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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1885
Page
3
A period piece offering guidance on farm economy bee-raising stock-breeding and household kitchen tasks. It outlines practical tips for husbandmen and wives to improve efficiency and manage rural households.
Birds are the general cause of weed seed dispersion with many seeds passing through undamaged and sometimes better suited to grow. Traveling threshing machines spread noxious weeds and require precautions to prevent spread.
The article argues for using wire, stake posts and rails instead of a post and board fence to straighten crooked Virginia worm fences. It claims such fences cost less and save land, with fertility improving crops that quickly pay for the change.
The hull of barley is very hard and should be ground or toiled before feeding. Whole barley loses more bulk when fed intact, while grinding or rolling yields similar results. Heating alters some starch to sugar, increasing value. Hoiled or ground barley is among the best grains for hog feed and profitable to grow.
The deep black muck soils of the Western prairies are depleted in the top mineral nutrients. Farmers now focus on deepening soil via thorough drainage to access nutrients below flood lines. Standing water rots roots and prevents plant food from being used.
The article extols underground field and road drainage to boost farm fertility and transport efficiency. It advocates sewer pipe over bricks for dweller drainage and highlights Akron sewer pipe as the sanitary standard, detailing its history, composition, and widespread adoption in major cities.
An English correspondent details Mr Thomas Chick's Stratton farm in Dorset where poultry are kept with minimal expense. Flocks are spread across fields without fencing, movable houses on two foot legs, and daily checks for disease. Eggs stock birds and meat are sold, aiding year end profits while preserving farm work.
The Privy Council data show England's drainage works cut consumption cases in large towns. More sewerage, building, and ventilation reduced sickness and death. When communities adopt sanitary measures, fevers and epidemics are deterred, with older age or accidents as exceptions. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
The article notes rising grass fed beef shares and greater corn use for feed. Cattle finishers grow corn and move cattle to regions with corn suitable for finishing. Some ranchers buy farmland in Kansas and Iowa to support Montana operations.
Beans provide valuable food for pigs when ground and mixed with grains or cornmeal to supplement protein. They irritate bowels in breeding ewes and wind can harm sows with pig. use bean meal sparingly and monitor results.
In dairy science a shift away from fat analysis to actual churning is noted. The American Dairyman reports that fat deposits do not reliably indicate butter yield, and old tests like lactometer and cream gauge are discarded. Small samples churned in purpose built small churns now determine butter content.
The Live Stock Journal cites two dairymen examples to show profitability hinges on cow quality and proper care. A Vermont farmer with six well managed cows now earns about 500 dollars from 220 pounds of butter per head, while a neighbor with thirty cows wastes potential on underperformers.
Dr C C Miller of Marengo Alabama argues queen wing clipping aids swarm management. He details how clipped queens deter loss, how to locate and cage the queen, and methods to relocate hives or split colonies to prevent second swarms while ensuring good queen stock.
Jackson Dawson outlines seed sowing rules for forest trees in Massachusetts. He details soil moisture, depth, fall and spring sowing, pretreatment of hard seeds, and care of beds, with advice on mulching, weed control, irrigation, and transplanting to prevent drying or frost damage.
A table scarf of ecru linen features a broad band of conventionalized roses and leaves. Roses are embroidered with pink silk in tent stitch and leaves outlined with a fine stitch.
A guide to soup making from scraps to broths. It covers beef and veal soups using fresh meat, mutton and lamb broths, catfish soup with celery and pork, and tomato bean squash and sorrel soups with step by step instructions and tips for texture, seasoning, and serving.
The piece features a shaded brown and blue feathered pattern in silk thread. It includes a ground of fine gold silk darning, dense embroidery resembling church vestment work. Below the embroidery lies drawn work filled with brown silk lace stitches and a deep knotted macrame fringe.
Practical packing tips from Mrs Helen Potter advise each dress receive a protective wrap cut from wash fabric to prevent chafing and fading. Fold trains into even folds, cushion with white cloth, and place in the box. Pack laces and shoes in tissue to avoid discoloration and damage during transit.
A Detroit Free Press feature describes fringing and whipping to finish doglies with red accents on grain cotton, plus cretonne figures on velvet or satin for tidy edgings. It details crochet afghan strips in color blocks, a straw photo frame, and plush whisk-holders with ribbon embroidery and satin trimmings.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland sister of President Cleveland holds the role of first lady by relation yet gains独 notable fame for her literary success. Her book George Kot’s Essays and Other Studies reached a sixth edition before publication, with a seventh edition issued within a week. She is the youngest of nine, born Fayetteville New York, educated at Houghton Seminary, later teaching and lecturing across several institutions before becoming mistress of the White House.
Hon Adlai E Stevenson born in Kentucky 1835 rose to Congress in 1874 and served as a diplomat and speaker. A destructive cyclone reported across Philadelphia Camden and Richmond killed several and injured many with widespread property damage.
James B. Kimball, born 1836 in Salem Massachusetts, is appointed Director of the Mint. He studied at Harvard Freiburg and Gottingen, served as Assistant Adjutant General in the Civil War, and was a mining engineer and professor. He later became President of the Everitt Iron Company in Pennsylvania.
An eminent astronomer argues that individual lifespans are brief compared to the lifespan of the type they belong to and suggests life may exist across orders from planets to galaxies. The piece ends with a wry comparison about the workload of a nurse tending babies.
Harry Garfield eldest son of the martyred president will be a professor at St. Pauls School in Concord New Hampshire. His brother James Garfield will study law in New York City.
A natural gas well has been discovered near Clinton, marking a notable energy find. Local officials and prospectors are assessing potential extraction and economic impact for the region.
Council Bluffs discusses a starch factory revival as Fort Madison Penitentiary inmates face life sentences. A Sydney school building nears completion praised as a state standout. Reports cover a deaf man, fraud authorities, a prominent rail contractor’s death, Dubuque water plans, and military drills for boys.
Brevet Maj. Brown of Iowa led a company of infantry ordered by Gen. Hancock to attend Grant's remains as a guard of honor. Brown, longtime Van Buren County resident, brother of Sen. Alexander Brown and James Brown, began as a Fifteenth Iowa sergeant and earned staff distinctions with Gen. Ord. He later served as a captain with West theater command and stayed with his unit through Indian fighting.
A Swede cousin in Des Moines aided two Swedish cousins who traveled from New York with one dollar. They endured a perilous thousand mile journey on frugal bread and water, arriving last Tuesday. they plan to work to repay their benefactor and prove heroic endurance in a strange land.
Local government requires the Bly Ts councilmen to pay an annual license fee of 91650, signaling new regulatory or taxation measures affecting municipal officials.
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