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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1912
Page
10
A step by step guide for farmers to improve sweet corn seed. Emphasizes early planting, clean cultivation, and proper weed control. Describes year by year selection, marking with colored cloth, detasseling, ear-to-row planting, and rigorous testing of germination and ear quality to produce superior seed for future breeding plots.
An old guide extols goats as hardy dairy stock less tuberculous than cows, yielding thick rich milk ideal for invalids and infants. It covers breeds Toggenburg and Saanen, milking frequency, age to start, breeding intervals, housing, fencing, feed, and notes goat milk in urban hospitals at $1 per gallon.
Article offers practical tips for poultry farmers on raising turkeys from vigorous stock, avoiding overfeeding, preventing lice, and using a bee killer-based method for treating poult illnesses. It also urges rat control, urging decisive, local action to protect crops and livestock, and advises gardeners to plant extra seedlings to hedge against loss from cold weather.
The Douglas Mixture is advertised as a preventive tonic for fowls and a remedy for cholera in hogs. It is made by dissolving copparas in water, adding sulphuric acid to prevent settling, then aging in a stone jug. Two tablespoonfuls per gallon of drinking water is claimed to keep poultry healthier.
The article argues nature study of flowers and fruits of trees and shrubs is instructive and essential. It urges using simple guides to understand plant forms and structures, promoting botany from kindergarten to college as vital for general culture and future scientific literacy.
Prairie ants dot Western States landscapes from ravines to fields. They build mounds with central clearings, defend nests with precision, and tolerate some other insects while remaining a crop nuisance due to harvesting disruption and occasional stings. The colonies include workers numbering up to 10,000 with queens and males rare. nests contain seeds, larvae, and storerooms, and openings are seasonally regulated.
A pest note on woolly aphids attacking apple trees, detailing how their slender beaks pierce tender bark to withdraw sap, stressing greatest impact on young grafts and new bark. It describes signs, affected locations, natural enemies, and practical remedies including kerosene emulsion, tobacco tea, and carbolic disinfectant solutions.
Suburban Philadelphia residents vow action as goats with a taste for lingerie threaten households. The text shifts to ancient apple origins in Europe near the Caspian region, noting wild varieties, charred apple relics, and early communal platforms. It also mentions Indian farmer Powell tending a domesticated flock of poultry, growing from 12 to over 160 birds in five years.
Guides on growing dahlias from divisions, cuttings, or seeds with emphasis on division of old tubers planted late May and topped for sturdy growth. Details on soil, moisture, and staking, plus lists of early blooming varieties for show and decoration. Root storage at 40 to 50 degrees, harvest after light frost, and careful packing to prevent drying.
The article discusses feeding oyster shells to poultry as a source of grit and egg shells, noting shells may be unnecessary if hens receive varied food with enough lime. It cautions not to invest in egg breeds when raising chickens for meat.
The dairy market rises and demand for young dairy cows exceeds supply. Breed to the best dairy bull and raise all heifer calves. Feed producing cows clover or alfalfa hay to improve feed value.
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