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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1912
Page
5
A rural article urges women to open savings accounts and earn money through farming, canning, teaching, and selling dairy and poultry products. It highlights independence, household management, and supporting families while citing USDA guidance and practical steps for profitable farming and record keeping.
The article emphasizes fall field selection of seed corn rather than spring picking. It urges choosing uniform ears with strong stalks, well developed tassels, proper husk coverage, straight cobs, and tight grain, avoiding abnormal ears. It notes 15 years of continuous planting but warns that careful, patient selection yields better futures.
An Illinois State Farmers' Institute address argues that America has prospered by cultivating the soil but neglected soil replenishment. It warns that without increased acre yields and permanent soil improvement the nation risks famine, declining exports, and weakened national wealth, urging state action to protect and enrich farm land. It cites Taft and Hill on farming as the base of industry and notes declining U.S. arable land and rising population pressures near Washington.
A quail in Virginia contained 10 000 pigweed seeds in its crop. Based on this rate, Virginias and North Carolinas quail could consume about 4 200 tons of weed seed in a season. Twenty five federal bird reservations protect birds by law during certain seasons, leading to tame birds on these lands.
Article outlines insect parasites as a major poultry loss factor and lists control steps. Recommends separating poultry houses, removable interior fixtures for easy cleaning, constant access to a dust bath, and dust mixtures using road dust ash lime and carbolic acid. Advises twice yearly whitewash spraying with salt and carbolic acid for coops.
C.W. McCampbell from Kansas argues mare owners must seek good sound pure-bred stallions to raise overall horse quality. He cites farm sale prices showing pure-bred foals outperform grade crosses and warns against unsound hereditary traits, urging combined soundness individuality and breeding.
The readable fragment mentions head and throat concerns with a reference to a bad case. It includes initials Ht wing and Geo M, suggesting medical shorthand and a patient or clinician tag. No clear events, dates, or outcomes are provided in the fragment.
The piece argues that improved roads reduce animal losses and crop marketing costs, making trade easier and wagons last longer. It asserts road improvements are affordable with minimal money, time, and labor, delivering comfort and profit to farms.
A playful English bulldog disrupts a shoot the chute ride at an amusement park in St Louis on the Fourth of July. The dog briefly interferes, then eagerly seeks the next ride, becoming a spectator and participant as boys haul it to the top and cheer during its slide. The era includes stray mentions of sanitation and water quality.
The article traces a westward land rush as farmers from the middle states seek Iowa Illinois and other plains. It notes rising prices from 125 to 250 per acre in the corn belts while cheaper irrigated lands fetch 20 to 75 per acre. It also highlights potential in the south and New England and predicts renewed value from improved farming.
A garbled note suggests a farmer promises that with proper care, each hen yields about $1 profit after feed costs. It mentions plow work and automobile improvement as context but lacks coherent details or dates.
A temperature near 160 degrees Fahrenheit kills the Trichina parasite in pork. Cook fresh pork thoroughly until it is white and no longer red throughout, including the center.
A 12 foot lever method for changing wagon bodies is detailed with posts 8 and 12 feet high set firmly to prevent movement. A bolted lever extends ten feet from the ground to lift the wagon body at varying heights. The plan emphasizes safety and efficiency for barn work and quicker handling by workers.
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