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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1913
Page
3
The article explains leaf mold as a valuable soil manure, produced from decayed leaves, especially beech and oak, to support seedling growth. It notes quality depends on leaf source and preparation, recommends mixing with peat for beds, and highlights benefits for diverse woody plants and heath family species.
Readable Wis consin experiment station notes discuss turning wasted buttermilk into a cheese similar to cottage cheese with a distinct flavor. It outlines production, storage, pricing, shipping in butter tubs, and urges market development while noting care in packing and potential coloring.
A discussion on soil fertility and available plant food as a farmer controlled asset. It argues plant nutrients drawn from soil can be replenished or exhausted through crops, with later consequences for soil quality and long term productivity across crops and generations.
Practical tips from Poultry Notes cover goose and duck care including egg production, flock housing, and feeding. Advice ranges from drying poultry before packing to stages of breeding longevity, feed blends, dusting hens, and selling hens after two to three years of productive life.
The article explains that silage is a bulky feed and not suitable as the main diet for pigs. It states pigs cannot process large bulky portions and require a concentrated feed due to their small stomachs.
The article discusses applying nitrate of soda to cane plots at rates of 300 to 600 gallons per acre and tests various mixtures. It notes that using barnyard manure and disc chopping may yield better profits, while pure commercial fertilizers have uncertain advantages.
The article discusses cellar wintering of bees, stressing precision in care, adequate containment, and experienced handling. Large apiary operators aim to winter about 95 percent of their colonies successfully to offset upcoming cellar costs and losses from outdoor wintering.
A curious note describes hens using false teeth only when swallowing. The bird wears out the teeth in three or four dips and requires a fresh supply. The text also mentions oyster shells aiding shell formation and a firm shell.
Mogs sheds are described as affordable structures that keep out rain and snow while remaining dry and well ventilated in summer heat. The design emphasizes protection from elements and sufficient shade without high expense.
A brief note on soil tillage harming fertility, criticizing improper tillage systems and overreliance on commercial fertilizers for chemicial improvement, urging better farming practices to restore soil health and crop yields.
The Oregon hogs fed a small amount of shorts and pumpkins showed rapid growth, gaining about a pound and a half per day as their intake remained restricted.
Pigs grown to five months with strong frames can be rounded up quickly for market using a diet heavy in corn.
The Nevada Equal Franchise Society and Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs urge lawmakers to adopt an eight hour day for women in the District of Columbia measure and discuss wage concerns, with letters from Representative Roberts backing federal reform. The piece notes internal group tensions and a Reno convention agenda urging swift statewide suffrage action.
At the Goldfield annual meeting Superintendent Thompson described saving delinquent children with early training. Resolutions urged the Governor to submit a bill and Judge Somers gained support from Esmeralda County officials. A donor gave ten acres for the site and Goldfield pledged 5000 dollars if the state matched it, aided by a 7000 dollar unspent fund returning to the state for delinquent children sent to other states.
The Parents Teachers Cooperative Association of Elko becomes the ninth club to join the State Federation this week. Organized to improve relations between parents and teachers for school welfare the group has expanded into broader civic betterment activities. The Nevada Federation has helped establish several Mothers Clubs across the state which they will federate once enough clubs form.
The timetable shows northbound and southbound Pacific Time trains for Wabuska and Ludwig with numbered services and daily frequencies. Details include No. 1 and No. 7 for Wabuska, No. 5 mixed, with 12:30 p.m to 2:45 p.m intervals, and Ludwig services No. 2 No. 6 No. 8 with arrival around 2:05 p.m to 4:33 p.m.
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