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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1906
Page
7
A diagram shows a wheel layout for an orchard using two 10 foot boards arranged to form a wheel at one end and spaced to allow a man to stand inside and draw. An old wheelbarrow wheel is repurposed as the central rotating element.
A Michigan orchard writer describes a wheel and line method to lay out 1000 trees per day. Mark from base points across the field to place holes precisely where tree stems will stand. The wheel’s cross marks define positions, minimizing stake use and ensuring straight rows with consistent spacing for 1400 peach trees saved at least ten dollars by this method.
Cornell researchers report an effective method to curb spring canker worm on elms using tanglefoot tree bands. The experiment in March captured thousands of winged males and females, preventing egg lay and saving trees from heavy defoliation. The method offers a practical lesson for farmers and suggests alternatives like sticky inks and molasses if fly paper is unavailable.
Prairie Farmer urges timely control of codling moth after blossom fall. Apply calcium arsenate mixture promptly to trees to protect apples and prevent needing emergency ladder spray calls.
The article discusses the impact of concentrated versus bulky feeds on dairy cows. It notes concentrated food costs and feeding levels, the balance with bulk fodder like clover, alfalfa, corn stalks, and sorghum, and offers guidance on optimal daily meal quantities during lactation, including distinctions by cow size.
A historical plan describes a 20 by 30 foot ideal cattle barn 14 feet to the eaves. It features a center entrance drive with double doors, space for 8 wagons, a through-feedway to the rear, six stalls per side, outer-wall mangers with a chute, hay racks above, and a feed room with brine bins. If more stalls are needed, the barn can be extended in length while keeping width, narrowing stalls to fit.
Yield of silage varies with planting distance. Close planting gives the largest yield but produces weak stalks, complicating cultivation and harvest. Three feet is likely most desirable. spacing over two feet lowers yield, and two foot rows raise cultivation costs. Tennessee Station.
A garbled notice describes silage fermentation producing acid that weakens silo cement. It mentions using some material from a green cart and a labor requirement, but the text is incomplete and fragmented.
The Farm Journal notes that patent milk machines are not yet perfect and that a calm, efficient milker remains preferred by cows and farmers alike for gentleness and expediency.
If trees and shrubs arrive dry, plant with roots and buried toys on moist earth for several days to plump stems and twigs again. This guidance emphasizes rehydrating nursery stock through soil contact and moisture.
Colin Mountain of Aryada dies after a self imposed sixty day fast to prove immortality on earth. He believed the real self leaves the body and sought to renew a new body through starvation. Alpine era details note his Civil War service and long quest into mesmerism and Hindu philosophy.
Blondie, a ranchman from Embar Wyoming, faced a lone counterattack by a mother wolf after clearing six young wolves from a den. He killed five pups with his last six shot and wounded in the den as the mother pinned him. He freed himself, walked home with a wounded arm, and received prompt medical care. The six-wolf kill with six shots is noted as a unique feat in the Big Horn country.
In the ruins at Powell and Washington streets a live terrapin was found in the basement ashes of the former Normal school. Miss Charlotte Estes Miss Lillie Plowman and Miss Bates observed it move then rescue it. The terrapin swam away when set near water after feeding ten days in the ash-filled basement.
In Des Moines a remarkable child, Bll Rami, 14 months old, son of Count Natha and an American wife, changes color three times daily. At sunrise he is pink and fair, at noon shifts to dark ginger, and by night becomes alabaster white, the mix of blood cited as cause.
The article surveys Natal and Zululand's troubled history from early colonization through the 19th century, detailing clashes between Zulus, Boers, and the British. It notes uprisings, executions, and shifts of control, with Cetewayo and his successors shaping the region’s volatile politics and ongoing tensions between native groups and colonial powers.
A short fragment notes worrying over minor matters as a traveler treads life’s road. It mentions footprints on sands and a man stopping to remove sand from his shoes, urging not to fret over inconsequential things while traveling life’s path. The source cites the Hidorado Kansas Republican.
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