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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
6
A new tomato culture method confines growth to a single trained stalk, with early pruning and staking. This concentrates energy into top fruit clusters, yielding large uniform tomatoes, with high early ripening and reduced rot, though less practical for canneries. Early starting and careful transplanting are advised for stocky, non wilting plants.
Article reviews dairy cattle trends, noting Jersey and Ayrshire as elite dairy breeds. It highlights Jersey as ideal for butter due to high cream richness, body capacity, and climate adaptability. Ayrshire praised for high milk yield with smaller fat globules suited for cheese, while Shorthorns gain dairy respect.
Hogs do best on a clean balanced ration with waste products like apples and potato peels used wisely. Corn remains a cheap head of hog rations, especially with high protein feeds such as skim milk grain and clover aid, while young pigs need more nitrogen. At fattening, corn can dominate, and caution is urged against digestives chemicals in waste scraps.
Back Yard Farmer quotes Prof John Willard Bolte on chicken choice. He argues there is no single best breed, only several good breeds and varieties, but argues strain quality within a variety drives profitability and egg production. He warns against scrub stock and urges pure breds from heavy layers, noting examples of White Wrandettes with high egg counts.
An early column introduces tree care as a profession and highlights eastern pest threats spreading westward. It urges regular pruning every year or two, using a thin bladed saw and pruning shears to remove water sprouts and dead wood, preserving strength and artistic form.
The guidance covers trimming dead or broken branch ends with smooth slant cuts, making undercuts to prevent bark tearing, cutting limbs parallel to the trunk to aid healing, and sealing fresh wounds with white lead or cement mixtures. It advises removing decayed wood, keeping branches clear of sightlines on deciduous trees, and promptly removing crossed or deformed growth to avoid obstruction.
Garden vegetables resist pests, but small fruit bushes suffer from worms, aphids, canes, and rust. Prompt control with powdered white hellebore dust, tobacco spray, and Bordeaux mixture helps, plus removing infected canes and debris. Some varieties resist disease. plant them in affected localities. Mildews on currants and gooseberries respond to powdered sulphur dust.
Spread manure across fields while fresh and humus rich to maximize fertilizer elements. This ensures nutrients stay in the soil rather than leach away from lots, pens, or stalls, according to Farm and Home guidance.
A farm and home column laments a farmer who built a shabby hay loader shelter for second hand gear while his milk cows endure cold quarters amid straw piles all winter, calling the setup unsafe and improper.
If sheep must dig in short pastures to live they will eat grass roots. Better divide land and feed six parts while the other catches up. This guidance suggests alternating grazing to protect forage and sustain flock.
A thin even dressing of manure or straw over wheat fields this season will prove most beneficial to growth.
A winter cow named Cara is described as a revenue producer needing proper feeding and care to maintain health and productivity through the season.
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