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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1926
Page
7
A passerby reports a wild cat leaping into a farmhouse through an open kitchen window. The farmer, busy in a field, jokes that the cat must defend itself and continues work as the stranger asks if anyone was chasing. The tale ends with the farmer's amused response.
An American hunter in the Sierra of Pueblo asks directions at an Indian hut. A woman and a little girl inside explain the road to Zacapoastla is a little way and reveal the girl is sick with the smallpox.
A festive fairy visits a pantry to animate pumpkin pies on the night before Thanksgiving. The pies dance through the garden and barnyard, with parsnips and cabbages as spectators, before returning to their perch as the silver trumpet signals dusk. The tale ends with a hint of mischief baked into the pies.
A sermon extols God’s provision of food in season, praising His unchanging love and the sustaining chain of life from gnat to man. The message emphasizes life, health, and nourishment as gifts from God.
Leo C. Reynolds shares methods learned at Forest Grove farm for teaching young heifers to milk. He emphasizes understanding each animal, patience, gentle discipline, and adapting to individual temperaments, noting some may resist yet can be trained with careful handling and tools like the kicking chain or figure eight.
Dairy science researchers at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture found sunflowers yield about 50 percent more dry matter per acre than nearby silage corn. Sunflowers also produced more ash crude fiber and crude fat, while corn yielded more nitrogen free extract. Sunflowers grow quickly during stalk development, while corn grows faster in seed development. The study suggests sunflowers are a stalk and fiber crop and should be ensiled early.
Illinois cow testing associations estimate a dairy cow consumes about 5 800 pounds of silage 1 900 pounds of hay and 2 00 pounds of grain yearly plus five and a half months on pasture. Plan crops to ensure ample legume hay and silage and add a small amount of protein concentrate to farm grains to minimize feed costs.
Farmers should balance air circulation with no drafts to ensure cows receive ample clean air. Proper ventilation supports digestion and milk production by removing moisture and providing fresh air for high feed intake.
Guidance on managing a cow near calving with confinement at night in a clean warm shed or box stall and daytime turnout with the herd. Maintain normal conditions while prioritizing calf safety and cow health. feed light laxatives like bran oats and oil meal just before calving. alfalfa hay is recommended.
Indiana Farmers Guide urges spraying after leaf drop and before bud break to control San Jose scale. Thorough coverage on all tree surfaces is essential, with lime sulfur or miscible oils, and equipment quality matters for effective results.
J Harold Clark of the New Jersey agricultural experiment station outlines grape varieties suited to New Jersey. Concord Brighton Niagara top the list, with Ontario Campbell Early Worden and Delaware for home use. Soil tolerance varies, with fertile sandy loam preferred. plant 8 feet by 10 feet rows, purchase vigorous one-year plants, and plant in early spring. Vines should be buried slightly deeper than nursery depth, and prune to two strong buds on the main cane.
The San Jose scale is returning to many orchards after years of suppression. Growers are urged to inspect trees during pruning for heavily infested twigs and branches and mark them for targeted spraying. Early spring lime sulfur treatment at one to eight will help control the pest.
The article explains winter injury pruning for red raspberries and notes that vigorous plants six feet tall require extra trimming. Experiments with the Cuthbert raspberry at the Michigan Experiment Station indicate medium pruning yields the best crops.
The article surveys autumnal celebrations from Exodus to Egypt and Greece, tracing harvest rituals. It notes greens and garlands in churches, the Corn Lady in Scotland, straw images to Vacuna, and England’s Maypole linked to Apollo. It describes reapers’ games, the corn baby, and harvest queen traditions.
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