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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1911
Page
6
A farm aging barn can boost efficiency and profits through proper construction. The article argues that well built barns and outbuildings save labor, increase productivity, and pay back investment over time. It notes a barn design by a Missouri man influencing farm operations.
Illustration describes a barn and stable layout for 14 cows, 12 horses, and a calf pen with box stalls for both cows and horses, multiple feed, milk, hay, and manure systems, a cement floor option, and a 50 by 60 foot barn area with 12 foot clearance, emphasizing efficient sanitation and viewing of animals.
The author warns that a barn built on a poor foundation is a bad investment and emphasizes foundations should be made to endure. The text discusses eaves height and peak measurements, noting variations in foundation construction depending on material but urging long lasting stability.
Pioneers recount worsening hunting incursions as hunters and surrounding farmers clash over property and livestock. Fire risks rise during season while game declines, threatening quail and crops. Farmers form bands to curb trespass and protect land and livelihoods.
Dr. Harvey Wiley chief of the bureau of chemistry argues eliminating middlemen will shrink costs by bringing producers and consumers closer. He urges using public storehouses as depots and criticizes current distribution for milk and meat, noting five profit layers and wasteful routes.
M W Kelley explains shredding corn fodder and using an ensilage cutter to fill silos, improving preservation and feeding quality for dairy cattle, young stock, beef, sheep, and horses. He notes variability in keeping shredded fodder, recommends wetting and packing, and saving ears for stock until silos settle, in a context of corn worth 75 to 80 cents per bushel.
An article endorses strawberry farming as highly profitable next to apples. It outlines soil prep, planting systems, and tools like the dibble, with spacing for hill and single-hedge methods, mulching benefits, and seasonal care from April to May 1912.
Experienced poultry men favor green sprouted oats as a winter tonic to stimulate digestion. Prepare warm, moist, sunny sprouting rooms with two inch deep flats, scrub between uses, and feed sprouts at 4 to 6 inches high to cover all birds. The aim is fresh green food, not oat nutrition itself.
A guide to drag use explains hitch and driver positions to control draft and soil movement. It covers how hitch length affects cutting depth, how to adjust for weeds and ditch-end dragging, road smoothing before cold spells, dust reduction, and handling rutted sections by dragging toward centers twice to level clay roads.
A satirical piece notes that Greenhorns bring several companions to horse purchases and are outwitted by dealers. It jokes on eye disease from dark arables and comments on milking practices, urging dry hands and proper milking technique while lampooning rural habits.
The text cautions that manure, fertilizers, and crop rotations cannot substitute for proper under drainage. It argues such inputs increase costs without real return, urging that good farmers use fertilizers for lasting soil improvement while poor farmers exploit them to squeeze more saleable produce from degraded land.
A rural essay extols the hook worm as a crucial ally to agriculture and urges farmers to support educated youths in scientific farming. It argues for reading, learning, and funding education, noting how dedicated agricultural scientists have advanced crop growth and pest control.
An analysis of sow pig eating behavior noting causes, nutrition needs, and management. It explains that a sow may devour piglets if lacking balance nutrients and describes fed rations for recovery and prevention. It also cautions on using leather halters instead of chains for tying horses to prevent injury.
The ocellated turkey is native to Honduras and parts of Central America. It is renowned for brilliant bronze-green plumage with gold bronze blue and red bands and lacks a breast tuft and facial feathers. The head and neck are bare and caruncles differ from other turkeys. it cannot be bred successfully in northern climates.
The article urges dairymen to hire a Babcock tester as an impartial detective in the dairy barn to record all facts and protect the herd. It notes the risk of buyers taking the best cows and questions methods for calf care, mentioning a Dakota farmer’s crude remedy and proposing improved dried blood free feeding.
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