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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1907
Page
6
A Michigan writer in American Coat describes a potato harvest method using platforms and a wooden tile. The technique involves pulling vines first, gathering two rows, digging with a mixed fork, and driving between rows to place baskets on a stone boat. When baskets fill, they are moved to a line for transfer.
A fragmented farming column discusses potato storage methods using air circulated piles to prevent sweating, plus insights on winter sheep care, lambing schedules, and monitoring for cold spells. Mentions dates, regions, and notable practices to protect crops and stock through harsh weather.
Fat and butter lambs remain a theme for Easter markets as producers recount lessons from past attempts at Easter stock. C Waugh notes experience gained in intensive lamb production has aided sheep operations and suggests well bred lambs add value in seasonal trade.
A Massachusetts man describes practical green curing of corn fodder. He advises preparing large stacks, spreading green fodder before frost, and drying them in ground and sun. He details bundling, staking, and binding with stout twine to keep stacks upright against wind.
The items recount pension proposals for individuals, a meeting with politicians on wage reduction and labor issues, a elopement case leading to perjury charges, and a municipal case about guard against dead limbs from trees. It also notes a pedestrian injury from a falling tree and ends with an advertisement fragment for Kool and a medical ad.
Instructions detail celery preparation from field to market including root removal, trimming, and protecting stalks during shipping. It covers washing in a trough with cold water, drying, and bundling into twelve or more plants per bunch, plus packaging guidelines for fines and third grades. Also notes irrigation, climate considerations, and market conditions impacting celery quality and yield.
An analysis of dairy industry trends in the north central and southern United States notes rising costs for feed and supplies, strong demand for dairy products, and seasonal shifts in butter and cream production. The piece highlights expanding dairy regions such as Michigan, Indiana, Washington, Oregon, and the Dakotas, with consumer health and sanitation driving costs and a broader national movement of butter production westward.
A New York grower discusses peach cultivation in Niagara County, noting two suitable varieties, pruning methods, winter injury recovery, and winter feeding with barnyard manure. They describe pulverizer use, timing from late summer to early autumn, and report samples from a seven year old tree yielding seven bushels of prime fruit selling at about two dollars per bushel in the orchard.
A fragmented farm column discusses tools, shelter, and sheltering strategies in Texas. Farmers debate costs, cotton production, and old equipment while contrasting with American Cultivator ideas. The piece references weather, housing for labor, and market pressures on cotton.
WANTED all kinds of Sage and Lember Stave and Heading Bolte on P M or A A railrow also standing timber Guo Baynes both phones Eleti Minh
Alma College in Alma Michigan promotes Rexall remedies claiming the pure food laws have not changed their formulas in four years. The advertisement asserts their laxative and other products remain honest and unchanged, inviting confidence from readers at Stanard's Central Drug Store.
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