The Old Time Farm Magazines: Starting a Vineyard, Making a Better Chicken Trough, and Horse Care

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Want your own vineyard? These old time farm magazines give you the tips to start your own modest vineyard.
Want your own vineyard? These old time farm magazines give you the tips to start your own modest vineyard.
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Image A: A simple diagram of a trap nest.
Image A: A simple diagram of a trap nest.
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Image D: A sketch of a homemade barn windlass.
Image D: A sketch of a homemade barn windlass.
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Image C: How to stake your vines when starting a vineyard.
Image C: How to stake your vines when starting a vineyard.
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Image B: Another sketch of a trap nest.
Image B: Another sketch of a trap nest.
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Image F: To keep your chickens out of the feed, build this simple trough
Image F: To keep your chickens out of the feed, build this simple trough
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Image H: There's no need for a mason when you can make the foundation for your farm building on your own.
Image H: There's no need for a mason when you can make the foundation for your farm building on your own.
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Image E: A simple-to-make barn broom made from broken pieces.
Image E: A simple-to-make barn broom made from broken pieces.
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Image G: There is no need for an expensive lantern when you can make your own.
Image G: There is no need for an expensive lantern when you can make your own.
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Image I: It's easy to keep your cow from mussing the stall with this simple device.
Image I: It's easy to keep your cow from mussing the stall with this simple device.

Here are two more pages of old-timey information taken from issues of SUCCESSFUL FARMING and THE FARM JOURNAL dated 1898 to 1908.

Trap Nests

The trap nest will show what hens lay and which hens lay certain eggs, thus enabling the breeder to know just what he is doing. Trap nests require some attention in the way of keeping records and releasing hens but if in the business for profit it will pay to try these nests. The cut, Image 1, herewith shown gives a practical plan for a trap nest recommended by the Ontario Agricultural college.(Click on the “Image Gallery” for this illustration and all other images in this article.) Note that the door is so adjusted that the hen upon entering brushes against it slightly, and thus raising it, allows the hook (C) to drop back, releasing the door. Nest is 12 inches tide, 12 inches high, and 15 inches long. The door (A) is made, of very light material, so that it will be pushed upward as the hen enters the nest. To set the nest, the door is raised and the hook caught slightly under one of the slats. See illustration.

The cut, Image B, shows another trap nest almost as easy to make as a common nest. taking up not a whit more room. In fact. it is the common nest, with either a circular or square opening in front, but with a front of very thin, light stuff pivoted over the top as shown. A wire runs front one side across the opening, when the nest is “set” the outer end of the wire resting against a bit of tin, or other smooth metal, projecting out from the board. To enter the nest the hen presses in under the wire, lifts up the loose end, when the thin front slips down into place behind her, shutting her into the dark nest.

Starting a Vineyard

  • Published on Jul 1, 1973
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