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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1912
Page
3
The article argues western farm economy must adapt to shrinking range land and declining range beef demand. It urges farmers to raise more cattle on cultivated land, emphasize selective breeding, and combine scientific farming with stock breeding to improve future beef supply.
Illustration shows hog house plans with each pen providing 112 square feet. An above room lies excellent and workshop area. The feeding alley is four feet wide and troughs are double for slop.
The corn house with door to feedway is filled directly from the field during husking. The feed shed includes bins for storing feed, cooker, feed grinder, gasoline engine, corn shelter and running water. A cellar under the re pane and corn house provides storm protection and stores potatoes, turnips, beets, and other feeding supplies.
The article discusses using a light filled hog house as a workshop and stresses the profitability of sheep raising. It argues for unified mutton breeds, warns against mixing breeds, and notes London did not have adequate water until 1906 with much sourced from the Thames.
Prof Vivian warns that organic matter is vital for soil health by absorbing moisture, improving structure, and storing plant nutrients. He urges saving animal manure and crop residues for land use, and criticizes burning straw stacks as wasteful, urging green manuring and returning nutrients to the soil.
A blacksmith can build a root chopper to ease feeding livestock. Use an old handle firmly anchored with screws, sharp edges, a strong blade, and a sturdy design to withstand vigorous chopping.
The article advises delaying garden sowing until corn planting time or slightly before to avoid cold damp ground. Start seeds in hot beds, taper off in cold frames, then transplant to open ground. Avoid heavy fertilizer beside seeds. work it into soil before planting or after sprouts appear. Rhubarb and asparagus can be grown easily with simple care. Begin with one or two year old plants.
Practical notes on harvesting, ensilage costs, crop mixes, gopher control, breeding stock care, paint for buildings, road dust as a nitrogen carrier, wagon use in New England, seed cleanliness, clover and timothy value, flower color planning, ash as top dressing, tobacco dust to deter aphids.
Fragmentary note discusses quills from geese and the spread of opigens, implying ancient or whimsical writing tools and their applications. The text references piniems as a source of quills and suggests varied uses in manuscript culture.
Citizens read testimonials from women who credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and avoiding surgical operations. The advertisement touts the remedy as suited to female ailments and claims strong success in maintaining normal female function.
A vivid reminiscence traces Dolly Madison from her Philadelphia life at 24 to her salon of suitors, her 20s marriage to James Madison, and her influence in Washington. The piece links her beauty and charm to political power and notes the era’s attitudes toward marriage, society, and class.
An advertisement urges readers to compare prices for paints and linseed oil with no upfront payment and freight charges. It touts thick BL Paint and lead products at $21.57 per ton and lists Cooper Brothers and several other firms as call points for orders.
A fragment notes the value of Chamberlain's Tablets for agreeable relief and movement with no unpleasant after effect, urging readers to try them.
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