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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
2
A historical article argues smallholders can profit from apples with careful management. It covers costs for spray equipment, lime sulfur wash, and timing, plus soil and drainage needs. It advises beginners to start modestly, select good varieties, prune progressively, and consider labor and capital limits while aiming for steady long term returns.
The article argues lime rich soils and rapid inoculation explain alfalfa’s strong growth in parts of Ohio and along railroad embankments. It notes limestone gravel, good drainage, and nearby sweet clover boost germination, with lime proving crucial for success and challenging weed issues. Farmers nationally are expanding alfalfa, challenging the old belief in eastern belt limitations.
A marginal tale recalls General R. H. Pratt describing a coyotes for robe scheme using poison and trapping methods with Indian help, recounting twenty seven coyotes and two wolves killed. The piece then notes that goats require considerable exercise and prefer open grazing, with herding minimized when possible and training via routine feeding.
The article asserts clipping horses annually or twice yearly, noting Europe practice of spring clipping and fall clipping with blankets. It explains clipping revitalizes the horse, opens pores for cleaning, and aids waste expulsion through the skin when done properly.
Dairying pairs well with poultry or pie growing to create two main incomes and year round work, using waste products. If milk goes to shops, dairying with fruit and manure fertilizes land for forage. cream or butter with pig or poultry feeding uses skim milk and butter milk. Pigs poultry fruit and dairy can combine under proper conditions, with success tied to management and by product use. Give pigs salt daily and after death.
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