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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
3
Mr Wragg invites contributions of any new ideas that readers of this department may wish to present and would be pleased to answer correspondents desiring information on subjects discussed. Address Mr Wragg, 300 Good Block, Des Moines, Iowa.
Advice on choosing and storing fall fruit varieties for home orchards emphasizes picking pears before ripening on the tree, packing in boxes, cooling, and moving to warmth for mellowing. It lists numerous apples, peaches, plums, berries, and raspberries with notes on flavor, color, and hardiness, urging careful selection and home planting for health and thrift.
The passage argues that wealth comes from large output rather than high prices. Money is a means to exchange wealth, not wealth itself. Famine, regardless of price levels, brings poverty. Agricultural communities grow rich through large crop volumes, which can curb panics, while poor harvests worsen them.
Crowded conditions stunt growth and harm health of the stock. Adequate room supports better development, airflow, and vigor. Monitor density and adjust housing to reduce stress and disease risk. Implement ventilation and spacing improvements for sustained growth.
A farmer recounts using a four horse power upright gasoline engine since March 1901. He and his son installed it without local agents, threshing, crushing fodder, sawing wood, and moving the engine across six sites. Repairs were done by the farmers themselves. fuel use runs about four gallons for a ten hour day. The engine proved handy, safe, and more powerful than a two horse tread power, with satisfied patrons.
The basswood tree, once despised, is valued for timber now in demand by manufacturers of various articles. Supplies grow scarcer each year, sparking advice to plant basswood groves on farms. Second growth hickory and ash are also in high demand for tool handles and buggies, with supplies not meeting need. Consider adding groves of hickory and ash as well.
The piece praises naming farms with attractive titles such as Mountain View and Pleasant View. It argues a farm name reflects pride and motivates owners to improve shade and fruit trees, lawns, flower beds, fences, and buildings to make the home inviting. Naming is seen as the initial step to homelike surroundings.
Liquid air recently underwent testing as a refrigerator for overland fruit car lines. The results indicate success in both cost efficiency versus ice and overall effectiveness.
A farmer urges daily dairy records to evaluate butter fat and cow value. He shares that after culling 12 of 25 cows, his herd improved, achieving 30 percent higher profit this year. He notes testing and repurchase help identify profitable cows by repeatable yields.
Caution is urged as nurseries begin selling stock. Do not trust strangers. prefer well known nurseries and their representatives. When in doubt, follow the State Horticultural Society guidance on proven varieties, and buy new types only in small quantities to limit potential losses.
The writer asks practical readers about fall vs spring tillage for corn sod ground. Should sod be disked in fall or left plowed for spring sowing? Seeks experience with advantages or drawbacks of fall disking before spring planting.
Aimed at farmers, the passage argues greatness comes from mastering common tasks. It warns against neglecting small daily duties while chasing grand goals, noting that successful farmers excel in plowing, seeding, cultivation, harvesting, feeding, and breeding with uncommon diligence.
Seven hundred grape vines four years old on an acre of suitable soil make that acre worth $1,000 and the vines will yield a revenue sufficient to net 10 per cent per annum on that valuation. There is golden promise to the vineyardist who will make a specialty of the business.
A short rural warning urges farmers to eradicate weeds at first sight to prevent spread. It highlights bull thistle cockleburs ragweeds and burdock as hard to remove once established, notes winter survival of burdock roots and seed spread, and attributes spread to busy farmers saving crops and bringing in new seeds from other states.
The Iowa legislature appropriated $7,000 to support good roads experimentation. State aid is described as the essential step toward gaining national aid and advancing road improvements.
In a Montreal Herald excerpt a new hot ice cream is described as a frozen pudding from San Francisco’s Chinatown, vanilla with boiled rice and ginger, served in tea and chatter rooms with old fashioned lanterns. The piece contrasts it with traditional ice cream and quips about cultural punchlines.
A Kansas City youth is duped by a group at Elm Ridge races after a dream about wearing a red carnation and winning big money. One conspirator claims a dream as they gather with six others, prompting the target to flee the betting ring in fear of a planned trap.
A nervous man recalls a conversation with a retirement friend about changing habits. He visits a cafe with another friend just back from treatment, where he drinks two highballs while his companion drinks coffee. The talk suggests partial success in breaking one habit but the other persists.
The Baltimore American reports a quip by a senior partner at Sharke and Sharke about a new and lucrative litigation field. They claim scientists have shown the vermiform appendix is essential, suggesting a plan to sue those who had their appendices removed under a doctor's representation of superfluity for profit.
London Tit Bits notes the Scotsman building in Edinburgh surpasses the New York Times in size. It has thirteen stories and 261,787 square feet of area, more than twice the Times’ 116,349 square feet. The question from the Printers' Engineer prompts praise for the newer addition.
A Kittery, Maine, woman recounts a youth who dug dandelions from her lawn for an hour, washed them at her pump, then asked to sell the lot at 20 cents per peck. The anecdote illustrates twentieth century enterprise through a surprising sales pitch.
The seventeen year locusts menace fruit crops as editors joke about art and money. Vladivostok braces for shellfire with Oyama set to begin the season there. A famed comedian marries his leading lady, and the hope is she can guide him post marriage.
A historic note records Miss A Belding of Vassar class of 1907 achieving a 185 foot 714 inch throw, a feat described as incredible for a girl of her era, highlighting early women athletes pushing athletic bounds.
A Yale group has been dispatched to New York to observe and analyze harsh social conditions. The project questions whether sociology is the aim or simply ongoing field observation.
Persons joining deer hunting excursions are urged to take precautions. Get as near the deer as possible when the show begins. Follow safety practices to improve chances of a safe return.
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