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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1910
Page
14
The article details mole biology and behavior, noting strong digging claws and quick escapes. It highlights the mole’s diet of grubs and worms, with many stomachs containing white grubs, and cites substantial predation on garden pests as well as garden damage and rooting in lawns and beds.
A simple trap nest describes a box about fourteen inches square and two feet long to monitor biddy birds. The design includes mounting a lid and cross pieces with a small alata nailed near the bottom, guiding how to assemble the trap nest based on the illustrated details.
A reader describes a simple cage trap with crosspieces and slats hidden inside a box. When the hen enters, a stick releases and the door drops behind her, though a back door could let her escape.
A concise survey describes rabies origins in ancient times, explains transmission from bites and other fluids, outlines forms in dogs, cattle, horses, and humans, and notes symptoms, incubation, and treatments including Pasteurization and eradication efforts. The piece argues widespread dog bite prevention could end rabies within a year.
An expert notes a 100 acre Dumas Washington orchard expected to ship 100 cars of top quality apples this year and net about 60000 dollars. About 75 to 80 workers pick and pack. Hood River Oregon shows 3900000 dollars gross from apples, with similar prosperity seen in Rogue River Wena tchee North Yakima and southwestern Idaho.
In a hayloft storage note, J. W. G. describes a homemade fork holder built from an inch board 1 foot by 8 inches. Five holes admit fork handles, the board is nailed to a post four feet high, with a matched smaller end piece and hoop iron forming a circle to hold handles. The design embodies the saying a place for everything and everything in its place.
Lor Te outlines hog fattening methods focusing on confinement, corn and water as primary feeds. He recommends occasional roots to boost appetite and bowel health, advises fall pen fattening with rapid finishing for profits, and emphasizes skim milk as a key ration element.
W C Palmer argues that common barnyard manure is nature’s best fertilizer, matching and surpassing synthetic options. Proper application from barn to field, careful storage, and balanced nutrient release yield strong crops. avoid over ten tons per acre and ensure even distribution to prevent excess straw growth or weed seed issues.
The Iowa better hog train, run by the Rock Island agricultural department with Iowa State College, tours Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Minnesota. In seven cars, it has drawn over 20,000 listeners to lectures on hog culture and products. Banks, shops, and schools closed for the visits, with strong cooperative interest and potential profits from fattening pigs on sixty cent corn.
An advice piece outlining caponizing birds to boost value, noting boys can caponize 60 to 75 birds daily, prices 20 to 22 cents per pound for five to six pound capons, and 31.80 to 2.00 each for ten pound birds. It discusses comparing capons versus old roosters and suggests open sheds for turkeys to roost, with caveats on weight and profitability.
The article warns against letting laying hens stand on damp cold floors. It recommends straw or leaves for bedding and cautions that corn alone cannot sustain hens for many months, stressing a balanced diet for long term health.
An excellent device to prevent leaves twigs and trash entering down spouts from roof leaders. The strainer uses mesh fabric or wire screen and works whether the down spout connects to a trough end or mid span. Refuse is carried by water over the trough edge, keeping messes clean.
An experimental Wenatchee Washington shipment of apples to Southampton in 1905 proved financially successful and earned a strong reputation. A subsequent 20,000 case shipment sold at up to 12 cents per pound in the open English market, with much bought by top retailers. Quality and packing method credited for the record profits and future shipments.
The article discusses farm meat curing using salt and sugar with a Virginia method, emphasizing barrelling, salting, and aging in a cellar. It notes smoking does not cure, but gentle heat and hickory smoke can aid moisture removal and flavor. It urges farmers to preserve their own meats, especially pigs, via barrels and careful timing.
M W Kelley argues that prepared dairy feeds resemble fertilizer blends, demanding protein and carbohydrate balance rather than quality materials. He cites high costs for oat hulls and chest-dust byproducts used in feeds, warns of sick animals, and notes vast shipments of hulls to factories. He urges greater manufacturer accountability and questions long term effects.
The Mississippi agent of the Bureau of Statistics predicts the state will harvest the largest corn crop in its history. Yields exceed one hundred bushels per acre in several counties, with notable shipments from the producing county. Requests for elevator shipping rates have been filed with the railroad commission, a practice previously uncommon.
The author argues for retaining breeding sows for years to produce superior progeny from mature parents. Sows should be kept thrifty but not fat, separated from fattening hogs, and fed a steady mix of wheat shorts, corn meal, and bran. Breeding should begin around eight to twelve months, with larger older sows producing more and bigger litters. An example cites a neighbor selling ten fattened pigs for 115 dollars from a single sow born last spring, while the sow remains.
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