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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1907
Page
12
The article explains that well fed cattle resist disease and breed easily. It covers breeding stock types, feeding plans with oats and corn, calf rearing, weaning, and housing. It cautions against excessive grain for bulls, stresses gradual feed increases, and notes winter care and shelter for cow herds.
Eastern and Western farmers adopt sugar mangels for fattening cattle sheep and hogs. Colorado and Kansas show large yields with easy cultivation. New York station experiments confirm profitability on moderately rich ground at low cost. Pictures highlight preferred mangels.
The forty first annual National Grange session begins November 12 in Hartford Connecticut and runs ten days. Attendees include Masters and Matrons from state granges while Patrons may join discussions but cannot vote. The note discusses representation, expected record attendance, and the seven degrees. Officials named include National Master N J Bachelder and executive committee members Norris Bell and Derthick.
Advice from Wm. H. Underwood of Ozark Illinois advocates fall planting of apple trees, preferably one year old, spaced 24 feet apart and set deeper than nursery. Recommend loose soil, protection from rabbits, regular cultivation, and legume cover crops. Warn against blue grass sod and emphasize wind clearance and root care to prevent winter damage.
A saying extols using the best salt, warning that skimping leads to harm and that true scrimping harms oneself more than others. The phrasing emphasizes the virtue of quality and integrity in choices.
For laying purposes pure White Leghorns excel while heavier fowls edge ahead in meat. The advice is to pick your coat and buy cloth accordingly based on poultry priorities.
Rape provides valuable pasture when sown in spring or summer and can be combined with oats or corn for seasonal grazing. On rich soils with warm conditions, rapid growth yields pasture for five to ten animals from midsummer to late autumn, as shown by practical tests.
Old fields choked by briers and brush require removing sassafras sassafras and greenberries. Hack down brush in July and August and burn when dry. Pasture land with sheep and cattle to halt regrowth. Burning can kill dry patches and prevent sprouting from roots.
J. W. K. argues gilts bred for future use should reach about 300 pounds at one year rather than 400 to 500. He notes pasture plus light grain can produce viable breeding stock, while many show animals are exceptional and hide less robust counterparts.
The article argues cream beats cod liver oil in value and flavor, urges home skimmed milk storage, cites TB risks in selling milk to creameries, and promotes hand separators. It notes cheese as luxury, favors dairying as profitable with poultry, and links feed to milk and eggs. It warns temper and aeration improve butter, and that richer milk yields more profit than sheer volume.
A commentary argues that Wall Street no longer controls the nation and that the current financial turmoil largely ignores solid U.S. industries, noting BE Harriman admitted the country is too big for Wall Street and that farmers manufacturers and businessmen outside New York pay little heed to its actions.
Readers' poultry queries receive brief guidance on feeding oats and mashes. A Fowl costs about $1.20 yearly to feed. A cooklike evening mash is praised in warm months, while winter preference leans toward a warm morning mash for quicker digestion and earlier hunger cues.
A fragment notes goods entering the German empire with reference to dogs and horses amid government activity. The text hints at import dynamics and state involvement without clear dates or actors.
The article argues against feeding grain alone to hogs and promotes pasture based sustenance. It defines maintenance and production feeds, notes two thirds of full rations go to support, and urges unremitting growth on clover alfalfa blue grass to boost gains. It emphasizes grass as essential for digestion and profitability.
A. J. Legz of Albion West Virginia notes winter oats outperform spring oats in many parts, especially when sown late August to early September. He warns October sowing risks winter kill, but October sowings can succeed, citing his own 20 year experience where oats filled well and stood droughts. He records Virginia gray or turf oats with thin husks and yields of 38 to 40 pounds per bushel.
A five by four foot wire basket made from chicken wire forms a hollow cylinder for burning papers and small trash safely. An old tin pan at the bottom serves as a container for the ashes, and a tin lid covers it if needed. Useful at a hennery to burn nests and destroy insect larvae safely.
Secretary Wilson stated that many millions of dollars have been saved for the American people by government scientists during the just-concluded fiscal year, with the exact amount too large to estimate.
Two young Philadelphia men swindled farmers over three months by buying produce on credit and vanishing. They moved through different country areas weekly, leaving unpaid bills as they disappeared.
The guide describes sizing a border from 30 to 40 feet long and 6 to 15 feet wide, with a South facing eastward backdrop. It lists background plants such as hollyhocks and tiger lilies, mid row choices like Fearachillia and columbines, and central focal plant Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora. It also covers a second, taller border and a mix of annuals and perennials including foxgloves, daisies, poppies, and Nicotiana affinis, noting self sowing and transplanting considerations.
A vintage guide warns that covering milk while warm without air causes off flavors and possible toxins. It notes butter and cream flavor suffer if warm cream is mixed improperly and stresses thorough cleaning, cold cooling, and using high quality tin cans for farm butter production.
Canterbury bells and pinks along with polyanthus hardy primroses and cowslips brighten a perennial border. Prepare light porous soil and avoid soggy ground. After roots form, spade in decayed stable manure around each plant. mulch heavily with manure before freezing weather and trim back any spooky branches.
The piece argues farm daughters show less discontent than city girls, valuing honest toil and household competence. It praises cooking sewing and helping with family work, noting independence stems from usefulness, health, and potential to build a happy home with supportive parents.
A reflective piece on rural life urges every hardworking farmer to seek a genuine farm wife. It argues that love, loyalty, and a shared passion for farming matter more than money or land, and stresses choosing a partner who understands the farm life.
Instructions emphasize using superior cans to prevent rust or spoilage from acid contact. Store cream in odor-free rooms at low temperature to keep the acidity just below home churn levels. Higher transport temperatures raise bacteria and sour the cream, reducing butter quality.
Indictment and bail for Montana cattleman John T Murphy over unlawful fencing of nearly 60000 acres of public land. Veterinarian Daniel H Dornan of New York died from glanders contracted from a treated horse. Roosevelt’s western trips inspire rich youths to plan early journeys. Wyoming sheep disease worries the industry. Iowa’s J W Frank dies at 85 after 64 years married. Colorado notes wild tobacco in Montezuma valley and cliff-dweller farming history. Missouri farmer Elam Masterson survives hay fire started by a meteor. Tornado lifts ram and pony near Oklahoma City. after crash both animals resume fighting until the ram is kicked.
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