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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1885
Page
4
Matters relating to the field dairy and stable as well as parlor and kitchen are presented. Practical tips for farming households cover cattle care milking methods and efficient home tasks. The column compiles guidance for farmers and homemakers from the era.
Mr Vanderhof of the Elmira Farmers Club reports strong wheat results from rolling the seed bed four years ago. The field had been rolled twice before seeding and once after, doubling the yield compared with an untreated area. Soil is heavy clay Joam, with risks of rolling after seeding in rough surfaces.
A Worcester County man describes building a low cost furnace under a sitting room using a second hand stove and double brick wall. With heated air rising to the room above the setup eliminates multiple stoves and coal chores while warming two to three rooms from a single register.
A compilation of rural observations notes ants as efficient canker worm enemies, corn prospects in Argentina, bean winter use, and farmer incomes at low prices. It covers harness dressing from oil and wax to glycerine tanning, and cautions on winter grain kill due to excess soil moisture. It stresses proper drains, feeding, and handling for quality wool and sheep care.
The 240000 catalpa trees planted by President Mackay of the Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad two years ago are now reportedly three inches in diameter and thriving. In five years they are expected to yield cross ties for the railroad.
A hillside wind break with a dense tree belt beats a flat-lying one. Cutaway forest reduces tree survival after two or three years of strong winds. Forest roots stay shallow, while open-space roots spread deeper. Use a mix of evergreen and deciduous trees to shield young evergreens, which gain hardiness with age.
Prof Lantz of Kansas Agricultural College outlines six reasons shade trees fail in cities and villages. Poor stock selection, careless transplanting, planting out of season, lack of cultivation, neglect of pruning, and destruction by cattle hinder growth. proper care and time prevent repeated expenditures.
Old canes and branches from blackberries provide sturdy strawberry cover protected from hens and wind. Potato tops, weed seed free, serve as a mulch that also adds fertilizing value to the soil.
The article warns that clover as a soil improver harms young orchards and can injure tearing or fruitless trees. It notes clover is not plowed under until full leaf, delaying tree growth and causing late season rotting that stimulates excessive wood growth, risking winter kill and pear blight.
Minneapolis Tribune advises on seedling grape production noting that choice varieties are rare but effort should continue. It details seed preparation with sand and mold, outdoor stratification, spring planting shallow beds, spacing, shading, mulching, manure, staking, irrigation in dry seasons, and late autumn cane covering with corn stalks or evergreens.
A Pennsylvania farmer finds wrapping apples in paper and storing in a barrel with air holes yields excellent results for the Fallowaters variety. After opening in May, only twenty apples were specked or rotten, with color preserved and a delicious flavor. Water from the fruit is absorbed by paper, and air circulation aids preservation. For large quantities, keeping near freezing point is recommended, with racks or barrels and ample air flow.
An experienced farmer reports experiments feeding cut straw mixed with corn meal and bran to horses. He weighs and measures daily rations totaling a bushel of cut feed and three quarts of meal per horse. About 200 pounds per week of the mixture keeps two working horses in good condition, at less than two-thirds the cost of uncut hay and whole grain. Henry F. Baich, a railroad contractor, feeds ground corn and oats, cheaper than whole grain. City street railway horses also receive chopped feed and meal, Minneapolis is run.
An agricultural writer argues for hog farming as a major farm enterprise, urging hogs to be fed in fields with field rotations, and urging farmers to build hog disciplines similar to dairy and sheep operations. The piece criticizes corn reliance and promotes hogs as a tool for soil enrichment and farm profitability, urging missionary work to improve hog care and rural conditions.
A Connecticut farmer parts mowing with twine sparing cows near a barbed wire fence. An Iowa farmer buys calves, trains them to drink, then feeds a scalded mixture of meal corn meal and bran to prevent scours. The Cleveland Herald editor warns about butter washing and salting. An Eastern farmer claims a bushel basket can subdue a savage hog head first, a trick he deems valuable but unprinted.
An old printed guide describes strict incubation steps including days without turning, gentle sprinkling, and tray orientation to balance heat and moisture. The editor notes disagreement with the three day nonturn rule and invites readers to share their own incubation experiences and results.
