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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1911
Page
3
Estelle and Margaret Mead debate the younger Samuel Mead's interest in Jenny Lee. They fear a match with the showy Jenny will ruin family plans and status. They plot to invite Jenny to gauge her intentions and finally pretend support to influence Samuel.
Margaret and Estelle plan a dinner for Jenny Lee after learning of Samuel Mead’s birthday. Jenny arrives, charms the piano and song, then slips away as Miss Lincoln reveals Pussy’s real name and the professor’s engagement. The Mead sisters celebrate the couple while Jenny quietly departs.
The article argues that using a good manure spreader can double both the area covered and the yield compared to hand distribution. It estimates costs, depreciation, and investment return, asserting a forty acre farm could produce about twenty five loads annually and increase manure value from 75 to 4 dollars per load with a spreader.
Do not let laying hens stand on damp floors. Use straw or leaves. corn alone fails hens for months. Red pepper may boost laying briefly but neglects harm when worn off. Skim milk is a strong feeding component. Turkeys prefer open sheds and benefit from outdoor roosting. keep poultry houses near barnyard for scratching and exercise.
The article advises on roost heights for Asiatics and Brahmas or Cochin breeds not exceeding a foot off the ground. Heavy birds struggle to fly, so either floor bedding or low roosts are recommended. If floors are used, prevent drafts and bed with leaves or straw, and collect droppings each morning.
A farmer advises brushing a cow’s udder before milking rather than washing it. He states most milkers cannot wash and dry thoroughly enough to prevent moisture contamination. Better to skip cleaning if wash water would taint flavor. A good brush removes loose filth likely to enter the pail.
Milk provides one pound of nutriment at lower material cost than meat, but requires more labor. The statement contrasts production costs in labor versus inputs for dairy versus meat nutriment.
A short note urges cow owners to consider cow comfort to ensure peaceful sleep and avoid guilt.
The record shows in 1880 the United States had 49 million hogs and 60 million people. By 1900 the hog count fell to 67 million while the human population rose to 76 million.
Winter care for the brood sow emphasizes warm, comfortable housing with a two way door and distance from feeding to encourage exercise. Feed bulky foods like milk, roots, and clover hay to keep condition without fattening, reduce bulk before farrowing, limit water, and increase protein and oily feeds to maintain a laxative state while minimizing disturbance.
Go to the woods for leaf mold and rich soil for planting later. Do not burn lawn debris. compost it to rot over winter. Check bee colonies for food, supply now if short as syrup is less favored after frost. Sell honey before late sellers flood market. Sow rye for ducks and hens for fall and early spring greens. Fatten pigs for Christmas by confining them now but avoid overcrowded pens. When digging turnips, leave enough for sheep grazing.
Fall sowing timothy with fall sown wheat provides a grass catch to protect the rotation. If clover fails the timothy persists and helps hold up clover in good crops. The mix yields better hay quality than either grass alone, and reduces lodging.
The United States holds about one third of the world’s swine with 47,782,000 hogs worth an average of 9.14 each, totaling 436,373,000 dollars. despite 6,365,000 fewer hogs since 1909, value per head rose by 2.59 dollars and aggregate value increased by 81,809,000 dollars.
The text advises using cow colostrum milk for newborn calves and allowing nursing until the eighth or ninth milking. Feed small amounts to prevent overfeeding and teach the calf to drink. Feed whole milk for at least three weeks, then gradually switch to skim milk.
Seed crops of sweet corn garden peas and beans of good quality are in rising demand. The quantity needed yearly is so large that the seedsman must have the major portion of his stock grown for him by others.
Orchardists are urged to protect fruit and shade trees against rabbit girdling during winter as the season nears to prevent losses. Stronger measures may be needed to safeguard trees from damage in colder months.
The piece argues cultivation often matters more than manure. It notes plows harrows cultivators disk harrows and scuffiers yield surprising results in farming outcomes.
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