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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1907
Page
2
A detailed primer on budding in horticulture explains multiple bud styles, advantages of shield buds, and stock requirements. It describes season timing, stock thickness, knife technique to create a T cut, bud insertion, tying, and aftercare to prevent girdling, with notes on peach, apple, and pear stock growth.
A Rural New Yorker writer describes an oil stove hotbed system lasting 15 to 18 feet, heated by two wick stoves. The setup uses a raised, wind sheltered bed with a false bottom of sheet iron and iron rods for support, enabling care beneath for safe operation.
The article describes a wooden hotbed setup six inches above a sheet iron bottom, with D and E boxes for one or two wick stoves. It notes air circulation under the bed, risks of smoke if the bottom tightens, and a tale of an English gardener who prefers oil stove hotbeds over manure beds for consistent success.
W Paddock explains tomato blight is caused by a fungus attacking seed beds and notes no cure after infection. Prevention relies on disinfecting seed frames with copper sulfate, sterilizing soil, and steam treating beds. A snail steam system underpins a low cost method to kill soil organisms and raise cleaner plants.
A half acre garden offers constant delight and valuable soil data. Heavily manuring in fall and spring ensures the plot remains at best for producing crops. Proper work and soil integration make the garden profitable and enjoyable for families seeking comfort on the farm.
In a note on orchard practice hogs outperform chickens by consuming windfalls entirely. Chickens pick only soft fruit around the core, leaving pests inside the core to persist. The hogs eat the whole apple, including the worm and core.
Two England board of agriculture authorities review dairy cattle types for milk, butter, and cheese. They favor Shorthorns for milk, Jerseys and Guernseys for butter, and Ayrshires for cheese, stressing dual purpose cows, proper udder shape, milk veins, and clean handling. They urge selective breeding, careful herd building, temperament, udder form, milking technique, and routine milk yield testing.
Estimates indicate 80 to 80 million tons of corn stover are produced on 80 million acres in the United States each year. In Missouri, about seven million tons are grown, with roughly half wasted. The hay crop totals 60 to 70 million tons and carries substantial farm value, while stover is underutilized despite its potential as feed and roughage.
A fragment notes a hay crop exceeding 9,000,000 tons with an estimated value over 20,000,000 dollars. It mentions a notable portion of the yield being Lathnoty a material supplying similar nutrients as corn cobs, reflecting agricultural feed significance on the farm.
Old stock can yield new plants in spring with little fall effort. Bend and cover a small portion of about six leafless tranches in earth, leaving ends exposed. Covered portions will root in good weather and can be dug up next spring as new plants. Grape vines may be layered similarly. Wanted horses of good quality.
A correspondent from the Valley Farmer describes a wire contrivance to fit an animal. The device runs through the mouth and hooks behind the ears to keep the tongue from suctioning while allowing eating and drinking normally.
A reader notes there is no fixed rule for salting butter. salt amount depends on moisture, not butter fat. Uniform salt requires even moisture distribution to avoid brine pockets. Drain well before salting. don’t salt when butter is gathered. in medium soft butter, three quarters to one ounce of salt per pound is near correct.
A rustic guide emphasizes practical dairy practices. It notes Denmark's 1 300 creamettes and 100 000 tons of butter produced annually. It warns separators aid profits, warns against metals in butter, stresses sun for utensils, warns on nitrogen rich feed, praises green pasture, and urges humane cow handling for steady milk yields. It also cautions fattening old cows becomes less profitable as corn prices rise.
A rustic note urges caution about mean dogs near cattle and yards. It warns that allowing such a dog, regardless of breed or intelligence, can lead to poor quality milk and higher prices. The piece uses a rustic tone to emphasize prudent yard management and animal welfare.
A fragment notes breaking a calf to drink requires a sweet disposition and milk quality. It compares outcomes when fed on sour milk, suggesting the mood or temperament affects feeding success and that sour milk hampers progress.
The text notes that cow's milk will be consumed by nearly every living creature yet cannot replace water. It asserts all living beings from infant to calf, pig, or colt require water in addition to milk for their hydration.
The article stresses that knowledge of feeds and cow capacity determines dairy success. It cites past errors like feeding timothy instead of clover hay and wasting money on inferior or misjudged concentrates. It urges farmers to study feeds, test options, and cull poorly performing cows to boost profits.
Farmers debate the right age to breed heifers noting that breeding too young stunts growth and reduces future size. Dairy heifers may breed earlier than beef cattle due to lighter milking demands, but best practice suggests waiting until 18 to 22 months for beef heifers. Proper rearing and vigor determine readiness. breeding too soon risks abortion and weaker future performance.
A compact project outline describes building a milk stool box from Inch boards 1x16 inches and four inches deep with legs three inches wide and nine inches long. It specifies material dimensions and a simple rectangular frame structure suitable for carpentry.
A Missouri Valley Farmer correspondent notes in Wisconsin that crops winter kill when soil drains poorly. He recommends using straw or sacking as cushion on well drained beds and emphasizes drainage as the sole remedy to prevent winter kill.
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