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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
4
The article explains lowering head height for commercial apples and pears to about three feet and 18 to 20 inches for peaches and plums. It covers pruning stages, branch subdivision limits, outward leading buds, and yearly growth control to produce compact, well formed trees with larger, better quality fruit.
W BR Gilbert promotes autumn sown rye as a hardy productive green fodder. It yields bulk early spring, suits cows mares sheep and sires, prefers sheltered fields, can follow corn or potatoes, is temporary, and thrives with drill sowing at about three seeds per acre.
Historical overview of beet sugar production cost and yields. Discusses beet sugar advantages, cultivation, sugar content improvements, and potential per-acre sugar output. Notes on soil, land prices, and beet seed planting challenges and labor needs.
The article notes improvements in beet sugar output and germination, with single-germ seed yields rising from 3 to 25 percent. It cites a 10 year rise in annual consumption to about 645,000,000 pounds, or 50,000 tons, outpacing production growth.
A farmer’s guide explains molting myths and methods for hens. Force feeding to induce molt does not boost winter lay. natural molting proves more profitable. Details include feed types, starved versus normal molt effects, and a Carmell station study showing higher egg value from naturally molting flocks. A Western poultryman describes alfalfa grazing followed by a mixed grain and meat ration to finish molt quickly and resume laying by September.
An Ohio Experiment Station report by Director Charles A Thorna describes five years of manure use in corn, wheat, and clover hay rotation with increases per ton of manure. Adding phosphatic rock raised value further, while stabling manure and packaging butter in square, labeled papers boosts price. farmers should market directly if possible.
A Seaung girl who raises about 100 White Plymouth Rocks trains flocks to come at a cue. She uses a unique cry that only birds hear when they are needed, effectively guiding the flock. A small copper dose in drinking water twice weekly helps keep the birds in a calm mood.
Yegard describes house apiaries with twenty Langstroth frames per hive, two tiers, and features to ease handling. Bees are calmer indoors, extraction centers around a central extractor, and windows allow exits while preventing entry. wintering and weather protection are touted as advantages.
The article argues renewing worn pastures is essential when forage becomes scarce and weeds spread. It discusses soil condition, seed quality, and the need to plow and recultivate to establish durable pastures, suggesting fall plowing, spring finishing, and strategic crop introduction.
The text warns bed bugs invade poultry houses and presents harsh remedies such as boiling whitewash mixed with turpentine, terosine burning, or turpentine ammonia kerosene blends. It also advises burning nests and roosts, whitewashing, and cautious sow management to prevent breeding issues.
A correspondent questions manure harming roses and a neighbor’s claim it stops flowering. The piece dismisses the idea as absurd and explains roses thrive on rich soil. It recommends well rotted manure plus leaf mould, rich loam, well drained soil, and trenching with layered manure and compost.
Instructions from Mary Bull of Mina describe selecting young string beans, trimming ends, cutting into one inch pieces, drying on trays in a strong current of air, stirring, then drying thoroughly before packing in insect proof bags. A note suggests steaming briefly before drying to compare results.
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