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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1912
Page
10
The article outlines four keys to high grass yields: smooth grading, removing rocks and stumps, proper soil preparation with a cut away disc, and repeated tillage with smoothing harrows through July and August. It stresses dense seeding of timothy red top and clover, and warns that heavy fertilization with nitrogen requires ample potash to prevent lodging and ensure standability.
The article advises on potato soil choice and drainage, seed cutting, and machine planting for efficiency. It also covers rotation, disease prevention, and proper cultivation. In sheep care, it stresses shelter, space, and feeding regimens before and after lambing to reduce losses and maximize milk and lamb survival.
A wolf in South Kentucky long blamed for slaughtering lambs across the area was shot during a county hunt in which most farmers participated. It is believed the animal killed more than 250 lambs over five years. The 17 year locust is predicted to arrive in the Middle West this year, and some fear a letter P on the wolf’s back would mean peace, while a letter W would signal strife in another nation.
The article analyzes tobacco insect losses, noting 100 U S species cause at least five million dollars yearly. It highlights tobacco horn worms as the major culprits, with damages from 2 to 10 percent and control costs between two and ten dollars per acre. Moths emerge June 1 to late August with potential second generations after July 10 to 15.
The article notes that July conditions will not yield a second tobacco worm generation. It states horn worms produced by these moths will enter hibernation from around August 10 to 15. It challenges the belief that late July and August worm showers are due to a second generation.
A farmer near Ogden reported six $5 bills missing after leaving his coat in a wagon. A passerby claimed the money was eaten by a goat, later found to be recovered from the goat’s stomach. A Galveston stockman recovered $260 from a calf that had swallowed part of a wallet, later redeemed. The item ends noting profit in well managed poultry.
The article offers practical guidance for maple sugaring including branding cans to build loyal customers, avoiding old syrup sales, and proper equipment. It covers choosing up-to-date sugar camps and wood supplies, sanitary purses for pails, proper can care, avoiding rust, and drying cans in a dry closet. It warns against overlarge evaporators and explains keeping sap boiling to maintain light color and flavor while preventing adulteration fears. It notes off days and emphasizes cleaning collecting tanks and utensils and filtering impurities with a thick flannel strainer to improve syrup quality.
A compact home built fumigator helps gardeners control plant pests. Tobacco smoke and sulphur fumes are cited as effective insect and fungus destroyers, with a wooden frame, sheet iron fire box, and cone pipe described for a unit sized to serve ten to fifteen acres.
The article notes Belgium farms produce 60 to 70 bushels per acre by hand-picking seed. Prof Blout's Colorado experiments show hand-picked seed yields 67 bushels per acre on one trial with 7% pounds planted, and 72 bushels the following year. A separate trial with 1100 kernels of seed produced about 10% pounds per acre.
Mrs E M Stetson of California warns poultry keepers against squeezing swell head from chickens. She explains the sac around the eye must not be ruptured as it spreads contagion. separation, warmth, and careful feeding help recovery and prevent deaths.
Farmers must provide correct grit for poultry as birds roam rough ground and swallow unwanted items. The piece warns against assuming natural grit suffices as hens may ingest rocks, nails, and other debris, risking harm to digestion.
A farmer advises proper care for milk vessels, recommending cold rinses followed by borax wash, thorough scalding and sun drying. The note includes a farming tip emphasizing a definite rotation plan to improve soil health and yield year after year.
Prof Charles F Curtis of Iowa State College tells Chicago alumni that keeping farming viable for youth requires better rural social conditions and improved home education. He warns that boys leave the farm for inadequate schooling and notes fruit production needs proper stake supports for quality.
The article argues that despite advanced equipment creameries fail to improve butter quality due to farm handling. Poor milk and especially cream, dirty barns, delays, and inadequate cooling on farms taint cream delivered to creameries. Competition and lax practices further hinder quality improvements.
A fragment discusses dairy equipment care and proper cleaning of cream separators. It cites Mr. Fullerton, manager of Long Island Railroad experiment farms, on the need for cleaning between uses. The text also mentions pumpkin varieties and onions, and a Chicago merchant seeking willow baskets, implying willow industry promotion and government guidance to farmers.
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