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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1907
Page
3
Practical farming guidance on feed efficiency, crop rotation, and animal care. Topics include potato hardiness, hornless cattle demand, corn and silage use, cow testing, peppering orchard rows, and avoiding scams in stock feeds. Emphasis on milk quality, soil health, and prudent stock management with examples from dairy and crop practices.
An Ohio gardener explains a quick method to mark straight celery rows using two cotton lines and stakes. By aligning lines three feet apart and moving stakes at key points from a to b to c and d, one worker can lay out rows efficiently. The system includes a middle stake to resist wind, with lines left in place and replaced every two years as they wear.
Black locust is a persistent tree. timing matters for killing or lasting timber. For durable ground posts, cut in August or September to preserve. to kill, cut in July and peel stumps by September. Sprouts may emerge next spring and require re-treatment. Locust offers long lasting post timber, cheaper than store posts, though not equal to Osage orange.
Advice on pruning timing stresses May and June as the period of fastest tree growth. Early cuts risk bleeding and slow healing. avoid leaving long stubs to prevent cracking and decay. Emphasizes using sharp knives and saws for clean, quick healing and sturdy, healthy trees.
Do good work. Be particular about it. Know what you are going after and use the proper remedies. To spray well, one must understand insects and fungus diseases, their habits, and when to apply treatments.
An old nurseryman comments on rising fruit costs and future demand. He asserts that a dollar’s worth of fruit consumed ten years ago would be ten dollars’ worth now, and if supplies fail, a hundred dollars’ worth may be needed in ten years.
An Oklahoma station report urges spraying to protect orchards and gardens from plant diseases and insects. It describes two spray classes fungicides and insecticides, emphasizes thorough coverage and immediate removal of diseased fruit and debris, and notes copper and sulfur compounds as effective fungicides while spores germinate in spring and summer and again next year unless destroyed.
The 1904 pea blight in Ohio caused extensive damage to French June peas sown with oats as a cover crop on the experiment station farm. The fungus infected leaves with round dead spots and the mycelium grew through pods into seeds, discoloring surfaces and causing seeds to adhere to pods. Green peas like Market Garden showed more striking damage than yellow varieties such as Admiral.
Spruce trees need no cultivation after planting and tolerate shade from brush. Fire is the greatest enemy and should be kept out of plantations. Do not thin spruce stands severely due to shallow roots and windthrow risk. If pests or fungi appear, send specimens with injury notes to the Department of Agriculture for identification and control guidance.
An agricultural note warns buyers about widespread seed adulteration in meadow fescue and smooth brome grass, with cheat seed often misrepresented as these forages. It describes visual distinctions, warns of economic losses, cites cases of mislabeling, and urges caution in purchasing and testing seed quality.
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