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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1912
Page
8
A historical overview stresses reliable wood identification amid rising demand and widespread substitution. It discusses challenges distinguishing oak species from color and texture to microscopic structure, noting interspecies similarities and the need for precise methods beyond eye assessment.
An article by O MM Shuete analyzes the decline of turkey farming due to the blackhead disease, noting eastern states loss, Rhode Island research efforts, and shifting hope to the West and South. It covers disease impact, costs for families, breeding guidance, and regional production trends including Texas and southern states.
The article surveys four years of tests in Town showing drilling wheat yields about 4.2 bushels per acre higher than broadcasting at 7 cents per bushel, with farmers nationwide split on superiority. Palatce and Mayo compare drilling favors, while experts warn distribution variability and note regional results.
The article details how moles remain active in milder winters, pushing shallow runways, repairing old ones, and excavating through packed soil. It notes their preference for moist, shaded soil, the paths beneath lawns, and the role of moles in controlling grubs and worms, with tips on humane control and prevention.
Advice on late winter pruning and care for gooseberries currants blackberries grapes and other fruit bushes. Recommends wrapping trunks mulching straw or corn stalks and using ash fertiliser, with careful protection for young frost plants and frost protection for orchard trees and fruit bushes from rabbit damage in Paris context.
The Farmers Educational and Co operative Union of America calls for using cotton instead of jute for bagging and rope. Jute costs Americans money as much of it goes abroad, while cotton could support American markets and be used for grains sugar coffee beans potatoes meats and more. A second note reports Philip Crusan of West Alexander losing sight in one eye after a hoot owl attack during yard crossing.
A historical note on hive design stressing standardization and interchangeability. It discusses brood and broodless brood chambers, sectional hives, and the tradeoffs between plain and bee-way honeycomb sections. It highlights advantages in manipulation, comb honey production, and packaging efficiency across apiaries.
In the Middle West era of scarcity, wages rise as Canada and the Dakotas ruin the market. Farm hands can secure low monthly board and pay, while workers command daily rates of 2 to 3.80 for cutting jobs and road work.
The United States Reclamation Service reports $125 per acre realized from cucumber cultivation on the Buntly Irrigation Project in Montend. Seventeen new linage were made on the Huntly project in September.
Advice on fall feeding to acclimate ewes to winter diet. Caution on blood changes and castration of unwanted male lambs. Warns against leggy sheep and stresses clean lamb pens, bedding, and disinfected pans to prevent scours. Mentions department experiments with sparrow traps due to fruit tree damage in spring.
An old proverb warns that trouble follows the borrower. Dr. Young of Texas now owns the United States' only herd of Karakule sheep, raising 56 full-blooded head from 15 in 30 months. He plans crossbreeding with native ewes to improve performance. France reports show ordinary rad as an effective sewage filter.
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