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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1911
Page
18
The article outlines spring tasks for beekeepers including checking colonies for winter losses and replacing queenless hives from the south. It stresses cleaning bottom boards, removing ants, painting, and readying equipment, water supply, and early feeding practices to ensure a strong honey flow.
The article explains leaf spot and mildew in cherry trees, noting Shot-hole Fungus as a named disease preventable by Bordeaux mixture at half strength on foliage. Mildew affects sprouts and young shoots. two spray applications are usually effective. It describes ear-spot and various leaf-tissue infections, with rapid die back if unseen, and urges repeated foliar spraying during rainy seasons to prevent spread.
The article describes cherry leaf spot and brown rot harming stone fruits including cherry peach and apricot. It notes sporulation in fallen rotted fruit and recommends removal of infected fruit and calendar spraying to save some fruit, stressing season conditions and curculio control as helpful.
Tests over three seasons show drill sowing increases spring wheat by 7.4 bushels acre, barley 7.7, oats 10.7, emmer 10.8. Revenue rise estimates about $3.57 per acre, making a $76.00 drill payback on 20 acres. German and Japanese varieties praised for color and stately group growth.
Begin in spring with one large main root and many smaller roots. Cut into four to six inch pieces and plant thick end up, three inches deep, in rows about three feet apart with 18 inch intervals. Loosen soil to ten inches, add well rotted manure, cultivate to keep weeds down, and harvest in fall.
The article argues entomology shifts from a joke to essential, detailing insect-driven losses across crops and industries. It cites gains from entomologists aiding Congress, states, and institutions, with figures on farm, forestry, and fruit damages and savings from control methods and fumigation.
The article describes a trench and diagonal auger hole method to burn out stumps with a staged fire and draft. A stump puller, horses, and dynamite are noted as alternative options. It adds that climbing roses need only light pruning with removal of old wood.
A photograph shows a cow that had been in pasture ten days with visible mud. Illinois state tests found milk from unwashed udders contains many times more dirt than milk from clean cows, measured by dirt captured in a dish during milking.
Farmers should inspect seed potatoes for dry rot before planting. Diseased tubers produce diseased crops, with dark sunken spots near the stem end. If infection is limited to one third of tuber, the usable portion may be saved. proper cutting and disinfecting solutions help kill surface spores and prevent spread.
A Missouri man sold 1840 dollars of Jonathan apples from one acre last fall while a neighbor sold 611 dollars of Bartlett pears from three acres. The text links house flies to transmitting malaria typhoid and yellow fever and warns against filthy homes aiding germ spread.
Long Island Experiment Station reports that three years of using wood ashes and well rotted manure yield smooth oven and large potatoes with fine flavor. It advises milk pail covers should be convex to allow full interior access for cleaning and flush with the rim to prevent contamination. Chicken eggs and duck gest are cited as a fine business note.
Analyzes dairy cow breeding, urging herd uniformity, careful sire selection, and breed-specific care. Emphasizes profit from butter or cheese, the value of prepotent bulls, and avoiding inbreeding while matching care to breed origins. Advocates vigor, constitutional soundness, and timely calving for profitable dairy production.
The article describes major weed threats to alfalfa including witch grass crab grass blue grass and foxtail in various regions. It notes wild barleys in the West reduce first hay yield and that dodder is among the worst weeds, with control methods such as dishing grazing and removal of affected plants.
A balanced diet for animals requires proper proportions of nutrients. Corn alone lacks flesh building elements, while alfalfa and clover have excess flesh nutrients. A mix of corn with alfalfa or clover creates balance. A daily ration of twelve pounds alfalfa eight pounds ground corn and corn stover the animal will eat forms a good feeding plan.
English and French gardeners seek toads used as insect destroyers paying up to 25 dollars per hundred. Estimates show Killg-a toads being destroyed valued at 100 dollars worth of stock on a farm.
Clover hay offers higher nutrition than timothy and near alfalfa when cut at the right time and cured free from dust and mold. Dusty or moldy clover can cause indigestion or death, while mixed clover grades improve results and support extensive use.
Markets report tight supplies of mushrooms berries and honey with prices rising as shoppers seek staples. Vendors note uneven harvests and strong demand pushing up costs for small farmers and grocers alike.
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