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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
8
Angora goats offer a brush clearing, high value mohair, and steady market demand. They require dry hilly country, robust fencing, and careful feeding with hay and oats. does yield 2 to 7 pounds of mohair per year, while bucks fetch up to five dollars per pound for high grade hair.
A reflection on farming styles contrasts the money minded approach with a life oriented method. The ideal farmer balances soil fertility, responsible stewardship, family welfare, and community good government, seeking lasting respect over mere wealth.
A vivid verse celebrates early spring with tulip blades, pink crocus, a robin, budding trees, and warming sun. It invites planting seeds and shrubs in warm ground as spring arrives with violets and gentle airs.
Practical garden remedies from Helen Watts McVey include lime dust to deter ants, hot cayenne pepper tea to repel pests, and a coal oil soap emulsion with paris green for roses. A lime and coal oil mix sprayed on leaves targets pests while promoting plant health.
Five unemployed men from Monessen, Pennsylvania, and their families have relocated to Portland, Tennessee to begin farming on a community plan. Additional families are preparing to follow this example as part of the local migration initiative.
The article advises on pasture management for spring grazing and warns that rich grass can cause debility and purging in younger cattle. It discusses using superior full grown bullocks, avoiding excessive mowing, feeding with green crops and linseed cake, and compensating land when green crops are taken. It also covers horse keeping, pond cleanliness, and a five year rotation plan including corn, oats, clover, barley, fodder corn, hog pasture, and roots with manure to maintain soil fertility.
A Minnesota farm fifty miles from markets is redesigned to a systematic five course rotation on large fields A through E starting in 1908. Improvements include drainage of low spots, field reseeding in 1907, permanent fencing around the farmstead and outside lines, plus hog fencing on small fields.
The report surveys Wisconsin agriculture with details on stock sales, drought relief in Texas, spring plowing in South Dakota and North Dakota sowing shifts, irrigation water protection, seed corn shipments, and disease trends in livestock. It also covers sheep, horses, and farm equipment developments across several states.
The article notes moon blindness in horses is more common in wet malarial districts and is hereditary. It also critiques poor poultry housing, stressing ample space, open design for sun and air, avoid overcrowding, and starting with few fowls to gain practical experience.
An instructional note warns beginners in the poultry business about common mistakes and overoptimism. It cites Hammonton New Jersey success stories where a single grower expanded from eight hens to 500 head, earning 1000 to 1200 dollars yearly, while detailing risks such as overreaching, improper housing, and misjudged profits.
The speaker warns against breeders with biases and emphasizes beginners learning to discard axes to grind. He notes many quickly narrow to one variety, while some tire of their pick and keep shifting varieties. The message urges choosing a single variety and sticking with it to avoid hobbyist cycles.
The article estimates 1850 to 1887 crop losses at 267 million dollars and about 63 million in the last 15 years. It notes outbreaks across regions and credits a government expert with highlighting chinch bugs as a major financial scourge, aside from fire. An illustration shows an enlarged adult chinch bug, under 0.03 inches long.
Advice on egg handling urges daily gathering in all seasons to keep eggs fresh. It notes house storage over nests, as warmth aids spoilage, and that strictly fresh eggs last about three days. An anecdote from Julie Adams Powell recalls urban freshness expectations.
The Green Hill dairy proprietor near Burlington New Jersey sold his large Jersey and Alderney herd and restocked the farm entirely with Holsteins. He believes Holsteins are less prone to tuberculosis.
A milk dealer from Caldwell New Jersey keeps a horse that lies down in the shed resting on its back legs in the air during the operation and makes itself comfortable.
F. E. Bone of Alva Illinois won all first prizes in the hog carcass awards at the International show all entries were Chester Whites.
Oklahoma farmers report cattle losses from a newly identified illness prompting a state veterinarian inquiry. Animal health officials review cases across counties to determine cause and containment measures.
The article argues fattening water fowls boosts profits for farms. It recommends selecting young stock, winter fattening in crates with slatted bottoms, constant water or dairy mash, and a bulky mash base with clover or alfalfa. Feed three times daily, plus night corn, avoid crowding, and target strong, well-fitted geese and ducks for strong market demand.
L. R. Johnston praises two shade tree options the Japanese walnut and the Downing mulberry. The walnut is fast growing with large tropical leaves and early bearing nuts, while the mulberry offers rapid growth and abundant fruit enjoyed by children and birds though some worry about northern hardiness.
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