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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1921
Page
16
Farmers urged to overhauls and store tools properly during inactivity. Advice covers housing, rust prevention, grease for metal parts, disk bars, harrows, and leather harness care. Refer to Farmers' Bulletin 046 047 and 1026 from USDA for full guidance.
Potato storage aims to preserve quality for disposal at the best time. The Bureau of Plant Industry finds 32 to 45 degrees ideal, 9 to 36 degrees helps powdery dry rot, avoid moist piles, spread wet potatoes thinly to dry, keep depth under six feet, store for table use in dark cellars, and avoid light exposure to maintain food quality.
A guide advises organized cupboard and shelf space for utensils and tool supplies. Group similar items near their usage area, keep dry materials like sugar and flour close to related bowls and spoons, favor narrow shelves, and choose low cupboards to prevent clutter and ease cleaning.
United States Department of Agriculture suggests using a small wool supply at home to make comfort fillings. A ready made wool filled comfort costs about 5 to 7 dollars. a fleece yields 5 to 10 pounds, enough for one or two soft comforts after cleaning, carding, and burling.
The article advises stitching cheesecloth and wool to create a washable outer cover for a tater aid, avoiding a second cover, and notes wool filling lasts for years. It touts home economies inspired by grandmothers and points out the low wool price making these comforts affordable for many families.
As cold weather destroys green vegetation mice and rabbits seek new food. Young fruit trees are in danger as rabbits girdle trunks and mice injure trees, so protect trunks this fall with lime sulfur paint or trunk protectors such as 18 inch poultry wire or building paper. Remove protective materials in spring to avoid sheltering pests and clear around trunks to deter nesting.
October work in fixing poultry houses to withstand winter includes installing dropping boards, renovating houses, and ensuring tight roosts. Save droppings for value, whitewash walls, seal roofs and windows, and treat roosts to deter vermin. Cull and market second class birds at Thanksgiving if fed well now.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes beef cattle enable greater use of farm dry roughage and consume more of these feeds than other livestock. They profitably graze rough land unsuitable for crops and low wet land unsuitable for crops or other stock. Beef cattle accounted for total production.
The passage argues that cattle on the farm make the best use of grain and roughages, spreading labor evenly throughout the year. It notes cattle require more attention in summer and fall when crops need work, while winter and early spring offer opportunities to manage breeding stock, stockers and feeders, or fatten steers.
Guidance on sterilizing milk vessels and equipment to keep better dairy products. Live steam for five minutes is recommended. if unavailable, boil for five minutes. A DIY steam sterilizer, described in Farmers' Bulletin 748, can be made by a local tinsmith and is available from the department.
Department workers studied building up herds for better milk butter and beef production. Wetter alres may be obtained by individual purchase or by joining a bull association. Write to the department for literature or consult your county agent or state agricultural college for full information.
Fragmentary text shows a quotation exchange about exercise training pithily noting there is no further indication and blaming focus on tongue rather than soles of shoes. The fragment mentions Doston Glob and Sidney Lune Co. in an obscured context.
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