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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1909
Page
3
Selections cover a meat refrigerator plan with air circulation, keeping wheat pure to avoid seed contamination, and the cowpea as a green manure and fodder. Tips include using salt and paris green near woodchuck burrows, cowpea cultivation timing for green manure and forage, and recommended sowing rates for soil improvement and orchard relief.
The Kansas Agricultural College tested chemical formulas to deter flies from livestock. A recommended mix uses 144 pounds resin, two cakes laundry soap, one half pint fish oil, water to three gallons, heated to dissolve resin, then mixed and applied with a brush. For spray add one half pint kerosene. cost about 7 to cents per gallon. One and a half pints covers one cow per application. The article notes initial results.
The text describes hoof shapes and their impact on weight distribution and shoeing, notes toe wide forms cause paddling and interference, and links irregular hoofs to gait issues. It also covers wheat cultivation, keeping seed wheat pure, and soil fertility. Additional topics include butter packing and a woodchuck control method using resin-coated hair and a wire gated barrier.
A Department of Agriculture report says rats destroy about 100 million dollars worth of American grain each year. Estimates show a rat will eat 60 cents of grain per day and oatmeal also suffers losses. Rat proofing and proper food storage are urged as remedies.
Indiana items report James Wendell of Goshen fatally hurt in a buggy runaway near Goshen. Lillian Coffey injured when a horse she rode dropped. Longcliffe Hospital patients toured a Logansport circus with attendants. Various incidents include a child’s eye injury near Huntington and Dr. Daniel Palmer’s death at Warmren. Positive notes cover banking appointment for Rev George Switzer, a Pueblo barber saving a family, and War Department pension request from Herman Stanley.
Professor Ger ald B. Smith argues the Bible is not original with its compilers. He says creation and the deluge predate the Bible and are Babylonian in origin. He notes Christian beliefs evolved under secular influences and pagan truths appear in many religions. He warns future contact with Oriental peoples may further modify Christianity.
A heavy quake shook the Province of Siena Italy on Wednesday. San Lorenzo suffered near total destruction with many injuries and one death. Monteroni and Buonoconvento reported damaged houses and falling masonry while Siena itself endured strong shaking. Citizens fled outdoors in panic as aftershocks faded.
The Argentine excursion steamboat Colombia and the North German Lloyd ship Schlesien collided at Montevideo harbor. About 150 to 200 people were killed or drowned as the Colombia sank quickly with mostly sleeping passengers, many women and children among the victims.
President Taft signals in talks with callers that his December message to Congress will press for an early postal savings bank system. He aims to fulfill the Republican platform, despite strong opposition and ongoing financial matters in Congress and the monetary commission. Taft expects hundreds of millions could be placed at the government’s disposal.
By order of President Taft seven cadets are dismissed from the United States Military Academy at West Point for participation in hazing Bro Roosevelt Sutton. The Sutton family is connected to Lt James N Sutton whose death was investigated at Annapolis.
After a thirty day government supervised test in Kansas City the cholera serum developed by Dr M Dorset a government specialist is shown to be effective in preventing hog cholera and stands as proven.
Dunn reports clearer signs of improving trade with forward work rising in key industries. Concerns include delayed supplies and potential transport limits amid broader demand for money and firm discount rates. Bank clearings reach 253 million, Chicago district failures total seventeen with liabilities over 5 thousand at six.
The week’s Bradstreet report notes expansion in jobbing trade and manufacturing as vacation ends and harvest prospects grow. Purchasers remain conservative, currency shipments rise, and the security market softens. Iron and steel buying grows, railways purchase shows, and early delivery premiums appear. Wheat prices climb, idle cars drop, and talk of a year end car shortage rises. Week ended Aug 19 saw 183 business failures, down from prior weeks and years.
Readable price ranges from multiple cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Cincinnati New York for cattle hogs sheep and various grains and dairy items. Notable figures include Chicago hogs 4.50 to 8.25 dollars and New York eggs 22 to 25 cents.
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