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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1907
Page
15
A garbled 19th century style piece offers scattered tips on farming, livestock care, and soil management. It mentions regional farm counts and values, odor control methods, plowing quality and soil humus, fattening poultry, and general farm maintenance with casual observations.
The article advises dry quarters for year round poultry, selective culling of sick fowl, and prevention of insect depredations by sealing the coop. It warns against overfeeding and stresses the need for ample daily supply, noting healthy fowl resist disease and digestion concerns. It recommends sulfur fumes to kill vermin and promotes exercise and rations to maximize production.
Fragmentary note discusses turkeys and market ideas. Mentions hard boiled eggs and carcass quality with offbeat terms. Contains unclear phrases about inbreeding and stock production but lacks coherent facts or sources.
Devonshire cream can be made at home by simple heating and chilling of fresh milk. The method yields rich cream that keeps for days and makes superior butter. A steam‑bath approach and quick cooling improve results, reducing frothy cream and hard churns.
An old practical guide outlines pigeon care for breeding and market value. It covers nest length, age for breeders, squab quality, feeding, housing, and sanitation tips. It notes profits from healthy stock, proper weights, and clean lofts, plus age and plumage cues to distinguish young birds.
A gardener describes a mixed layout with a kitchen garden near the house and a farm field beyond. Main crops include tomatoes and sweet corn toward the truck, plus beets lettuce radishes cabbage cauliflower and peas. The field holds sweet corn squashes cabbage melons parsnips okra pole beans and more, with horse-drawn cultivation. Poultry manure and occasional phosphate are used, while ash from the stove enriches the beds. The writer favors moderate deep breaks and immediate bed formation, noting this as the best garden approach they've had in twenty years.
An old fidnge states wood pruning in winter and fruit pruning in summer. Prof Bailey notes root growth governs top growth. removing much of the top prompts rapid regrowth. Winter pruning boosts vigor. midsummer prunes to limit leaves, while timing depends on location and cloudy days. proper cuts affect fruit quality and quantity.
Six tests compare alfalfa and timothy roughage for horses under varied work. Alfalfa-fed horses consistently look better, maintain weight similarly to timothy, and show no health issues from long-term alfalfa feeding. Proper feeding reduces hay needs. 20 pounds daily sustains a 1400 pound resting horse, while 32.62 pounds barely maintains weight under heavy work.
A discussion argues laying breeds like Leghorns excel in egg production and profitability versus meat birds. It notes low per-pound costs, rapid growth for cockerels, and that individual hen performance varies. Maine Experiment Station data show wide variation, with some hens laying many eggs and others none. Demand for laying breeds is expected to rise, favoring careful selection.
A farmer explains poultry feeding practices from 1904 to 1905 including whole grain mash and artificial poultry foods, grit and oyster shell, meat scrap and bone for cost efficiency. He describes nine hatching nests, measures of henhouse space, and argues for natural grinding by hens while noting winter egg timing and a year of egg records from seventy four hens.
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