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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1905
Page
8
A Rural New Yorker note by Van Alstyne stresses dry well ventilated sheep pens with a door for night and storm protection. It advocates dry yards to graze in fair weather and discusses breed choices with Shropshires favored for wool and mutton.
The article recommends sturdy hayracks around pen sides to maximize sheep space and minimize hayseed on wool. It notes top hayracks prevent feed trough crowding and advises sweeping racks before grain. Double racks allow feeding from both sides and central positioning for lambing splits by separating ewes with lambs from those due to lamb.
The Breeder's Gazette warns that proper weaning is vital and carelessness leads to foal decline. It stresses vigilance by the master, noting foals cannot be fattened like hogs and that a dam's work must be honored with good dry feed after milk is gone.
The article argues dairy farms should rear beef cattle to full capacity. Well bred steers can reach 1200 to 1250 pounds in eighteen months and sell for 65 to 70 dollars. It suggests eastern dairymen use Shorthorn or similar cows with a good Shorthorn bull to push calves, reduce wet cows, and maintain net income.
The National Stockman advises that mixing hogs of varying sizes harms growth and profits. Castrating late compounds losses, and buyers should group pigs into even sizes, especially as cold weather sets in, to finish well and maximize value.
Experiments at the Wyoming experiment station show lambs can be fattened without grain on a cheap ration of alfalfa, turnips and oil meal. A balanced mix of alfalfa turnips corn and oilmeal produced the largest gains with the least nutrients in the feed.
Farmers are advised to maintain ewes in medium condition for most of the year. For eight or nine months they do not require extra feed, and expenditure should focus on them while they are nursing.
Washington dairy officials urge improvements in barn sanitation to produce clean milk. They seek plans and user friendly drawings for affordable modern barns and invite dairymen to share successful designs for study and potential field visits.
A passage from the Parm Journal describes a harness closet with two access openings and a bedding bin beneath. It suggests mounting the bin along a stable wall and notes wheelbarrow designs with a central wheel to balance weight, enabling tipping to empty the load and saving shed space.
The Rural New Yorker cites New York dealers saying most of this ginseng season has failed due to the Chinese boycott still in effect though less intense than last month. October saw some movement as holders liquidated part of holdings while cultivated root remains low and inactive.
Or ange Judd Farmer estimates a 1 003 000 000 bushels with an average yield just over 33 bushels per acre. Country Gentleman notes late reports show the oat crop fully matches early estimates of 900 000 000 bushels as marketings confirm, with gains ahead of prior years and record accumulations.
In a rural tale by M. Quad, Jabez Parker, long a circus virgin, resolves to attend after a barn poster sighting stirs curiosity. His wife, convinced circuses are wicked, initially blocks him, but a minister and planned Sunday carriage ride lead to a reluctant truce as he finally tunes into the show and its animals.
The piece discusses winter pig housing ideas in Manitoba including a well lit pen with straw and a south facing passage. It stresses ample sunlight, pure air, moisture control, and ventilation, with wall and ceiling construction details and floor options. It also notes a Washington chemist finding about wire manufacturing and urges farmers to demand guaranteed wire. It concludes with a trade outlook for furs in Europe and Russia.
The piece warns against applying manure immediately after removal from the bed as freezing will pulverize it and make it soluble. It advises using muck first in stables or where absorption is needed to maximize fertilizing value.
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