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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1905
Page
3
A. Alexander argues against cheap stallions in farm horse breeding. He contends low fees deny access to superior sires and harm stock improvement, urging use of purebred, high-fee stallions and repeated top-crossing to elevate local draft horses. He warns mongrels flood markets and depress prices, while better sires yield profitable gains.
J H Hale recounts how a Georgia peach block was laid out using a mule named Lulu to pull poles as sighting markers. The method produced perfectly aligned rows for about 250000 trees, earning Hale credit for the orderly planting and praising the mule and owner’s approach.
The article argues that despite urban drift, farming communities remain dominant and urban youth moving to country life strengthens farming. It credits city training with benefiting farm business and urges a swing back to rural life to balance heritage. It highlights the shepherd's focus on fleece carcass and yield.
Modern farmers shift from fat hogs to choice lean pigs for home use. They feed select light-weight hogs with meals milk and kitchen scraps to tenderize meat, sometimes using peas for two weeks before slaughter. Quality ham flavors rise with barley a few weeks prior and careful curing after hanging, while seed and soil practices aim to boost farm yields overall.
The season for spraying fruit trees is near and growers must prepare now. Prevention is key as insects and fungi spread quickly, with little cure after onset. Invest in a suitable spraying outfit and proven sprays, as firms offer concise guides and remedies. readers are urged to act promptly. The note is signed R. M. W. from Farmers' Review.
An editor advises on seed and fertilizer drill availability for sowing seed with fertilizer, noting lime can harm fertilizer attachments and should be applied well before planting. It cites lime benefits for corn land and old meadows, with trials showing restored soil fertility and improved legume growth. autumn or fall is preferred, though spring work can also yield good results.
The text argues that in potato farming, intensive, thorough cultivation is essential to maximize yields. Beginning before planting, fields must be prepared by breaking and refining the soil to a fine, airy seed bed. Tools urged include the disc harrow, spring-tooth, spike-tooth, blank drag, and roller as conditions allow.
A Farmers Review article by A. S. Alexander urges persistent, thorough weed control. For quack grass, smother with dense green growth from a fall plow and spring disking, then plant a heavy cover crop like millet or Hungarian to suffocate the weed. For Canadian thistles, bare fallowing or successive clover crops cut at bloom will reduce them, or let them bloom and cut during hot, dry weather. The piece stresses consistent, diligent effort as essential to long term farming success.
Heliotrope grows quickly from seed sown in early spring in hot beds or sunny windows, blossoming by midsummer and flowering until frost. Seeds are small but germinate freely, producing rapid growth. rich mellow soil prevents crowding, and more branches yield more flowers. Lebine hybrids are noted as very satisfactory.
The article argues that average corn yields on prime lands could rise significantly through seed selection and advanced cultivation. It notes rare farms已 achieving 50 to 100 percent gains and emphasizes the need for broad adoption of improved practices to raise yields across the corn belt.
N J Shepherd advises on farm care noting corn should not be overly thick for good eating and ear development, avoid overly large thick fruit tree heads, mix grain with cow pasture to boost butter yield, start colt training with gentle handling, and use a rosin and tallow mix as a wound covering for fruit trees.
The text notes wind accelerates evaporation while shelter belts counteract the wind to slow evaporation and conserve soil moisture, helping crops stay thrifty in dry, windy conditions.
A reflective essay by R. M. W. contrasts those who value nature's beauty with those who seek only financial gain. It argues nature breathes life into the receptive, sustaining mental and moral welfare, while indifferent souls miss enrichment and remain harsher. The piece laments diminished soul environment and the lost connection to spring growth and tranquil rural scenes.
W B Sparks warns foaling care to prevent septicaemia in mares and foals. Keep mare and foal in a clean box for 3 4 days, then outdoor by day and in at night for ten nights. After a week or ten days, introduce a Nett leather head collar to lead and pat the foal to build confidence and ease breaking.
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