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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
14
A West Virginia farmer argues against native blood hogs and praises full-blood Chester Whites. He details breeding steps from Poland China cross to seven-eighths and full-blood Chester Whites, noting better health, higher litter yields, and disease resistance.
A Shetland pony pictured as a prime form is owned by Simpson & Sons near Chicago. Valued at 1600 dollars the ad notes breeding mares cost 106 to 200 and selling prices 75 to 150 at age three. It claims Shetlands require minimal care and an open dry shed in winter and suit farmers with rough land.
A fragmented farm tip list urges quick disposal of windfall apples called bugfalls. It advises buying feed now, placing all machines under sheds and painting them, pushing the last pigs to an early market, feeding wormy apples to stock, and keeping calves ready for baby beef.
The article explains October to December egg scarcity due to molting hens and late pullet hatch. It advises using condition powders sparingly, focusing on toning and appetite, and emphasizes early hatchings in March and April to boost winter laying. It notes January to February gains from pullets and hens, with prices easing in February.
Elma Iona Locke of Wisconsin explains dairy care basics. Cautionary notes cover timing of churning, cooling, salting, and thorough washing to prevent rancid butter and keep quality high.
A stone jar buried near a Burt County farm spring held a four pound roll of butter preserved for forty two years. The butter appeared moldy outside but yellow and sweet inside. Locals believe it survived due to the jar sinking into quicksand and remaining intact until uncovered during outbuilding excavation.
The text advises selecting cows bred for a specific purpose and stresses the sire's role in herd improvement. It notes that builders of grade herds should use improved sires, not just purebreds, and suggests about an ounce of salt per day for cows, with slight seasonal adjustments.
The article discusses the ongoing value of earth roads in rural areas and urges communities to study proper maintenance methods. It emphasizes exposing soil to sun and air to maximize service and notes earth roads are often the only option for agricultural districts for the near term.
The article urges using ground grain over whole grain for hard-working horses and suggests mixing light feed with concentrated rations. It notes moistening dusty hay, using a good mare for breeding, and that bulkier food becomes important with confinement. Moderate work benefits mares in foal versus stable-keeping or roaming with others.
Professor D A Grumnitz of the Minnesota Experiment Station notes hogging off corn where hogs feed in standing fields pulling stalks and consuming corn. It was common twenty to twenty five years ago in Ohio but fell out of favor as untidy and believed to yield poorer gains than yard fed or confined hogs.
Guidance on shading, drainage, and soil management for earth roads. Emphasizes keeping ditches minimal, using crowns to divert water, and employing tile or concrete drains. Advises matching soil layers and applying sand or clay to top the roadbed to prevent mud and improve stability.
Sparse readable lines suggest gardeners aim to keep pansies thriving by promoting root development beneath the soil. The fragment hints at soil coverage strategies and care practices to sustain flowering through the season.
Health is natural, disease unnatural Both are contagious. The corn and hog crop go hand in hand. A man starting in farming in the west relies upon this combination. The hog from first to last is capable of getting a large proportion of its feed from grass. We are apt to make the mistake of feeding grain too freely because the hog utilizes it so efficiently and economically. No breed enjoys any marked preference in the markets of the country. All of the leading breeds are adapted to economical production. To have healthy swine on the farm the fish essential is to have good, vigorous, healthy breeding animals. Sunbeams, crude carbolic acid and lime are the best and cheapest disinfectant. Pure air, pure food and pure water are three great hog remedies. When hog waterers are used they should be cleaned frequently and a lump of quicklime dropped in the barrel occasionally will assist in keeping them sweet and clean. Health and drugs have no affinity in the successful management of a herd of swine. If in the fight between health and disease we give nature a little encouragement we will come off victorious.
The government presents a drawing showing how a four horse evener can be operated by three horses. The design, easy for any competent blacksmith to build, aims to balance teams with fewer animals.
Farmers face heavy winter down time for work animals. Regular daily exercise in winter helps horses stay strong and able to handle spring workloads, preventing weakness from months of inactivity.
The article notes hogging corn spread in the central west, especially Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma, due to low feed costs and favorable economics. Minnesota experiments (1905 1906) show field hogs learned to forage corn quickly, wasted less grain, gained faster, and produced pork with less feed than yard fed hogs.
The text emphasizes breeding best animals for a definite purpose. It advises using pure-bred males, breeding dairy or beef cows separately, and ensuring sound constitution. It warns that a vicious disposition cannot be bred out and disallows mating diseased, extreme, or inbred crosses. Judicious selection and mature animals are urged.
A fragment argues that a man who avoids public schools roads and politics is a mollycoddle. It labels him as always retailing scandal and links a lazy careless hired man to three great mulcting faults.
A farmer warns against replanting with worn equipment and stresses testing seed corn, aging gilts for one strong litter, and avoiding alfalfa pasture to prevent waste. He cautions bulls require care with nose-sticks and condemns unreliable tools, urging replacement over repair.
A farmer recalls dairy operations with ten cows and a clean milking setup. He notes patience with calves and pigs, condemns rough handling, and values bees, thrift in hay use, and civil neighborly conduct over lawsuits. He observes wasteful horses and reflects on judging neighbors by their good sides.
A collection of rural guidance urges practical farming steps from tending poultry and cutting canes to burning trash and fighting pests. It stresses neighbors cooperation, fair home profits for women, honest parenting, and social bonds, ending with a call for names of nonreaders of the American Farm World.
Professor J H Stewart argues high grade fertilizers reduce overall costs by cutting freight and handling, despite higher per ton prices. He notes concentrates supply more actual plant food per ton, lower nuisance from low grade materials, and better plant nutrition, urging buyers to compare pounds of plant food.
A new barn frame uses a complete steel skeleton with heavy planks bolted on for the roof and siding, presenting an all steel construction as a modern alternative to traditional wood frames.
Get the best you can buy even if buying fewer bulbs. A reliable florist will send a catalog and advise freely. The Woman hyacinth is good for early potting and holiday bloom. outdoor planting is satisfactory. Order early to ensure the best bulbs, as stock is full and choice can be made.
A diagram highlights a nest arrangement that opens directly into the laying shed. The design uses a tight aid to keep the nests secure and dry in all kinds of weather without entering the main house.
An Ohio farmer discovers his prize collie killed his sheep. The dog endures daily treadmill work with a sheep pelt in front, crying in distress. After a mix up the following day, the animal shows joy but then grief returns, revealing the punishment may not curb the killings.
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