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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
13
An official notice from U S agriculture department outlines new farm policy guidance prepared for readers of The Independent. The document summarizes programs affecting farmers, commodity supports, and regulatory updates for the growing season.
The article describes a compact tool rack for carpentry use and shifts to gardening tips. It covers squash varieties such as White and Yellow crookneck, Hubbard, Boston Marrow, and Coenzeliy, noting vine types, spacing needs from eight to twelve feet, and storage guidance for winter squash in cool rooms above 45 to 50 degrees.
A detailed guide on distinguishing temporary unfitness from permanent soundness in horses. It outlines common blemishes and vices, typical conformational flaws, and unsoundnesses. Emphasizes thorough, time‑intensive examination, noting history and seller reliability to avoid hidden defects.
Scours in calves arise from irregular feeding overfeeding sudden feed changes fermented feces dirty mills feed boxes or damp dirty surfaces. Once spotted separate affected animals and disinfect pens. Plow output depends on team size and depth with four horse gangs and various bottoms yielding about 10 acres daily at six inches deep and less at deeper settings.
A Missouri College of Agriculture study on 2,122 acres of Jamal shows Act I required 3.4 hours of labor and 0.8 hours of horse labor. Farmers seek how much work plowing an acre will need based on plow size and number of horses.
The piece argues buyers should thoroughly test horses before sale to settle accounts. It cautions against dwelling on defects and urges judging horses by service they perform rather than minor shortcomings, noting people are seldom perfect.
Weather conditions dictate spraying for late potato blight. Begin when vines reach six inches, repeat every one to five weeks, weather permitting, ensuring complete foliage coverage to prevent spore infection. sprayer wheels cause minimal damage to vines.
Farmers are urged to protect melon cucumber and squash plants with netting tents. Install luite nets over each Hill using two sticks for supports and seal edges with soil. Erect as soon as plants emerge and leave until vines have space, then store nets for future use.
A fragment states that newly hatched chicks are fed sparingly by nature for 24 to 86 hours. It advises starting with bread crumbs moistened with milk and continuing this regimen until they reach one week old.
An OCR fragment notes a small sheep flock and a saying the smaller the flock the better. It mentions one sheep per nero and a phrase too many. The readable text is unclear on location or date and provides no identifiable groups or events.
Frew farmers discuss fence land loss and alfalfa leaf value. Department figures compare fence types and note two thirds of alfalfa’s feeding value lies in leaves, urging windrow raking two hours after cutting to save leaves and color.
The Ohio experiment shows thinning corn improves yields. Details include yields of 69.28 bushels per acre with 8 kernels per hill, and 68.85 bushels per acre at third thinning. Unclear seed quality lowered overall results. untested seed produced 88.0 bushels per acre in one case.
Advice urges keeping hens at designed capacity to avoid extra feed and egg loss. Recommend spacious housing, hidden clean nest boxes for shy birds, and woodlots as cost saving for coal in tough times. Mentions grasshopper collection using hopperdozers yielding up to 800 bushels per 100 acres as part of herd management.
Official confirmation starts construction at Camp Dodge with Des Moines site work and a 1,300 to 5,000 man labor force. Iowa plans 4,000 infantry, engineers, and machine gun units. costs and uniforms for new units discussed. Governor Harding and Adjutant General Logan oversee funding and audits.
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