Profit in trapping the muskrat
London alone takes over 4,900,000 muskrat skins yearly as demand rises due to mink and beaver shortages. The article details muskrat habitats, burrow design, breeding, diet, and seasonal activity, plus trapping methods and regional earnings for Ohio and Illinois trappers. It notes the muskrat’s impact on crops and irrigation and mentions a marsh land owner earning hundreds during the season.
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London
United States
Ohio
Ilinois
Middle States
Muskrat fur market notes and skinng tips from season data
A season yielded over 6,000 muskrats sold for 2300 dollars with skins graded black and brown before shipment. Baltimore and St Louis are major markets paying 35 to 46 cents for brown to black. Trapping methods emphasize live capture, humane killing, skinning order, and air drying of hides for best quality.
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Baltimore
St. Louis
Cows as Milk Makers Prove No Quick Money
A man tried dairy farming with six cows, expecting easy profits from feeding hay and grain. He found the cows were ordinary producers and lost money, while proper dairying with quality stock and sound methods yields steady returns and broader profit.
How to choose Bulbs from Smalis Bulbs
Selecting bulba requires care not to rely on size alone. Firm bulbs with strong root potential germinate best after two months in good soil, with proper storage until noticeable root growth.
Mice Injure Forest Trees and Preventive Measures
Field mice girdle trunks of catalpas mulberries and other common trees causing dieback when girdling reaches the root crown. Sanitation and spacing help: rake away grass and mulch within two feet, keep bare ground, and prune, then train sprouts from stumps. For severely girdled trees, cut above the root collar and select the strongest sprout to grow, spacing care through multiple seasons.
Productive Qualities of Fowls in Poultry Breeding
The article argues farmers should focus on egg laying and production over pure-bred fancy traits. It promotes cross-breeding, practical performance, and the trap nest to record each hen’s egg output, urging farmers to select based on egg type and market needs rather than pedigrees. It emphasizes the farmer as the best poultrykeeper and champions building a foundation of eggs and meat over feathers.
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Tus
Poultry Papers
Caring for the Ewe and Lambs at Lambing Time
The article warns that most lambing problems stem from negligence and poor care. Proper handling, shelter, and first nourishment reduce losses. assist lambing gently, give ewes space, avoid crowding, and delay shearing. It covers mastitis garget, treatment with Ipsom salts, and dangers of gangrene after lambing.
Economy and a Pruning Lesson from a Clergyman
Secretary Wilson recalls a farm owner who paid a plowman little, then uses a parable about pruning and peeling potatoes during hymns to suggest better sharing of farm chores and resources. The minister’s gentle rebuke and the plowman’s witty reply illustrate frugality and practical labor on a busy rural farm.
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Wilson
Department of Agriculture
James
Attractive Houses on the Farm
A detailed description of a modern Ohio farmhouse offered at about 2800 to 3000 dollars. It features a 28 by 28 front, a 14 by 20 kitchen, two stories with 9 foot first floor and 3 foot 6 inch second floor, shiplap exterior, cedar shingles, plastered walls, quarter sawn yellow pine floors, birch trim, and a pine kitchen. a limestone foundation, basement with hot air furnace and electric lighting, and ample storage. The design emphasizes comfort, efficiency, and suitability for rural lots, with notes on cost, safety, and comfort benefits.
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Ohio
Handy Manure Carrier for Farm Use
Farmers gain a convenient manure and litter carrier built from a small wire rope and a pole, with the upper end over a pole and staked for stability. The carrier holds about six bushels, inclines to the barn, and can dump with a bolted box. It serves silo and dairy needs and can be built cheaply by a resourceful man.
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I & Large
KR. B. Buckham
Dame Fortune
OZ F. ¢. Revell
Ease Haven
Mass
J. E. Bridgeman
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