Practical notes from American Agriculturist on removing finger marks from windows and piano keys with ammonia and water. Guidance on ventilating rooms with a pitcher of cold water to purify air, and caution against using standing water for drinking. Then tips on home crafts, table screens, ottomans, wall brushes, nail pockets, and wall ornaments. House plant care covers humidity from heating, dust protection, washing leaves, watering frequency, and pest control methods.
Ink stain removal uses milk and rag blotting then milk again to lift the mark. Ground glass appears frosted by dissolving epsom salts in lager and painting for drying. Slate floors polish with pumice stone and rotted stone. cleaning suffices with soap and water. Reoonate alpaca or black cashmere by tearing, soaking in borax gum arabic and blueing then logwood extract and ironing from the wrong side.
A vintage cooking note suggests warming leftover fowl by simmering in gravy and serving over shredded red cabbage with vinegar. It also offers a pickle method using cabbage celery vinegar ginger turmeric mustard seed salt and sugar, cooked until tender for a cheaper alternative.
To prepare twenty pounds of round beef rub with three ounces coarse brown sugar and let sit for twenty four hours. Add two ounces each saltpeter pepper allspice a bit of nutmeg mace and six cloves. Mix in twelve ounces salt and juice of four ounces pounded juniper berries then rub daily for three weeks. Cook in a covered pan with water, beef suet and paste crust, cool before removing crust and suet.
The piece profiles Rev Henry Ward Beecher and his brothers in Chicago and Brooklyn, noting a testimonial on Athlophoros as a remedy for rheumatism. It quotes Beecher about the medicine's effects on swelling, pain, and sleep, and adds testimony from C L Wetmore of Chicago and a retailer directive for purchase from Athlophoros Co.
As spring advances, Western railways prep for a flood of 1885 immigration. Settlers push into Dakota, Nebraska, and surrounding plains, filling free lands east of the Missouri and driving claims across Mis souri valley wheat belts. The Monse River District and Black Hills offer vast wheat lands, with Northwestern Nebraska opening up via the Sioux City and Pacific line.
Boston's only popcorn manufacturer describes diverse items: boss popcorn candy in strawberry chocolate and vanilla sold at five cents per cake. crumb of comfort sugared corn. large corn-balls for fairs. a return corn-ball with elastic for a penny. lose bags of assorted flavors at five cents. eight penny popcorn prize styles in four years. Also holiday strings for decoration and molasses corn cakes in glass cans or tin boxes for Southern Western and New England trade. local sales focus due to corn prices. Company operates about ten workers year round, formerly shipping to St. Louis and Chicago but now selling closer to home.
Sam Oppenheimer of San Antonio was among passengers robbed on the San Saba stage weeks earlier. A robber pressed a pistol to Sam’s head and demanded all money. Sam surrendered $294, keeping back six dollars, arguing against a two percent deduction on advances.
A Terre Haute Express humor piece recounts an express messenger named Ross who claimed a cage of two deer ate a missing package. The camelot tale ends with Ross presenting a bill for four ivory billiard balls, claimed eaten by deer, illustrating his job's jovial misdirection. It also includes a reader letter endorsing Red Star Cough Cure by Col. Robert G. King.
A Bowery rumor cites a man once rich now poor from policy gambling and hustling a 2 cent gig, while a malaria warning praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as prevention. A coroner's inquest questions death by own action after a mince pie incident, and Quaker Mrs. Dauphin touts Mrs Pinkham’s Compound for ovarian tumors and childbirth risk reduction. A stylish reception anecdote ends with a daughter remarking her father never did anything at all.
A reader praises Mr. Fierce s Favorite Prescription noting it cured her of long standing backaches and bearing down sensations. She credits the medicine with restoring her health and vitality, claiming she hardly recognizes herself in her improved state.
A fragmentary ad style notice touts remedies for throat diseases and neuralgia. It promotes Dr Sage’s Tarrh Remedy Brows’s Bronchial Trottes and the Compound Oxygen Treatment by Drs Starkey and Palen of Philadelphia. It invites readers to request a pamphlet on the new therapy.
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