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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1907
Page
9
The article urges farmers to expand dairy herds by saving heifer calves and breeding to strong dairy stock. It discusses selecting calves by teats and escutcheon, feeding, shelter, and handling to ease milking. It also covers peach thinning to balance yield and labor efficiency.
Practical guidance from Belle L. Putnam on turkey care and management. Highlights include breed choices like the mammoth Bronze and White Holland, flock dynamics, and feeding practices for poults. Emphasizes coop rest, bug foraging, and keeping roosting close to home.
J H Hale famed Connecticut peach grower explains why he removed most of his first crop. Neighbors doubted his method as they observed the unusual thinning but the season proved his theory.
A collection of short items including W R Johnson of Kansas saved a peach crop by using an engine headlight on frosty nights, in contrast to smudge burning by others. Texas farmers stamp crates to fix shipping blame. Michigan has idle acres due to railroad exclusion. Alvin Iowa hosts an egg carnival with prizes and large eggs. Chippewa Falls growers boycott beet factories over price. Missouri frost losses run into millions. A seven year old boy in West Plains dies after being dragged by a frightened cow. rope entanglement linked to the accident.
A South Carolina farmer, A J Tindall, describes his record corn yield and farming methods that won a $500 prize in a national contest and a state reward. He outlines soil, fertilization totaling 2900 pounds per acre, costs of $56.55, and hybrid Marlboro Prolific seed used in three and a half foot rows. He credits Clemson Agricultural College for support.
An Oklahoma correspondent discusses humane horse killing methods and horse quality. He notes rising horse prices, horse improvements over a decade, the mule retreating to draft work, and advises breeders to train thoroughly rather than seek fancy driving stock.
A reflective piece argues that individuals judge their own morals and must face internal punishment for violations. It extols fortitude in others' misfortunes, cheerful resilience, and not taking life too seriously while urging active effort and happiness.
The Milwaukee Jewish Association plans to place indigent Jewish men on farms in northern Wisconsin. Each applicant receives a weekly wage in the first year. Competent workers may earn home ownership while those failing return to the city.
A terse, instructional note on dairy work: do not delay churning when cream is ripe, for gilt-edged butter cannot be made from overripe cream. Once the aroma fades, the butter is ruined and cannot be reclaimed. churning quality matters as much as effort.
The article discusses adapting English green crop methods for summer forage. It highlights rye and other early forages, clover and alfalfa, and the practice of year round house feeding to boost milk and manure. It notes limitations with vetches in the U S and suggests clover, alfalfa, bluegrass and timothy as substitutes.
A Dundee Illinois farmer’s helper complains of 5 AM to 8:30 PM shifts. The narrator notes farmers often extend hours during rush seasons and take noon breaks, preferring to work later in cooler evenings. The piece reflects worker attitudes toward long rural labor hours and compensation.
Guidance on washing dairy utensils with cold rinse warm wash with sal soda and a stiff brush then scald with boiling water. Keep churning gear clean and use one trained person to oversee milk and butter. The narration shifts to a South Dakota harvest hand anecdote about frugal meals and a family keeping to fat bacon and potatoes.
I work for a man whose wife treats people to make them want to stay. I am not asked to use the family towel, but clean individual towels and other toilet articles are supplied. My room is furnished modestly, yet the bed is good and everything is as clean as soap and water. I do not find these comforts in every farm home, and perhaps that is why I have stayed with this family for more than five years.
A speaker warns against hiring any laborer without a trial period to prevent negative influence on youth. They recount cases where young people were led astray by evil minded workers and urge careful vetting before allowing familiarity with hired staff.
The passage cautions against leaving the family to a hired man by taking a family outing to a picnic or circus. It argues this action breeds bitterness, casting the worker as a chattel denied simple joys enjoyed by others.
A cotton compress containing 14 690 bales of cotton at Chickasha Indian Territory burned in early May inflicting about 700 000 dollars in damage.
The article warns that poor seed choice and lack of knowledge ruin permanent pastures. It stresses informing the seedsman about land conditions to tailor seed blends and notes a general overreliance on luck rather than active pasture improvement. It highlights farmers’ progress in other farming areas but faultily varied pasture results persist.
The article notes choicest southern melons ship poorly to the North. It cites varieties like Rattlesnake and Kollogem, praising their thick rinds for durability while warning thin rind melons are sweeter, guiding growers to select varieties with better shipment resilience.
The U.S. explores drought tolerant plants able to thrive with minimal soil moisture. Researchers note air carries moisture and carbon dioxide. some species may extract water elements from air to produce moisture. Thick green plants in rocky, dry areas inspire this hopeful line of inquiry.
A report from about forty experimental locations confirms earlier trials that sugar beets grow well here. Last season average yield reached eighteen tons per acre and German roots show higher sugar content than average. The question remains whether beet sugar production can be profitable domestically.
Wm. H. Buesking, a wealthy farmer near Ft. Wayne Indiana, started to blow up stumps with dynamite. He stumbled climbing a fence and his body was blown to fragments. Chas Carter proclaims he raised a goober seven inches long and four inches in circumference.
Professor Henry and water driver John Splan propose early grain exposure for foals about two months after birth. They advise a raised feed box, separate paddock, regular supervised feeding, salt licks to attract mares, and gradual weaning with oats, bran, and chopped sorgum, keeping foals together to ease distress.
The article advises July and August sowing for better truck produce and explains which vegetables benefit from cool moist soil and which mature quickly when planted late. It notes fertilizer application after early crops, rejects old July 25 planting, and highlights varieties like Purple Top White Globe turnips and Kentucky Wonder beans.
A simple Delaware fruit basket design uses a shoulder strap to free both hands for picking. The guide advises picking by hand and placing fruit gently in the shipping package to prevent 10 to 25 percent injury.
The article notes Stowell’s Evergreen and Country Gentlemen sugar corn as favorites for roasting ears drying and canning and adaptable to plant as late as August 1. It adds guidance on eggplant thriving in heat, recovery from early cold, and storing harvested fruit for winter.
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