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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
3
Mr Wragg of MI J department invites contributions of new ideas from readers and promises to answer correspondents seeking information on subjects discussed. Address M J Wragg, Waukee or Des Moines, Iowa.
Aimed at presidents secretaries and members urging preparation for winter meetings. Questions about securing membership notes duties talking points opening remarks and features to boost attendance and engagement. Emphasizes coordinated effort with secretary and executive committee.
Barnyard manure is not a complete fertilizer unless saved and handled under the best conditions. It should be kept under cover and turned evenly now and then, or scattered over the fields as soon as made. The stirring up will be done by the hogs if a little corn is hid in it.
A letter from Iowa City notes a plan to turn western corn stalk waste into paper rivaling Japanese vellum. About 53,000,000 tons of stalks rot yearly in the seven top corn states, with experiments yielding paper at 24 to 25 dollars per ton versus 68 to 75 for wood pulp or rags. Over 100,000 dollars has funded machinery. stalks are processed to pulp while fibers become box board and other products.
The text notes graduates from agricultural colleges exceed 50,000 with 6,299 in agricultural courses in a recent year. It highlights progress in secondary and elementary agriculture, aims to boost farm profitability through know how, Wisconsin plans more aid for agricultural high schools, and Secretary Wilson urges agriculture courses in high schools with support for farmers' Institutes nationwide.
In the western states speltz is fast becoming one of the leading feeds for stock. The yield is good, and when fed intelligently, splendid results follow.
Durability and cost efficiency of cement floors for stables and walks are discussed. Use Portland cement with sharp sand or coarse gravel in a one to four mix, compact the base, and finish thinly if needed. Properly made floors resist freezing and heaving, offering rocklike hardness and long term savings over wood.
A rural family faces debt from overmortgaged acres until sending a son to college, where agricultural study reveals better farming methods. Returning home, the educated son improves soil and fruit yields, reducing debt and reviving the farm, proving science and brains can save the place.
The article argues that estimating egg and fowl consumption is flawed due to infrequent census data. It asserts poultry and egg consumption surpasses a hundred million dollars in value and notes poultry support markets for grains, mill products, and other farm goods. It highlights urban and rural fowl ownership and their role in farm product markets.
A $15 spraying machine, usable by two men to whiten the interior of a cow barn in a day, is urged for every creamery. It would provide deodorizing, insecticidal benefits and renovation, with potential savings from parasite control and calf cholera prevention.
Put a layer of tobacco stems in the bottom of the nests to keep out mites. The writer recalls the worst invasion of mites occurred when growing tobacco on the farm, and nests made entirely of tobacco stems. Chicken mites are as fond of tobacco as a tobacco chewer.
Three exit options are described: out, back out, and keep out as methods to disengage from a scrape-push. The suggestion invites readers to try the terms in practice. The note emphasizes practical steps and immediate action in handling a physical pressure scenario.
The piece urges farmers to save and properly apply all farmyard manure rather than rely on commercial fertilizers. It stresses applying manure to ridges, plowing under clover and rye, seeding green crops, avoiding bare ground, and rotating crops within four years with clover emphasized.
A Missouri reader asks how to salvage an orchard of six acres bearing little fruit. The reply cites recent extreme weather, fungal threats, and the cooling moth, urging timely arsenic of lead spraying, good cultivation, pruning, and persistent care. It notes profitable orchards exist where spraying and cultivation are systematic, and predicts a rebound to better crops in coming years.
Guidance notes emphasize evaluating the mare's size form and constitution as key breeding traits. It advises breeders to consider physical build and overall health alongside lineage when selecting a brood mare.
Dry clover becomes a staple for hens in winter, closely resembling green food. Best when cut as seed crop, sun-cured and stored dry. It is cut into half inch pieces and steamed with bran and ground oats, fed in the afternoon. This egg food boosts egg numbers and gives yolks a rich color, while aiding shell quality. Include clever hay when green foods are unavailable. Salt in whitewash improves adherence.
Inspectors probing a child’s death in London found a single room at a lodging house’s east end where nine teen Russians slept. Beds were close, a stove stood in the center, ventilation poor, and water ran down the windows in streams.
Claims Mother Gray the nurse at the Children’s Home in New York used to cure constipation feverishness and teething disorders. Promotes moving and regulating bowels and destroying worms with over 80 000 testimonials. Sold by all druggists 250 sample free address A S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Asbestos is a magnesium lime silicate mineral with iron oxide. It is mined commercially in Italy Tasmania New South Wales Canada and the United States. Its key economic traits are heat resistance and fire durability.
A farmer invented a field watering machine during a long drought. On the first day of trial a sudden downpour spoiled the test, and he concluded that you cannot do anything without competition.
A brief excerpt on the value of a kind word as a small breath that travels from giver to listener. The verse suggests a hopeful chorus of souls joining in a celestial choir, inspired by gentle speech and shared emotion.
A Brooklyn physician and former car enthusiast claims his highly developed machine is so efficient it will break down even while standing idle in the garage. He asserts the vehicle’s advanced design and self sufficiency mark a leap in automotive progress.
Jesse E Mitchell of Washington Kansas a telephone lineman and well known local resident says he once denounced patent medicines but after suffering twelve years with kidney trouble and back pain he began using Dodd's Kidney Pills. After four boxes he reports no back pain more energy and renewed strength.
A garbled mix of sayings on mortality preaching and human relations. It includes an ad claiming a guaranteed cure for piles with a refund offer if not cured in 6 to 14 days and mentions a 6¢ Lewis' Single Binder cigar. The text also contains stray notes about sympathy after quarrels with wives and attempts at service meals to judge goodwill.
Two women chat on a busy sidewalk, one a "fat" socialite and the other "thin," discussing dogs, love, and a baby. A dog named Sandy receives affectionate attention as the pair exchange surprised reactions and shifting cavalier attitudes. The scene captures social tensions and casual humor in New York.
President Loubet showered Spain with gifts during a state visit not limited to royalty. The queen mother and even Madrid municipality received items including a Sevres table service with forty eight dancing figures and a colossal Sevres bronze vase sixty inches tall.
Irene Pomeroy Shields in Recreation describes a night scene by a lake where predators and prey sense danger. A cruel foe, the tribe of Men, tracks with fire and steel while wildlife cowers and watches. The trapper seeks revenge as wolves eyes glow and a raven waits.
The article extols electric power as a transformative home aid. It predicts electricity will replace much of a housemaid’s toll, with motors handling dishwashing, cleaning, coffee roasting and grinding, laundry, ironing, and more, enabling cleaner homes and greater efficiency. Col R E B Crompton foresees vast domestic automation.
Not a Paying Proposition reports that Norcross Bros. held the contract for Holy Cross College in Massachusetts. A rainy day caused overstaffing in the cellar. the foreman mused about paying a dollar apiece to throw workers out the window. An Irish laborer quipped he would starve at such talk.
A proposed forty two story hotel to rise over 600 feet would house 2 200 guests. The 42nd floor would hold a dining room and ballroom with a roof garden above and a Turkish bath in the basement. Borings show rock foundations at 30 feet depth but building costs rise sharply for a 40th floor and engineering challenges are not yet resolved.
Old Mortality freshening legible inscriptions on tombstones in a curio scene. He explains to curious bystanders that there is nothing essential in modern fiction.
A newspaper advertisement urges readers to test for kidney trouble using a glass of water, claiming Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer and Co cures back pain and urinary issues. It touts samples, a free book, and availability from Binghamton NY druggists at 50 cents or $1. It promises relief from frequent urination and discomfort.
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