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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
8
Professor Davenport of the Illinois College of Agriculture warns that if farmers do not improve apple quality for sale the banana may dominate the market due to cleanliness. The cut illustrates the relative edible matter among apple banana and dried fig.
The article outlines farm hygiene for hogs including movable troughs washouts twice weekly and dry, well aired huts with sunlit floors. It also covers building a feeding floor off the ground for dusty corn feeding and avoiding damp bedding to prevent parasites and disease.
A floor feeding method for Berkshires uses steamed alfalfa cut four inches long, mixed with chopped corn and oats. The alfalfa is heated in a steam jacketed tank, drained, and fed on clean floors to keep hogs in good flesh without harming breeding. Brood sows benefit from the tender, nutritious feed, avoiding muddy slush from dust.
The new tomato culture trains plants to a single stalk on stakes and prunes early to focus growth on fruit. This method yields nearly every bud becoming fruit with large uniform specimens and clusters often containing a dozen or more tomatoes.
Professor G W Carver of Tuskegee Institute shows five years of study debunking the moon phase myth for sweet potatoes. He urges digging in dry air and ground, cutting vines, curing, storing, and packing in small baskets to protect keeping quality.
A call emphasizes doing, not just reading farm bulletins and station notices. It warns the farm requires action, not mere idealizing, urging practical effort and results.
The article notes that while it is easy to estimate fortunes from cattle hogs or sheep on paper actual results often look different when viewed closely as if through the small end of a telescope.
The note advises that a grindstone goes dull if left in the sun and suggests buying a new one. In the meantime, cover the stone when not in use. If no better option is available, fashion a cover from short boards to slip over the stone and remember to slip it over after use.
In Lyon County a columnist argues small flocks can profit from sheep on weed-filled farms. Start with 10–20 ewes on 120–200 acres, buy a pure bred buck, and expect lambs next July 1908 to recoup costs. Focus on meat value over fleece and manage with cheap fencing.
Do not expect buck lambs to earn as much as wether lambs. Castrate 8 days to two weeks, dip sheep after shearing, and dip lambs to deter ticks. Fat lambs price up slightly year over year. Keep ewes for breeders as they can outlive and pay, while Angora goats lag behind sheep in value. March lambs may fetch high August prices. writers urged to submit 100 to 150 word flock-pay notes.
The new meat packing laws spur farmers nationwide to expand herds as demand for pork beef and mutton grows. A leading farmer advocates increasing stock while cautioning against abandoning other work. He argues better meat quality will boost consumption and farm profits, promising improved times for farmers nationwide.
For years scientists have pursued crop resistance to disease to extend yields. Recent progress shows rust resistance in wheat yellows resistance in peaches and a bright proof potato may be near. A Colorado farmer reports a rust resistant melon, signaling a promising field for the modern farmer to master challenges.
An insect that arrived in Massachusetts years ago has cost New England states hundreds of thousands in extermination efforts. It damages shade trees and fruit trees, spreading rapidly via railroad trains and other moving objects. Look out for it.
The article laments the massive 28 billion feet of lumber cut in the United States last year and warns that timber supplies are near exhaustion. It argues farmers should act as foresters and manage wood for future generations, then highlights the wheel hoe as a highly efficient garden tool that replaces three laborers.
The women of Montgomery county Pennsylvania hold monthly meetings to discuss scientific farming. At the sale of G W Fink of Maryville Missouri thirty five head of Aberdeen Angus cattle brought 4200 dollars an average of 123 dollars per animal. Sow every acre you can spare to clover. Better even cut down the other crops all around to make room for it. The Philosopher.
The forty acre farm combines a diversified orchard with apples peaches pears and berries. It yields $700 to $800 yearly from crops dairy poultry honey and vegetables with meticulous soil prep and rotation boosting yields to 30 bushels of wheat and 100 of corn per acre.
The state allocated 80000 dollars last winter to start a new agricultural school in St. Lawrence county, distinct from Cornell. The aim is to open more farm colleges in the state so young men may receive first class agricultural education and prove the value of liberal training in farming. Farmers should send their sons to these institutions as support grows. The piece argues that farming now requires intelligence and skill, not everyone can be a farmer.
The American Farm World urges farmers to preserve soil fertility as crops decline nationwide. It warns against spending today’s dollar at the expense of tomorrow and advocates keeping more livestock and feeding homegrown produce back into the soil to restore and maintain farm strength.
A reader compiles playful notes on centipedes and millipedes noting 100 and 1000 legs as common myths. The piece compares leg counts to games and sports and ends with a cultural quirk about checking clothes for tiny visitors.
Professor William Deltrich of Illinois College of Agriculture outlines swine protein needs. He notes young pigs require more protein for growth, while mature hogs need less. Alfalfa provides valuable nitrogenous roughage and, when processed as slop with ground corn and skim milk, boosts protein intake for growing pigs.
French poultry trend shows Houdans rising in demand as high egg producers and meat birds. Noted for black and white plumage and attractive appearance, the breed has earned praise though some dislike the head feather growth.
A passerby recalls seeing a centipede fall from clothing as he shook his attire, while a friend woke to find a centipede crawling up her curtains and watching her. The intruder offered a greeting and could have bitten, if not for restraint.
Practical tips for folding wash after removing from line and saving time. Be wise with ironing by using beeswax on irons and lemon juice for scorch marks. Iron embroidery on the wrong side and use damp clothes for easier pressing.
Poem asserts that every man receives some compensation for suffering and loss, noting that even those afflicted with long pain harbor moments of grace or insight that others can only envy at heaven’s tally. The verse emphasizes universal balance between good and hardship across a life.
The passage notes that young pigs should not have unrestricted access to concentrated seeds, as they will overeat. It recommends alfalfa pasture for swine when not harming the pasture, with ample acreage and regular cutting to prevent overgrazing and alfalfa seeding that could kill the stand.
A humorous 19th century style column suggests practical chores for rural households. It notes rigging a pulley clothes line, removing tomato stains with lemon vinegar or tomato, washing with German soap, and keeping whites bright. It warns that a leaky pump invites marital discord and promotes a sharp axe and wood pile as a cure for boys' obesity.
The article promotes long garden rows over small beds as the modern method. It argues horses and cultivators reduce hand work and suit a busy lifestyle where time is scarce.
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