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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1912
Page
3
Kansas State Agricultural College outlines a hot bed method to grow early radishes and lettuce with brick or cement walls, well tamped horse manure, and glass sash covers. Build a six foot wide frame, fill with soil and manure, seal with dirt, vent during mild weather, and add extra covers for cold days.
A double glass sash for hotbeds or cold frames traps an air cushion between panes. The dry air insulates when cold and vents when warm, eliminating coverings and extensive labor. Plants like cabbage lettuce beets violets tomatoes and peppers reportedly endure subzero temps with this system.
Instructions describe making a seed bed drag from four six by six inch by eight foot hardwood pieces joined with eyebolts, plus road smoother use and a drag harrow setup. A separate warning advises extreme caution with alfalfa pasture, suggesting hay as a substitute and limiting stock, especially avoiding pasture in cold weather.
A skilled hired man on the farm earns little extra monthly pay beyond the base wage. The text notes the value of experienced labor and the difficulty of securing small monthly increments, highlighting disparity with inefficient workers.
A farmer should plan this year to raise living at home. Begin now to secure and prepare everything needed for an early wartime readiness effort.
The farmer with surplus corn and little other grain should sell part of his corn and buy supplementary feeds. This creates a varied ration that supplies all essentials for proper growth while reducing total feed needed.
A farmer's guide emphasizes painting and sharpening garden tools for next season, keeping barn equipment stored safely, and cost saving on weather protection. It urges fall garden prep, removing winter losses, and using ashes as fertilizer alongside phosphate top dressing for spring soil health.
Country Life correspondent Frank Wallace describes expeditions in Shensi near Sianfu. Hunters Meares MacNeill and J A C Smith pursue takin in misty western Sezehuen foothills, braving rain and dense undergrowth. George bags two bulls and a cow, while the narrator fires at a second cow and witnesses dramatic falls.
Eugene H Grubb argues in Denver Field and Farm that rotating crops, grazing, barnyard manure, and disciplined irrigation will prevent crop failure and steadily raise yields. He compares U S and European farming, criticizes government funding, and urges Morrill Act reforms to combine theory with hands on work in agricultural education.
A city man owed a farmer for a horse kept two years. The farmer threatened to sell the onion to cover costs. The city man offered to keep the horse two more months in exchange for ownership, claiming he had driven a hard bargain.
A brief dialogue quotes two young men debating fortune and pride. One notes pride has ups and downs while the other recalls mocking a friend who offered to sell a sleigh for 87.06. The speaker now faces scorn as their former friend enjoys the better seat and status.
Dr. A C True reports a over forty percent rise in inquiries from eastern residents about irrigation in the irrigated west. He notes many settlers lack knowledge of irrigation practices and methods and that agents served ten western states year round and three others part of the year to aid newcomers and long-time settlers.
A Kansas State College publication outlines reclaiming saline soils. Techniques include preventing surface evaporation by shading and mulching, maintaining surface cultivation, and using gypsum with alfalfa seed to neutralize black alkali. Additional methods include tracking down alkali with irrigation and, universally, drainage by tile, despite high initial costs.
Excellent irrigation potatoes are shipped to Chicago and eastern cities from the Irrigated country. Colorado shipments often arrive with potatoes of superior grade, commanding about ten cents more per bushel than the ordinary product.
The national drainage congress is a new creation by members of the national irrigation congress. This congress will seek to reclaim all lands now in a swampy condition.
Practical guidance on keeping fowl productive in cold weather. Advice covers egg-laying, fattening feeds, moisture control, and incubator maintenance. Suggestions include corn meal and milk rations, warm water soaking for ducks, and safe handling to prevent mites and disease.
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