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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
11
J D Levinson argues against high expectations for squab yields and shares practical loft management lessons. He recalls salt use, suggests crossbreeding tests with homers, and recommends a varied grain diet with water, oyster shell, grit, and limited rock salt to reduce canker in squabs.
A Nebraska station study shows cultivating oats and wheat is profitable in dry years but less so with above normal rainfall. Rolling winter grains increased yield by about five bushels per acre on average. Drilling proved safer than broadcasting consistently.
A long rural column argues farmer wisdom and folly with aphorisms on honesty in work, debt, crops, and gender roles. It praises agricultural institutes, cautious weather, and seed, while lampooning pretentious critics and emphasizing practical husbandry from John Beebe's note on the one horse farm.
Florida agricultural findings advocate sorghum for silo as the best cheap crop. Analysis shows sorghum silage richer in total digestible nutrients than corn silage and producing heavier yield of green forage per acre.
H L Miller, president of the Eastern Illinois railroad, establishes an Illinois farm to raise mushrooms mud turtles gold fish and guinea pigs for sale. Large quantities of mud turtles are fed to Chicago restaurants under the name.
In pigs under six weeks a canker infection causes large water blisters on the lips and snout with heat and swelling. Thick brown scabs form, ulcers develop around the snout and jaws, and joints become swollen. Pigs appear dull, reluctant to move, and may refuse to suckle.
Guidance advises not selling apples by barrel when scarce but packing in clean baskets. Sorting by size and color and arranging in regular rows with stems aligned can nearly double price versus barrel shipment. A pictured example shows improper packing.
George F. Thompson of the bureau of animal industry explains that cross bred Angora goats, not thousands, reach stock centers in Chicago Kansas City Omaha Buffalo and New York. They are bought just below sheep price and sold as carcass or canned sheep mutton. Many goats once cleared brush, fattened by the brush, and are slaughter animals worth more than selling for brush clearing. The majority of people involved are described in the related context.
The remedy describes making a manganese potash solution from one ounce of crystals in one gallon of water. Dipping young pigs head first for short periods daily for two to four days is advised, with stronger solution for severe ulcers. Bath the sow's udder daily, relocate animals to fresh quarters, disinfect pens, and administer a pint of raw linseed oil as a laxative.
A. J. Lege reports multiple cases where applying sulphur with grease to brooding hens killed head lice but also killed young chicks within days. He notes lard alone is as effective for head lice and advises careful, small applications several times a week apart to rid a brood of lice.
A warning on the dangers of corn shredders notes many injuries and occasionally deaths. It urges use of a long extension table to keep hands away from moving rolls and says dealers can supply the extension upon request.
Reader asks for seed planting directions for black locust. Experts say hot water treatment before planting improves germination. plant in April or May. Without treatment, seeds germinate unevenly across years. Seeds can be obtained from Donaldson Nursery Co., Warsaw, Ky.
The article notes rising Angora goat numbers with high quality animals yielding fleeces worth 1 to 1.5 dollars and kids valued at 3 dollars. It argues the nearest market is best, home buyers are easily found, and demand for Angora meat could grow with hotels and rail dining car contracts reducing any potential meat glut within a decade.
A rural notice warns neighbors to avoid infected hogs and to quarantine new pigs for two weeks to detect cholera. It advises gradual diet changes around farrowing and recounts a California woman's tale of reviving a pig with warm milk leading to later profits, contrasting with ranch practices.
Advice for poultry keepers covering hen lice control with tar camphor and kerosene use, perch height, mating for uniformity, ice removal from water pans, bone meal feed through a cutter, gapes treatment cautions, chick care on dry ground, morning feeding for turkeys, coop restraint, and controlled postures and feedings to prevent disease and improve returns.
The piece advises selling before December 15 for better prices and early morning scratching for hens. It covers feeding, water, and light, warns against pepper or stimulants, and suggests green bone and clean water with nails used sparingly as tonic. Recommends removing old stock and ensuring ice-free water.
A Kansas farmer bought seventy cattle in the Kansas City stockyards after 100 days full feed. They weighed 1 228 pounds, gained 201 pounds in 195 days, and sixty one head sold at 5 15 per hundredweight. Total cost 5 067 09. Gross 5 039 31. net 4 706 71. Loss 360 28. He notes uncredited gains from hogs and farm manure reduce the overall loss.
Prof G V Knapp of the Wisconsin Experiment Station warns that silage taints milk if not properly managed. Key steps include feeding after milking, keeping floors clean, not overfeeding, ventilating barns, avoiding green corn, and using mold-free silage. Careful handling determines silage’s value and safety.
Do not guesswork feedings calf stomach easily ruined by hot or cold milk in dirty sweet bucket. Sour milk may cause scours stunting calf value. Do not turn cattle to pasture early. wait for ample grass plus a further week or ten days.
A reader describes a simple metal brace attached to gates to hold them open. When driving through, push the spring up to swing the gate open while the brace drops and drags along the ground to stop the gate. When closed, the brace is swung up and secured with a hoop iron snap.
A. L. Vedder of Franklinville New York lists recommended apple varieties for a family orchard. He suggests Red Astrakhan Yellow Transparent Sweet Bough Fall Strawberry Nonesuch Northern Spy Spitzenburg Rhode Island Greening Lady Sweet Bailey Sweet Tallman Sweet and other sweets.
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