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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1913
Page
8
The article outlines egg production needs for hens including green food, vegetables, mangels, and cabbage to support shells. It emphasizes variety over strict reliance on corn, with balanced rations including alfalfa, mineral matter, and occasional meat foods, plus regular wet mash and ample exercise.
Instructions from Harrison on curing ham and shoulder meat with saltpeter borax and pepper. Hang to cool smoke with ash wood or alder, avoid pina wood, and use green hickory or oak for best results. Warns farmers to keep up the process and the wind pump for water.
Dairy notes urge dairy temperament in cattle bred from cows with high milk records. Early cut clover or alfalfa hay, cured and thick on the ground, best for dairy cattle. The farmers institute and educational rally is a county red-letter day, featuring a large crowd of diverse professionals and farmers.
A detailed guide on recognizing foul brood in beehives detailing symptoms in larvae and capped brood, signs like sunken capping and brown ropy matter, and practical steps. It advises preventing infection by avoiding old equipment, using fresh foundation, cleansing diseased colonies, and requeening strong, vigorous stock with careful removal of affected combs and replacement with foundation during honey season.
Instructions describe crafting a two and a half to three loop rope halter from %-inch or 44-inch rope, including measurements around the head nose and neck, looping, splicing, and sizing for the animal. Steps emphasize non adjustable fit and testing on the animal for proper placement and length.
A report notes the common orchard mite thrives in dry climates and multiplies across orchard areas year round. It details the brown mite’s life stages, winter egg deposits on trunks and limbs, and how bark rubbing can force hibernation. Remedies include sulfur sprays, lime and water mixtures, and caution with tobacco preparations due to safety and efficacy concerns.
Orchard trees and small berry bushes fall prey to meadow mice that shelter in weeds and brush. The article details their habitat, breeding, and the severe damage seen in neglected orchards, with methods to poison mice using strychnine, preparation of bait, and precautions to protect birds, advising spring as the best time for control.
A Massachusetts farmer bought steak for 40 cents, received 20 cents change, and later misplaced the meat. Returning home he searched, found a dime in his cast pocket, and then recalled placing the steak in his purse.
A damaged OCR excerpt describes assembling a halter with a cheek-piece and end splice. It mentions passing a long end through rows of a Jeep and Muka, referencing figures and steps to complete the halter. The text is fragmented and lacks full context or clear event.
A rural column discusses balky horses and pig breeding. It urges better sow care and feeding to boost pig crops, notes overfeeding harms brood sows, praises outdoor exercise and varied feeds, and warns balky horses result from training faults rather than pure temperament. It also mentions forage crops for sheep.
The snowy tree cricket damages sipon raspberry canes and grapevines by cutting small slits in the eyes of the cane. As the young crickets feed on the cane tops, the attacked branch dies, rendering the stalk useless in a short time.
A fragmented guide explains hens pull feathers and eat them, tearing flesh and leaving birds nearly naked. It urges prompt action, improves housing to prevent idle time, offers range grazing, scratch feeding, and enrichment such as hanging grains. It recommends green feed, meat meal, bone scraps, and rubbing vaseline on affected areas.
The passage advises that a young orchard needs thorough preparation and protection of trees. It notes that grass and weeds invite mice damage, and that sandy loam with layonubs soil makes excellent orchard land. With proper treatment, barren hills can become productive fruit crops.
Notes of the Sheep Fold describe how musty hay triggers coughs and shortens lambing vigor, as sheep and lambs stumble then overeat when hungry, causing stomach and intestinal issues followed by polydipsia. The piece warns buyers to keep calls local, stressing well conditioned lambs fetch higher prices at market.
Farmers and asparagus growers are urged to breed and implement rust control measures. Immediate steps include removing wild infection sources, planting new beds away from windward edges, thinning seedlings, and clearing tops in fall. Bulletin 26 offers detailed guidance from the U. S. Bureau of Plant Industry. Government inspectors will scrutinize cattle tuberculosis controls at big markets to curb spread.
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