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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
7
An old rural note describes a cheap hay stack cover using boards and wire staples to shield stacks, plus repeated use. It then discusses German agricultural lessons on arid land farming showing shallow plowing, moisture retention, and methods to manage weeds and perennials in Syria and Palestine.
An article outlines farm practices including using kerosene sprays against bloodsucking flies to protect cows calves and horses, a single man drag saw guide reducing labor, a portable sorting table for concurrent apple picking and packing, and Colonel Battell with the USDA efforts to preserve the Morgan horse from extinction.
At nine years the mark in the corner teeth of the upper jaw is clearly defined, the mark is still visible in the middle teeth, but has almost disappeared from the nippers. A side view shows the indentation in the corner tooth. Frequent crop rotation is the remedy for the Strawberry crown borer. burn the infested field in fall and plant a different crop next year.
Advice on raising poultry and dairy stock notes broodiness from corn, three weeks grass vacations for horses, clean stables, and pest control. It promotes beets for poultry, warns against boiling eggs for young chicks, and suggests reducing cows to cut production costs while darkened milking rooms and daily spraying are recommended. It highlights profits from careful habits and Clover as a protein rich feed. It ends with breeders pursuing personal innovations in cattle traits.
The article explains how European armies classify horses by weight for different roles. Light riding horses weigh about 800 to 900 pounds, medium carriage horses reach roughly 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, and heavy draft breeds like Clydesdales and Percherons range from 1,300 up to about 2,000 pounds, with some lighter individuals used for artillery and draft.
A narrative sketches Xa vier Laborde amid Sand River fires where his dwelling survived for years but burned once. He reflects on the loss of furniture and belongings while saving the home, recalling a fire that raged in all directions and a stubborn joke of fate.
A humorous exchange mocks correspondence school life and hazing rituals. A father asks about his son in a mail based college program and jokes about daily gym exercises by mail a track meet long distance rapid writer a Greek letter fraternity weekly and a live scorpion by mail. The piece ends with a quip about a wife guessing seven of ten hidden truths about her husband.
Reports detail union movements in Boston Memphis New Orleans Fargo and Buffalo with new charters, wage discussions, arbitration boards, and eight hour demands. Notes include New York Typographical Union funds, Pittsburg steel talks, and Anglo American labor developments with idle workers and reform efforts.
The government petitions for rehearing of the Standard Oil Indiana fine reversal, arguing the appellate ruling misinterprets the law and could erode the Interstate Commerce Act. Attorney General Bonaparte leads the filing with Kellogg Sims and Wikerson, noting potential court actions up to the Supreme Court.
Blue Earth County commissioners vote to pay half the repair costs for bridges roads and culverts damaged by recent floods. Estimated total expense is ten thousand dollars. A Boston based company plans to operate aeroplanes or dirigible balloons between Boston and New York with initial experiments using small dirigibles carrying two passengers plus the operator.
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