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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1911
Page
6
Guidance on selecting seed corn by ear weight color and grain uniformity. It outlines germination testing with a handmade germinator using moist sand, plus practices for shelling and preparing ears, and stresses not planting seeds too deep for best yields.
A detailed 19th century breeder description outlines the Indian Runner duck, its egg production potential, foraging habits, non setting nature, and market suitability. It details standard physical traits including head shape, color marks, bill color from duckling to mature, eye color, neck length, body proportions, wing position, tail, leg length, and bright yellow shanks. Also notes drake and duck weights at four pounds each, credited to George E. Howard.
A soapbox note urges farmers to reconsider tending bees and notes a San Angelo area farmer transporting several carloads of fine French Merino sheep. The bee advice emphasizes simple storage of honey and avoiding fuss.
The article recommends 30 feet between apple trees, 40 feet possible. It advises cleaning decayed cherry cavities, filling and sealing with formalin, pruning water sprouts on young apples, and doing work early to aid healing this season. It notes a $5 investment in package material pays back through better fruit prices when properly packed.
Seed sowing tips cover soaking seeds before planting for faster germination. Large seeds like canna need careful cracking of the outer coat while avoiding damage to the embryo. Fine greenhouse seeds should be sprinkled on moist soil with glass lids to trap humidity. Extreme care is advised with tiny seedlings to avoid damping off. Fern spore cultivation on a brick with water provides an interesting study.
An article on the house fly as a disease vector notes its global pest status and high economic cost for screening homes. It details typhoid transmission risks, bacterial counts on flies, and how flies spread various illnesses. it also covers preventive strategies like netting, flypaper, proper manure management, and fly-tight receptacles.
A farming note by M. Coverdeli outlines a method for early watermelon production. Heat bottoms of tin cans, fill with soil, grow about a dozen seeds per can, keep warm indoors, provide sun, then transplant into prepared hills after frost risk passes. Thin to five plants per hill and manage weeds and pests to secure early, high-priced yields.
The piece discusses alfalfa and Essex Taps as hog pasture options noting alfalfa may fail on some lands. It claims Essex Taps can heat clover and states a poor farmer raises a lousy pig. It adds pigs should be dipped with disinfectant to remove vermin once infested.
The guide instructs that macadam roads be crowned to shed water into gutters and that shoulders match or exceed the crown slope. For roads sixteen feet wide or less, a satisfactory profile is outlined with emphasis on proper drainage and edge support.
The article discusses road crown for Massachusetts macadam roads and advises on selecting a manure spreader. It emphasizes correct crown for various road widths, rounded apex, and notes spreader design for efficiency, even manure distribution, loading care, and avoiding waste. Watered by W. M. Kelly.
Instructions for preparing a cow for labor in a comfortable box with straw and hay, ensuring ample water, and watching for natural calf presentation. Guidance on postbirth care includes warm water, soaked oats, and possible placenta expulsion assistance if not expelled within six to eight hours.
C C Gregg at the St Johns Farmers institute discussed five points in selecting a good dairy cow. He cited a large body for eating capacity, thinly fleshed back for efficient flesh, a large udder and milk wells, strong nerves in the tail area, and added a sixth point the Babcock teat with scales. Bran and meat meal aid in building muscle and bone.
On dairy or farm practice the colt should stay in a barn or box near the brood mare after foaling. The colt follows the mare to fields causes fatigue and risk of injury. After the first day the colt settles, and the mare can work normally. When traveling, tether the colt to the mare to prevent wandering. W F Purdue.
An admirer praises Rhode Island Reds and Barred Plymouth Rocks for traits, while C. F. Woodson near Agency, Missouri, farms 260 acres and produced 60 carloads of apples last year, netting about $20,000. Government experts sprayed the orchard several times for experiments.
A fragmented note lists numerous advantages of using a separator, noting milk handling reductions. It mentions a mythical origin of naval oranges from a tree near the Mediterranean shore 358 tense ago and stresses ewes needing ample food before and after lambing.
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