This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1912
Page
3
The main image shows Maine coast farmers gathering kelp to spread on fields as fertilizer. Kelp or seaweed, collected at low tide, enriches soil though its value rises for drug and other industries, prompting concern over future use by coastal farmers.
Farmers underestimate honey bees yet prize honey. A few backyard hives yield honey for personal use and family fun. Bees require little time and offer outdoor activity, potential earnings, and practical kitchen uses for honey.
The article explains attaching a cornstalk pole by a long chain from cleavers near the double tree centers causes jerking, whereas fastening near the ends eliminates the trouble.
The article guides choosing a hive site with open exposure free of overhanging branches. It stresses proximity to a shop building for gear, ease of supervision during swarming, and level ground for mobility and grass maintenance around hives.
The article notes bees can be bought cheaply in spring and moved by wagon if carefully handled. Shipping hives with bees and honey by railroad is nearly impossible now. Buyers should contract now and ship in early spring after honey is consumed and combs aged.
W A Sedding of Monterey California shares a bee keeper's technique to kill surplus drones. A queen excluder forms a drone sieve by placing it atop a hive body, shaking drones from combs into the device, then using a Porter bee escape. The next day drones are removed, then death is swiftly completed with a sulphur ring.
Instructions from the Farm and Home describe building a seed corn rack using 2x6 bed pieces 4 feet long and 3x4 posts 6 feet long. It explains pan fittings, board spacing, dividers, holes, spikes, and dimensions to create a mouse proof rack that dries corn efficiently. The design yields a 3 inch ear clearance and a bushel capacity per side.
Silage guidance covers cutting corn at glaze for proper moisture, packing tight in the silo, and using one half inch pieces. Proper straw and oats aid silo sealing. Fall plowing deepens soil while muck land use rises. Check machinery, tighten bolts, and oil. Watch seed variety labeling and the value of muck soil.
The article argues that successful transplanting hinges on managing moisture. A tree is a water vessel and must balance water loss with intake. Pruning targets small branches to reduce evaporation, balances top and root growth, and proper root work prevents overgrowth that stops soil moisture uptake.
An illustrated guide explains building a pig chute using oak or elm components 8 feet long with 20 to 24 inch width, two 2x4 sides, curved bottom, top floor boards with cleats, iron hooks, and adjustable sides to fit wagons. It emphasizes a wide opening for a single hog, ease of closing, and no top crossbars for emergency access.
Passersby at the Kansas State agricultural experiment station witnessed students cutting wheat with scythes during harvest days. The plot covered two and a half acres of valuable seed wheat from Europe, part of 700 bushels Professor Roberts had selected from the best wheat on the continent.
President H. J. Waters of Kansas Agricultural College warns the nation faces the greatest hog shortage in years. He says it will take two years of good corn crops to restore hog supplies to normal. Eastern farmers shifting to pork production may profit in the near term due to strong hog markets.
The article outlines three keys to storing cabbages: well‑grown heads, properly designed storage houses with controlled ventilation and temperature, and careful handling from field to shelf. It explains bin vs shelf storage, insulation, drainage, and using oil heaters to prevent freezing, plus field storage as a last resort.
R G Weatherstone advises on housing and feeding for hogs. He warns against sudden weaning and cow skim milk, stresses gradual milk introduction, and explains that breed quality depends on management. He discusses flooring to avoid rheumatism, venting under doors, and separate feeding for small pigs to prevent runts.
The article argues that formal education is not required for farming success and outlines simple principles. Adapt crops to soil, select quality seed, test seed to boost yields, and emphasize cultivation, fertilizing, crop rotation, and consistent soil work.
The article notes strong demand for well fed chickens while thin birds sell poorly. Dealers pay low prices for ordinary stock and 5 to 7 cents per pound less for underfed birds. A fattening ration includes corn chop, flour, middlings, and sour milk. birds are starved 24 hours before feeding, fed twice daily, with weekly grit, and starved 18 to 24 hours before slaughter.
Banestine Belle De Kol is named the world’s champion cow with 1 058 7 pounds of butter fat yielding 1 323 pounds of butter. In 365 days she produced 27 404 pounds of 3 86 percent milk. The record surpasses ordinary cows by a wide margin and equals a large portion of her own weight in butter.
Last year many nursery stock shipments from Angers France carried brown tail moths. Authorities report all nests found and destroyed in 385 states. The secretary of agriculture plans to seek a law for inspection and quarantine of all imported stock.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.