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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
3
A Peable Farmer correspondent describes a metal and wood sheep holder to restrain stubborn ewes during lambing. It uses iron rods, adjustable straps, and a hinged rear door for secure immobilization while the farmer attends to lambs, saving time in small flocks.
A note on feeding horses recommends adding five or six pounds of enr— rate to daily rations for ordinary work horses. Carrots should be sliced lengthways to avoid choking. Tests indicate grinding grain offers no market advantage for healthy horses with good teeth.
A Southwestern Iowa correspondent urges farmers to boost fertility by stock raising, crop rotation, and manuring. He argues against heavy fertilizer use, promotes doubling hogs and cattle, dividing corn acreage, and seeding clover to rejuvenate worn land. Emphasizes pastures, hay crops, and feeding with manure to double income, with leased land requiring long tenancy to improve soil.
A device to restrain bulls is detailed with twin sunk timbers and parallel supports forming movable stocks. Adjustable planks and pins alter width to fit cows, with a safety warning if width is too wide. An illustrated movable box version is proposed. Ends with guidance to reinforce strength and ensure proper alignment for safe use.
A rural note warns that standing idle in barns and unbalanced rations reduce a bull’s breeding ability. It cautions against overusing a young sire, which similarly lowers fertility and future breeding prospects for the herd.
A historical note describes the apple twig borer, called grape cane borer, a brown beetle about one third to half inch long. It enters twigs in early spring, creates long burrows, matures in fall and overwinters as larvae. Eggs are laid in dying roots of grapevines. well kept orchards resist it. If infestation occurs, diseased parts should be cut away and burned.
The article explains a deltoid planting method where seven or nine trees fit different geometric layouts at one rod spacing, claiming a 15.4 percent increase in tree count over standard square layouts and noting potential farming efficiency gains with suitable machinery. It also discusses Philadelphus shrubs including varieties Brandidora Flora plena Pekinensis Parbary Tuteifolia and Barbery purpurea, hydrangea flowers and their seasonal color and uses.
The article praises hardy ornamental shrubs for home grounds, focusing on the grand old snowball viburnum and its varieties. It notes the Japanese snowball is smaller but blooms well, and the highbush cranberry resembles snowball foliage with red berries that linger into winter. Autumn foliage colors persist until freezing.
Dr Beal of Michigan Agricultural College outlines ten alfalfa guidelines including land selection drainage lime use sowing rates inoculation and timing. The page then discusses corn as hog feed noting farm value vs market price and transport considerations for a corn based hog feeding program.
Barley supports horses at medium effort less well than oats and is worth slightly less per pound. Feeding barley whole or ground wheat for 4H purposes yields a pasty substance, similar to feeding oats.
A brief note asserts that rich food improves milk quality, stating even the finest cow cannot yield good milk without proper nourishment. The text underlines the link between diet and dairy output in plain terms.
Practical farming notes cover cropping, soil work, seed beds, and stock care. Tips stress disking, oats sowing, chick selection, barn painting caution, feeding mixes, mold prevention, and dairy economic figures. A late anecdote recounts a check from Rev Tift to repay a cow injury.
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