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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1906
Page
11
The article argues that horses and dogs instinctively move away from pressure and obstacles, with examples from colt breaking and leading a dog. It contends horsemen should align methods with these natural tendencies to avoid trouble, citing how front or hind foot pressure changes a horse's direction and how halter dynamics influence behavior.
Farmers in the south buy horses weighing 1100 to 1300 pounds bred from French coach stock and trotting mares. Clean grass keeps horses healthy, and northern farmers can profit raising mules for southern markets though good jacks are scarce. Regular harness care, proper teeth checks, and careful feeding are essential for sound work animals.
The note explains trees require soil moisture to absorb food, and nutrients travel to roots through solution. Cultivation helps maintain ground moisture to aid this process and support tree health.
A collection of practical tips urging farmers to raise Shetland or Welsh ponies, avoid costly insecticides, and care for calves. It covers insect egg destruction, pruning mummied fruit, not overgrazing timothy, proper cellar hygiene, tempering farm visits, seed corn preservation, replacing barb wire fences, and choosing high ground for alfalfa amid notes of a projected wheat crop increase.
Griswold, a West Salem farmer with fifty acres, runs twenty graded Guernsey cows and earned about $100 per cow from cream last year. Hoard's Dairyman editor credits his success to four times more dairy intelligence and reading, showing how smaller land with better judgment can surpass larger operations. The piece contrasts his improved comprehension with others who expand acres yet lose administrative edge.
Properly made manure yields results unmatched by other methods and can be enhanced by mixing in commercial plant food. Manure use is rising as farmers learn correct application. Improvements to manure spreaders address earlier drawbacks, making them nearly essential on some farms. Tobacco dust is noted in the text as an aid to wool.
Practical guidance for farm workshops emphasizing DIY power sources, tools, maintenance, and small heating ideas. Encourages training farm youth in basic shoeing, tire setting, and simple repairs. Suggests keeping a stove, tallow for rust prevention, a joiner’s saw, tinner’s furnace, and a makeshift heater using a barrel pipe. Recommends varnish can drawers to store nails and screws.
A guide on wintering bees in cellars with proper ventilation and hive setup. It warns against keeping supers in winter, suggests tilting hives to vent moisture, and highlights outdoor risks. Advice covers honey storage, fall hive checks, queen replacement, and differences between Italian and small black bees in foraging.
J. C. Duncan argues that mutton sheep must balance ideal carcass conformation with a strong constitution. He urges breeders to select for straight backs, well sprung ribs, broad loins, and evenly fleshed backs while maintaining vigorous, healthy breeding flocks to ensure high priced cuts without compromising vitality.
Michigan station compared two lamb groups fed grain with either cat straw or clover hay and corn stover. Oat straw led to strong weekly gains of 2.08 and 2.38 pounds per head, though not equal to clover hay and corn stover.
Instructions describe placing a wooden plug in the drain and striking it with a hammer to swivel or push the obstruction out from the bottom, effectively clearing a clogged sink in most cases.
The article advises farmers to sort apples into at least two sizes for better market price and warns that dry feeding hogs in dry lots reduces growth. It also notes slow pruning of neglected orchards over years to avoid water sprouts and describes features of an ideal farrowing house including sunlight, ventilation, and compact floor plan.
The Ayrshire breeders inaugurate a formal registry with 31 cows and heifers meeting the 8500 pounds milk and 0.375 pounds butter standard. New England contributors include Yeaton Drew Fletcher Winslow, with Probasco Cook and Hill aiding regional spread. Largest mature yield 12,172 milk and 646 butter. two-year yield 8,201 milk and 403 butter. Cc. M. Winslow.
Farmers are urged to protect and improve sheep with fresh water, good feed, and regular pasture changes. Emphasis on shade, open sheds, protection from rain and sun, proper breeding stock, and avoiding poor practices like green drinking water and overreliance on show rams.
An Indiana man describes his method of growing corn on a half acre, noting 80 bushels produced last year with seed selection and drilling. He argues purebred seed and weed control could double per acre yield, but cites reluctance to increase acreage and use tillage.
Farmers should feed brood sows liberal but balanced rations through pregnancy to support both the sow and the developing piglet. Avoid fasting and excessive weight gain by emphasizing carbohydrates control, exercise, and maintaining the sow in good condition rather than overfatness.
Practical guidance on strawberry tillage and soil moisture through weekly surface stirring. Emphasizes soil bacteria, aeration, and continuous cultivation to maintain ground conditions and moisture for fruit buds. Warns about apple maggot, recommends careful hog management, and suggests taking a rest to refresh a fatigued wife.
The southern California citrus harvest will yield over 20 million dollars after railroad costs. Net to growers about two dollars per box, with packing and other charges around 35 cents per box.
A fragmentary note warns to move yard equipment like a mower and a plow into storage before winter. It emphasizes covering and protecting tools, mentions a previously left plow, and urges securing outdoor items to prevent damage. The text is garbled but centered on seasonal prep and preserving hardware.
Beekeepers mostly agree uniting weak colonies in spring is a mistake. Two weak hives do not reliably make a strong one in spring, though fall unions can help. Ensure a queen, ample food, snug space, remove empty frames, contact the division board, and let them work out their salvation.
The author notes October and November are best for selling honey. They describe riding a bicycle to nearby towns, presenting comb, extracted honey, and beeswax samples to grocers. They guarantee quality and promise safe delivery to secure sales and customer follow ups after the first purchase.
Instructions describe removing plug A and extracting lint with a bent wire. If blockage remains, fill the sink, place a board B over the outlet, and strike the board with a stick CG to create a shock to clear the drain.
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