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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1913
Page
3
Practical guidance from W W Lanek and Bess L Putnam on supplementary irrigation for dry land farming, computing water supply, well types, and pump sizing. The article also urges using separators year round for proper cream separation and consistent dairy quality in cold weather.
A Nebraska farm article argues that skilled farming lets an unskilled worker improve his prospects without moving home or changing jobs. It cites a twenty one acre farm yielding more than neighbors and warns abuse of horses leads to danger and fear, calling it bad practice.
A National Stockman article urges proper feeding of colts with oats and bran to promote growth. It warns that underfeeding in youth stunts weight gain, keeping horses underweight into maturity. The piece emphasizes that well nourished colts reach desired weight more readily than starved ones.
The warning advises gathering and burning shriveled peaches and plums fallen or still on trees as they harbor spores of brown rot, a severe stone fruit enemy. The guidance stresses removing infected fruit to prevent spore spread.
Advice stresses daily brushing to keep cows clean and comfortable. Clean skin aids digestion. also notes cement stable floors require proper drainage and solid foundations for stability.
The Tennessee experiment station urges farmers to cut and use cowpeas as hay rather than plow under due to better soil humus and nitrogen. Over three fields of three to five years, hay from cowpea tops boosted soil quality with less immediate yield gain for subsequent crops, unless soils were depleted by long clean culture.
LeRoy Cady of Minnesota University Farm notes Swiss chard is an old versatile vegetable grown mainly for greens like spinach. Leaves can be cut and new growth follows without reseeding, usable from cool weather on. When mature, leaves are harvested with midribs removed, resembling spinach. midrib also used similarly to asparagus.
The Pacific Rural Press reports success from nitrate of soda on orchard trees. Trees not setting fruit were sprayed with one pound per gallon solution as buds began to swell. The result was earlier blooming and heavier fruit with better set.
A historic note discusses irrigation water use from rivers, estimating that about ten percent is used for irrigation, five percent for newer and one percent for municipal purposes. It mentions the value of alfalfa and clover for dairy cows and advises selecting the breed best suited to the operation and pursuing a focused management line.
The Woman's Book Club of Yerington held its Civic meeting despite cold storms with strong attendance. Members urged civic improvements modeled after other towns and proposed collaborating with the Commercial Club to create a greener, healthier, better regulated city. They discussed birth and death registration to safeguard future citizens and urged Secretary Wilson to retain leadership, noting prior letters from the Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs.
Letters from the General Federation raise questions about renewing Miss Julia Lathrop as leader of the Children’s Bureau. The article notes the bureau’s role in child welfare, birth and death registration, and cooperation with the National Child Labor Society and women’s clubs. It cites Miss Lathrop’s San Francisco biennial address and references actions from April 9 of 41.
A state clubwoman reports a recent meeting on the Panama Canal. The group borrowed material from a private library, plans to buy copies, and suggests loaning them through their Information Service to other clubs. If nine clubs each purchase and lend, nine clubs gain engaging programs.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming to relieve constipation by stimulating the liver and improving digestion. It promises removal of toxins and quick health restoration, urging readers to buy from druggists.
Pacific Time listings show northbound No. 1 to Wabuska at 12:20 a.m. daily and No. 7 at 2:45 p.m. daily. A mixed No. 5 to Wabuska at 12:30 p.m. appears. Southbound notes include No. 2 to Ludwig, No. 6 to Ludwig daily, and No. 8 to Ludwig.
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