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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1913
Page
14
W H Grinstead of Missouri outlines how to establish ornamental hedges using Japanese barberry or California privet. He stresses fall planting, heavy manure soil preparation, spacing for single or double rows, cutting back shrubs to three inches, and regular pinching to encourage bottom growth. He cautions against pruning evergreens like cedar.
The dry farmers report immense yields this last year due to soil preparation that retains moisture before seeding. Dry farming proves highly valuable for much of the Missouri Valley and Rocky Mountain slope as cropland practices require modest extra effort but deliver large grain yields. Prune grape vines in winter when leaves are gone to assess needs and avoid pruning after sap starts in spring.
The article advises a diet for brood sows centered on greens and vegetable matter, with bran as a substitute when green forage is scarce. It warns against large amounts of dry grain or animal byproducts, notes mangels should be limited near farrowing, and recommends preparing the in pig sow’s final diet to resemble post-farrowing feeding. A breeder favors vegetable foods with limited grains for suckling sows and specifies feeding practices before farrowing.
Apples should be cooled promptly after harvest and milk chilled immediately after milking. Grade apples for market, keep selling records, and remove diseased fruit from the orchard floor. A national forestry system is urged. until then individuals should conserve timber and plant more trees.
Article stresses the vital role of sanitary covered milking pails to exclude dust and bacteria, prevent contamination, and preserve milk quality. It reviews pail designs, preferred brands, height limits, and openings, and urges prompt transfer from barn to milk room to extend milk’s shelf life.
The article urges heavy clay lands drainage to improve crop yields. It discusses puddling, air and warmth needs, surface ditching, and a practical plowing pattern with dead furrows and side ditches to reduce surface water and avoid deep cross ditches.
Young farmers face a trend of farm girls leaving for city life to marry men with higher wages. The piece argues for improved rural living conditions, including higher pay, better housing, more furnishings, and upgraded farm infrastructure to keep brides at home and retain the best young women in farming communities.
Household method to make cider vinegar from fruit parings and grape pulp. Place in wood barrel with soft water, ferment for days, strain, add watered molasses or sorghum, cover loosely, then rack into clean vessels. Add molasses or brown sugar to strengthen, optionally use boiled dried apples for apple flavor.
Advice on using skim milk to improve poultry production. Milk replaces part of meat scraps for fowls, increases egg yield in layers, aids growth in chicks, and helps prevent bowel troubles when ginger and soda are added periodically. Do not replace water. provide fresh water alongside milk.
Practical instructions cover fireproof roofing material mixtures, frosting glass with Epsom salt solution, cheap rough woodwork paint from pitch and linseed oil, lime whitewash brick wall paint with zinc, and a note on farm chickens roosting near machinery hinting at a bank loan renewal hassle.
A compact excerpt discusses horse dental care, noting that smooth teeth prevent indigestion and improve health and temper. It cites filing rough edges, grinding surfaces, and mentions an anecdote about a race mare with artificial teeth costing 3000 dollars. Additional garden notes cover raspberry hedge spacing, pruning, and promoting large varieties, plus a home emulsion for mealy bugs.
Pruning the raspberry involves removing fruiting canes after harvest and leaving three or four young shoots per stool. In fine weather, manure and let plants grow until spring, then shorten site shoots before midsummer to six to eight leaves from the ground for light and air. Avoid overcrowding the canes to prevent poor fruit and flowers.
A feeding setup for piglets and older hogs uses a separate pen and a swinging outward gate. The gate keeps the older hogs out while troughs are filled, preventing entry during feeding. This design allows efficient, controlled access for feeding young pigs.
A lightweight gate allows common pigs to enter feeding pens and exit at will, enabling selective fattening. When feed is out, the gate rises to admit hogs or lambs, then lowers to keep others out. A creep sized gate suits lambs and aids in fattening operations.
The article advises fertilizing orchards in fall to reach root fertility before ground freezing. It also covers beekeeping practices such as scraping and belting old frames, saving wax scrapings, and feeding brood sows with bulky foods, including roots, vegetables, and sausage for strength.
A guide to building durable frost resistant watering troughs using concrete. It covers foundations below the frost line, ridge design at the bottom, form setup, mix ratios of Portland cement sand and aggregate, placement of overflow and supply pipes, and curing steps for a smooth exterior finish.
In winter evergreens add warmth and color to gardens with laurels holly box and yew offering shelter and cheerful dark foliage. Rohendipols round leaved and Latifolia large leaved laurels are hardy while common laurel suffers in extreme winters. Canopies and Lawson Cypress varieties provide elevation and fence boundaries, with decorative charm from brooms and golden privets.
Fragmentary reflection argues against wasting nerve on fate and urges courage grounded in understanding. It warns against whining and magnifying problems, suggesting restraint and steadfast resolve amid abundance of challenges.
The note discusses housing hogs, fencing, and winter conditioning. It warns against light feeding as risky and urges conditioning the breeding herd with farm feed available to endure winter. Emphasizes putting hogs indoors before cold weather to prevent losses and maintain family comfort with a well maintained roof.
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