs
Farmers once thought skim milk wasteful for pigs and calves. Maine Station tests show calves thrive better on skim milk than Jersey milk. Connecticut experiment notes pigs fed skim milk gained more, while those on mixed Jersey milk lagged.
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Maine
Jersey
Connecticut
Elation
Cabbage Culture Tips From Bessie L. Putnam
Practical cabbage growing advice on soil richness and manure, sowing in boxes for early use, and managing transplanting. Tips include thinning to one strong plant, tipping to prevent bursting, destroying cabbage worm cocoons, and avoiding replanting after club root disease.
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Bessie L. Putnam
How to Build Up Pastures For Better Stock Feed
G C Watson of Pennsylvania College of Agriculture explains restoring fertility on exhausted run-down pastures. Recommend seeding with white and alsike clover plus red clover, Timothy, and June grass, plus a spike-tooth harrow and barn manure top dressing. Apply lime in fall if not already applied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle
Eastern States
United States
G. C. Watson
Pennsylvania College of Agriculture
Sparrow Hawk Our Friend and Protector of Farm Life
Sparrow hawks aid farmers by controlling grasshoppers locusts and pests while harming chickens rarely. They patrol meadows in summer watching for prey and shelter in winter near barns feeding mainly on mice. This honest bird with slate white and rufous plumage deserves protection and admiration from farmers and neighbors alike. Bessie L Putnam voices the case for conservation of this beneficial raptor.
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Cooper
Bessie L. Putnam
Farmhouse Bell For Dinner And Alarm Use
A suggestion urges every farm dwelling be fitted with a large bell to summon men for meals and to call for help in fire or accident emergencies, reflecting practical safety and community needs.
Prize for good farming on Langley Estate Sussex
A Langley Estate farm, Devonish win first prize for soil fertility. The speaker notes Devinish’s name on the estate rolls for 700 years, highlighting enduring soil richness and productivity compared with worn out lands elsewhere. The lesson underscores long term land stewardship and robust cropping.
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Langley
Sussex
England
Devinish
Hog raising problems and forage crops for pork profit
A. D. Burhaus argues forage crops drive pork profitability, outlining feeding mixes with alfalfa and clover, pasture types from rye to blue grass, and the value of crop rotation and portable hog houses to improve fertility and reduce disease. He emphasizes warm slop feeds, early pasture, and cane or sorghum as drought resilience.
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A. D. Burhaus
The Farm Boy's Rights
The essay argues farmers should treat their sons as people, not like cattle. It urges giving boys education, recreation, access to books, and reasonable pay without strings, so they find farm life worthwhile and do not seek escape. It emphasizes imagination, outside life, and the need for opportunity to travel, read, and grow.
Farmers warned against silo tampering and bad advice
A Western farm paper cautions farmers not to mix water with corn in the silo and ridicules a suggested wooden maul for tamping silage. It recommends using water only when the corn is dry and to rely on a pair of good sized feet instead of a maul.
Remarkable fact about dogs harming sheep profits
The text notes dogs cost farmers millions by injuring the sheep industry. It cites Kansas figures with 167,000 sheep and 173,000 dogs, where only a few dogs were valuable, reflecting losses and calls for action.
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Kansas
Feeding Calves and Calf Scour Remedies from Theodore Ross
Calves require balanced feeding with no more than one full bucket of skim milk daily, three meals at 90 degrees, and clean buckets. If scouring occurs, remove causes, use diet changes, and add remedies like new milk with egg, porridge, castor oil, laudanum, and baking soda. Train calves to hay and grain early, with winter diets of turnips, clover hay, oats, and bran. excessive oats may induce beef tendency.
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Theodore Ross
New York
NAVEL III OF LAMBS DISEASE IN SHEEP
A farmer facing a dangerous lamb disease known as Navel III of Lambs. It enters newborns through the umbilical cord, thriving in contaminated lambing yards. Symptoms include stiff movement, reluctance to walk, and swollen joints with possible abscesses in hocks, stifles, shoulders, knees, and sometimes kidneys or liver leading to death.
A Practical Corn Harvester Demonstrated at U.S. Station
A practical corn harvester built for U S Agricultural Experiment Stations uses two driving wheels with a frame mounted between them. A horse walks between rows to pull the machine as dividers pick up lodged corn and guide it to side blades and a movable sickle that deposits cut corn on an elevated platform. The rear tilting lever raises the dividers to gather more corn until it meets an endless chain that returns it to the platform. When enough corn is piled for a shock, workers remove it in a routine that can be resumed after adding more corn, optionally allowing the machine to back up to the shock or move the shock pole to keep the path clear.
Farm Need to Feed Wall Street Gamblers Unrest Spreads
The unrest among gamblers on Wall Street threatens the nation as waves of trouble reach rural areas. Farmers must improve production to meet the demand from debtors and markets. The text urges stronger farming to withstand the economic stress and rising pressures from speculative turmoil.
