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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1906
Page
12
A discussion among agriculturists highlights able and practical topics of interest. Experts consider methods, crops, and farm management. The exchange focuses on improving yields, sustainability, and community impact through informed agricultural practice.
The article extols asparagus as a low maintenance crop needing well drained soil and shelter from winds. It advises purchasing roots, planting in wide furrows two feet apart, and spreading roots crowns up, with deep soil and annual care including manure and light salt top dressing to deter weeds and boost flavor.
A farmer recounts replanting a 14 acre field after cutworms wiped out initial May corn. After disc harrowing and smoothing harrow passes, heavy rains and worm pressure delayed planting until June 5, with subsequent cultivation to prepare the soil before new sowing.
Do not salt the patch, avoid cutting shoots in the first two seasons, let foliage cover the ground. In the third season harvest freely. Each fall mow and burn the tops to prevent self sown seed from filling the soil.
A grower describes low heading of peach trees to six inches to one foot for ground reach. In spring he trims buds, cutting half of last year's growth if bloom is near, a third if winter damage is heavy, or three quarters if all fruit was killed. Result is compact form, controlled spread, and better fruit maturity. Internal branches are rarely cut.
Oklahoma Experiment Station reports pigs fed milk from an infected cow developed tuberculosis. First death showed generalized disease in liver, spleen, and lymph nodes with lung involvement. External signs were minimal, complicating detection by tuberculin tests due to animal stress.
The writer describes planting and three hoeing sessions with a Planet five-hoe cultivator yielding the largest corn crop ever seen on the field. Neighbors who replanted without the extra work did little better than half as much, despite better land. A day's farm labor on harrowing costs under $3, but on corn land it can bring $20 or more.
Visitors at Rothamsted in England observed grass plots where fertilizers favored one grass type to dominate and suppress others. When fertilizers changed, other plants reclaimed space, illustrating natural selection. The lesson urges farmers to aid crops to keep weeds out.
The late season burdens farmers as they feed longer than usual. Pastures are backward and grass is not ready for full grazing. It is wise to feed grain to cows even after grass begins growing until cows won’t lose when grain stops. Do not skimp grain when pastures are short.
Farmers half a century ago used crop rotation to rest soil by omitting a crop in alternate years. In the interim weeds and hardy plants would grow, naturally adjusting to soil conditions, while rotation prevents depleting certain nutrients and preserves others.
Experiments by Prof. R A Simmerson at the Nebraska Experiment Station compare ridge and level soil methods. Level culture excels on unirrigated dry soils, while ridge culture yields larger crops on irrigated land. Dry regions favor level planting, while heavy soils in Illinois and Iowa favor ridges. no universal rule fits all conditions.
Clinton M. Shultz advises humane hen handling to stop sitting behavior, explains lofted nest box setup, and notes productive dairy cow care. He recommends deep orchard plowing, warns against mixing grain and fruit crops, and stresses exclusion of fire blight via limb removal. Also cautions against overworking mares with sucking foals and valuing well grown stock.
The article advises corn belt farmers to buy a good group of wethers in May at around 3.50 per cwt and feed them on blue grass until late August. If the crop stands well, finish the animals for market on corn.
An agricultural note warns buyers against extra clean blue grass seed and explains how seed is prepared, showing that extra clean often has high germination loss and is sold cheaply to unwary townspeople. It urges using fancy clean seed or sowing brown hay seed method for better results and outlines proper handling to preserve germination.
Experiments with five cattle lots in Oklahoma show alfalfa hay and corn meal produced the most meat. The top lot dressed 59.2 percent, shrank 35 percent, gained 317 pounds from Nov 11 to Mar 30, and sold for 4.45 at Kansas City.
In Missouri many youths catch frogs for sale to Chicago and St. Louis markets. Partially grown frogs fetch about 7 cents per dozen while larger frogs sell for over a cent each. One young man reportedly makes eight to ten dollars daily in this work.
A farmer resists paying for better strawberry stock, clinging to old plants and cheapness. The tale contrasts quick savings with long term profit from fresh beds, noting celery and corn yields on a Polk County acre and planning six acres next year.
The New York Geneva station found shading fruit under canvas offers no real advantage for strawberries. Experiments show larger berries may occur with shade but quality and quantity do not justify shading costs. Sunshine rain and fertilizer remain key for farm yields.
Henry C. Humphrey of Arkansas describes intensive gardening with an acre of Biss potatoes, Iowa Silver Mine corn, and celery on bottom land. Potatoes yielded 100 dollars from 200 bushels at 50 cents each. corn was cultivated, manure applied, and celery planted in rows between corn.
The text outlines three methods to supply humus. First, stable manure adds plant food and humus when available. Second, green manuring through plowing under green crops offers large humus with low cost. Third, growing clover and timothy, left to two years, enriches humus and creates deep root channels for better water and air penetration.
Hon Fred J. Hayden introduces Golden Edith Lass 196,343 a two year old Jersey heifer with distinguished Sisson lineage. Sire Duke Rowena's Golden Lad 63,571 and Dam Maud's Edith Lass 181,636 link to famed Sisson stock. The animal a light fawn is call to King of Cambie 65,298 head and will be at the East Lewis street homestead for view.
In Michigan Farmers Institute meetings for six months the alfalfa crop sparks earnest discussion. Critics cite rotation issues and high seed costs, while advocates tout yields of four to six tons per acre and strong seed value. Last fall 18 to 20 growers reported excellent stands. warnings rise on imported seed for lower vitality and more weed seeds like dodder and buckthorn. Large seed firms have begun to refuse European seed amid distrust.
An elderly reminiscence explains why a chicken house seemed essential after moving to the suburbs. The narrator lists a piano box repurposed as a coop with fifty hens, detailing itemized costs for a poultry setup including freight, hinges, netting, tar paper, and lime while noting roost location design.
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