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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
20
Surveys show 2 to 5 percent of farmers earn handsome incomes. Three farm classes emerge: highly specialized etc. Large, well managed standard farms common in the Midwest. New England fruit and stock farms stand out. Special notes on collar fit, horse care, and managing young work horses.
The American Galvator warns against overworking a young horse in the first days of training. He stresses understanding the draft of the hitching machine and keeping work within the animal’s capacity. Some assume a young horse can match an old horse for workload, but this is a mistake.
The text warns that noxious weeds diseases and insects accumulate under a one crop system. Rotation is presented as the best solution, with profitable rotations available from state experiment stations. A stray line urges gentleness when teaching a calf to drink and cautions against harming the animal.
U S agriculture experts say deep gentle tillage eight to twelve inches plus ample humus improves crops. Double plowing often outperforms shallow tillage though costlier, while thorough pulverizing enhances soil food, moisture storage, root growth, and microbial activity.
A city dweller argues that fire waste burdens households and inflation through insurance costs. Fire insurance is paid by all and benefits the few, raising prices on bread clothing and shoes while reducing funds for personal needs.
Practical guidance on waterer security to prevent loss, timing for slaughter and eating, separating cockerels from pullets, culling nonbreeders, preventing feed loss from overeating, and methods to curb pecking or cannibalism in a backyard flock.
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