Silo innovation and harvest notes from the field of 1901
A collection of agricultural observations and opinions from a Rockford Indiana correspondent. Topics include cement silos, sun baked fruit, early Whitaker plums, a Illinois supreme court ruling on grain coloring, farming wit suggests self-reliance, and reflections on crops, frost, and seed corn demand. It notes a Minnesota aloys shipment, fly protection for dairy cows, and a cooperative creamery gift of twenty five dollars to a butter maker.
The Sugar Trap and Market Price Hints
A fragment discusses sugar as bait in a scam, noting a sharp offer of 100 pounds of sugar for a dollar with a $20 grocery bill. The text advises checking current market price for granulated sugar to gauge legitimacy and avoid loss.
Fall farm thrift and market tips warn buyers and sellers
The article urges farmers to prune livestock and assets before winter, selling unproductive stock and thinning flocks. It cautions against gilded syndicate schemes in the West and advises investing surplus funds in solid farm land to preserve principal even without high interest.
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the West
Cold storage curing boosts cheese quality and adoption hopes
The piece notes improved cheese curing by placing freshly pressed cheese into cold storage, predicting rapid adoption. It also ponders a game law question about a farmer letting townspeople shoot birds prior to season, and remarks on the Dakota regions enjoying a bountiful, timely harvest after prior droughts.
Courage Fails In Alice Farm Hiring Scheme
A lady friend of pups with an ailing household and three hired men plots to marry off a worker to a tenant farmhouse so he and his wife can board the others. The plan collapses when the man admits he can not risk it. The tale flags hired men as cow milking hands only.
Have a Telephone For The Farm Home
The article extols telephone service as a vital social link for farm homes. It argues that where a town and local exchange lie within ten miles, groups of farmers can organize to obtain cheap service. It cites a farmer with connections to four market towns seven to ten miles away to illustrate practical value.
Trader’s Profit From Quick Sale Funds New Telephone
He set a $30 price for disposing of his dogs after taking quotes that morning, selling not at his usual market but in a nearby town. The gain nearly covers the entire cost of his new telephone installation.
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Isell
Repairing Damages by a Self-Repairing Elm
A spring wind damaged a central elm limb about three inches thick and ten feet long. Instead of new shoots, a large side limb straightened gradually until August 15 and rose to form the tree’s central branch. This demonstrated nature’s ingenuity in repairing damage.
Our Failing Streams and Water Loss Explained
The author argues national streams decline as cultivated land and crops absorb more moisture. They blame increased soil absorption and faster evapotranspiration for lower lake and river water, while rainfall remains unchanged. The piece calls for a more logical explanation if available.
Fancy Prices for Fancy Products
The article notes a separate market for high quality farm goods where honesty and superior standards command premiums. It cites a western dairy with 40 cows averaging five cents above top western extra quotes and a poultryman who marks laying dates to fetch about 25 percent above current egg prices.
Notable U S Presidents and Mayor Assassination Overview
A historical recap recounts the assassinations of President Lincoln in 1865 and President Garfield in 1881, plus Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison Sr in 1893. It notes motives rooted in civil strife, the dramatic events surrounding each shooting, and the leaders’ funerals and legacies.
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Lincoln
Garfield
Carter Harrison, Sr
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Confederacy
Appomattox
Richmond
Ford’s
Washington
J. Wilkes Booth
William H. Seward
East
Middle West
Oak Ridge Cerretery
Springfield
Ill
President Garfield
White House
Long Branch
Harry
James
Blaine
Guiteau
United States
Berlin Society Protests Blindfolded Horse Driving
The president of the Berlin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals issues a public proclamation urging people to ride in cabs or wagons only with drivers who do not use blinders on horses. He warns blinders cause horses to shy and harm.
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Berlin Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
The Hardy Life of British Lighthouse Keepers
A London Mail sketch of life at sea sentinels on Cornwall and Bishop lighthouses. It details isolation, perilous seas, and the mental strain on keepers, including the Longships and Eddy Stone cases, and the unique rigors of climbing to shore with windlass haul systems.
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London Mail
Bishop
Cornish
Bishop Lighthouse
Longships
Cornwall
Eddystone
Rains
Atlantic
Denmark to Sell Danish West Indies to United States
European reports say Denmark will accept a US offer of 3 1/2 million dollars for St. Croix St. Thomas and St. John. Congress must approve funds, but the islands would give strategic naval coaling stations and expand Monroe Doctrine influence. The sale hinges on congressional appropriation and is viewed as beneficial to US prestige and policy.
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Danish West Indies
Europe
Denmark
United States
Danish West India Islands
St. Croix
St. Thomas
St. John
Congress
Porto Rico
Cuba
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. S. Trigg
Rockford
Whitaker
Illinois
Supreme Court
Middle Country
South
Minnesota
Corn Belt
Solomon
Dakotas
Banbury Cross
Jenny
Harrison
Mayor Harrison
Carter H. Harrison
Ashland Boulevard
Prendergast
Mr. Harrison
Jackson Street
Anna Howard
New Orleans
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