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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
3
Massachusetts fire inspection notes list causes for dwelling fires. Children handling matches lead at 892 incidents, sparks from dead sources 214, and defective heating 49. Spontaneous combustion and careless cooking contribute alongside unknown causes and lighting equipment faults. Emphasizes home precautions to reduce fire losses.
The article describes trunk boxing to protect old pepper trees on Marengo avenue Pasadena and details step by step planting practices. It covers root trimming, hole preparation, soil layering, rooting spread, and final depth adjustments to ensure healthy growth. Also notes Syracuse as Salt City and explains solar vats and brine boiling methods for salt production.
A terse dialogue contrasts a philosopher claiming averages rise in the long run with a busy man who argues the opposite, mentioning diligence versus shirk and work. The exchange centers on whether effort offsets worklessness over time, framed as a brief, quotational aside.
USDA guidance describes calf housing and feeding from birth to a few weeks old. It favors small four by six foot pens with feed boxes and hay racks, proper lighting, dry bedding, and frequent changes to prevent disease. Separate feeding stanchions and controlled exercise reduce milk loss and ensure fair distribution. A calf stanchion is typically 36 to 40 inches high with a four inch head space.
A concise column for farmers and related trades covers live stock, dairying, gardening, and farm management. It outlines practical tips, market notes, and timely suggestions to improve yields and efficiency for farmers, dairymen, and gardeners alike.
Advice on building and maintaining a hen house with a dry ground floor or a raised board floor on posts. Includes floor replacement with dirt or sand, placement of dropping boards, roosts, and trapping boards, and recommended roost spacing to keep hens comfortable and the coop sanitary.
Guidance urges clean milking areas to prevent contamination. Wiping udders with a damp cloth reduces dirt and hair in milk and millions of bacteria. Use a covered milk pail to block over half the germs.
A good cow will respond to good treatment and even a poor cow will increase production if properly handled. Liberal feeding yields true returns only with proper care. A heavy producing cow cannot do her best work unless well fed.
The churning temperature should be set to require thirty to forty minutes. Butter granules must be firm but not hard, typically 52 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit in summer and 58 to 66 degrees Fahrenheit in winter.
A study notes silage often yields better cattle growth than dry rations and uses more of the corn plant. While costly to prepare, silage pays where cheap roughage is scarce, and its use increases with drought or incomplete maturity. Farm groups show varied ration blends and feed costs, indicating silage can raise efficiency yet replace cheaper by products too much.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists studied nearly 500 corn belt stock farms and found silage is good for breeding animals but should be fed in moderation and not replace cheap roughage. On about one fifth of farms the winter feed bill averaged $16 per head, with silage comprising roughly 12 percent of the ration on 29 farms, about three quarters of a ton per cow.
Succulent feeds, such as roots and corn silage, have not been used much for horse feeding in this country. Carrots rank as the best root crop for horses, offering good conditioning value despite low relative food value versus grains. The main drawback to extended use is the large labor required in production.
Potatoes too small or badly injured for human use remain valuable as hog feed, especially boiled. In pork form they yield real money, while discarded in shipper dumps they are a total loss.
A concise guide outlines turning beef scraps or lean ground beef into usable meat products. It covers practical prep methods, handling tips, and safety considerations for processing leftovers into dinner portions.
Enterprising farmers in the Eastern States adopt leguminous crops and turn them under to improve soil humus. On a Caroline County Virginia farm a five year shift from standard cropping to cowpeas and crimson clover followed by corn increased yields from 15–18 bushels to 40 then 50 per acre. After five years a subsequent wheat crop yielded 22 bushels, showing soil health gains and tripled production with modest cost.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture promotes burning wood as war fuel to save coal for munitions. Citizens urged to cut a cord and burn wood now, with coal scarce and wood available as wartime fuel.
Mulching celery uses three to four inches of fresh horse manure between rows after setting in the garden, ensuring manure does not touch plants. Bean cultivation mirrors corn crop practices, sharing similar methods and timing.
The article discusses boosting pig club membership to improve hog quality and rural prosperity. It notes 1,037 Northern and 2,000–2,500 Southern clubs as of 1917, with agents, specialists, and colleges promoting best swine husbandry. Bankers aid by financing pigs and fostering endless chain loans to expand clubs and meat production.
The first step to eradicate pests living in cracks and crevices in poultry houses is thorough cleaning. Remove litter nest material and droppings, then spray or paint the entire surface and flood all cracks and nest interiors with a 5 percent spray.
The article urges emphasis on duck production due to rapid growth and high profit potential, noting ducks provide more eggs meat and fine feathers during shortages.
To produce hay fit for horses under heavy labor the alfalfa should mature before cutting. Allow the field to reach full bloom before starting the mower. This ensures the hay has higher digestibility and energy for working horses.
A study finds pigs raised from offspring of mature sows gain a better start, outperform pigs from progeny of immature sows. Researchers note growth consistency and earlier market readiness, suggesting higher profitability for producers adopting the mature sow breeding strategy.
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