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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1907
Page
11
A New York Herald panel presents three scholars on immigration, arguing over its social and economic value. They challenge anti immigration fears, estimate immigrant labor contributions, and defend new arrivals as a substantial asset to American wealth and growth.
The article explains section honey production in small boxes, including 44%4x44x1% inch sections and thin super foundation. It discusses bait sections to start work, swarming patterns, and methods to reduce swarming like ample room, shade, ventilation, and hive openings for extracted honey.
The author argues for a daily warm mash for farm fowls to prevent indigestion and sickness. He notes modern poultry houses use sprouted grain soaked grain mangels and meat, with occasional corn in cold weather, but on small farms mash helps digestion and empties crops for better nutrition. The method: cook middlings or meal with boiling water overnight, feed in morning so birds digest it fully.
By Robert Watchorn, Commissioner of Immigration, argues public opinion misreads immigration. He cites labor needs, earnings above a dollar a day, and high quality of migrants. He notes New York state alone requires 100000 workers at $25 a month with board on farms.
Emerson McMillan chair of the Civic Federation Conciliatory Committee warns that large immigrant inflows may form segregated communities hindering assimilation. He notes crime associations and cultural differences while acknowledging economic contributions and questions whether population can grow without limits. He asks if Slavs Russians Hebrews Sicilians and others will become as American as the Irish.
Cracks in the chicken house worsen in cold winters and invite drafts, while summer pests require shelter. Use external battens to prevent gaps and apply crude oil or coal tar inside to deter mites and seal access.
Farmers are urged to remove aging birds from flocks as they consume feed and harass younger chickens. While purebreds of high class are not in this group, many farms still harbor these unproductive roosters and should replace them to improve flock morale and efficiency.
A Missouri Valley farmer advises installing a dropping board in a chicken house to simplify cleaning. Clean once every fifteen minutes per week for a 100 hens, then cover the board with ashes or slaked lime. Level roosts prevent crowding and ease handling.
Practical poultry guidance on coop cleanliness, nesting, water, feed, and supplies. Emphasizes daily straw, charcoal, grit, and clean water as essentials, with notes on egg fertility, feeding practices, and lice control. Highlights that demand supports poultry growth and that imports influence egg markets.
The cure-all in the poultry yard is good management. Its principal virtue is that it is preventive. With it there is no need for stimulants, regulators and other makeshifts.
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