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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1907
Page
7
A text argues middle aged farmers abandoning farms for town life feel unhappy and unaccepted. It notes farmers’ habits clash with urban norms, causing restlessness and loss of independence, contrasting with farm life’s dignity and security. It references Royal Sutton, a champion bull from 1906.
The essay argues older farmers should not abandon active work at sixty and should adapt to modern methods if sons are educated, or allow them to go their own way. It warns against sacrificing parents’ comfort for children and notes some move to town for education, risking loss of home life.
When using a blower to fill silos, place the pipe at the silo bottom and keep it as perpendicular as possible. Misalignment increases the chance of choking the blower and disrupts the filling process.
Fragmentary lines reflect a belief in keeping children nearby through the weekly homecoming. The text emphasizes preserving love and contact at the week's close as a positive family practice.
The article notes South America hosts over seventy stingless bee species and suggests the continent may become a major beekeeping region. It contrasts honey storage advice, discusses aging of honey, and highlights Lone Star state's bulk comb honey as a distinct product selling for a premium. It describes production in shallow frames and grading by comb-in-can packaging.
Mr J H McMillan of Hesper Iowa describes a home built road drag from two 2x10 planks bolted with a 2x6 and a 4x4. Band iron shoes and adjustable irons form a rear opening to move dirt, with side cuts shaping the dirt flow. Three horses can clear a long stretch daily with excellent results.
W M Kelly advises on establishing Kentucky blue grass for pigs, noting 3 to 4 years to establish, light pasturing until set, cross fencing to alternate paddocks, and allowing recovery time. Early spring growth suits young pigs. fall growth provides winter grazing. overstocking reduces regrowth and root health.
A dairy man achieves success by watching cows closely and anticipating their needs to provide full comfort and care. The piece underscores attentive husbandry as key to productive dairy farming.
The statement discusses the impossibility of duplicating grade cows with certainty while pure breds can be identified. It argues that only high grade and pure bred cows suit the requirements of an up to date dairyman.
An editorial urges dairymen to abandon the old ways and adopt a faster path to higher profits, arguing that sticking to the familiar means continued losses while the new approach offers easier gains.
The article urges preserving the woodlot for home use supplying fuel posts and boards as prices rise. It warns against turning woodlands to pasture and advises careful thinning to maintain soil moisture and a shaded forest floor.
Advice on selective culling to build vigorous breeding stock. Emphasizes removing weak birds, prioritizing early hatched, well developed birds with strong bodies and correct color eyes. Warns against late hatchings and improper matings, noting failures from poor pairing and the value of proven breeders.
The dairyman explains common defects in cows purchased for the herd. He notes problems such as missing or damaged teats, bloody milk, hard milking, kickers, oversized udders, mischief breeds, suckers, and poor milk for butter. He urges careful bull selection from proven dairy breeds to improve descendants.
Light encourages branching, short stems. burning over soil hurts young growth and humus formation. Most woodlots are mixed stands with dead, weed, and useful trees intermingled. An improvement cut removes weed and dead trees to let the rest grow better, yielding larger, higher quality wood in time.
Instructions for making a lice treatment using crude oil and carbolic acid mixed at twenty to one. Describes use to remove scales, spray yards, coat wallows, and prevent disease spread in livestock. Warns of use in hog houses and during wet spell conditions.
Report shows 288 brands of commercial fertilizers sold in Connecticut last year exclusive of stable manure and local manufacturer products. The data reflect the scale of agricultural supply in New England states.
The text argues against matching animals with the same defects and urges culling unfit chicks. It discusses dairy cow value, rearing costs, and the superiority of homebred stock, stressing proper pedigree, milking ability, and adaptation to local conditions. It emphasizes breeder judgment on breed choice and pasture suitability.
Board of directors of the Iowa Department of Agriculture claims certain stock foods are sold in the state for up to 14 per ton while having little or no value. The cited ingredients include mine charcoal common salt weeds Epsom salts and wood ashes.
Mrs. John McGraw of Litchfield Minnesota describes starting with 36 hens on a large farm, expanding to 150 hens, using incubators and brooders, selling about 100 dollars worth of poultry last year and keeping eggs through winter. She reports steady egg supply year round and good results in turkey raising.
This field notes several strategies for extending flowering seasons with late fall plantings. It covers transplants of asters and calendulas, potted chrysanthemums, box-grown lilies, and hardy annuals like California poppy and gillyflower, plus tips on keeping houseplants cool and starting cuttings for heliotropes and abutilions.
Government backs the rising date palm cultivation along the Rio Grande delta in Texas as the fruit crop gains prominence. Farmers report growing interest and support from official programs to boost production and export prospects.
Farmers learn to feed hogs on cowpeas soybeans and sweet corn with staged grazing to maximize profit. Cowpeas provide feed for 15 to 20 hogs per acre plus soil fertility benefits. soybeans yield good growth. sweet corn offers high per acre forage. cane Kaffir and winter grains extend feeding in dry or cold periods.
The piece advises separating weaned lambs from ewes and feeding grain to restore thriftiness to prevent fall breeding. It praises blue grass for grazing and notes a Department of Agriculture moisture tester for corn, highlighting grain quality concerns.
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