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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
7
Arthur Seebach in Breeder's Gazette outlines a pasture system dividing land into Pasture A for permanent grasses and Pasture C for green corn fodder. The plan rotates clover and corn yearly to enrich soils, with cement feeding floors, sunlit sheds, and on 15 acre pastures supporting 150 to 175 swine.
A Farms Review article warns that unbalanced rations harm dairy cows and humans. It explains that corn heavy diets reduce dairy quality, Timothy dominance causes indigestion, and clover excess leads to bloat. It urges balanced combinations through farmer research and planning.
In favorable years apple blossoms yield nectar and bees, including swarms, must be cared for. Brush combs to remove loose bees, clean out hives, reseal entrances to keep moths out, store under cover, and dry. Broken combs go to a flour sack for wax later. The note ends by linking sheep-shearing plant growth to a possible shift from hand-shearing.
The article warns against direct placement of nitrate of soda, muriate of potash, and superphosphate with seeds, noting germ destruction when dropped on fertilizer. It advocates drilling or mixing fertilizer with soil, cautions against ultra-heavy applications, and recommends ammonium sulfate or dried blood as nitrogen sources. A Michigan grower’s cucumber loss illustrates improper nitrate use.
A farmer explains a simple adjustable gate that lets hogs or sheep pass while blocking cattle, with slats and a bent rod catching notches. The item is paired with a humorous Boston Post piece about sixty dollars spent by 2000 people watching two ground holes and a rat in front of the Old South Meeting House.
Caroline Benedict Burrell advises farmers to adapt to guests not vice versa. To ease tension, serve meals on guests own hours with early breakfasts and simple dinners. She highlights essentials like water, milk, cream, eggs, butter, vegetables, and seasonal fruit as standards for acceptable allowances.
The article explains ants on trees feed on honey dew from plant lice. It recommends a 10 12 percent kerosene emulsion spray to kill the lice and bisulphide of carbon at the ant run base to destroy the ants, noting removing lice prevents ant problems.
May 14 market notes from New York to Cincinnati show Wheat No 2 red around 74 to 80?c, Corn about 45 to 47½c, Oats 28½ to 33½c. Cattle steers 4.60 to 5.60, cows and calves varied. Sheep and lamb values range 3.00 to 5.20, Hogs 5.80 to 6.15 in several markets.
In a crowded car a man about to give his seat to a lady finds a colored passenger sits first. The riser complains and a bowing servant answers politely, turning the moment into a comic exchange as the lady is seated amid amused smiles.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for cures it cannot achieve. The text cites F J Cheney & Co and several Toledo druggists, plus testimonials and price. It also includes a joke about Noah and microbes and notes a railway booklet about Aberdeen to the Missouri River with a copy obtainable via stamp.
In a Philadelphia Record snippet a woman questions a man about his romance. The man cites another suitor whose breath smelled of champagne. The exchange hints at romantic tension and social judgments of propriety.
A letter from S F Dewey of Carrolton Montgomery County Ohio reports Palmer's Lotion relieves Barber’s Itch after nine years. The ad claims Lotion and Lotion Soap work best together and may substitute temporarily. samples available from Solow Palmer 374 Pearl Street New York. Town Topics quote ends with a humorous dialogue about kissing.
A collage of brief notes from early 20th century papers mentions a private mailing card with scenery views for ten cents via the Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway. Other items reflect skeptical quips and ad blurbs about Beeman's Pepsin Gum Piso�s Cure for Consumption and a critic’s quip about hypocrites.
Miss Rose Cullen of Butte Montana writes that Peruna revived her nervous exhaustion and kept her healthy at home. Mrs G W Heard of Hempstead Texas shares a tale of backache and fatigue cured by Peruna and notes her family’s strong relief from sickness. W A Mitchell of Martin Georgia recalls drastic weight loss from stomach catarrh and credits Peruna with restoring health and lifting her to full daily life. Dr Hartman invites readers to consult for free if results are not satisfactory.
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