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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1908
Page
6
H G McMillan president of the Percheron Society of America notes a prosperous year with strong demand for good draft horses. He warns the pace of breeding cannot meet demand, detailing 2500 stallions and 3000 mares recorded and that most stock has been American bred, encouraging farmers to raise draft horses.
A Breeder's Gazette plan from Chicago describes a compact stable layout with two box stalls and three single stalls, each five feet by ten feet, plus two ten by twelve foot boxes for carriage horses. It includes a twenty six by twenty foot carriage space and room left for a porch or open shed to wash vehicles and shelter additional gear.
In dairy rooms handling milk products sunlight should enter in abundance to prevent damp dark conditions that foster mold, ropey milk, and bacterial growth. Cold storage rooms are excluded from this requirement.
The article notes debates over goat milk as tuberculosis protection with reports from Paris abattoirs and Italian American observations. It cites Swiss farmers calling goats a blessing, discusses muslin curtains as barn ventilation, and reports sheep farmers using tobacco stems to control stomach worms, with several testimonials and cautious optimism.
Knight of Kansas State Agricultural College outlines beet cultivation from planting to thinning. Use horse hoe or plow for weed control and proper spacing, thinning to eight to ten inches between vigorous plants, hand-work for dense areas, and periodic cultivation about six to eight weeks as plants mature. Maintain soil level, avoid leaf/root injury, suspend cultivation when foliage covers soil.
February to June bring crop troubles with sheep as wet conditions drain their vitality and raise disease risk. Van Alstyne urges raisers to keep sheep dry with good ventilation and shelter rather than closed pens, noting dampness worsens health.
Milk production is boosted by succulent feeds like mangels and sugar beets and by nitrogenous feeds such as clover, alfalfa hay, bran, oats and oil meal. Riot of stock kept in well bred, well lit, ventilated stables with comfortable bedding supports the yields.
Quote by W J Praser states the udder is the main contamination source in milk and emphasizes washing the udder before milking to reduce contamination.
A New England Homestead writer warns against deep plowing in unused orchards noting surface roots near the soil and recounting near ruin from deep work. The method favors shallow plowing three to four inches and using hogs to till rocky ground while protecting small trees.
Garden peas for general crop may begin in May if not done before. By selecting suitable varieties and frequent plantings a constant supply of the right age may easily be secured. If early intermediate and late sorts are sown at the same time they will come in succession.
Advice on thinning new shoots and pruning for fruit bearing. Notes on hardy white fleshed peaches and varieties like Greenshoro Waddell Carman Hiley Champion Belle of Georgia Elberta Crosby Hill's Chile. Emphasizes labeling with durable copper tags and cautions against overusing potash in soils.
A H Guzeman of south Washington turned ninety on Saturday, born in 1818. Despite age he remains active, seen daily in his garden, and well enough to hope he may reach a full century or beyond.
The Board of Supervisors met for its regular monthly business. A recipe for carp advocates furor by recommending drying, nailing to a board, salting, baking six hours, then eating the nails and board. Also notes malaria and bile remedies with Electric Bitters from Lemmon's Pharmacy. Frank McClean departed for Yarmouth on business.
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