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Wall Street
Farming Tenets From a Cautious Farmer
A farmer warns that repeated cropping without replenishing soil harms crops and stresses the need to replenish what the land yields. He cautions that neglecting to treat scale on trees will let pests spread to neighbors, harming their trees and violating neighborly norms.
Care for Dairy Cows in Peak Production Season
A reminder to farmers to monitor dairy cows as milk demand rises. Keep animals well nourished with appropriate feed and avoid overconfinement on dry rations. Ensure regular checks for health and comfort during this busy period.
Handling a Lamb Disease Outbreak and Care Measures
The text outlines disease treatment for lambs and ewes, advising isolation of attacked lambs with mothers, culling if few are affected, or hiring a nurse for large outbreaks. It warns against adopting dead lamb skin for orphans, notes bottle feeding, and cautions about udder inflammation from germs entering teats.
Preventing a Sheep Disease Outbreak in Alberta
W R Gilbert from Alberta Canada warns that easing disease will block milk production and render ewe unable to breed. He urges immediate changes to lambing yard sites, reshaping and disinfecting hurdles, and moving sheep to fresh ground to avert a serious outbreak.
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W. R. Gilbert
Alberta
Canada
Practical Household Hints For Daily Living In The Cellar And Garden
The article offers daily air drafts for sleeping rooms, lime in the cellar, sorting produce, preserving scrapbooks, and practical tips. It recommends horse radish with vinegar for appetite, selling grated radish in spring, and storing lime, charcoal bags, and disinfectants. It stresses proper waste disposal, drain cleaning, and avoiding ground-slop drainage near doors.
Change the Corn Ration and Hog Health
The writer warns that years of abundant corn lead to higher hog mortality due to overreliance on corn. Proper hog feeding is essential, as even excellent breeds suffer if fed injudiciously. Advocates using clover, alfalfa, Tape peas and roots to diversify diet and improve stamina.
Leading Brood Mares Sires Chart From New Year Figures
A historical ranking lists sires whose daughters produced over 100 standard speed performers. Nutwood tops at 273, with George Wilkes, Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief, and others following in order of offspring counts and percentages, including Belmont and Dictator. The list notes breeds and sires across entries such as Onward, Harold, Kentucky Prince, and Electioneer.
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Nutwood
Belmont
George Wilkes
Hambletonian
Red Wilkes
Blue Bull
Prudens Bull
Strathmore
Wambletonian
Onward
Ee Lee Nee Wilkes
Almont
Alexander
Abdul- Tar Fet
Alexander’s Abdallah
E.i
Robert McGregor
PGSM
Yaad
Clover Pastures Prove Rich For Soil and Crops
Clark M. Drake of Connecticut describes extensive clover and timothy pasture on two acres. Frequent mowing thickens growth, supports pasture and hay, and enriches soil structure for next year’s corn or potatoes. He notes seeding in 1901, multiple mowings, and use of timothy as a foster crop to aid clover.
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Timothy
Clark M. Drake
Connecticut
No title available
A stark social observation condemns idle urban women in boarding houses and hotels. The speaker laments their fat, puffy eyed, sad faces and argues that working women should appreciate steady jobs, appetites, and clean homes.
Farm As A Money Maker Demands New Methods
The article argues that farm selling in towns has shifted since the 1870s with editors, merchants, and farmers growing more for local use. It notes rising demand for fresh, clean dairy and poultry products, better packaging, and health standards, including stamped milk dating and veterinary checks, enabling profitable returns for those near towns who diversify into milk, butter, eggs, and fruit. It also mentions a basement cold frame over basement windows with adjustable temperature control as a practical growing aid.
The Path to Agricultural Specialization
The article argues that success in farming requires study and training. It praises agricultural colleges offering courses in dairy poultry and related fields. A one year course equips a man to work independently, understand the industry, and handle contingencies with diligence and good resources.
Killing the squash bug using various preventatives
Experiments against the squash vine borer tested Paris green, corn cobs dipped in coal tar, and a kerosene emulsion. Paris green and kerosene were reapplied after heavy rains through September, while coal tar dipped cobs were refreshed every three weeks. All methods appeared beneficial, with corn cobs offering a likely cheaper, convenient option. tar odor repels the moth, shifting egg laying.
Floors for cow barns improve with cement beds
W L Carlyle notes cement floors over boards beneath cows work well. The short report records practical livestock housing advice from the farmer expert, emphasizing durability and comfort for dairy cattle.
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W. L. Carlyle
Seed purity and farming efficiency urge strict seed laws
The message urges testing seeds before sowing to save replanting time, promotes sticking to known farming practices, and calls for harsh penalties for sellers of adulterated seeds, arguing this is more important than the pure food law.
Railroad and bank leaders move with unseen speed
The men who run the railroads and the banks are never in a hurry. They simply push the button and the other fellow jumps.
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Dean Funk
Bloomington
United, Dressed Beef Company
Chicago
Wm. Wyness
Sparrow Hawk
Rhode Island
C. D. Lyon
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