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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
6
Illinois state board of administration approves a water system for the state hospital for the insane at Anna. Water will be impounded from a spring five miles east of Anna, stored in a 30 million gallon reservoir, and piped to the hospital. Estimated cost 104,305 dollars. legislature appropriated 137,000 for the project.
Contractors in charge of the monument at Andersonville Georgia to memorialize Minols soldiers of the Civil War have until October 1 to complete the work. Other items note Duquoin student Raymond Pratt named to represent southern Illinois in the annual University of Illinois rhetoric contest. Illinois receives a $20 000 fee after Jaing Northern Utilities shows capital stock increase to 20 million. a Bloomington streetcar collision kills Bunyard Fellows and injures Chester Zweng. Mrs William Weller killed by a storm in Carbondale. Science Hall at Southern Illinois Normal University damaged by lightning and several houses struck. architects row over state fair buildings settled between Zimmerman and Lewis Strube.
A writer promotes a DIY root cutter built from simple materials. Details include an 8x10x12 inch box, 1 inch by 2 1/2 inch boards, a sheet metal knife 2 by 8 inches, sheet iron top, and a slide mechanism hinged to a bow handle. Constructed with basic tools like a saw hammer and nails for quick root cutting.
A dairyman described a barn watering method from the Ohio Farmer. He built a low wheeled movable tank that sits above the trough so three cows can drink at once without leaving stalls. The design reduces barn evaporation and keeps air from becoming damp and chilly.
A simple home made trough method uses 2x4 posts set 2 feet apart with a 4 inch wide trough one foot high. Twelve 2 inch boards form the bottom and 6 inch fencing boards become slats spaced eight inches apart, giving each sheep 4 inches of feeding space and allowing thirty sheep to feed at a 16 foot trough. Roughage works well from this trough.
A distant farmer argues for milk separators to process skim milk for pigs and calves. He notes separators save labor for both women and men and produce long term gains versus selling whole milk unprocessed.
Advice on preventing blight and pests in pear trees and apples, using lime sulfur spray for oyster-shell scale, and avoiding planting fruit on lawns. Tips cover early spring planting, seed potato quality, protection of stored potatoes, grape varieties, feeding orchards, wood ashes, cleaning henhouses, moss and scale treatment, spraying on dry bark days, rabbit protection, and avoiding manure contact with trunks to prevent gnawed trunks.
Ideal barnyard described as crushed rock and cement for a clean dry yard around the fairy barn. Ensures milk remains in perfect condition by daily removal of manure and dirt, though the author notes the setup is expensive and not strictly necessary.
Lettuce is a hardy cool weather plant that can be sown early if the ground is unfrozen. It tolerates varied weather, grows quickly once warmth comes, and is valued as a salad plant and a useful pot herb though its pot herb value is less known.
A local note warns that frozen pumpkins are unusable while cows prefer sound pumpkins. Farmers report cows flourish when pumpkins are fresh, aiding milk production and farm health.
A range of cow feeds helps correct off flavors and undesirable traits found in feeds like turnips and oil meal. The note suggests using a diverse mix to improve feed quality for livestock.
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