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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1902
Page
5
The Ohio Farmer presents a picture of a plank frame barn built on Shawver design showing a bent of post base ment joist bearers braces sill and roof supports with collar beam subsupports stays main ties braces ties purlin plates and rafters detailing structural components and counts.
Florida irrigation expands beyond oranges to truck farming and small fruit growers as droughts persist. Artesian wells provide ample supply with low pumping costs, while Colorado aims to boost beet sugar by modern irrigation and proper field leveling to avoid waterlogging and runoff.
A note from American Cultiva tor explains leaving rutabaga turnips in frozen soil to sweeten after frosts. Caution is given about sudden winter onset trapping crops underground.
The article notes keeping roots for winter by piling on a cool ear or storing in barrels, with cellar floor coverage to shield from light. It also reports an urgent demand for feeding sheep and lambs as National Stockman predicts large numbers to be fed in the corn belt this year.
The piece details sauerkraut production as a growing industry in parts of Long Island. It covers tank design using wooden staves, capacities of 40 to 50 tons, harvest and trim losses, shredding and brine barrel fermentation, nine day maturation, and shipping in 400 pound barrels at about one dollar wholesale.
A National Stockman correspondent endorses a simple half slide and swing farm gate made from four 12 foot 6 inch boards. Four feet high, it can be built to any width and opens by sliding to the middle crosspiece then swinging outward to ninety degrees or square. The correspondent claims it outperforms others and urges readers to try one.
The article outlines lamb fattening practices from Knox county Ohio expert Robert Cunningham. It covers parasite control by dipping and gas, size-based penning, cautious grain feeding starting with bran and oats, gradual corn introduction, open-yard feeding with corn fodder and clover lay, and constant salt and water. It notes breed differences in time to market and advises eight to ten months for profitable finish. It also cites W A Orton on black rot in cotton, urging crop rotation seed immunity and fertilizers to curb the disease across several southern states.
In summer, Mr. Miller of the 101 ranch Oklahoma interplants cowpeas between corn rows to provide forage without extra cultivation. After corn harvest, cowpeas are ready to pasture cattle. Post wheat harvest, Kaffir corn is planted and wheat drilled beneath it, enabling grazing with minimal grain damage.
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