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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1911
Page
10
F H Hatley of Kentucky describes using a windmill as a hired hand on his farm. He details building a mobile stand, hose and trough setup, and the windmill’s ability to water stock, pump water, and power other farm tools. He notes cost, labor savings, and versatile uses for the windmill.
A practical note praises a strainer that traps heavy particles by washing them to the sieve edge. It also suggests planting woodbine at a dying tree base to revive it with lush foliage. Alfalfa is labeled unsuitable for pasture for cattle and sheep but works well for hogs for two to three years. A washed milk can from farm well water may spread disease.
Timothy crops pay well when fields stay weed free. Weeds choke meadows. mow after harvest to keep weeds from seeding, clipping through frost years to improve stands. Harrow heavily in September if stands thin. reseed as needed. Manure helps fields in fall or early winter. spring spreading can odor hay.
Farmers face losses from several grain smuts caused by parasitic fungi. Stinking smut or bunt and loose smut in wheat, loose smut in barley, and oat smut are common, with spores spreading via seed. Seed treatment, clean seed, and careful handling reduce damage. avoid planting near infected fields and use seed plots to maintain disease control.
Consul General Snodgrass notes Russian horses rely on oats for three quarters of yearly intake, with superior oats vs American cereal. Upper-class carriage and race horses receive 12-14 pounds hay daily plus 20 quarts oats, while city work horses get less hay. Grass quality varies. marsh grasses feed country stock, uplands yield Kentucky-like blue grass. Straw is limited in value. green grass rarely occurs for city horses. Health issues tied to diet include heaves being rare, but cracking of shins and open sores from missing continual diet, improved with proper feeding. Racing horses in Moscow use American-influenced diets like bran mashes and ground cereals.
E. E. Axilne of Missouri asserts purebred hogs fetch premium prices and are easier to manage and market. He argues purebreds breed truer, mature earlier, and yield higher per pound, making them more profitable than mixed grades for feeding and market.
A cow driven through Expensive Trip White town in TiMinofa rushed upstairs into a furnished room. The frightened residents fled as the cow wrecked furniture on the second story. Unable to descend the stairs, she was fed and slid down a board. The owner paid 337 for the mishap.
Garden tip on proper plant care urging weekly turning of pots, soil stirring, soap washing, fresh air, regular watering, pest checks, and avoiding sun scorch. Advises shifting leeding plants as roots fill pots, starting canna and dahlia specimens indoors, pruning roots and fibre, potting in four inch pots, and maintaining moisture and heat for canna and corn like crops. It cautions against doubtful antecedents and encourages incubate-like warmth.
The rose chafer or rage chafer, a long legged yellow beetle, endangers grapes and other fruits across states. It devastates blooms then leaves, with worst damage when dense in orchards on light or waste soils. Control hinges on gradual infestation reduction, underdrainage, soil moisture conservation, and crop cultivation. Florida and California orange exports last year reached 862,229 boxes valued at 2,445,558.
A large 10 by 12 foot colony house suitable for housing old stock or brooding young. It can hold 25 to 80 old fowls or 200 to 200 young chicks depending on brood. Runners are 2 by 6 timber fourteen feet long, extending beyond wall ends. Siding is No 1 matched material. The unit should be blocked for a level floor. Windows hinge at the top and swing out.
The bud worm or corn-root worm is described as the worst corn pest in the South. It travels from Canada to Mexico, thrives in cold wet soils, damages corn and many crops, and spreads via eggs laid near host plants. Control methods focus on drainage, plant spacing, and cultivation. chemical treatments have limited success.
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