Farmer Forum Doubts Over Yields and Costs
A Dallas News item notes farmers faced high expenses and debt after a poor year. Many could not meet costs on the farm, with luxuries beyond reach and limited income to cover the shortfall.
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1907
Page
6
A Dallas News item notes farmers faced high expenses and debt after a poor year. Many could not meet costs on the farm, with luxuries beyond reach and limited income to cover the shortfall.
Agricultural note by W. J. Spillman outlines control of Johnson grass. Cut before seed, allow regrowth to stay shallow, then pasture until August before shallow plowing to kill new rootstocks. If rains occur, plow again shallowly and harrow. Hand-pull remaining sprigs, then plant cotton with normal tillage.
The Secretary of Agriculture reports poultry yard products last year valued at 500 million dollars, with the crop at 450 million. Eggs and other outputs form the remainder, while oats contribute about 300 million dollars.
C D Whitman writes to the editor praising local lawfulness and urging firm enforcement of the prohibition statute. He cites Sheriff Gentry of Van Zandt County as a model for upholding local option law and calls for jail terms for violators until law changes. He stresses duty, civic pride, and fair treatment of officers in enforcing rules.
The Austrian surgeon Dr Lorenz attended a banquet in his honor where wine was served. While many guests drank, he declined, asking for tea and explaining his work requires a clear brain, firm muscles, and steady nerves.
A Houston Post paraphrase asserts that Mr Rockefeller loves his country and implies that ownership equates to patriotism, suggesting a broader reflection on national loyalty among owners.
An advertisement touts complexion creams and tablets promising beauty for women, urging readers to ask a druggist for product details.
The speaker insists tainted money does not exist and implies quick handling may remove microbes. No specific people or places are identified beyond the mention of a chancellor.
The readable text describes a generic medical or herbal note with phrases about throat, bloating, biliousness, and a restoring remedy, but lacks coherent details or identifiers for a proper summary.
Legal notice commands the sheriff to publish four weeks in Milam County newspapers appraising Mary Merritt of a court appearance on April 5 1907 to answer a petition by Henry Merritt alleging abandonment since September 1900 after a July 1891 marriage.
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