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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1907
Page
9
Farmers are advised not to starve breeding cattle for the sake of fat. Moderate flesh and good feed improve disease resistance and breeding quality. Use oats, corn and bran with alfalfa or clover hay, avoid corn alone, start calves well, wean at six months and ensure they learn to eat to prevent distress.
Fredericksburg Ohio farmer R W Spencer claims 5250 bushels of corn from 35 acres, averaging 150 bushels per acre. He details field prep sowing wheat and clover with fertilizer 15 percent potash, May 15 planting, 100 pounds per acre, and intensive harrowing and cultivation on clay upland soil.
The guide recommends oats and peas as a superior green feed. Sow peas and oats in stages from spring to when corn is ready, using Canadian field peas and depths of four inches for peas and shallower for oats. Use a drill or broadcast sowing followed by plowing.
The text details feeding regimens for calves and herd bulls and heifers. It stresses regular feeding for steady growth, separation of weak calves, maintaining herd flesh without over fat, and feeding adjustments for breeding heifers. It also covers grazing access, grain reduction for twelve month olds, and increased feed before and during calving to ensure milky calves.
An exchange reports an experiment station bought a ton of suspected bran and found 1200 pounds of bran 300 pounds of plaster 390 pounds of crushed oat hulls and 260 pounds of fine sawdust. Good bran lasts 250 days for a cow while adulterated bran lasts only 150 days. Stations serve farmers by warning against such practices.
The text notes a crop that makes excellent hay when cut and cured like clover. It may be left to ripen and then cut, threshed, and ground into meat. It yields a protein rich food, good feed for mildh cows and growing swine.
In fourteen years of farming and five on the experiment farm the author argues for selective planting over broadcasting to boost yields. He favors drilling wheat and oats to improve clover stands and endorses flat and corrugated rollers, noting the corrugated type crushes clouds more effectively.
The note says feeding cattle hogs and horses in cold weather costs no more to fatten a first class animal than a scrub and the premium when sold is usually double. The higher initial investment yields greater net returns.
French agricultural scientists report progress in developing a new potato species that may become a fixed, valuable addition to Europe’s food resources, strengthening the continent’s potato supply.
A Virginia farmer reports cowpeas forming nodules on inoculated soil and notes variable tubercle development across crops. Sweet clover and alfalfa show nodulation after soil transfer. inoculation improves growth and leaf color in treated plots. Nitrogen-rich loams hinder nodulation in cowpeas. Soybeans did not benefit from nitro culture in his trials.
Practical hints for orchard care from grafting wax mixtures to cover crops and fruit tree spacing. Advises clover as a winter cover crop, early vegetables for interplanting, and spring cleanup of yards. Details budding method and cites Prof. Dodge on old orchard profitability with spraying, pruning, and cultivation.
Photographs depict the male and female leaf roller moths, four days old, with emergence expected around June. Adults fly at night and enter homes. eggs hatch next spring and summer. Trees should be sprayed with arsenates to control the pest.
A Missouri farmer details sowing windows for cowpeas from May 20 to June 10 in the Midwest, recommending 3 pecks per acre in drills or 1–2 bushels broadcast. He describes soil-building benefits, hay quality considerations, and a field trial where cowpeas followed by wheat yielded 14 extra bushels per acre, noting humus improvement and land renovation.
The pure food law began January 1 requiring all bottled foods to carry labels stating exact contents. Many fruit extracts use chemicals and must reveal them. Colored pickles and jams colored with analine dyes must be disclosed. Vermont maple syrup marketed as 10 percent maple must also be labeled as a fraud.
The article discusses book orcharding profits, saving wood ashes for fruit trees, and applying rake waste per tree. It advises raking a peck to a half bushel per tree, sealing tree gashes with grafting wax or white lead, covering deep wounds with burlap, and scheduling pruning before sap runs in large trees.
JL. M. Wilcox of Colorado argues alfalfa thrives with proper seed bed prep and shows several successful fields. He cites a 30 acre bottom land sowing producing two tons per acre of mixed native grass and clover hay and a 20 acre red clover timothy field yielding heavy hay for 19 years.
Take a blanket for each horse to throw over them when exposed to a cold wind. This prevents undue distress and keeps them comfortable, reflecting humane care in field handling.
A street scene shows an apple box crowding a barrel on the sidewalk, with pedestrians near the curb and no clear obstruction or incident reported.
The article outlines two dairy cow theories: breeding for a special purpose like butter or milk with high fat, exemplified by Jerseys Guernseys Ayrshires and Holsteins, and dual purpose stock such as Red Polled Brown Swiss Polled Durham and Short Horn bred for both dairy and beef. It notes dual purpose cows suit non dairy farmers and emphasizes strong constitution and dairy capacity.
Mrs. L. G. Kelley of Ohio notes practical gains from institutes. She praises seed corn selection, medium kernels with balanced fullness, and the value of airiness in winter kitchens. The article also highlights bone and bran feed for hens and the energizing effect of women’s institute participation.
Prof John Craig argues it is better to feed grain to lambs rather than ewes unless ewes are to be fattened. For fattening lambs, use bran base with alfalfa clover and roots. Home markets prove best with alfalfa barley turnips, yielding quick fattening and less shrinkage.
Mrs. J Crist of Ohio describes a single acre garden effort starting with early plowing and planting of potatoes peas corn tomatoes beets and pumpkins. Despite skepticism from neighbors she reports profits of 25.38 after labor and expenses and stores abundant produce for family use with fodder corn for chickens and pumpkins in the cellar.
C S Miller of Virginia argues that the migration of Black workers from the South to Northern farms harms both regions. He claims Southern planters understand and guide their workers, while Northern farmers lack patience, leading to misunderstandings and low work output.
Wheat grown without irrigation in Colorado thrives under dry farming. Pennsylvania claims agricultural output totals about one twentieth of the nation. Florida seeks farm labor from the North amid scarce help. Razorback hogs gain interest among Florida farmers. Wisconsin reports 1017 creameries and 1649 cheese factories, creameries down 56, cheese plants up 118. A Nebraska horse surgeon eyes a glass eye after removing one. Indian Territory and Oklahoma corn could fetch 50 000 000 but feed for stock could yield 75 000 000. Secretary Wilson alone lives on an 8000 salary among Roosevelt aides. Massachusetts law requires veterinary certificates for practice. Farmers push for legal right to treat sick cows and aid horses. Maryland Immigration Board seeks European farm laborers.
Beet pulp offers high water content limiting long distance transport but provides valuable winter feed. It stores in piles or pits with straw cover and should be introduced gradually from one to fifteen pounds per head daily for sheep and hogs, up to fifty pounds for cows and eighty for steers, often mixed with grain and forage.
The piece explains fertilized eggs glow when candled and fertilized eggs appear opaque while unfertilized ones are nearly transparent. It describes the chick just before hatching, noting the shell softens to aid emergence and air fills lungs after the break. It warns chicks should not be fed for twenty four hours to avoid indigestion and death.
A 1900 silver half dollar was discovered in the left shoulder of a mule that had been lame. A veterinary surgeon removed the coin and the animal’s lameness disappeared. Officials note a historic belief that coins are slipped under the skin to treat sweeney.
The Agricultural Association of the Duchy of Oldenburg reports a black Oldenburg cow averaged eleven gallons of milk daily during lactation. The total milk yield is 24,000 pounds with 278 percent butter fat.
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