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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1914
Page
7
The annual Farmers Week at Pennsylvania State College draws large crowds of farmers and their wives for six days of lectures and demonstrations. Sessions cover livestock, crops, soil, home economics, and village improvements with a strong emphasis on practical farming and family life.
The article notes the 1896 U S apple crop reached 63,000,000 barrels, the largest on record, with prices collapsing and many barrels unsold or rotted. It credits this boom and the San Jose scale with spurring smarter distribution and storage, and discusses lessons from the current crop about domestic markets and standardized grading.
In classrooms and research laboratories efforts aim to raise the general level of farm life in Pennsylvania with experts from other states also engaged to assist.
The Auditor General notes nearly eight million dollars spent on road improvement in Pennsylvania over two years, a figure he says is small for the state. He argues the amount is close to what current revenue permits and notes a bond issue was voted down, leaving road work to be funded from available funds. The Philadelphia Press supports investing in highways if value is clear.
On the Gibbs farm in Frank IL a method of hot beds uses hundreds of manure-heated frames. Manure is spread on the ground, then frames are laid out with roads between. The depth builds from month to month, with January forkings and frame placement. beds are banked with manure and used mainly for lettuce.
Farmers in the Lebanon Valley plan winter work to expand truck crops. The Pennsylvania Farmer outlines profitable and risky vegetables and timing. Eggplant, squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, turnips, melons, carrots face market swings, with costs, yields, and timing details.
The article outlines crop timing and profitability for Boston Marrow Hibbard Squash tomatoes and cucumbers. It covers planting dates from May to July let yield estimates per acre per thousand plants and price ranges from 15 cents to 1 75 per crate or barrel depending on crop and season. It notes early planting boosts profits and warns prices fall as the season progresses.
Farmers can sell foals after weaning for 75 to 80 dollars each or yearlings for 100 to 125 dollars. Mature mules generally fetch 175 to 200 dollars or more depending on size and condition. Across the country, mule prices exceed horse prices on average, with high quality spans in strong demand and commanding good figures.
The State Grange reports 850 subordinate and Pomona Granges with 200 plus field meetings and over 50 fairs. County ownership of halls rises with many Granges owning property and libraries, sheds and cooperative enterprises. Master Creasy notes 18 Grange fire insurance companies with risks up to 14,000,000 dollars.
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