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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1911
Page
10
An explanatory piece outlines biting and sucking insects, naming grasshoppers and caterpillars as biting types. It details poisons for control including Paris green, arsenate of lead, white arsenic, and arsenite of lime, with mixing ratios and application guidelines.
The article describes a portable grain elevator that automates loading corn from a wagon into a high crib, dramatically reducing time from thirty minutes of shoveling to five minutes of elevator operation. It notes the device is horse powered, favors use on corn belt farms, and leads workers to refuse tasks without such elevators.
Training the colt must begin at foaling and continue daily. Thorough early handling shapes a useful, marketable horse, while half broken or poorly trained stock is dangerous. A farm provides the best, cheapest place for growing and shaping a young horse with disciplined firmness and kindness.
Alfalfa is drought resistant, soil improver, and hay source. Discs each spring and sow thinly to establish drought resilience. Sow up to eight pounds with seed depth two inches. Apply 200 pounds of salt to improve germination and harrow in. Do not use nurse crop. When alfalfa reaches eight to ten inches, run mower over it.
Berry season drives cash sales at major markets in Chicago New York Philadelphia Boston Providence and southern cities with agents bidding at railway stations. In a New Jersey town of 3000 residents a single day berry haul reached 6000 dollars. Farmers form cooperative selling companies to pool fruit and distribute profits via their own agents. An acre can net 560 dollars or more with about 200 bushels typical. Short crops stem from soil fertility and improper preparation. Fertilizers ashes and composted manure used to improve soil yield.
Sorghum, a cane-like grass grown in Africa and the United States, is used for syrup and sugar experiments. Missouri Experiment Station findings favor Bvons county white corn as best for general use, followed by Commercial White, St. Charles White, and Reeds Yellow Dent, with adaptation likely in other Southwestern states.
A 12 year veteran teacher argues country schools lag social progress and fail to prepare youths for agricultural life. She cites young, inexperienced teachers, low salaries, petty hiring policies, and parental indifference as key defects. Recommendations include better teacher selection, consolidation, and community support to raise standards and enthusiasm for farming careers.
Practical guidance for poultry keepers on eradicating lice and mites. Details include treating birds with repeated powder applications, using liquid sprays to clean housing crevices, and a homemade lice powder and spray formula using gasoline, crude carbolic acid, plaster, and kerosene. Safety cautions urge using crude carbolic acid and proper mixing.
Construct a frame from fence boards of any length or height. Drive walls through the boards in an upward slant. Stick the corn butte on the walls. Each ear is numbered to track germination during testing. Keep cool and protect from mice by suspending with wires.
Advice urges giving hens exercise in cold weather by scratching in deep straw with grain feed. Let chickens roam barns and stables daily to forage wasted feed, promoting activity and laying. A dry warm barn supports health and productivity, while night shutout prevents damage. Foot care for horses is tied to regular shoe resets.
A county sheriff driving with his family along a rural road encountered an escaped bull. The bull charged the car, the sheriff attempted to outrun and ram the animal, but the bull struck the vehicle with force causing violent impact.
A charging bull smashed a car, wrecking the machinery and throwing all occupants clear. Several people were badly injured as the animal caused chaos amid the attack.
A detailed discussion on silo design and construction emphasizes air tight walls and doors, smooth interior surfaces, and proper foundation to prevent spoilage of silage. It notes methods like clay putty joints, tar paper coverings, and thorough trampling to ensure even packing and minimize air pockets. The article compares wall insulation and air spaces to reduce heat loss and freezing, citing early examples such as the King and Guveler silos as experiments in air gap use.
The passage notes that he left quietly and chose not to attack any members of the sheriff's family, maintaining dignity in his departure.
A cornfield sixty miles west of Atlanta on the Southern Railway yielded astonishing results. In ten feet square, sixty nine full cars were counted. another square produced forty eight cars. Ten acres under three years of cultivation with careful manure and fertilizer use showed potential of 200 bushels per acre in the second plot and about 40 percent more in the first. The crops included double ears and varied stalks. one stalk bore five ears, and spring wheat hay averaged over two tons to the acre, signaling Georgia soil productivity. The observations credit farmer skill from central New York, Moses Folsom, noting remarkable harvests in a single season.
The writer argues for intelligent crop choices when plowing under forage to improve soil. Red clover and other legumes are hailed as key due to atmospheric nitrogen uptake and deep roots, while surface-only crops add humus and improve structure. In dairy areas, avoid plowing under red clover until after the first crop is harvested for hay. use second crops and manure to build humus over a three year rotation.
The brother of Chicago's late mayor suffered a severe injury from an enraged bull at a country home. Prompt assistance by a bystander saved Mr. Busee's life.
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