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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
3
The article explains corn needs row planting to develop stalks and a deep, well-drained root zone. It notes roots extend from primary to lateral whorls, requiring deep plowing early but shallower cultivation as roots near the surface. It also covers mulch as surface protection and cautions on deep tillage after root spread.
A government bill proposes a subsidy program to irrigation enterprises totaling 25 million dollars to be funded from annual appropriations. Another bill would authorize a new bank to issue bonds up to 50 million dollars with government guarantees for principal and interest to back farmer long term mortgages.
A new farm program promises to separate farmers and buyers, with figures showing potential payments as high as 80 dollars per acre. The plan relies on agents who can push land sales at the named price, if the owner agrees.
The article notes cheaper farm labor this season with widespread curtailment in manufacturing leaving more men unemployed. Wages for farm hands average about $25 per month, down from $30 last year, with experienced workers commanding more but not at former peak levels. Young and immigrant workers offer services ranging from $16.5 to $90 per month.
An Illinois inventor unveils a scoop handle for shovels and similar tools that balances weight and eases use. A forward supplemental handle lets the forward hand slide and operate with less strain, reducing torso twisting and enabling operation with less effort.
Official figures by Thomas P. Cleaves and James C. Coutts show last session appropriations at 1,008,307,548.56 dollars. Navy and Marine Corps receive the largest shares for ships and public buildings, with substantial sums for pensions, the Post Office, and sundry civil expenses. A net gain of 10,682 federal employees and 9,085,287 dollars in annual pay accompanies the new authorization.
A thousand mile relay started in New York with 2000 YMCA boys carrying a message from Mayor McClellan to Mayor Busse of Chicago. Bert H. Rapp led the first leg as runners ferried the message in silver tubes, with Lake Cayuga swimming and sections of 15 to 90 miles. The route aimed for records and character as each lad ran for personal bests.
The Fourth East River Bridge was spanned on June 12 with the towers of the new Manhattan Bridge linked by two cables to support a foot bridge. The site lies near the old Brooklyn Bridge between it and the Williamsburg Bridge. The new Blackwell’s Island bridge is also ready for city transfer.
Notices from Hapgood, head of the Hapgood employment bureau, discuss the industrial alert amid a panic. Employers cut payrolls, lay off workers, and curb hiring as job prospects waver for 8 men and others.
In St Louis a group owning 6 000 acres of yellow pine lands across Arkansas Texas Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama formed a permanent committee led by Fr Weyerhauser to plan a holding company capitalized at 3 000 000 dollars. The effort aims to absorb both lumber owners and principal manufacturers.
Charles W Morse gives formal notice to depositors of the suspended Bank of North America that they may receive full payment. The message implies the speculative banker recovered losses and returns to business on the street. Morse claims deposits totaling 1 350 000 dollars were raised but offers no explanation of the funding.
Papers served on Frank J. Gould in New York in the suit for absolute divorce by his wife once Miss Helen M. Kelly. John W. Riddle, U S ambassador to Russia, remains frail with pneumonia threat but slowly improving. At Lemberg Romanian student Miroslav Stosynski shot Count Andreas Potocki, the governor of the Austrian Polish province of Galicia, who was condemned to death.
The Department of Agriculture surveys Northwest farmers to cost out every step from land rent and manure to harvesting and marketing. An acre shows $11.69 costs with 13 bushels yield and about 90 cents per bushel farm price, leaving little to cover profit and transport. Critics say rent and fertilizer charges may be inflated and marketing costs misrepresented.
Notices report Charles B Ullmo's sentence on Devil's Island for selling naval secrets. British forces end a 18 day campaign against Hohmand tribesmen in India with 78 fatalities. Canada plans Fort Churchill townsite and a railway from northern Saskatchewan. Belgium elections show Socialist gains. In Korea 872 native soldiers killed and 62 captured amid repression. Tsarist tensions rise as Russian border raids drive Teheran unrest. Edward VII and Alexandra visit Russia. Taft hints at Panama intervention.
Developments in Chicago point to a brighter trade outlook with strong crop prospects, easier money, and rising holiday retail activity. Clearance sales attract buyers, stocks shrink, and wholesale buyers increase attendance as fall deliveries and furnishings demand grow. Bank clearings total 214 million for five days, down 20 percent from 1907. district failures number 25, liabilities over 5 thousand total six.
In midsummer New York trading and industry show confidence due to planned crops and anticipated fall business. Fillings-in orders from jobbers are steady but small, retailers cut prices to spur demand, West markets prepare for buyer excursions, and overall activity edges up after holidays. Bradstreet's notes 246 US business failures the week ending July 9, vs 236 prior week and historical lows. Canada reports 29, down from prior week.
A compact list of latest prices across U S markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs potatoes and seeds priced by grade and type with regional variations.
Minneapolis bakery inspector W. D. McCall confiscates over 150 loaves suspected of underweight content. The probe targets several bakers as authorities warn of continued shortages and consumer fraud. Ore trade notes project 22,000,000 tons moving from Lake Superior head, about half of 1907 levels.
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