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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1913
Page
12
The article outlines goose incubation to 80 days, brooding in earth nests, and daily turning. It stresses sound stock, early limited gosling run, and a diet beginning with stale bread and dandelion loaves, shifting to oats with grit by week one, then gradual grazing as flock matures. R.
Seeds of eggplant and tomato can be separated by weak brine to remove floaters, with sinkers tested in sugar or salt solutions to gauge quality. The piece notes gravity brining, pig weaning parallels, and stresses well prepared seedbeds as essential for crops like wheat and oats.
An agricultural note by F. W. Roeding on soils suited to irrigated sugar beets. Heavy clay and clay loam soils offer high plant food but require intensive tillage and care to avoid crusting and moisture loss. Ideal soil is a deep clayey loam with some sand or silt, pervious subsoil, and minimal alkali impact, yielding high sugar content.
The article explains two main methods for cultivating blueberries in naturally acidic eastern lands. One uses trenches in well rotted peat with surface mulching for upland soils, emphasizing good drainage and moisture. The second places plants in drained peat bogs, mulched with sand, avoiding rapid winter flooding. It contrasts blueberries with counterfeit huckleberries, noting larger berries and tiny seeds, and urges growers to properly label and price their fruit.
The contract between beet growers and sugar manufacturers sets land selection for beet culture to the approval of field men or superintendents. Climate dictates growing weather needs and rainfall distribution explains success in semi arid regions. Moisture control can optimize maturity and sugar content, making certain areas ideal for cultivation.
Eastern observers highlight alfalfa potential and warn quack grass as a major weed. The article extols sheep to improve poor soils with droppings delivering fertility, noting European experience with large flocks turning rough land into profit and suggesting U S farmers could profit from converting coarse vegetation into pasture.
A detailed discussion on alfalfa cultivation in the East and weed eradication. It covers alfalfa’s feed value, seed import impact, soil preparation, bacteria, lime use, and high yields per acre. It then explains identifying and eradicating quack grass through plowing, harrowing, disking, and crop rotations, with timing suggestions.
A dairy farming note from W. M. E K advocates sowing oats and peas together for forage and winter feed. Mix seeds, drill deep, harvest when oats head and peas bloom, then cut for green feed to supply cattle for weeks. He recommends two bushels of pea seed per one of oats and warns against waiting for oats to form.
Currants should be propagated by division for few bushes, or by fall cuttings about 8 inches long in nursery culture. Place cuttings in rows or bundles, stored in a pit over winter with butts up and covered six inches deep. Set in spring with rows spaced feet apart and plants four feet apart. Maintain frequent shallow cultivation early in the season.
The article discusses the peony's revival and diverse varieties, noting reports claim 626 types while urging selection of the best 25 percent. It highlights easy cultivation, deep loam soils, thorough soil prep, manure enrichment, proper spacing, and initial mulching to foster long lasting plantation viability.
The peony flourishes with little cultivation on small lawns and borders. It prefers boundaries and massed plantings, offering abundant petals and fragrance. It makes a fine cut flower for arranging indoors if picked just before unfolding.
An agricultural note warns of a Tussock Moth outbreak in Clinton County. It details egg masses on tree trunks, methods to destroy eggs, spraying guidance, and banding to prevent reinfestation, including shaking trees to remove caterpillars and recommended June to August use.
The note advises grafting a tree quickly to prevent loss and warns against overfeeding pigs with rich corn. It underscores balanced nutrition for dairy cattle to maintain milk production, suggests cold water for softening a horse's hoof, and mentions using clay or cloth for hoof care. It also recommends hard boiled eggs for chickens for a short period.
The Interior Department report lists trust assets for Kiowas Comanches Apaches Cherokees Choctaws Cheyennes and Arapahoes with oil mining and farming revenues. It notes tribes hold cash and land across reserves and operable farms, while discussing weed control and grazing land use alongside seasonal eradication efforts.
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