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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
9
The chief profit a woman gains from studying advertisements lies not in immediate purchase cuts but in broader value. It signals improved judgment and smarter consumer choices beyond small discounts.
Hogging down corn yields faster gains when hogs are allowed to forage in the corn. Data from Bulletin 143 shows higher gains with hogs husking their feed and better results when rape or alfalfa accompanies the corn. Fencing, post use, and moisture considerations are noted for North Dakota conditions.
The western lower bull pine Pinus ponderosa is ideal for windbreaks in North Dakota and the Rocky Mountain region. It grows 50 70 feet high in its native range, with six inch needles and dense growth, tolerating dry locations. For planting start with small young plants under careful shading and mulching, then transplant north of elder plantings as they establish.
The article advises sanitation and ventilation to deter mites and lice. Regular removal of droppings, fresh dust baths with road dust and ashes, yearly whitewash of inner woodwork, and kerosene use on roosts and dropping boards are recommended. Good sunlight and affordable insecticides aid control.
The article notes the raspberry as a highly valued fruit for desserts preserves sauces and more. It describes cultivation from suckers and root pieces soil preferences planting spacing and winter protection. A Nebraska farmer explains a silo track system for silage using poles timbers and a box carriage along a track between two rows of posts.
The article explains seed selection for potatoes, noting eyes on tubers are buds and tubers are enlarged stems. It urges saving hills with exceptional numbers of large potatoes for seed to improve future crops, contrasting with harvesting and storing method that wastes good seed.
Advice warns to quarantine every newly bought sheep for safety. Do it until you are three times certain it is free from disease before mixing with the main flock. Emphasis on preventing the spread of illness to the Beaithy Jack Saab jor great evil.
A farmer describes building a hay carrier with ropes and pulleys, a 14 foot silo, and a 2% foot square silage box with a trip bottom. They lift dirt, feed 40 head in 15 minutes using a horse, and cover the setup with a shed. Total cost around 75 dollars plus a 200 dollar cutter bought with a neighbor.
The article notes large grain size can raise yield, citing Canadian trials by Professor Zatitz with up to eight bushels per acre. It also suggests youth benefit from keeping a flock of pure bred fowls and urges taming pigeons and keeping the loft undisturbed to protect profits.
The rise of motor driven vehicles prompts better roads, with Massachusetts Institute of Technology offering a highway engineering course in Boston. The piece notes Rome’s roadbuilding legacy and the need for roads to bear heavy cars at high speeds, easing farmer costs and reducing living expenses.
Study rotation notes that poor corn yields may be helped by eradicating poison ivy in the same ground. It urges cutting out poison ivy now as a prerequesite to improving next season's crop. The guidance frames ivy removal as nearly a crime if neglected.
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