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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1913
Page
7
Readable passages discuss the nutritional role of vegetables, starch digestion, and the granary weevil pest in grain storage. It notes vegetables provide carbohydrates and minerals, fats and proteins, and rail against constipation while outlining pest control with carbon bisulfide fumigation and safe handling precautions. It also covers milk sanitation and pasturing concerns for clean milk production.
The article compares spring oat sowing methods, naming two approaches right and wrong. Proper land preparation before seeding reduced weed growth and improved yields, while poorly prepared fields showed more weeds and lower potential output.
Practical guide to selecting and maintaining spray equipment for farming. Recommends brass pumps and nozzles to resist copper sulfate in Bordeaux mixture, with guidance on sizes for small plots to large orchards and storage tips.
Government of Argentina recently paid $150,000 for Craganour the Derby victor later disqualified for bumping four times. The purchase joins a list of high prices for racehorses like Ormonde Cyllene Diamond Jubilee and Flying Fox. In agricultural notes the article urges one method for plowing corn for silage: single-row drilling thinning to one stalk per foot and favoring small stalks over large ones.
Field observations indicate sheep suffer poisoning from milkweeds when forage is scarce. Researchers note evidence points to milkweeds as a harmful factor, though animals may avoid them when other food is available.
Guidance advises placing drinking vessels on a shelf at least six inches off the ground to prevent fowls from scratching dirt into the water, keeping hens' water cleaner.
Government inspectors condemned about one million hog carcasses and parts in 1912 due to tuberculosis. The action reflects widespread livestock disease controls affecting meat supply and public health.
Two year trials tested corrosive sublimate Quy per cent and Hoerdeaux two per cent mixtures on stored potatoes for hours, plus Hoerdeaux two per cent on other plots. Sulphur soil dressings at 4 kg per acre showed protection, peat mold dressing helped, sand dressing did not. Next year's crops on soil treated plots remained healthy.
The Wallaces Farmer offers methods to remove Canada thistles. Blocking sun for two to three months in prewing slows growth, straw coverings sometimes work, but can fail. A weekly pass at cutting leaves below soil level plus summer maintenance prevents regrowth, as longer leaves store energy in roots.
Growers should spray arsenate of lead on fruit trees to target tent caterpillars inside tents. Early morning or wet weather increases effectiveness. Crushed tents, torched ends, or long pole methods help when tents are reachable. A single spraying during caterpillar presence may stop damage. Prune and destroy twigs bearing cocoons on trunks.
The article notes breeding heavy draft horses is highly profitable and stresses size matters since horses under 1500 pounds are not drafts. It contrasts farm mares being better than scrubby market stock. It also warns swine tips: avoid housing near heating manure to prevent colds and ensure dry, draft-free sleeping quarters.
The article warns poultry keepers against squeezing outbreaks from birds as a method to cure joint infections. It explains that breaking the skin allows contagious matter to spread through the head and nose, causing widespread disease. It recounts personal losses and recommends avoiding manual extraction and allowing birds to run free to prevent further spread.
A three foot long testing outfit uses an endless canvas belt with metal egg holders and a lamp hood to illuminate egg quality. Fresh eggs show bright orange yolks while bad ones appear nearly black. Good eggs roll to a table while bad ones are removed. Keep selecting the best hens through summer for stronger breeding stock.
The article argues that the utility of a flock improves by yearly selection, saving only the eggs from the best layers for hatching. It notes that success is aided by obtaining males from a heavy laying strain to boost each generation’s laying capacity.
Officials warn tainted food poses health risks as birds may access contaminated scraps. Authorities urge residents to discard tainted items and maintain clean feeding areas to prevent exposure.
The snippet blends jokes and social chatter with brief remarks on manners and figures. It mentions Mrs. Wioiaows Shothing Syrup for Children and a pianist or speaker named Longwind at a reform banquet, noting the speaker did little beyond forty minutes of talk and that the speech was not preprepared.
Windom Kansas resident Miss Many A Horner reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. The letter advertises the tonic's benefits and invites further confidential advice from the Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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