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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1907
Page
3
A long prose piece offers practical advice on dairy cows, hay choices, breeding, orchard and vegetable planting, silos, poultry care, swine management, and soil fertility. It stresses seasonality, improved feed like clover, water needs for cows, and the value of dry bedding for pigs, with mentions of sunflowers, laurels, and weather-informed farming. It references the National Corn exposition and a Natural Dairy show.
Practical old fashioned guidance on maintaining a grindstone including keeping it dry, applying sand to the face, and using oils to ease wear. Advises shelter from weather, placing a box over it, and cautions about bearings and handling to keep the stone cutting smoothly.
The Nebraska Mariner reports on road dragging with log drags to break deep mud and improve drainage. Observers note the method slows wear, reduces sticking mud, and shows promise despite costs and uneven outcomes across fields and roads.
The article argues that good public roads are key to agricultural prosperity and national commerce. It cites the U.S. Department of Agriculture and national road experts promoting rural highway development, urging states to build permanent country roads and coordinate with federal efforts to improve transportation for farmers and markets.
A fragment discusses an outdoor furnace or stove arrangement in a shed near the Missouri Valley. The text references walls, ventilation under a door, crosswise stoves, and improvised fuel or materials, implying a rough, utilitarian workshop scene with makeshift heating.
Farm notes discuss handling sweltering conditions, improve drainage for drought prone pastures, and the benefits of well drained soil. It covers selecting a thoroughbred ram, pasture separation for wethers destined for market, ewe condition and wing/jamb strength, and using cottonseed meal sparingly while urging readers to seek all available information on the topic.
Farm Journal discusses cribbing as a vice in horses and notes possible restraint methods. The piece highlights buckling and strapping to restrict movement and suggests loosening gear to aid breathing while preventing cribbing.
The note discusses potential causes of stringhalt or steinghalt due to unspecific injuries. It advises closely observing the stance, changing stalls, bathing limbs in hot brine, and attending to shoeing. It warns a farrier may identify faults in shoeing that can be remedied, while a pronounced fault may require operation.
A Iowa agriculture professor warns against always plowing deep in fall and recommends adjusting depth to crop and soil. Deep plowing can dry out or freeze before winter, while shallow plowing may underprepare seed beds, with best results from careful field and crop considerations.
The note discusses low headed trees yielding apples at one third the case compared to high headed trees. It highlights how low headed trees are less exposed to wind, offering protection for both fruit and tree during windstorms.
A historical sketch describes a 24 by 60 foot cow barn adjoining a hay barn. The hay barn divides into three main mows with two large doors for access. The system includes ventilation and potential conversion to a horse stall. The text mentions bedding, beets as winter feed, and silage as a cheaper feed alternative to roots, noting feeder practices and animal appetite implications.
A garbled note from the College of Agriculture argues schools should educate all students with equal rigor, matching current efforts in biology and civic instruction. The text emphasizes serving diverse communities and addressing broad agricultural topics. Authorities stress practical farming knowledge in the curriculum.
The feeding value hinges on carbohydrates fat and protein in the feed. Carbohydrates are mainly starch sugars and wood fiber, digested slowly and less valuable than fats. Fat provides heat and energy. one pound fat equals more energy than two pounds carbohydrate. Protein, nitrogenous compounds like albumin and casein, rebuilds tissue. animals cannot live on fat or carbohydrate alone. Fertilizer-related notes mention nitrogen’s cost and feed value, with protein-rich feeds like meal and alfalfa hay valued for higher protein content and price differences.
Wool structure differs from other animal fibers as hair on the horse grows tapered from root to tip and sheds annually. Sheep fiber tapers only at the near end, with each fiber the same size along its length, highlighting a key distinction between sheep wool and other animal coatings.
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