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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
7
Wallace's Farmer explains that moist climates wash lime from soil, making land acidic and hindering clover and alfalfa growth. It notes natural lime limits, the role of rainfall in alkalinity, and that liming with ground limestone or quicklime restores productivity. irrigation and drainage can also help alkali soils.
Practical notes from agricultural guidance: protect fruit trees from mice with tar and tallow bark applications, destroy moss with whitewash and ashes, prepare grafting wax from resin beeswax and tallow, mix hotbed coatings with egg and water, waterproof canvas on frames, and treat sheep rot with a honey, alum, Armenian bale mixture.
A fragment from Home and Farm extols forward farming for better farming, better business, and better living. It urges farmers to work effectively to sell more and earn better rewards, condemning idleness as unfulfilling and praising labor and steady effort.
Dr A Hibbard of Wisconsin agricultural experiment station weighs cash rent versus share rent for young farmers. Cash rent offers independence and potential profitability but higher risk. share rent provides partners with shared risk and experience. The piece discusses ownership, management, and suitability based on local conditions and farmer experience.
The Kansas Experiment Station lists transmission paths for hog cholera including introduction of infected stock, contact with contaminated ground, spread via equipment, feed, and handlers, and transmission by animals or birds to diseased premises. It warns dead carcasses drawing buzzards and dogs can spread infection. It also describes a milking experiment to show the effect of irregular milking on cow health and milk yield.
A hitching rack provides a practical device for tying a team briefly and serves neighbors when stopping by, offering a simple utility for farm or home premises.
The passage describes tying up a driving team using a long plank secured between posts. Posts are set with the plank’s lower edge at least four feet above ground, and four feet are used to fasten the plank. The text reflects practical farm supervision guidance.
The article highlights profitable seed crop farming led by Miss Maude M. Griffith of Missouri who grows English bluegrass seed and onion seed. It describes seed economics, soil prep, and techniques, noting a Mitchell County farm’s crop success and long-term land value, with emphasis on women’s role and sustainable practices.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston argues that extreme individualism harms farming communities. He says organized cooperation is essential for better schools, roads, markets, health facilities, and access to affordable credit, enabling rural life and development.
Article notes three chemical elements phosphorus potassium and nitrogen form the core of soil amendments and plant foods. It cites abundant phosphate rock deposits in Florida Tennessee Idaho Montana Wyoming and notes large potash supplies from German byproducts and the coast. Ammonia byproduct from coal distillation is highlighted as a major potential source for ammoniates, while dried blood and other byproducts are mentioned but underutilized due to lack of organization in small livestock slaughter.
Michigan Agriculture College reports a new bean variety named blight bean that resists disease and yields up to 35 bushels per acre, outperforming Cook, Ruston, Landis, Scully, Shoesauth and others at 25 bushels. Originated from a single seed planted in 1908, it fully ripened under heavy disease pressure by 1914, though not disease free.
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