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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
3
The Illinois Farmers Institute explains Bordeaux mixture as a key fungicide and insecticide for crops. It details the 3.6 percent standard formula and the 1.6 percent normal mix, plus equipment needs and the gain from educated farming over traditional methods.
The dried sugar beet pulp is a valuable feed comparable to beets and silage. Soaked pulp yields a thick slop used with corn chop and wheat bran to produce milk and fatten cows for market. Dry cows require dry period before calving. keep stock clean and brushed, skin care with crude petroleum for hair growth and healing. petroleum sold at paint stores.
An efficient hog ringing trap is outlined using 2x4 inch scantlings with corners lapped and bolted. The lever pulls forward to partially close the opening and securely hold the hog, as shown in the accompanying illustration.
Garden guidance on controlling strawberry diseases and pests. It covers leaf blight treatment with Bordeaux mixture after harvest, mowing and burning badly infested beds, lifecycle notes on the strawberry leaf roller moth with suggested sprays and burning, and cautions about burning harming plants. It also mentions white grub and Crown Borer threats, recommending crop rotation and non strawberry crops to starve pests.
Guidance on preparing for spring tree planting advises digging large holes this fall and filling them with manure. Remove the manure next spring and fill the hole to the desired depth for each tree.
Practical notes on pruning fertilizer and pest control for fruit trees and berries. Recommendations include willow as fast shelter belt, wood ashes as fertilizer, careful inspection of autumn planted trees, removal of rotting apples, removing old canes after raspberries fruit, burning prunings, cautions on cantaloupe grafting, Borolex spray for rot, arsenate of lead for late moths, kerosene emulsion for rose leaf hopper, timing of first spray, and using manure to boost soil for next season strawberries.
Water at melting ice temperature should not be given to cattle and poultry. Cows benefit from warm well water watered twice daily via long troughs with drained excess water to keep ice from forming. Ice-cold water can cause ulcers and stomach issues in horses and draft animals.
Pea vines contain excess water requiring sun drying before bulked hay. Handle in early morning dew to protect leaves. Use open-air stacks in Texas style with post frames for layering and air spaces. Do not bale until a month of curing to prevent mold and preserve quality.
Based on ten year average farm prices, oats cost 19.37 a ton with feeding value 21.10, barley 17.50 with 21.98, and corn 13.63 with 22.66. Dollar for dollar feed costs are 92 cents for oats, 80 cents for barley, 65 cents for corn. Clover hay 40 cents, fodder corn 57 cents, timothy hay 0, ensilage 78 cents. A corn and clover blend offers the most economical feeding option.
The piece praises efficiency in resource use and bees as productive assets. It asserts bees yield a yearly surplus of about $2,500,000 across farms with 2 to 10 swarms per home and argues the method could be profitably adopted locally.
The article notes pigs drink pure water once or twice daily in summer and warns dish water adds little value to pork production. It argues real thirst-quenching water should be clean and free of gruel or dishwater, which spoils prime pork or bacon.
Those with water tanks and a windmill should pipe water to the berry garden to irrigate if needed. Many berry crops dry up before maturing due to lack of moisture at the right time.
A farmer enjoys social and intellectual contentment when his farm is well stocked with well bred cattle horses hogs and sheep and his family remains free from sickness while his home is filled with magazines papers and books.
The text offers agricultural tips on increasing livestock and dairy efficiency including feeding grain to pigs, building silos to boost milk yield, proper poultry housing, and coop floor construction. It also covers fruit ripening, cow lifting by hind legs, and stall design for easier movement.
A Florida man creates a plant support standard with grooved sections driven into the ground. A coil wired center acts as arms that slide along the standard to hold and guide growing trees. The device keeps plants upright during heavy rain and winds, aiding early growth.
Careful handling of roots when potting avoids bruising and trimming top growth accordingly. Water only when the soil surface feels dry and avoid overwatering. Create a window garden with shelves and a wire arch, train vines on string, and take cuttings before Jack Frost, including nasturtium for winter bloom.
A popular mechanics idea shows a hidden plant pot or keg placed in a sidewalk gap. Water drainage is managed by soil absorbing moisture, and a cover helps conceal the arrangement for a clean entrance.
Stable manure and fertilizers depend on soil and climate conditions. Some soils produce excellent fruit without feeding while others require nutrients. The piece emphasizes science and prudent judgment in orchard management.
The farmer who grows fruit for his family should cultivate a wider variety than a commercial orchardist because commercial operations must produce uniform quantities of each variety to ship for market, limiting diversity.
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