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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1911
Page
4
Poultry keepers complain of poor profits caused by defective housing. Birds suffer more than half of modern fowl diseases due to housing in pens or unsuitable sunless locations. A weather proof, well ventilated house with a sunny aspect is essential for health and productivity.
Instructional guidance on building a poultry house: dimensions, ground slope, drainage, roof and wall materials, flooring choices, cleanliness, and Ventilation. Advice covers rain runoff, overhangs, tar dressing, wood use, no corrugated iron roofing, and practical front opening with shutters for seasonal comfort. Perches, cleaning, and maintenance are emphasized for healthy fowls.
W I Underwood advises orchard workers to use improvised tools to scrape peach trees after frosts. The method targets larvae between bark and soil, with multiple passes in fall and spring to remove the pest.
Chicago enacts a new milk safety ordinance requiring cow teat hygiene or pasteurization to improve milk quality and reduce infant mortality. The article notes the country milk bottling trend and mentions Washington milk room inspections and general health department gains. It also covers remarks by P T Cosgrove on government aid for roads and praises horse breeder Bush Brown's writings on horse origins and classifications.
A historical account explains how corn binders and huskers, backed by government and state research, boost efficiency, cut costs, and improve fodder quality. It highlights machinery like two-needle binders, horizontal bindings, and chopping and shredding steps, with field hauling tips and a farmer's practical testimony.
The article outlines calf-raising methods using Shorthorns Herefords and Aberdeen Angus to ensure profitable outcomes. It covers milk feeding from birth, weaning onto middlings, careful rationing to avoid diarrhea, housing in individual pens, and fall calving with winter stabilization for strong calves.
Guineas, native to warm regions, fear snow and will fight or retreat to trees or rooftops when storms hit. In northern areas it is safer to house them during snowstorms rather than force them to walk to the poultry house.
The text advises daily clean water for pigeons in the morning and to empty bathing ditches after use to prevent foulness. Sick birds with drooping wings should be separated, and unless very valuable they should be killed after three days. Squabs are feathered by age, and beginners should study with an experienced breeder for practical lessons.
A New York farmer survives three car strikes after picking up a road horseshoe. He remains unhurt, conscious briefly, and keeps the talisman nailed over his parlor door, attributing his luck to it.
Sow lettuce and other vegetables this fall and lightly cover with earth then add a deep mulch of otter and tay to prevent frost. Next spring plants emerge early and gain one to two weeks lead over spring sowing. Nature's way has seeds fall and bury, covered by mulch and wind.
Suggestions encourage early reading of useful books before dime novels. The piece urges systemizing business, pruning farm animals, humane management, and labor-saving kitchen setups. Notes storing potatoes with lime to prevent moisture, sprouting, and rot, with a caution that it will not injure them.
A U S Department of Agriculture study outlines a forty acre farm scheme divided into eight five acre tracts with a homestead and a seven year crop rotation including potatoes cabbage onions corn cowpeas and clover. It describes fertilization pasture feeding and winter grain integration to sustain livestock and maximize yields.
The article argues typhoid and malignant fevers stem from decaying vegetation and mouldy cellar rubbish. It prescribes cleaning the cellar, airing, whitewashing with carbolic acid, and installing a galvanized iron ventilator pipe from the cellar to the chimney to boost drafts. It notes a side closet for pipe routing and suggests connecting the vent to basement heater pipes if present.
The article advises how to handle tubers and bulbs after frost, including drying and storage in a frost proof cellar, avoiding over-warm conditions, and keeping soil and sheds airy. It promotes planting Dahlias from tubers or seed, transplanting seedlings, and cultivating for blooms plus a note on luck with Chinese Lily bulbs.
The article lists monthly wheat harvests worldwide from January to December across regions including Australasia, East India, Lower Egypt, Algeria, China, Mexico, Turkey, Germany, Scotland, Peru, South Africa, and Burma. It urges ordering incubators now to ensure delivery before Christmas and notes new farming equipment stored in the machine shed.
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