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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1914
Page
3
Discussion on sire influence and early bull management for dairy herds. Advice covers upbringing, confinement, and fencing for a Jersey bull. Also reports losses from bot flies and ticked beef, with methods to inspect and remove larvae and notes on bidirectional control through cooperative grazing practices.
The subsoil moisture greatly affects downward water movement. Dry soils store most moisture near the surface and evaporate quickly, while moist subsoil allows deeper water penetration. Cultivation loosens surface soil, enabling precipitation to reach deeper layers. farmers should prevent deep subsoil drying by avoiding extended cropping gaps and keeping subsoil moist.
A machine used for seed testing in hatching is described with a false Helit wood tray filled with sand or stand. Seeds are placed in sand or between damp cloths and kept moist at about five degrees to germinate and then transplanted to a hotbed. The text also notes horses and cows, referencing wind, weather, feed, and water.
A writing in The Times argues crows and blackbirds aid fields by pulling up pests after cutworms, proving not a nuisance but guardians of crop health when understood. It warns hog cholera germs spread by carcasses, urging proper carcass disposal over shooting.
H. P. Fishburn of the Idaho Experiment Station explains alfalfa improves sagebrush soil not by adding nitrates but through its root system and organic matter. The crop loosens soil and uses existing potash and phosphoric acid, while it can manufacture its own nitrogen when needed.
E T Baker Veterinarian Idaho Experiment Station advises on preventing and treating shoulder and collar injuries in young horses. Start with gradual work, use a snug collar with good pads, apply oak bark baths or tannic acid solutions, and alternate with salt water. consult a vet if shoulders become raw or infected.
Guidance on using disinfectants to reach all germs in barns. Emphasizes thorough cleaning, saturation of surfaces, removal of dirt, and using a broom or stiff brush. Recommends spraying ceilings and upper walls to reach crevices where dirt hides.
Dr IL 2D Frick and a government expert conducted a test using 150 woodticks on six sheep. All but six ticks died within 48 hours, suggesting grazing on infested grounds could reduce the plague. The finding is reported by Twenty-First Century River.
Farmers and small poultrymen should select pullets starting to lay in September and October to breed from. Early layers tend to continue laying, helping keep inferior layers out of the breeding pen and improve future flocks.
A reader endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the only cure. The notice recommends it to friends and says it is sold by all druggists. An animal notice offers a buckskin horse found around April 18 1914, weight about 750 pounds, with owner to prove ownership and pay expenses.
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