Destructive Oak Pruner Beetle In 1908 Orchard Observations
An 1908 notice explains the oak pruner beetle Elaphidion attacking oaks and apples, noting fallen twigs with wilting leaves, a whitish larva inside, and the beetle's life cycle. It discusses female egg laying, larval growth inside twigs, need for moisture, and the twig-cutting behavior to reach moist soil. Some observers found no larvae in later twig samples, questioning uniformity of the life cycle.
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Fitch
Killing Mutton Sheep How-To From Field Dressing to butchery
An instructional narrative details killing and dressing a sheep. It describes pre-slaughter fasting, positioning in a V trough, neck-breaking, sticking to sever jugulars, careful spine cutting, avoiding the gullet, skinning hind legs, clubbing the hide, evisceration, halving the carcass, washing, and preparing for cutting.
New Tree Repair Method Uses Steel Brace and Watersheds
A historical note describes failures of cement treatments for decaying trees and presents a new method. It preserves only a living sapwood shell and inserts a steel brace bolted in place. The process includes cutting deep grooves to form watersheds that keep moisture out, preventing further decay.
Insect larvae害 Burrows and Twig Care Advice
The article notes larvae hide in burrows until the twig falls and then can be cared for. It advises collecting and burning all twigs cut by the insect as soon as found in July or August and not delaying until spring.
Kerosene Shows Versatile Uses in Cleaning and Care
A Gazette reader touts kerosene as a cleaning aid for clocks and machinery noting a four day kerosene soak can remove dirt from a stubborn clock. The piece advises kerosene for washing basins and removing grease with minimal paint damage, plus a brief note on a tree cavity filling method.
Care for Houseplants in Cold Weather
Daily steps to keep plants comfortable and thriving. Separate non bloomers to their cellar to free space for flowering kinds. Inspect roots and bulbs for decay, dust with charcoal, and ensure plenty of sunlight and clean glass. Protect from pests with shower spray and insect control while wrapping plants on very cold nights.
Butter Unfit for Table Use Unsuitable for Cooking
A reader notes that butter deemed unfit for table use is not suitable for cooking. The comment suggests quality concerns affect both serving and culinary use.
Making Country Butter
The article urges dairy producers to only make country butter if its quality justifies the price. It stresses packaging, branding, and avoiding unsanitary handling at grocers. It advises using a separator with ten or more cows and ensuring clean water for cooling milk.
Drag and Harrow Combined Farm Implement Construction
A practical guide describes building a two horse harrow drag using common lumber. It lists exact dimensions for the frame joists and attachments and explains a simple hitch made with chain or wire to allow passage over stones or stumps without damage.
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J. Wesley Griffin
Transplanting Vegetables Requires Careful Watering
Moving plants to new soil disrupts roots and water access. Keep soil moist to prevent wilting and help establishment. In irrigated areas, water immediately after setting and repeatedly until plants resume fresh growth. Firm the soil around the roots to ensure good contact.
Requisites of a Good Chicken House
The article argues no single design fits all. emphasize hen comfort with five square feet per bird, proper ventilation, ground-level dirt floors, and minimal roosts. It advises cement floors costly but sanitary, board floors prone to damp or rats, and a ventilating pipe system. Nest placement, cleanliness, and simple construction are key. yards and pens depend on breeding scale.
Butter or calves and poultry in farm life
A writer argues against summer butter production, urging fair pay for farm wives and suggesting channeling effort into calves pigs and poultry for better returns. He calls for tighter dairy inspections including creameries dairies and grocery storage areas to protect public health and improve product quality.
Holland plan boosts milk yield by herd testing
Dairymen adopt the Holland plan to test milk from every cow once a month, with testers living with families and visiting each herd to identify cows that cover costs. The system provides regular work, lowers cost, and has raised average production per cow in Michigan.
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Michigan
Swallowing the Farm Burdette satire on land and drink
A homely talking piece uses a vivid metaphor to show land value. The narrator, citing an acre as 43 560 square feet worth 43 56 dollars per acre, frames a drink as dirt rich soil. The piece mocks the dream of farming life by equating gin as a shortcut to land wealth.
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Robert J. Burdette
White Cochins Breeding Fowls Attract Admiration
White Cochins as pets or fancy breeding stock attract admiration for their abundant plumage and striking appearance, highlighting their desirability among fowl enthusiasts.
Transplanting Tips For Seedbed To Field
Proper soil firming excludes air and prevents drying. Transplant during rain or water by hand until established. Protect roots from sun, keep them moist, avoid breaking roots, and cut tops if tall. Prepare soil, mark straight rows, and avoid crowding for better root uptake and plant vigor.
When weaving Looms Began in China Far Earlier Than Europe
The craft of weaving cloth on a loom appeared in China over a millennium before similar knowledge spread to Europe or other parts of Asia, marking an early development of textile technology.
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China
Europe
Asia
Meat meal quality and taint risks in poultry feed
S C Valentine notes poultry meat meals often originate from scraps and slaughterhouse waste and may taint before cooking. He cites wide brand variation in protein fat content and quality, including a liver based brand that is hard to distinguish from dirt. Deodorized blood meat offers fat and odor issues but is highly concentrated.
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S. C. Valentine
Butter Making Tips and Salt Effects in Cream
An English authority claims adding one pound of salt per gallon of cream after milking improves ripening and yields 15 to 20 percent more butter. Salted buttermilk is useless for stock, but butter quantity and quality rise. A western creamery uses 200 degree hot water to prevent turnip taste, then cools the cream. Longer intervals between milking may reduce milk quality as fats are absorbed.
Piling Seasoned Ties For Railroad Tracks
The form of pile best adapted for piling railroad ties along the right of way is illustrated. This method secures rapid seasoning, keeps each tie off the ground at a single point, reduces the number of ties needed, enables many piles along the right of way, and lowers labor in moving ties from pile to track.
Weather Talk Warns Farmers About Storms and Grounding Wires
The piece warns against overloading young workers with tasks in warm weather and advises installing ground wires from fences to earth every dozen to fifteen feet or at least every fifty feet. It notes lightning risks to animals near fences and suggests barometers signal coming storms more reliably than thermometers, framing it as harvest news.
Argentina Cattle Raising a Vast South American Enterprise
Herbert W. Mumford surveys Argentina as a major cattle country with large estancias, extensive arable land, and little grain feeding. The article notes temperate zones in Buenos Aires and Santa Fe, harsh Patagonian and tropical northern regions, 25–30 million beef cattle, 70–100 million sheep, grass fat bullocks, and a strong export trade in frozen mutton and chilled or frozen beef.
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United States
Republic
Province of
Santa Fe
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Cordoba
Corrientes
Entre Rios
Patagonia
Tropics
Argentine Republic
Alaska
Great Britain
Sheepfold Wisdom on Weaning and Lamb Recognition
The article urges separating ewes and lambs until weaning to reduce stress from the flock. It notes lambs identify their mother by voice initially, then by scent, and describes forcible reunion techniques to ensure the lamb nurses. It also highlights a lamb’s strong ability to locate its dam even in a noisy flock.
Cow Pea Hay Value for Feed and Growth Tips
The cow pea hay is rich in protein and nearly as valuable as wheat bran for feed. Planting between corn hills with a hand planter after corn emergence improves growth without harming the corn. It enriches soil nitrogen and yields better seed when drilled rather than broadcast. sowing on weeded land is advised, as peas grow slowly initially and weeds can overpower them.
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J. E. Mundell
New Mexico College of Agriculture
Kansas Experiment Station
King OF Rovers
Herbert W. Mumford
University of
Ilinois
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