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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1911
Page
8
The text describes a wood and bone trap for mink and coon with specific dimensions, nails, and bark components. It discusses baiting, placement, drowning release, and safety tips, noting the animal's keen sense of smell and advising minimal near-trap interference.
Secretary Wilren directs exhaustive study on forest impacts on climate and stream flow. An observation station at Wirgnn Wheat Gap, Conn., plus cooperative stations in Coconino National Forest Arizona and Promont National Forest Colorado, compile data over eight months for comparison with arid and humid regions.
A western journal notes a new machine for wiping apples installed in Head Tiver Valley. It will save 7 cents per box, replacing the former hand wiping. The device is described as efficient, likely eliminating the need for manual labor in fruit preparation.
The text describes building a feeding shed with three or more stout posts set on each side, six feet above ground, with a large window at each end. A V shaped feeding stack runs through the center, allowing storage for hay, straw, or fodder, and forming a sheltered manure shed to protect stock and keep ground neat.
The notice describes gate hardware including a fourty on menriy elf forms No 11 galvanized wire and a swivel bolt that screws into the post. It advises placing the swivel bolt to adjust wire slack and notes that practical and scientific farming methods are being applied nationwide.
A wartime style note by A J Leng of Went Virginia recounts pig cost calculations from feeding trials. He details a 31 pound Chester white pig that reached 103 pounds after five months with feed costing about 1.00 per hundredweight, estimating pork cost around 30.06 cents per pound. He tracks two sows with twelve pigs, breaks down feed values, labor, and suggests farm sale prices ranging from 2 to 4 dollars per pig, valuing the nine brood pigs at 65 dollars eight weeks old.
The article discusses using a spade to make a damp ground plot for ducks to forage worms and insects, reducing feed costs. It notes ducks can be raised in poultry yards, potentially more profitable than chickens, with care to keep males unrelated to females and one drake per two or three ducks. After hatching, keep ducks in their pans and protect them during cold storms and heavy rains.
The article discusses practical tips for producing good butter year round. It covers cream ripening, cow care and feeding, milk handling, and churning timing, emphasizing well fed cows, proper cream ripening, and timely churning to avoid specks and sour cream. It notes equipment use, storage, and temperature effects on butter quality.
By M nUinton argues that the mail-order credit system harmed farmers by forcing high prices and debt. He notes prewar reliance on credit, widespread losses, and how cash buying pushed merchants to adopt cash-only practices, benefiting both farmers and country merchants. He credits the shift away from credit to healthier commerce nationwide.
Advice instructs boxing trunks or wrapping with galvanized wire to 20 inches, then covering. It recommends trapping snow around young trees to stop mice from gnawing bark under the snow crust. The guidance emphasizes cost savings versus replacing damaged trees.
The article argues farmers and their friends should treat land as a business. It estimates a 100 acre farm with diverse operations could yield about 3000 to 4900 dollars in total annual income, minus expenses, suggesting disciplined, businesslike farming could double farm viability and attract more business-minded investors.
A State Fair exhibit described a brown tree with a stump and new growth, weighing in on its origin. Experts determined the bearing tree likely matched the original variety from a former, stump-rooted graft. Professor G B Reeelkett of the Government Bureau of Plant Industry identified the variety as a fir type of the Sheldon page.
An old farmhouse living room with children can keep dust down by replacing carpets with a durable waxed floor finish. The method involves sanding, filling cracks with prepared fillers, applying burnt aroma wax to match the wood, then sealing with shellac or oil, and final buffing. Dust is reduced, floors stay cleaner, and a mop can finish light washings. Additional notes compare road gains and farm land prices, with brief agricultural facts.
Farmers must adopt sanitary milk practices to prevent contamination. Cows should be brushed, udders washed and dried, milking done in clean facilities or on grass, and milk quickly cooled in a clean house after milking. A sanitary milking pail with a removable top and cheese-cloth trainer helps keep dirt out and odors away.
Instructions advise keeping farm tools under a roof in one place to ease spring use. It suggests cleaning cultivator shovels and plot hoes, oiling metal parts, and coating with ballast to prevent rust. Recommends a homemade rust-inhibiting filter using a 290 gallon barrel and charcoal.
A man known for alternating horses between fall and spring purchases avoids winter expenses and keeps five years of ledgers. He notes spring prices rise as others sell good stock for winter needs, leaving him at a disadvantage when buying anew.
A Black man stole a large amount of sweet corn from the propagation plot at the U S Department of Agriculture experiment farm near Washington. He claimed the corn was for experiments and feared microbes would grow in his body. He pleaded for release to seek medical help but was jailed ten days and assigned to chain gangs to pound rocks.
Poultry notes advise on crop treatment for birds, egg size progression in pullets, and attending local poultry shows. Readers are urged to separate cockroaches from pullets, consider caponizing, and avoid selling the best pullets from the flock. Guidance emphasizes keeping top birds for breeding to improve stock.
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