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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1914
Page
7
Taxpayers are urged to pay taxes to W. B Hitchcork who has a copy of the tax list. Call on him to settle in Pleasant Valley and avoid a trip to Hartville.
Sheriff Creer of Martville and Prosecuting Attorney Garner led efforts to curb violations with deputies and city officers aiding in arrests. Two drinking cases were filed in police court. BILL Young, already jailed for bootlegging, escaped after a lock was broken but was recaptured and taken to Hartville then Hotel Creer to await state charges.
The article compares standard and dwarf pears for home and market planting. Dwarf pears bear early and suit limited plots but are shorter lived, while standards live longer and bear later. For family use plant two to three varieties. for market, limit varieties. Promote thrifty growth with rich soil and practices like potato starch and wood ash around trees to reduce blight.
Adopt simple guidelines for poultry care including warm dry housing with sun, ample fresh water, twice daily measured feeding, mixed dry and cooked foods, exercise, and large range. Maintain cleanliness, ventilation, and regular disinfection to curb lice and mites. Limit breeds, introduce new blood yearly via cockerel or eggs from a reliable breeder.
Fall is ideal for fertilizing orchards as nutrients reach roots before freezes, aiding spring growth. After plowing, apply rich manure straw cornstalks around each tree if cultivation is not required. Fall feeding yields larger, finer fruit next season, notes B. V. B.
A Washington inventor creates a tool for transplanting bushes and young trees. The long bar with a broad base uses a hooked pull rod to encircle the plant and lift it free from the ground like a lever. One worker can uproot well-grown bushes quickly without damage.
Prof James E Rice of Cornell argues the open air poultry house is modern and economical. He notes cloth and glass fronts allow good air, moderate warmth, and drier, purer air, with healthier hens and better results than full glass or no coverings. He warns pure air and vitality protect profitability.
A concise guide on profitable egg production covers breed selection, culling after year two, hatching methods for small flocks, and larger-scale needs like incubators. It stresses dry, well-ventilated poultry houses, minimal costs per bird, varied feeds, lime and greens, and labor saving through colony houses, hopper feeding, and automatic watering.
Fall treatment aims to plant off stock in autumn, with careful heeling in to ensure trees arrive in best possible planting condition. Early receipt allows for ready establishment next season.
The Farmers article advises trenching two feet deep for roots and placing stock with roots in the deep trench and tops on the slant bottom. Fill with earth and water, then mulch with straw to prevent thawing cycles, noting Cobnworth’s habit of fretful thinking and three days’ growth of whisk.
The article explains using lanterns or simple traps to attract moths, gathering large numbers to prevent worm damage. It suggests building a trap above plants with a box or barrel and a shallow water pan, to test moth emergence and time poison applications.
A pan filled with kerosene and oil forms a film to kill insects that fall in. A lit lantern set in the middle attracts moths, which fly toward the light and drop into the oil and water where their life cycle ends. The brightness of the light and night darkness influence effectiveness.
Practical guidance urges thorough summer ventilation in chicken houses with wire netting and shade, frequent cleaning, and careful treatment of lice with grease. It also covers pig and cow housing with concrete divisions, raised beds, trough design, and easy cleaning, emphasizing daily attention and proper ventilation for winter readiness.
The article argues concrete floors offer impermeability and cleaning ease for cattle pigs and horses but notes limits for durability and warmth. Brick pavements for cow stalls are praised, while open channels and proper drainage are stressed to keep stalls sanitary and free of soil contamination.
A. B. Benton argues farmers can trim annual horse costs by revising cropping systems to need fewer work horses and distribute work more evenly. He suggests keeping horses for longer hours, using outable work when idle, and lowering feed costs while preserving proper rations to save about 100 dollars per unused horse each year.
The article outlines alfalfa as a deep rooted legume with long life under ideal conditions. It notes its nitrogen-fixing ability via nodules, the need for soil nitrogen before root development, and its expansion from Asia and Europe to Mexico, California, the Southwest, and now most U S regions. It compares alfalfa to clovers in feeding value and characteristics.
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