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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
9
The note lists pests including pear slug hawthorn apple maggot and caterpillars in pear cherry quince and plum trees. It advises sprays such as arsenites hellebore Paris Green Bordeaux and kerosene emulsion and suggests burning canes and infected plant parts to prevent spread.
L S Holmes of New York touts a fixed jaw fruit picker with a pole mounted design and cloth chute to bring fruit to the handler. The article also offers practical hog feeding guidance covering ration, breeding, disease control, crowding, and herd management from analysis of Poland China and Duroc Jerseys trends.
Observes dealers have formed a Northwest price fixing alliance aided by railroads. Boycotts punish farmers who refuse to deal with the trust, risking legal backlash. The speaker argues this oppression may prompt laws against railroads and condemns outdoor milking as impractical.
Waterford Creamery in South Waterford Maine enforces strict dairy handling standards. Tanks must be clean and odor free with a maximum 47 degrees Fahrenheit, preferably 45, cans rinsed and scalded, and milk not mixed when warm. Collectors act as inspectors and may reject dirty or sour milk, with patrons required to report collector negligence.
A city woman describes building a small hen house in 1904, acquiring Rhode Island Reds, and raising nearly 2,000 eggs in a year. She shares costs, profits, feeding, and methods to keep hens active with greens like cabbage, beets, turnips, Japanese mustard, kale, and a hanging cabbage to stimulate egg output.
Lee Mc Murty describes sowing oats early in spring with part in peas and part in sorghum. He notes timing for cutting peas and leaving sorghum to frost, plus a method to dry hay using upright eight foot rails and cross slats to allow air flow, improving curing.
A brief reflection emphasizes staying ahead of work and not letting it crowd one's steps, urging steady pace and balance to avoid being overwhelmed by duties.
In 1996 a poultry keeper started with twenty hens and produced 3 088 eggs selling at 81.14 dollars. The year yielded over 155 eggs per hen with an average of more than 4.50 dollars per hen. The keeper maintains daily cost and production records and plans to improve next year with better egg output and feeding practices.
The article describes a bottom land Minnesota farm using a five course rotation on fields A B C D and FE yielding about twenty two acres of corn forty four of oats twenty two of barley and twenty two of clover meadow each year. It also outlines a three course rotation on small fields L M and N with fodder corn hog pasture and roots and notes plowing frequency and grazing timing after corn harvest.
A. M. Goodwin of Massachusetts remarks that he cuts the last of his crop on the first of December, as early frosts do not greatly harm it. This reflects a practical late autumn harvest view.
The list cites decayed fodder, dirty water, foul barn air, manure on udders, dirty milking, warm storage, slow cooling, poor care, bad transport, sick or in heat cows, mixing fresh and old milk, and rusty equipment as key taint sources.
The note urges workers to push through today but avoid long hours. It stresses finishing before sundown to secure rest and prepare for the next day’s tasks. Local cadence emphasizes steady pace and efficiency.
A discussion of dry farming in semi arid regions emphasizes shallow, porous soil prepared by regular cultivation after every rain. Campbell’s system uses deep soil packing and frequent disking to maximize rain absorption, mulch retention, and moisture storage for subsequent crops.
English shepherds advise shade and open ground for sheep, clean water, salt access, small early flocks, and careful hoof care. Lamb profits range $7.50 to $8.50 with improvements shown in trials. Proper grazing, salt, grain, and gradual weaning prevent losses. watch for foot rot and bloat. Also notes Roumanian farm boys live simply, in villages, with common land and little schooling.
The article emphasizes careful sow selection focusing on form, digestion, and temperament. It argues that good shape with heavy quarters and short legs signals strong digestive capacity, and a calm, nonaggressive disposition predicts better mothering. Proper feed, water, shelter, and care complete the program.
The column discusses dairy profitability, emphasizing protein in feed over cheap carbohydrates, the water content of milk, and how summer versus winter conditions affect dairymen. It warns against poor butter and praises careful breeding and selecting well-managed cows from reliable dairymen.
An editorial urges farmers to manage timber wisely to curb high lumber prices. It argues for selective cutting of dead or dying trees, replanting, fire prevention, stronger timber laws, and teaching children to value forests.
Advice warns against saving money with low quality paint for house or barn work this spring, calling it the most wasteful choice and urging better value and durability.
The article explains boosting early potato yields by manureing rows, then covering with soil, and using well drained warm soils. It advises leaving poorest land for late plantings, warming germination, and preventing waterlogged soil. It discusses under and surface drainage, sand or gravel drains, and filling gullies with organic matter to improve tillable soil.
The passage laments how many city youths face hunger and aimless futures, driven toward law or medicine by overambitious parents while their true potential as farmers remains unrealized.
The article praises the cataipa for its attractive leaves and blossoms and notes its usefulness for fence posts. It highlights this multi purpose tree type as a common example of dual function plantings.
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