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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1916
Page
4
The article discusses winter dairying and introduces a dust box for fowl hygiene. It details construction of a dust box, dusting materials, and a recipe using plaster, lead plaster or gypsum, and carbolic acid mixed with gasoline. It also mentions calf rearing tips and general farm practices for year round milk production.
Soils for tubers benefit from fresh manure applied in fall or well rolled in spring with lime avoided before planting. Sulphate of potash yields better potato quality than muriate. Heavier fertilizer runs profitable where potatoes value per acre is high. Bad chicken sales harm overall market by dampening demand for good birds and leaving housewives with poor meals. The public recalls flavor over processing details.
The article notes farmers emphasize feeding chicks and removing leftover hot mash to keep dishes clean. It highlights care in poultry husbandry to prevent waste and maintain hygiene.
The farm notes that no animal responds to good care like the colt. Breeding alone cannot keep him from remaining a scrub, underscoring the value of attentive husbandry and training.
The article states the U S corn yield averages under 26 bushels per acre due to seed quality. It asserts adding one eight ounce ear per bin could raise the national yield to 62 bushels per acre, doubling value and adding about 1.7 billion dollars. It emphasizes corn dominates acreage, value, and uses and cannot be replaced by other crops.
A farmer who stores silage and grain says a silo is the safest investment, acting as insurance against feed shortages during winter. It keeps livestock in better condition and lowers costs, while also saving frost damaged corn for feed during drought and drought-tilted summers.
The hoghouse should have as good a roof as any building on the farm. A leaky roof is death to early spring pigs and uncomfortable for older hogs. The hog will pay as good returns for quarters as any animal on the farm.
unreadable OCR fragment mentions medical disorder and a chamber after supper but lacks concrete facts or identifiable entities.
The passage explains methods to inoculate soil for clover. It describes observing nodules on roots as proof of inoculation and suggests spreading inoculated dirt to other fields. It also notes sowing seed with another crop or using soil from an established field or a commercial culture for first time success.
The hay scented fern and the brake have become troublesome weeds across the United States. A control method shows cutting the tops off close to the soil surface twice yearly for two years can kill nearly all the ferns.
A historical note argues the tomato offers rapid improvement via careful selection and risks decline from careless handling, highlighting its potential as a crop for selective breeding and proper cultivation practices.
An old advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a spring cleansing remedy. The copy claims the first dose will move sluggish bowels and clear wastes and impurities from the body. It urges readers to act now and purchase for 25 cents at druggists.
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