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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1917
Page
6
A Utah style primer outlines alfalfa as a promising new crop for Adams county and neighboring areas. It argues alfalfa boosts farm profits, balances corn rations, and improves soil, with multiple seeding methods for different scales and seasons, stressing manure, lime, phosphorus, and inoculation for success.
Poultry experts say early hatching yields faster growth, earlier maturity, and larger birds. March or April hatchings outpace May starts, with early chicks gaining more in the first four weeks and facing fewer lice threats in cooler springs. Farmers can command higher spring prices for larger broilers and tenners.
The article notes soil inoculation can be beneficial by sowing 300 to 400 pounds of gold from long grown alfalfa fields or using artificial cultures such as nitrogen or farmo germ. It mentions obtaining artificial cultures from the U S Department of Agriculture and state agricultural colleges.
Farm notes from Lewis County describe 1916 egg and dairy records, high crop prices, and abundant rainfall easing water shortages. Thomas Titlard sold SO vases of eggs. Mrs Don Davis Taocheven’s sale brought $249. Potatoes planted first, corn sowing delayed by rain, wells shallow but cisterns filled. Farmers moving to new farms benefited from good roads and rising prices for cattle and hogs.
Chariea Wo Taiham yields no milk cow valued at 19 dollars. The Huchard Moore sale drew attendees with prices above rent. Moisture shortage hurts hay and wheat while pastures suffer. John Griffeth farm sowed vata. Walter Lighth bought 14900 dollars. Wheat harvests paused as oats are planned. corn sold at 1.19 per bushel. Henry A. Melrose runs Rosa bankruptcy sale closing out personal property.
Deverly Farmora anticipate harvesting oats while Corn 16 calls for 1.08 per bushel. Farmers split on wheat prospects due to dry weather. Cattle prices improve with sales at Stauffer and Pierree reaching as high as 20 dollars per head.
The article states cottonseed meal has high fertilizing value and that feeding the meal to stock plus applying the manure at six cents per unit is the most economical dual method to improve soil.
Scott Cunningham of near Palmyra Missouri tested three years of cattle fattening with different rations ending in 1916. The third year used no corn except in silage and showed the strongest profits, suggesting clover hay silage and cotton seed meal as a superior feed mix. Hogs followed cattle in two years, providing extra revenue. results indicate cornless feeding may boost profitability though data remains preliminary.
In Palmyra Missouri on March 17 county agent Neilsen and aides surveyed stock subscriptions for an elevator and warehouse. 242 of 250 shares have been subscribed across townships with 46 residents taking 70 shares in Union and Warren, 13 people taking 33 shares in Fabius, 34 people taking 48 shares in South River, 11 taking 11k shares in Miller, and 42 taking 75 shares in Liberty. A stockholders meeting set for today in Palmyra courthouse to elect officers and directors ahead of future plans. The list of stockholders includes E G Lehenbauer, Marion McParland, Charley Taylor, John A Miller, J C Smith, and many others. The wind note states pollination via insects, honey bees crucial for apple orchards.
A terse remark laments the fate of the unlucky man and the sloppy woman as the best tools depart. The brief line conveys a curt observation about unsuitable participants and fleeting utility.
Hancock County March calendar lists hearings beginning March 18 with cases including Callopy vs. The Dime Savings Bank, Alliance Mfg. Co. vs. Gladys Hobertson, Grover Ewing vs. Cleota Quick, and townspeople in civil dockets. Grand jury to convene Tuesday. names of jurors from Carthage, Fair Play, and surrounding towns listed.
Miss Spencer returns home from New Orleans to Mrs Ram Glover residence. A late March storm disrupted Shelbyville for about ten minutes on Tuesday. Clara Cellier, formerly of this place, now in Spokane Washington, married Mac Blaik. Ella Nevins, a schoolteacher, returned to Minden Monday.
A Reading Pennsylvania reader urges extra care for overworked kidneys as weather shifts. He endorses Foley Kidney Pills from Miller Arthur Drug Co, saying they have been worth their weight in gold.
Fresh eggs only for market and no dirty or doubtful stock. Calves should have daily exercise and clean bedding. Automating farm tasks can save labor. Charcoal is vital for poultry. Monitor apples for rabbits or mice. Save feed but spend wisely. Brood sows need exercise and warm, ventilated housing. Cottonseed meal growing in cattle feeding. Ground corn, alfalfa hay, and cottonseed meal help fatten steers. Family orchards require diverse varieties. Feeding less meat or milk lowers food cost but reduces egg production.
Cartilage March 17 Mrs Mary B E Frances Wood died at 2 o clock Friday in her home aged 80 after a winter of poor health. She married April 24 1863 to Dr Benjamin Newman Wood a 32nd Illinois Infantry member while on furlough in Lincoln. Survived by Mrs Harry Morgan Carthage Mrs C D Manlove Chicago Mrs I J Elder Basco and Mrs John Shanahan Chicago Funeral plans not yet set. The note follows with social items and a lecture course at the Baptist church. AUS 104,967,582 USDA publications issued 1890 1916.
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