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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1907
Page
5
Practical notes on farm management emphasize clean stables, good ventilation, proper milking methods, and balanced rations. It urges warm housing, dry bedding, and timely feeding of sheep and cattle, plus careful handling to prevent injuries and disease. The article highlights seed quality, rotation, manure trials, and new methods like acetylene lighting for night harvesting, with a peek at insect threats and agricultural education programs.
A Wooster expert reports spring trials applying 40 percent formalin drenches to old tobacco beds to combat Rhizoctonia bed rot. Results varied, with notable gains in some beds but delays from evaporation. suggests fall applications and steam as alternatives, detailing preparation, costs, and application rates for 50 by 6 foot beds.
An old idea by John J. Thomas proposes laying tile between tree rows to remove excess soil water. The method reportedly works well when soil drainage is poor, though terrain limits exact implementation. Modern fruit growers and Farm and Home echo that drainage is essential for satisfactory orchard results.
The article discusses orchard ground cover versus bare soil, noting English experiments showing mixed results. Partial grass cover near trees appeared to boost fruit color, storage life, and yield in some cases, while full grass coverage harmed trees. Experts urge caution and further study before broad adoption.
Bloomingon Iowa stockman Jacob Funk uses a molasses enriched final diet and controlled housing to fatten 15 black Angus. The herd, sold to a New York butcher for exhibition as the west’s champion, set a record $17 per hundred on the hoof and won theGrand prize at the Chicago International stock show.
The article discusses methods of handling apples and farm waste in eastern New York. It emphasizes keeping swill barrels clean and scalding them periodically to prevent old decayed milk from harming hogs, highlighting practical farm hygiene.
A researcher plans extended studies in central and southern Mexico to examine how desert plants conserve water. He notes that some species in the Sonoran desert, including a relative of the squash called guarequi, store rainwater in a swollen stem base that hardens into a stonelike tuber. This organ absorbs and releases water during dry spells, while vines die back and roots dry, only to reemerge with the rains. Some plants have repeated the cycle for five years.
Winter garden advice covers brown-tail maintenance mulch timing pruning fruit trees as soon as leaves mature in spring snow protection around fruit beds and perry versus apple cider. It also gives instructions for laying raspberries for winter by loosening roots and replanting along the old vein direction.
A fifth report from the Woburn experimental fruit farm describes removing apple blossoms as beneficial. The practice delayed growth and production in early bearing trees but led to heavier crops for several years after first bearing. Varieties bearing later saw less clear advantages.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent in Bureau county reports success this year with wagon picking. Using a double box with planks as steps and two extending planks past the wagon a quiet team allows easy reach to a large percentage of apples on trees.
The article notes that deepening or shallow planting by two inches shows no consistent effect. English experiments show four inches of variance makes no difference as trees adjust to their normal level, likely as roots push the earth upward during growth.
A note on fruit varieties emphasizes that many new types offer little improvement over old ones and are widely sold due to advertising. The advised stance is for farmers to stick with established varieties to ensure reliable yields and potential replacements when ready.
In western New York orchard practice shows that old tong varieties like Baldwin King Twenty-ounce and Spy reach maximum fruit yield at about 45 years. Five year old trees yield far less than twenty year trees, indicating a long productive life for these varieties.
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