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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1908
Page
9
The author urges tuberculin testing of dairy cattle before milk use for food. He warns of mammary tuberculosis spread via milk, from cows to herds, creamery practices, and feeding skim milk to pigs. He cites German and U.S. data and advocates hand separators for safer dairy operations.
Minnesota experiment farm findings show skim milk calves cost under 5.27 to raise versus 19.13 for whole milk calves and 12.00 for dam raised calves. Skim milk calves gained 100 pounds on 439 pounds of grain, outperforming dam and whole milk calves in grain efficiency. Weaning impacts dam raised calves most, with significant weight loss after separation.
A practical guide for summer poultry care detailing water treatment to prevent throat trouble, free range versus penned fowls, shelter needs, summer egg storage, selling old fowls, daily grain, water cleanliness, and duck care with deep drinking pans.
Practical guidance on starting feeders early and keeping self feeders clean to prevent disease. Advice covers pasture, rye for winter grazing, hospital flocks for sick sheep, and the value of proper racks and troughs to prevent feeding from filth. Emphasizes avoiding yard fed, relying instead on careful feeding to maintain a healthy flock.
Provide skim milk to prevent fat loss and sour the mix with a starter prepared from fresh milk. Maintain 70 to 75 degrees until curdling, then heat to 90 degrees as curds form. Drain whey, salt to taste, shape curds into balls, wrap in oil paper, and add thick ripened cream for finer cheese.
The article argues beans are a strong cash crop if soil is productive and properly managed. It contends poor land myths deter bean growing and shares experience that beans offer steady prices and easy cultivation across regions.
A compact guide discusses thinning fruit, pest control, and soil needs. Idaho and Oregon orchards produce top apples and peaches with strong pest vigilance. Advice covers pruning, crude oil use risks, tree age, flocking chickens for pest control, grain scatter, alfalfa moisture, and bees for cross pollination to fetch early fruit prices.
Clinton M. Shultz argues costly road building slows progress as farmers resist funding hard roads amid high costs from 1,000 to 4,000 dollars per mile. He notes city demand for rural streets and urges farmers to value their small timber patches, warning timber famine and stressing scientific guidance for farm wood lots.
The article explains a bean wheat clover rotation ideal for farms with limited manure. It covers soil fertility, drainage, manure application, fall plowing, weed control, moisture conservation, and timely June planting in New York. It notes bean harvest uses bean harvesters, handling, threshing with bean threshers, and typical yields around twenty five bushels per acre.
Practical guidance for hog raisers focusing on breeding stock quality and preventive care. Emphasizes buying two quality sows over six scrubs, culling boars not up to standard, lice control, thorough sanitation, and feeding practices with skim milk alfalfa and corn. Highlights pasture, rye cover crops, and environmental conditions for strong litters and faster growth.
Opportunity for dairying grows with the demand for pure milk in cities. Farms near towns can profit from ice cream by supplying first class dairy products at fancy prices. Success relies on adopting the best creamery methods and a balanced crop rotation to feed dairy cattle and build soil.
The discussion argues farmers resist immediate hard roads due to costs and perceived benefits. It urges slow reform, education on dirt road improvements, and cooperative efforts with road clubs and modern machines. Eastern states see quicker gains, while western conditions hinder rapid progress.
Secretary Wilson states forest land can yield successive crops of trees with proper methods. He notes the U S has cut three times the timber grown for years, risking resources once richer than any nation. The article discusses timber as a national concern and its management.
Instructions describe building a sturdy pig feeding trough with 2 inch planks for guards 12 to 14 inches wide, cut to yield two guards per plank for proper slant. Reinforced joints and strong nails ensure durability. A 1 inch plank spout serves multiple troughs.
The Kansas based Farmers' Co-Operative union refuses political members hoping to keep politics out. Hawaii authorities report high farm profits but locals may earn more at home. Rail rate dispute left Kansas farmers without college labor aid this year. A wet spring harmed poultry in the Midwest and Northwest, foreseeing a poultry shortage this fall. Mrs. James Hilliard of Windsor NL was killed rescuing a brood from a train.
A simple land measuring tool made from light material uses legs at the bottom of 56 feet 6 inches. Three lengths of these legs equal one rod and a person can quickly measure land by pivoting the device from one point to another, achieving rapid roughly accurate plots.
A series of practical dairy tips highlights that starting with small capital can lead to success, while discipline builds wealth. Notes stress acidity as early milk decay, clover as a protein rich feed, dirty troughs causing calf scour and deaths, the Babcock test usefulness, and that good feeding and clean barns yield rich milk.
A farm boy who presses one leaf from every variety found in the garden learns to notice leaf arrangement and many unseen points. Nature offers endless subjects for study, and deeper thinking makes the study more fascinating and far reaching.
The article outlines best timing for foal weaning, suggesting August to October depending on foal birth date and mare status. It advocates gradual separation, prior handling, and careful feeding to promote independence and ease future training. It also covers postweaning care, nutrition, and methods to suppress milk production in the mare.
A discussion urges farmers to tailor fertilizer to soil health rather than crop type, favoring soil building and crop rotation with legumes to supply nitrogen and humus. It criticizes fertilizer makers for crop specific mixtures and promotes choosing nitrogen, potash, and phosphorus based on soil conditions. Mrs. Jennie Conn of Gibson Iowa dies from injuries after a paraffin wax jar sealing mishap.
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