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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1904
Page
7
Planning the farm work with a slate keeping system and a note on artesian water for irrigation. The article recalls a barn slate that tracked repairs and tasks and discusses a New Mexico Pecos valley artesian wells impact, plus a poultry show prize for a Rhodesian specimen.
A Garfield County farmer named Grubb sent spring lambs to the Denver market that grew rapidly. Dropped January tenth, the lambs weighed 7 pounds at 80 days, sold for 18 cents a pound, totaling $14.04 each, raised outdoors in Colorado without grain at fashionable Denver hotel markets.
A concise veterinary feed guide lists rations for milk cows up to 950 pounds. It specifies alfalfa hay 18 pounds, tran two pounds, middimes four pounds and vil Foeal one pound, mixed hay 20 pounds, ground oats four pounds.
A farmer writes on weed control and soil cultivation highlighting early cultivation to kill weeds before germination, the merit of deep harrowing on well-tilled land, and the impact of rainfall between planting and harrowing. He notes periodic weed emergence, mowing after harvest benefits clover, and methods to kill stubborn weeds including manure covers for dock and recommendations on plant digestion analogies.
The article discusses soil fertility, digestion of plant food, and the need to convert unavailable nutrients into active forms. It cites figures from U S analyses and notes crops exhaust soil stores. It covers tillage, humus, bacteria in soil, and methods to restore fertility through timely cultivation and humus addition. It also compares boiled versus unboiled lime sulfur washes for scale control on trees, detailing mixtures and application timing.
The Associated Farm Press notes rye can be an excellent crop for some uses but mixed with wheat it acts like a weed. Separation is nearly impossible once mixed, lowering wheat quality and market value. It advises careful cleaning before sowing and keeping carbalic salvo ready as a remedy.
The passage describes crude veterinary recipes using safbolin acid dissolved in melted tallow to make mirrors firm, diluted carbolic acid as a general disinfectant for sores and abscesses, and a weak milk or wash for color emboldening. It warns not to overshoot strength and to consult a druggist for proper proportions.
An Ohio study found lime has little effect on clover grown on unfertilized land and is not a substitute for fertilizer or manure. Lime can aid soil health when used with fertilizers, improving fiber and moisture, but soil nutrients are depleted if lime alone is used. It helps correct aridity yet may reduce plant food available, risking poor clover growth if overused.
The article argues that soiling crops improve dairy profitability, especially on high-priced land. It cites experiments showing cows fed green crops in barns yield two to five tons more from the same land than pasturing, and notes benefits when pastures dry up, along with higher cow numbers and quicker herd buildup. It also highlights manure savings and soil benefits from this method.
The Associated Farm Press reports Prof Eckel of Missouri urges farmers to ease cows onto spring pasture. Grain feeding increases milk yield but is not economical with pasture. beware high grain rations and avoid excess water intake from young feed.
Instructions from The Associated Farr Press on cultivating new strawberry beds every ten days. Describes a wooden frame cultivator with five teeth set two inches deep, allowing close work without harming plants, and emphasizes starting at the same place and running the tool up and down rows to keep soil centered and even.
Details on strawberry cultivation including double pass for runners, row spacing to 18 inches, and handling of runners with wide hoes. Also discusses silage feeding in cattle, noting silage-fed cattle shrink more in transit but yield better meat, and recommends finishing off with roughage and hay.
A report describes Cossacks warding for scouting and outpost duty and meeting Japanese troops before notice reaches command. The text mentions sporadic engagements between Cossacks and Japanese forces amid frontier operations.
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