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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1894
Page
10
The article describes two portable fence designs patented long ago and now public domain. One uses light moveable panels with zigzag ground placement and interlocking rails to form a firm, removable barrier swine cannot lift. The second employs dovetailed boards with beveled battens to lock adjacent panels for a compact, reusable fencing system.
A portable fence uses dovetail notches and a wedge C to lock panels. The wedge fits into a groove to hold it more firmly. It can be erected and removed in minutes and has a neat appearance.
A breeder argues Light Brahmas offer higher overall profit by focusing on early hatch, steady lay through fall and winter, and ready market for roasters and fattened hens. He notes Brahmas’ prolific egg production, lower feeding needs, and greater suitability for weekly meat, contrasting with Leghorns’ egg emphasis and fence-climbing traits. He claims a track record of 161 eggs per year from a 50-bird flock and predicts peak prices when yellow skins and large bodies are valued.
The Kansas Farmer says alfalfa is the most valuable forage plant for farmers with bottom land or land expected to yield alfalfa. It pays well, offering two hay crops and a seed crop or four hay cuts in one season. Once sown, always sown, yielding a perpetual income with easy cultivation and unmatched returns.
An Iowa correspondent for The Homestead recalls his father buying two bushels of rye seed in 1893 from Bucks County Pennsylvania. The crop on fall plowed land yielded 17 bushels per acre. The following spring sowing on stalk ground faced drought at ripening, producing seven bushels per acre of poor quality.
The Prairie Farmer notes alfalfa red clover taller fescue meadow oat grass timothy withstand drought best. Ranking for drought tolerance places alfalfa orchard grass red clover meadow oat grass Kentucky bluegrass taller bluegrass timothy.
A mix of agricultural tips notes spurry as a forage in light plains soils but warns it may seed freely and become a weed. Rabbits threaten young trees. remedies include soap solutions and rubbing animal products on trunks. Cabbage collars reduce maggots. bordeaux mixture or ammoniacal copper carbonate combat fungi. Oklahoma tests show oats smut losses. Jensen hot water seed treatment at 185 degrees F reduces smut.
Solomon Steele cites Justin Morgan as a premier example of the breed noting his height about 14 hands 950 pounds dark bay color no white hairs and a straight head. The horse had a short back broad loins large muscular legs and exceptional speed and courtesy to riders. He outwalked outtrot and outran rivals in Vermont races in 1796 and impressed observers with training and parade horse skills.
A compact glance at notable pairs across eras. Hadrian and Terentia end in divorce after meddling. Van Buchenll’s devotion to a late wife led to a grim marriage test. Salmasius’ wife shaped his arguments with her edits. Princess Mary Tudor wed Louis of France to appease her father. Purcell’s wife blamed for his death after he lingered in jovial company.
A compact survey notes ancient and modern feats in fortification, tunneling, sewers, and bridges. It cites the first English tunnel near Manchester in 1766, the Britannia tubular bridge built 1846–1850, London sewers completed in 1847, and early pneumatic tube ideas by Denis Papin. It mentions engineers in London, Saxony mining schools, and notable structures in China and Fribourg.
A Historic overview lists famous gems from the British crown and Kohinoor to the Braganza and Star of the South. It notes the Najara battle link, Agincourt helmet use, Genoa emeralds, and the Toretto shrine gem, with values and notable sizes.
Practical guide to palmistry traits linking hand shapes and finger lines to character outcomes. It notes long nails signal deceit, square fingers suggest reasoning power, and the fate line runs from wrist to index base, with health and temperament implications.
The article highlights coal stokers on large ocean steamers who labor in extreme heat. About 100 men per furnace work four hour shifts, enduring temperatures around 150 degrees. Exhaustion forces them below to the forecastle where the heat can lead to pneumonia and death.
A Cardiff visitor writes from the World Fair calling American prosperity evident everywhere especially among workers. He notes bright well-dressed working girls and compares U S scenery favorably to rivers and lakes in Europe while mentioning travels on the Rhine Thames and Hudson. He also references the Salvation Army and Iceland’s few lawyers.
A collection of brief notes on global manufacturing myths and advances. Topics include rubber goods dominance by America, cost of sea-diving apparel, cotton seed sugar in Africa, rice paper from tung tsua, horse-hide cordovan leather, stamp-counting to deter theft, a Japanese vote recording device, a Calcutta telegraph cable pierced by glass, glass paper from a Japanese aquatic plant, lead peroxide coatings for iron and steel, the rise of valzin as a sweeter sugar substitute, and the Pinna tanning method using alternating currents for rapid hide processing.
A mosaic of gem facts notes diamond carat definitions and weights. It cites the Orloff diamond linked to murders and the Regent diamond from Golconda. It mentions the pearl’s chemistry on acid and its lime burn, plus emerald carvings and sapphire amulets.
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