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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1913
Page
10
Cyril H Hopkins details Poorland Farm in Southern Illinois bought in 1903, showing 40 acres produced 1920 bushels of wheat after a six year crop rotation and limestone and phosphate applications. He stresses economic soil improvement, private operation, and limited visitor access, noting university inspections and no artificial fertilizers.
An older style guide outlines ideal draft horse conformation with emphasis on low set, blocky body, symmetry, and strong muscled limbs. It stresses a masculine head, clear neck, sloping shoulders, strong withers, a compact back, and powerful hindquarters, plus soundness and clean legs, while warning against overly fine heads and certain eye and respiratory diseases.
Logan Weller announces extended deadline March 2 1914 for a United States Office of Public Roads essay contest on repairing and maintaining earth roads. Open to 10 to 15 year olds on farms attending school with 800 word handwritten essays mailed to Committees on Children's Road Essay Contest Washington DC. Prize winners receive gold and silver medals. entrants advise parents teachers and neighbors while avoiding direct quotes and using their own language.
Guidance on storing sweet potatoes to achieve better winter prices. Describes optimal planting window, storage quarters, digging and drying practices, temperature range around 50 to 60 degrees, and methods such as pit storage, hay and carnation layers, and sand stratification.
To make kraut use a slicer or thin cuts with fine salt. Layer cabbage in a clean barrel or jar, add not more than a quart of salt per 4 40 gallon barrels, then if desired add dill seed or caraway. Press firmly with a clean board and stone. avoid iron. When souring, it should not be pickled and no further steps are needed.
A Nebraska reader recounts experimenting with feeder calves on separator milk. He advocates feeding schedules, gradual mix with separator milk, corn, bran, and grain, plus clean, warm care to produce healthy calves. warns overfeeding and improper timing cause distress and poor growth with examples from Montana and Vermont.
An old editorial voice counsels on horse breeding and profitability, warning that only breeders who combine large scale operations with racing and sacrifices to non winners profit. It notes auction results, Tulsa expo awards, and Nebraska honors. Rural guidance covers stock management, pruning plum trees, and keeping rational care for best results.
A fragment urges steady year round farm labor by offering consistent work and better pay to attract reliable men. It notes seasonal migration harms crop seasons, livestock feeding, and overall farm efficiency, calling for long term commitment from workers.
Fragmented OCR style text discusses tracking expenses and questions whether repairing outfits is best for making money. Mentions time, value, and satisfaction in knowing where funds go, with unclear phrasing and many garbled phrases.
Farmers should invest in proper housing feed and sanitation to raise profitable stock. Avoid excessive cost on buildings or scant funds for equipment. Emphasize clean facilities, regular washing and scalding of vessels, and consistent maintenance to support high yielding cattle and milk operations.
Farmers in the north central states note that sowing wheat on corn land yields larger crops than other rotations. Investigations support this as a practical crop diversification benefit, suggesting wheat follow corn, with supporting use of clover and Canadian peas when land needs soil improvement.
Seasonable guidance on preparing soil and beds for winter and next season. recommends applying well rotted manure to lawn, spreading leaves to decay into leaf mold, raking debris, and covering garden areas toprotect against cold and reduce pests.
Guidance on preventing bacterial contamination in milk from healthy cows. It outlines sources of dirt and dust, the importance of keeping cows away from stagnant water, clean barns, and milking cleanliness, including brushing fur and clipping hair to reduce contaminants.
The article discusses mongrel geese and goats resulting from eight matings between Canadian stock and dark-colored domestic African or Tou- Jouas types. It notes fattening is hard in cool weather but easier later, and these animals are not sold as green stock, reserved for Christmas trade. It questions the idea that pure breeds yield better flesh quality, stressing feeding and care.
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