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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1908
Page
9
The article explains the movable frame and honey extractor enable removing honey from combs without harming bees. It details harvesting timing, grading by color, processing in a honey house, and storing extracted versus comb honey. It covers storage temps, preventing candied honey, and practice at sunset to reduce robbing.
The text notes a glass package as preferable with a colored label bearing the owner's name and the phrase Pure Honey. This emphasizes branding and visibility in honey packaging choices.
Conrad Miller recalls tempering feed for young stock to avoid setbacks. He praises regular use of the Kinz read drag for roads, noting improved town access after years of poor conditions. He cites a 38 year old colt’s death from overexertion and a $150 loss for bad load planning as cautionary examples.
A collage of practical hints for rural households notes on sprucing up homes, preserving fabrics, cleaning closets, fumigating after illness, and using a hay cooker for bread. It lauds farmers for improving crops and profits while stressing prudent breeding and neighborly kindness.
A diagram explains slop disposal from the kitchen using stove pipe and galvanized iron. The opening located inside the kitchen wall over the sink forms a box about 12 by 18 inches with a tight hinged cover to seal odors from the barrel.
The Virginia station winter trial with forty Shorthorn steers confirms earlier results by Professor Soule. Findings show silage laxative effect requires a small amount of dry roughness, 2 to 3 pounds of shredded stover or timothy hay, with limited extra grain when silage is first class. Steer gains per head per day are reported.
The hay box or fireless cooker is no longer experimental. Thousands use them in homes and the government includes them on marching expeditions. Homemade and factory versions exist with many being sold around seven dollars for a single vessel and fourteen for two. The design uses a four inch larger box, tin or enamel vessel with tight lid, lined with paper or asbestos, and a thick hay packing around the vessel for insulation.
Montcalm County Michigan guides boys on growing a large yield through good seed corn, soil, and practice. It advises selecting ears properly situated on the stalk, with ends turned down and well proportioned, noting ears shrink about 10 percent in size.
The study shows silage and grain as the best ration for stockers with gains near 1.22 to 1.91 pounds per head daily across feeding and grazing phases. Silage-fed hogs and cattle remained healthy, with lower costs per pound of gain and profits rising with margins from 25 to 50 cents.
The article explains covering the top of a can and a wooden box lid, placing vegetables or meats in water to boil, then cooking in a constrained cooker with lids in place. A fowl boiled briefly before cooking yields tender meat after long slow heat, and government guidance promotes these cookers to save fuel and cook cereals meats macaroni and other long-cook foods.
A field study shows potatoes from two hills 30 feet apart. large tubers emerge after spraying. The image compares sizes from the two locations, noting notable differences in yield potential.
The report notes that the main crops received three sprays while the smaller plants were treated only once during the season, indicating uneven pest control practices.
The article stresses that fowls need ample water in winter as in summer. It advises cleansing and warming water, feeding troughs with fresh liquid, supplying milk if possible, and giving varied rations to keep birds drinking and producing eggs.
The piece advises farm wives on finances and farming ethics. It warns buyers to ensure seeds are fresh and not leftovers from prior stock. It notes the final 100 pounds of hog meat cost the most and cautions against keeping hogs too long.
The article advises delaying frost damage by using seed with a long growing season and storing it warm and dry. It outlines a simple germination test in a sand box, selecting only ears with uniform germination, and recommends well-prepared clover sod, deep plowing, and careful harrowing. It emphasizes early planting, proper depth, and thorough cultivation up to tasseling.
A New Jersey blacksmith found a diamond in a peddler's horse hoof and both men claimed it. The dispute drew press attention until a New York woman who read about the case proved title and won the gem.
A. J. Legg of West Virginia argues feeders should provide variety in winter rations. He notes corn alone harms pigs and hogs, when mixed grains and wheat bran improve intake and growth. Example: a 9 week old pig fed corn oats buckwheat and bran without dish water gained about 100 pounds on 384 pounds of feed.
Choose seed corn adapted to your climate and soil rather than varieties from distant regions. Kansas tests show native seeds yielding about 79.5 bushels per acre, with several native types exceeding 75 bushels, while best imported sorts averaged over 60. Buy seed that fits your climate.
An Indiana woman forced to quit stenography due to illness lived outdoors on twelve acres, turning to farming. She earned $350 above expenses last year and fully regained her health. This season she plans to expand her operations, confident she can earn and save more than in her former job.
Soil washing needs careful attention on farms and can be prevented by grass and deep plowing. Western fields have been ruined by soil washing and cannot be worked with modern machinery. Soils rich in humus resist washing due to greater water holding capacity.
A photograph showcases the champion large black sow at the Lincoln Royal Show in England last year. The animal is noted for its long rounded body and short legs, described as a solid lump of hog meat.
A winter poultry note details a mixed flock producing about fifty eggs daily per seventy hens at modest cost. It argues against fancy equipment, outlines a mash fed with table scraps, bran, and milk, and stresses warm feed, ample water, grit, and daily exercise to maintain egg production.
A Georgia woman tried to make cider from leftovers and left juice in a pail. The stray cider fermented into alcohol. A flock of geese drank it, became intoxicated, and rolled about in high jinks. The incident was framed as scandalous given Georgia’s prohibition status.
A set of farm scales large enough to weigh a wagonload will pay for itself in a few years and offer considerable satisfaction beyond the financial return.
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