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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1911
Page
6
Ragged miscellany of quips and quirk items citing public figures and places, mentioning Water your horses, electric bulbs, a Worcester boy’s contest, a dog in St Louis, and aviation aims. Scattered jokes about smoking, marriage, and fashion, plus local notes on prizes and curiosities.
In October a party led by a Linville Mountain hunter pursued a large black bear through briars and laurel across ridges and a rocky gorge. After a long chase with dogs and shots at close range, the bear was killed, weighed 251 pounds, and measured seven feet. the hunt ended with the bear carried to the settlement and a community celebration.
The author argues against shallow plowing and disking for dry farming, citing 1908 examples of failed crops on stubble and crust under mulch. Deep plowing preserves moisture and root depth, while surface techniques waste moisture in dry years and threaten future harvests. A cautious call to sustain future yields through deeper soil work and long term planning.
Instructions discuss barley cultivation under varied conditions including plowing timing depth and methods, breaking and breaking vegetation, and seed bed preparation. Emphasizes plowing prior to seeding, shallow or deep plows, double disking, harrowing, and smoothing for good seed beds, with notes on weather and soil conditions.
A man explains feathers exceed other manures as a fertilizer. He keeps poultry feather waste in a barnyard to mix thoroughly with manure, using burning feathers to probe how far they spread. The tale highlights practical farming skill in waste use.
Dairy notes stress prompt milk separation and clean milking, healthful herd, and proper equipment. It recommends whitewashing cow stalls, removing milk immediately to clean storage, and using a cream separator and manure spreader. Feeding salt and balanced rations improves milk quality.
A study reports on fattening cattle using blue grass pastures and grain feeding. Twenty animals were divided for experiments across several ages, aiming to compare gains, with the largest and most complete investigation of its kind so far in the country.
The text notes how in dry spells during summer, people rake and mash the fresh earth. Hens and Micka enjoy scratching and hunting in freshly turned soil, revealing a simple rural scene of farm labor and poultry activity.
A fragment notes a movement described as the most interesting sod effort globally, highlighting dry farming as a key method and linking it to a broader agricultural reform discussion. The text emphasizes novelty and significance without detailing participants or locations.
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