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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1912
Page
10
Red clover commonly covers one eighth to one third of cultivated land on successful farms across North Central and Eastern states and the West. It supports permanent soil systems, provides hay and pasture, and is used as a green manuring crop when poor soil humus requires renewal.
The article explains red clover benefits for hay and soil nitrogen but warns that clover rotation can deplete soil nutrients over time. It covers seed quality issues, common adulterants like yellow trefoil and weed seeds, and practical sieving and sawdust methods to remove buckhorn and other weeds before sowing.
An enemy of carrots the carrot rust fly is a serious pest native to Europe observed in the US about twenty five years ago. It attacks carrots celery and parsnips and causes rusty blotches on leaves and roots. Preventive measures include kerosene emulsion spraying weekly after thinning planting late sowing and not replanting in the same ground. Stored roots treated with carbon bisulphide are used for winter control.
The piece extols Japanese and royal purple wistaria for wall displays, noting pruning helps shape the vine on a seventy foot wall in Richmond. It also warns against letting blooms hang and suggests training the vines in all directions for continuous flowering. A quirky aside links to nursing bottles and toads destroying garden pests.
A collection of farmer testimonials argues mules outpace horses on tobacco wheat and corn farms. Writers from Kentucky Ohio Georgia Tennessee Kansas Illinois North Carolina note mules endure heat, require less feed, resist disease, and stay steady for year round work. They warn against long-legged mules and favor compact builds for efficiency.
A Wisconsin reader asks if dahlias will grow in the North. The answer is yes as Grant County grows very beautiful dahlias with less trouble than most flowers. Plant tubers as late as June 1 and avoid early planting. Deeply spaded soil with rotted manure fertilizer is recommended.
Instruction advises removing the spout once a week for a thorough soaking of the ground rather than light sprinkling when watering plants.
A stallion kept alone in a dark stall tends to moodiness and savagery. Some English breeders ride a pony beside the stallion during exercise to foster attachment and reduce fretfulness when apart. Night stabling near a pony helps. some horses resist first but adapt when trained young. Also advice notes that to prevent rot in potatoes spraying three times is advised.
Experts report yields from 100 pounds per acre nitrate of soda across crops. Barley 400, corn 280, oats 400, rye 300, wheat 300, potatoes 3000, hay 1000, cotton 500, cabbage 5000, onions 18000, strawberries 200 ats, asparagus 100 bunches, celery 30 percent, sugar beets 4000, beets 4000, sweet potatoes 900. Also note to keep flowering perennials and annuals from maturing seeds to delay bloom.
Mr. Page as chairman of the American Association for Highway Improvement argues for broad public participation to fund and expand road work. He cites Taft’s leadership and warns that better roads will raise property values and aid education, commerce, and mobility across regions, especially in the South.
Practical horticulture note extols disk planters for peach seed drills forming broad seed trenches that secure uniform depth and even germination. Drills deposit seeds centered to reach trench bottoms, promising synchronized sprouting, with simultaneous cultivation of corn and peaches and a 10 cent bolt saving time in rush periods.
A driver faced a Massachusetts court over a mule’s sore back. A veteranarian testified the sore did not pain the animal, but the judge doubted the claim and tapped the mule with his cane. The frightened beast damaged a wagon and the judge ordered a $50 fine, noting the sore had hurt the animal.
The article reviews rising spruce and poplar prices and dwindling supplies, urging exploration of new raw materials for paper. It covers conifers, broadleaved trees, and non tree plants including hemp, crop wastes, and other fibers. It notes cellulose as the key paper component, and cites substantial challenges in profitability and supply for waste crops.
The article argues forests cannot sustain ongoing overdrafts and paper fiber may need to be grown as a dedicated crop within years. It notes limited near term profitability from farm by products, potential future importance of unlikely raw materials, and advises farmers to monitor San Jose scale pest which spreads unseen and resembles Palmer scale under magnification.
The piece describes a portable rice thresher using two bamboo baskets and a lever to separate grain with brushes. It contrasts Filipino labor with Western machinery, mentions home and school teaching for agriculture, and notes soil fertility as key to American prosperity. A Texas editor prizes simple crops, hogs, and shade trees for home grounds.
A farmer needs health strength and good soil plus common sense to avoid disappointment. Borrowing often starts as necessity but becomes a habit. Manure on corn land means warmth for family next winter. Nine times out of ten bad luck comes from shiftlessness. There are more fools than wise men who still steer affairs. People envy rich men yet would swap lives if given a chance. Costly care shows in future years.
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