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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
2
A collage of scraps from The Beaver Herald notes curiosities and opinions. Items include fashion jokes about trousers and exports, royal golf training, frog farming, platinum prices, elixirs and undertakers, and social quirks from London to New York. It mentions a convict escape, tobacco effects, Nevada murderers’ exits, a Paris duel, a mouse bite causing blood poisoning, fashion faults, and European parliamentary snippets.
The article describes sweet sorghum and fodder types, growth conditions, and bed preparation. It covers seed timing, drilling and spacing, irrigation yields, mulching, weed control, and harvesting methods to maximize both grain and forage production in hot, dry climates.
Powdery mildew overruns young apple leaves in spring slowing growth through summer. Affected foliage shows a powdery coating and leaf distortion. Control includes spraying with an ammonia copper compound solution as new leaves unfold and at several 10 day intervals thereafter.
Dr. T. Cooke quoted in the Denver Field and Farm praises cultivating grain in arid regions. He cites Cheyenne last season, noting crops like winter wheat rye spring wheat oats barley corn millet and potatoes benefited from cultivation. A 12 foot three row weeder enables precise depth control. a steel drag harrow can substitute. He argues cultivation saves weeds improves soil and supports crops even in wet seasons.
Keep live stock on mont farms in the dry farming area sufficient to cover most running costs. May pasturage is short in dry sites, making cheap live stock production costly. Ensure corn is stocked to feed roughage in winter and to supplement pastures, aiding fattening for finishing hogs and sustaining winter ration.
Winterhatched chickens are the best layers and require no expensive gear. Select two year old turkeys for breeding and avoid yearlings. Demand for eggs and chicken meat grows, but mortality in chicks comes from early feeding. Do not overfeed in the first week. feed lightly three times daily. Chicks’ stomachs digest in 48 hours. good ration includes cornmeal, meat, and potatoes. Free range birds roast better. if eggs are infertile, try new, young males from farm stock. Gluten meal from corn byproducts provides rich protein. soybeans may be better than cow peas for growing poultry.
A 1905 Iowa sheep barn design features a north south 80 by 40 foot layout with end doors, four sheep pens, central haymow, and movable troughs operated by counterweighted ropes and pulleys. The troughs raise for feeding and lower to allow sheep access to hay, reducing injury risk.
An old Michigan Farmer note outlines cheap emergency hive construction by L C Wheeler. It describes standard frame use, rabbeted hive bodies, and rough bottom boards built from simple boards with precise depths and a simple rover cover, suitable for general use when needed.
Fragmentary note describes a spring household remedy, mentions fish, a place or person named Barts Hilla or Mich eHemer rane, and a series of garbled phrases about daily routines and medical hints. Reading indicates an old domestic health meme with unclear specifics.
A father and son run a shop where spelling slips cause comical tension. The son mocks Gibson while the father quietly notes a simple truth: Gideon pays cash. The dialogue reveals old-fashioned thrift and the value of reliability in business.
A Scottish highland estate tale features a piper waking residents every weekday morning. After a drunken Saturday, the piper plays on Sunday, prompting the master to call him to account for the fourth commandment. The piper offers a hiccuping reply.
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