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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1908
Page
8
Mrs Anna Bryan Torrance cousin of William Jennings Bryan outlines her winter method for eighty hens. She details feeding with table scraps and wheat bran, warm corn, roost changes, lime floors, dusting areas, and open-eyed ventilation. She notes egg totals and compares breeds and suggested improvements.
A description of Berkshire hogs highlights their adaptability across regions from the east dairy farm to the corn belt and the south forage diet. It notes plum-colored skin with white on feet tail nose and face, a broad forehead and dished face, upright ears, short strong legs, and stout shoulders and chest. It credits England with origin but says the United States now raises animals as good as those in Britain.
R B asks if dry feeding in dairy ing will give as good results as wet. Experiments suggest favoring wet feed for milk production when cows lack constant access to pure water, especially in winter when cows are turned out. Some commercial feeds should not be fed dry such as malt sprouts and others that absorb much water.
The notice urges taking advantage of every clear day to complete needed improvements. It warns that delaying these matters will likely lead to interruptions or postponements due to unforeseen events.
A collection of rural maxims on self control, effort, and soil care. Advice urges hard work, prudent spending, and proper farming practices. It emphasizes feeding the soil, keeping a steady hand, and avoiding waste with hogs and manures. Ends with a call to use a manure spreader.
The article argues that feeding sheep near urban markets can yield high price mutton. It notes good mutton commands premiums over beef or pork, encouraging eastern farmers to shift from dairy to sheep feeding to reduce labor costs. Home-grown feeds suit sheep best, boosting profitability.
A reader asks which sheep breed suits 200 acres with half sandy soil. Article discusses breeding options from pure-breed to hothouse lambs, recommending Dorset, Southdown or Hampshire for a hothouse approach, using Western ewes as foundation, and using pure-bred sires with ewe lambs kept for future flocks.
Corn is the best single crop for silage and combining it with cow peas or soybeans increases feeding value beyond corn alone. Wait for corn to glaze before cutting to ensure silage settles properly and excludes air to prevent spoilage.
A homemade marker pattern shows hinges that fold sides over the center for compact storage and aid in marking on uneven ground. It claims advantages over old rutways when used through gates and by runners.
September is a good caponizing month. The young stock is making very encouraging growth.
L B Johnston extols turnips as versatile feed for all herbivores and notes their value in dairy and poultry operations. He observes cows fed at noon produce butter liked by customers and that turnips fed in pecks to half bushels vanish quickly when accessible to hens.
Farmers are urged to supply balanced rations using corn, oats, peas, bran and other feeds to fatten sheep profitably on eastern farms. Demand for mutton extends across the west and midwest, favoring good thrift breeds and sound rams. Choose disease-free, healthy ewes and best conditioned stock unless price disproportions are extreme.
Estimates show pasture hay and grain cost about 160 per three year draft foal weighing 1550 pounds. At 3 years steers cannot yield the same net profit as a draft youngster. If values fall below these figures profits decline across other breeds, yet raise good draft classes remain profitable.
The article notes Indians on Standing Rock in South Dakota harvest thirty five bushels of grain and large corn crops, and praises a shift to farming across western states. It highlights Cheyenne reservation Indians mining coal and mentions improvements in potato yields from Indian farmers.
The piece argues that workers who study farm books and stay informed about modern methods gain a stronger grip on their jobs. It notes that educated farmers can command higher standards while others risk being replaced by cheaper labor. Encourages reading, farm papers, and attending institutes to raise labor quality.
A farmer describes feeding turnips to poultry cows horses and hogs during a mild winter. He notes improved milk output and animal appetite, details crop rotation and harvest of turnips, and mentions high market value due to high yield. The piece ends with a reflective line on age and progress.
Guidance from Bessie L. Putnam urges allowing children to manage small plots and share profits. She cites crops like potatoes onions corn strawberries and similar ventures as hands on lessons in thrift responsibility and health.
Advice on farm animal care during a panic urges using strong draft horses and mules, feeding horses three times daily, and maintaining breeding to ensure useful stock. Emphasizes that good teams boost efficiency and profits despite market downturns and labor costs.
The article notes two distinct fruit growing paths: small market fruit farming with fair profits and larger scale commercial fruit growing driven by market demand. It warns against dwarf trees in open markets and urges selecting varieties that sell best for the chosen sales channel.
Farmers face heavy winter tasks but provide little work for horses. Lack of regular winter exercise weakens vitality and muscle, so light daily work or allowed grazing helps keep horses strong for spring work.
Jonas Capwell asks about feeding oilmeal or cottonseed meal before calving. We advise against stimulating foods before calving, though these foods can be valuable if used properly. A. D. Beard seeks a best book on farm animal feeding. Professor Henry's Feeding is recommended and available from this office for 2 dollars postpaid.
A. B. Alexander of Wisconsin Agricultural College explains that lack of exercise and overfeeding cause leg swelling in horses known as stocking. He advises regular grooming, clean ventilated stables, sun and air, and careful limewash tinting to prevent eye and blood issues and other illnesses.
A simple device named the Eureka Oil Cup uses two oil cups on iron brackets beside the perch. Filled with half lard oil and half coal oil, the oil creates a barrier that mites cannot swim through or bypass when birds move about the coop.
A historical note urges humane care for hens stressing variety and sufficient feeding. It critiques mistreatment such as clubs or threats to hens and recommends constant access to oats or corn, a cultivated waste-grain patch, and ample fruit. Proper care, not harshness, yields better egg production.
A Virginia reader asks about sterilized milk. Steam heats milk to about 150 degrees then it is cooled. This process, pasteurizing, kills germs and may impart a cooked flavor. Finely flavored varieties may suit private trade when markets lack common fruit flavors.
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