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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1917
Page
4
A United States agriculture note explains corn cultivation aims to save moisture and heat. Timely shallow or thorough cultivations suppress weeds, reduce evaporation, and warm the soil, while overworking can harm roots and create clods. In drought areas, cultivation is crucial and labor depends on soil and weather.
The article explains irrigation management for semiarid corn, noting limits from short growing seasons and temperature swings. It warns against overirrigation and poor cultivation, recommends timing with tassels and silks, thorough irrigation followed by cultivation, and avoiding surface flooding. It also advises two to three irrigations on loam, and cautions late watering delays maturity.
J Pettit of Vancouver Washington fired at a large horned owl that had been eating his chickens at his Orchards area farm. The bird, about eighteen inches tall with a four foot six inch wingspan, was shot as it attempted to fly away with a head. The owl will be mounted.
Berlin report states King Ludwig of Bavaria, popular for his democratic stance, visited a Munich cheap eating house amid wartime reforms. He sat with the humble for nearly an hour, sampling all dishes and requesting seconds.
Ohio Experiment Station experts advise a copper sulphate drench to rid flocks of stomach and tapeworms before spring turnout. Dosage varies by age, with fasting recommended and limited water around administration. Digestive issues and poor condition signal infestation, with lambs most at risk. spring treatment reduces lamb losses.
Farm Journal urges careful winter fertilization along frost lines and on thin seeding. Early oat sowing is key, reducing rust and improving grain heft. Spreading manure on sparse new seedings after winter snowmelt boosts results.
Governor Ernest Lister urges Washington residents to boost food production nationwide in a coordinated campaign. Counties form local committees, plan a April 14 rally, and seek seed assistance with harvest back repayment. State agencies and organizations are invited to join and support practical farming efforts.
Washington reports the navy plans to build a flotilla of 100 or more 110 foot steam launch patrol craft. The vessels will be larger and faster than prior designs with greater seaworthiness and range. Armament and details are under study, signaling a return to torpedo boat concepts before the Spanish war.
Pennsylvania State College expert F S Putney outlines roughage feeding rules to cut costs. Feed 2.5 to 3.5 pounds of silage per 100 pounds live weight, with most cows at about 3 pounds. Add 0.5 to 0.8 pounds of hay per 100 pounds, about 0.6 pounds for a typical one pound grain per three pounds of milk. When silage is scarce cows eat 1.6 to 2 pounds of roughage per 100 pounds. Prioritize palatability bulk and health in concentrates. cost remains central to profitability.
Ohio experiment station findings show cereals alone fail to develop strong bones in breeding hogs. Corn with soy, tankage, and skim milk produced the best bone development, while corn alone or with soy beans yielded the least. For confined hogs, lime, corncob charcoal, bone flour, and wood ashes are recommended with grains, mixed with a little salt. Alfalfa and clover hay help mature breeders. spring green legumes are beneficial.
Mrs. Bertha Bell of Joplin Missouri collected mussels on her husband Edward Bell’s upper White River farm and found a rare pearl first. She and her husband gathered many more pearls, and a Newport jeweler valued the lot at eleven thousand nine hundred dollars after testing.
Washington reports a new federal push to form a government committee on food supply and prices to curb war time price speculation. The council pledges rigid measures to protect civilians and prevent extortion, with penalties including prison, while Concord NH rejects abolishing capital punishment.
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