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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
3
The Forest Service notes co operative woodlands associations can turn timbered areas into regular by products, with portable sawmills and pooled marketing. Large scaled ownership and strong management help sustain long term wood products markets, creating permanent local industries and preventing farm abandonment.
The United States Department of Agriculture is poised for another Hessian fly outbreak this spring. Three research stations at Carlisle Pennsylvania Centralia Illinois and Wichita Kansas monitor weather daily and conduct sowings across years to establish fly free periods and test wheat varieties for resistance.
The bronze turkey is described as the heaviest and thus most popular with raisers as it is sold by weight.
Research on Hessian fly parasites tests how each parasite's presence or absence affects outbreak cycles. The last major outbreak occurred five to six years ago before such preparations existed. If a new outbreak materializes this spring, current preparations should yield several important studies.
A Bureau of Markets survey for the U S Department of Agriculture found about 12 500 farmers purchasing and marketing organizations nationwide These groups included grain warehouses elevators creameries and cheese factories stores and cotton tobacco and livestock associations.
Article notes timber becomes useful when treated with ceo sote to make posts. It states oats or barley often serve as a curse crop on light soils and that good stands of clover are secured with barley.
The director of roads for the American Automobile Association argues that roads themselves wear tires and influence fuel use. He cites 40 million tires yearly costing about 1 billion dollars and varying tractive resistance from 20 to 300 pounds per road type, suggesting road design could cut tire and fuel costs in a national system.
Poultry specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture note that demand for ducks eggs is limited outside Easter, with Indian Runner ducks boosting first class egg trade. Pure white eggs fetch highest prices but must be marketed frequently to avoid quality loss in heat, while ducks yield fewer eggs per weight than hens.
A historical note describes a machine using a wire passed around asphalt inside tin barrels. The drum tightens the wire to cut through the asphalt, aided by kerosene. Barrel halves are quartered for handling, enabling efficient cutting in warm weather.
Fowls fed grain receive purer feed if grains are sweet and clean and not moldy or decayed. Do not rely on grain alone. use soft feeds via troughs and keep troughs and drinking vessels clean to avoid disease and poor digestion.
The author urges continued effort on road construction praising current legislation and funding. They argue roads must reach every farm, village, town, and city before signaling completion. Roads are deemed essential to civilization and progress.
The passage argues that ample range allows turkeys to forage on grasshoppers seeds and waste grains and convert feed to meat efficiently. Confinement is linked to poor results, while plenty of range is key to success in turkey raising.
The article notes that along improved roads farmers tend to enhance the look of their houses and outbuildings. Good roads stimulate pride and practical improvement, benefiting all members of the community regardless of status or age.
Practical advice on poultry management from hatch to market. Emphasizes preventing crowding, shipping eggs twice or thrice weekly, separating white and brown shelled eggs, culling overgrown fowls, and treating mites with crude oil or carbolineum. Recommends selling nonlaying hens before late summer and using a simple remedy for scaly leg with oil and vaseline.
Farmers nationwide lose about 250 million dollars annually due to poor roads hindering marketing of crops at peak times. The text argues that better road infrastructure would improve transport and reduce losses for agricultural producers.
The text argues that poor road surfaces cause significant economic waste nationwide, noting the total is startling and hints at broad impact on transport costs and efficiency. It emphasizes the urgent need for road improvements to reduce waste and improve economic activity.
An advertisement touts Dr. Peery's Dead Shot as unmatched for worm and tapeworm elimination with a single dose. It also remarks that few women recognize how truly beautiful other women are.
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