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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
8
The article urges timely digging of potatoes as soon as the tops die to prevent rot and sunscald. It details plowing, raking, and careful picking methods, plus storage steps to keep tubers from light and frost, and advises immediate sowing of rape or rye after harvest for poultry feed.
WET FEEDS FOR COWS argues wet feed can boost milk output if cows always have clean water, especially when turned out in winter. Kelley notes some feeds like malt sprouts should not be fed dry. The piece adds an estimate that 1,500 carloads of radishes will be shipped from Louisiana this year.
A farmer reports sheep with noses to the dust and grouped heads due to bot fly larvae in nostrils. Prevention includes pine tar on noses and salt troughs with tar. treat affected sheep by hand and reapply tar weekly to deter further infections.
A Massachusetts reader reports fruit trees that bore but did not ripen fruit and dropped leaves. Caterpillars and rough cracking bark raise concerns, but the author attributes the damage to neglect rather than internal worm nests and urges pruning spraying and general care.
A wearable fruit basket made from ordinary wire mesh suspends from the neck with a bread strap. The contact area is oilcloth covered so the wearer retains both hands free for picking fruit.
An oily grifter preys on farmers by offering to sell land at absurdly low bids then insists they pay 50 cents per acre for advertising. The contract omits the oral promise that advertising fees are payable only after sale. In Browm County, about twenty agriculturists were caught, with one losing $320.
A regional notice asserts cholera in poultry is curable with a specific treatment. The author claims success in saving chickens and turkeys, noting only one death when treatment began after initial drooping and paleness. The piece equates Black-head in turkeys to cholera and outlines early signs.
The article urges continued tillage with strawberries during rain or frost breaks, to conserve moisture and keep the surface loose for air and soil life. It stresses weed control, keeping plots weed free, and maintaining steady cultivation through summer and fall for optimal plant nutrition.
A garden scene describes the shift from weed control to rest as heat rises. The author urges daily hoeing to keep soil light and porous and to aid air and moisture uptake, noting early morning or evening work and suggesting trellised cucumber vines for neat growth.
Household guidance covers treating fowl cholera with a multi dose mixture and disinfection steps using quicklime sulphur and carbolic acid. It also outlines spraying poultry houses twice yearly, cleaning nests and perches, burning litter, and seasonal care including weed and strawberry bed maintenance and removal of surplus runners.
A reader asks if some pigs should stay with the sow after removing others. The answer favors keeping pigs with a heavy milker to dry her gradually, reducing udder cake risk and improving future milkers. Weaning too early or removing only a few can injure sows.
Northern farmers see failures in southern colored laborers who rent cabins, avoid eating at the big house, wash and mend for themselves, and require a white supervisor to work well. The piece contrasts self-reliance with perceived dependence and discipline gaps.
The article notes widespread layoffs in manufacturing have left more men available for farm work. Wages for farm hands average about 25 dollars per month, down from 30 last season, with skilled farm workers earning higher but below 1906 1907 levels. Youths and inexperienced immigrants offer services at 15 to 20 dollars monthly.
Government rangers in western forest ranges have killed hundreds of wolves and coyotes to protect stock. Each wolf is valued at about $1,000 in annual damages saved for the sheep industry, illustrating a large economic motive behind the program.
A Chicago man is sued for 40000 by a broker firm after losses on Board of Trade grain options. He contends options trading is gambling and not legally enforceable debt. The case frames gambling versus lawful debt in a high stakes dispute.
Farmers can stretch soil by planting celery between final potato cultivation and select distinct bean varieties for home use and profitable surplus. Tips include sinking manure-filled cans to water roots, choosing late maturing melons, fertilizing tomatoes, and using a water-soaked seed drying method to preserve quality.
Charles K. Fife, 15, of Cleveland, Ohio, earned a silver medal from the secretary of the treasury for bravery in saving a boy who fell into Lake Erie. He dove after his drowning companion, fought in the water to bring him to shore, and administered lifesaving measures until the boy was revived.
The piece argues that improved farm lands are a safe investment during hard times. It asserts no depreciation in farm values this season, predicts possible gains, and notes growing interest from buyers drawn to well located land. It cites population growth and cheap eastern land tied to western homesteads as factors.
A collection of aphorisms urging caution in promising, embracing practical farming, and thoughtful progress. It contrasts old fogy habits with new methods, notes workers’ hardships, and warns against misplaced早 optimism while stressing deliberate action and proper direction.
Farmers should organize threshing groups to share labor and keep crews dependable. When a thresher visits, everyone stays with the machine and helps, avoiding shirkers. Start forming an organization early before the summer rush.
Springdale Queeny the collie bred by Johnson Lowe of Illinois has twice resisted offers of 490 dollars from her owner who can drive stock by voice or sign. The dog fetches cattle and arranges horses, while one five month old puppy already guards cattle and directs herd movement to reach water.
Farmers debate the best time to lay by corn as early laying risks weed overgrowth and foul ground. Experts warn that air and dew supply much of the crop’s nourishment and require a weed-free surface for strong rooting.
Open tank impregnation reduces post treatment cost to 4 to 15 cents per post with a 12 by 12 foot bottom tank handling forty to fifty six inch posts daily. Creosote prices vary by region from 10 to 27 cents per gallon, and treated posts last at least twenty years. Forest Service experiments show lodgepole pine durability up to sixteen years longer in Idaho, with an overall saving after six percent interest.
Practical experiments show that cooling accounts for most benefits once air is added. Cooling to the same degree yields similar results, but without an aerator it is hard to reach rapid cooling. thus an aerator offers an advantage unless a patent cooler is used.
Representative Mann of Illinois seeks to criminalize adulterated seeds and bulbs. Hood River growers sold forty boxes of winter banana apples at 12 dollars each, with 105000 boxes last year averaging two dollars. Co operative buying grows, Kalamazoo fruit growers order 90000 boxes through a firm, saving members. Oregon timber stands valued at 11 dollars per thousand with 600 sawmills employing 21000. Brookings, S C opens a five month agriculture program at the state college.
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