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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
6
Turkey hens start laying early and nest on the ground so hatch early clutches with chickens. Ensure sheltered nests free of lice, inspect for lice inside wings, and use careful louse-killer history versus traditional tar or olive oil remedies to prevent illness. Provide sunshine and avoid dark cramped coops after hatch.
Milch cows need different feed from beef cattle. Avoid fat forming foods. use silage or roots in winter. For a 1000 pound cow daily: 40 lb silage, 7 lb clover hay, 8 lb grain. Calving cows need succulent feed. limit grain around calving. after calving feed bran mashes and warm water. Allow calf to suck two days, then milk from a pail for two weeks, gradually moving to skim milk or half skim with water. Provide clover or alfalfa hay and oats with linseed meal. introduce whole oats for calf up to 6 months. Heifers not bred before 15 18 months.
Ontario experiment farm tests pinpoint a yeast like micro organism of bitter torula as the bitter milk and cheese culprit. Bacteria from Connecticut experiments are noted as sterilizable. remedies urge prompt cooling and strict sterilization of cans utensils to prevent infection.
A 40 by 120 foot barn with an 8 foot basement and 20 foot superstructure is described for a 1 400 acre Paulist Fathers farm. It details stalls cistern root cellar silos and driveways plus advice on peach cultivation nursery stock and seedling selection for profitable orchard expansion.
A motivational piece argues that progress in farming comes from continual learning and striving beyond comfort. It praises idealists who seek better methods, better buildings, and higher crops, noting such vision inspires others and drives real improvement.
A horse owner recounts a spring cleaning method for a gummy coat. After exertion on a warm day the rider rubs the horse with a home made wooden tool, brushes thoroughly, and blankets the horse to restore a clean shiny coat. Caution against overworking the animal or leaving it unruffled before blanketing.
An article discusses widespread home peach growing, noting many households either cultivate or regret inability to grow peaches. It advises careful cultivation, explains soil types like sandy or clayey loam, and stresses good drainage and moderate fertilization for healthy trees.
The Department of Agriculture monitors camphor tree experiments in Texas and Florida. Promoters in these states claim profits from these trees can reach 450 dollars per acre, signaling potential high returns for growers.
A home made roller frame uses 4x4 scantling, a tongue brace from an old wagon tire, and 3% foot drums built from mower wheels bolted with 2x4 scantlings. An iron shaft runs full length, with drums free to rotate and a weight box above the drums for extra crush. The seat is an old mower seat at the tongue rear to balance load. John S. Pierce.
Dairy farmers in Tennessee and nearby states are learning to feed cows with roughage like alfalfa and cow pea hay to replace part of concentrates. The Tennessee experiment station reports reduced milk costs by using protein rich roughage and dry roughage as a substitute in daily rations.
A West Virginia friend sent fifteen ears of yellow corn named Dogtail or Longfellow to Indiana. Harry Weaver notes three ears measured forty-two inches and an eventual harvest of 103 bushels of ears from a black loam field after careful cultivation and weed control.
A guide to selecting a brood sow stresses uniform quality over scrubs. It advises a large roomy frame with strong legs, smooth deep chest, sprung ribs, deep sides, and ample heart and lung space. Preference for sows from large litters and at least twelve teats for nourishing big litters. Consider fecundity and sustained reproductive vigor.
Senator A. D. Stephens proposes a loan program to fund students at the Crookston Minnesota School of Agriculture. He will lend money for expenses if a farmer allows five acres for the student to cultivate and repay the loan with crop proceeds. Many families have already joined.
Analysis shows alfalfa hay and cow pea hay can replace wheat bran in dairy diets at lower costs. From one acre, two to five tons of roughage can be produced, reducing feed expenses and lowering milk and butter production costs. Finely chopped alfalfa plus 1.5 pounds per pound of bran yields best results.
The article argues draining wet land with drain tile avoids open ditches and eases cultivation. It claims lightly to moderately wet land gains value for pasture and fits into crop rotation. Draining enables earlier spring green feed and longer grazing into fall.
Farmers are urged to begin cultivation as soon as corn appears and maintain it through growth. Dry seasons require extra work and a dust mulch helps conserve moisture. Deep initial tillage is discouraged after plants reach three to four feet, as root mats between rows can be ripped by shallow cultivators.
Guidance on soil, drainage, and cultivation for alfalfa with seed rates of twenty to thirty pounds per acre for hay and fourteen to eighteen for seed. Notes on dodder weed control, timing of cutting, and the crop’s long maturation period, plus conditions in northern states and Canada.
The piece stresses that mature parentage yields superior offspring and that steady quiet horses handle heat well. It warns disease stems from filthy stables and cautions against dangerous silage. It asserts light work close to foaling is safe.
A concrete trough designed so two separate stock fields share one water source without interference. Typical size is 8 feet long, 2 feet wide at top, 1½ feet at bottom, and 1½ feet deep, inside measurements. The trough can have a solid base or sit on blocks.
Two twin calves survived their mother’s death and were raised on skim milk from other cows. They progressed from bottle feeding to a nursing tube, then to drinking from the bottle and later a pail. They grew rapidly after starting mixed milk, bran, oats, and hay by six weeks old.
The state plans a $25 000 building dedicated to the study of domestic science for women, in addition to existing state farm structures.
An article by C Miller extols manure spreaders over fork distribution. Spreaders distribute evenly, cover more ground, reduce dirt and labor, and cut time by backing up to the barn and unloading daily. Two-horse models exist, with box wagon types on sale cheaper by 40 to 60 dollars.
An Illinois man recalls learning sorghum seeding methods from a neighbor and reflects on farm labor, wages, and treatment of hired help. He contrasts his $25 monthly pay with others at $18, notes longer hours, and argues humane, steady hiring yields better results and less scarcity.
Massachusetts demonstrates strong forest policy with 3 million acres under timber and park use. The state spends ten thousand dollars yearly on lessons in reforestation, guided by forester F. W. Fane who treats trees as a lasting resource.
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