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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
2
Poetic dedication by Edward W. Barnard in Putnam's imitates a letter to a betrothed. It extols Youth and Health as priceless, then promises a third gift, a good man's love, to endure beyond fading fortune. The piece urges guarding this gift in a reverent heart.
A Great South Western Railway board debates a land right of way as Theophilus Smith pursues work as a cowboy. He befriends Colonel Snortally, defeats a tough race with Bucyrus the mule, and wins Glory Snortally’s hand. The deal unites the families and spurs plans for a railroad branch.
The Rev. Egerton R Young recounts General Custer's tale told shortly before his death. Custer drove hostile Indians toward mountains and ravines and used a mule carried howitzer fired down the bluff. The mule slipped and crashed, prompting a wary chief to surrender after hearing the cannon.
The Los Angeles Herald highlights ostrich farming as highly profitable with a single acre of alfalfa supporting four birds. Full grown birds yield 144 pounds of meat worth $20 per pound, hens lay about 86 to 100 eggs yearly, incubators expand production, and two to four year birds reach $300 to $350 per pair. Eggs and feathers fetch high prices, with white Brunos and blood feathers at $146 per pound and Crabs at $4. By 1905 there were about 2,200 ostriches across the United States in several states including California.
Thorpe mentions a friend who spoke about Balloa and Badger. Badger replies he does not want to hear ugly rumors, noting his eagerness to tell shows the report would be displeasing. The two exchange a brief, formal farewell.
A quirky exchange describes a man who does not follow a calling but instead calls a following, earning the label of the megaphone man at the theater in a colloquial Baltis era tone.
A Mississippi inventor patents an automatic wagon brake that operates without driver input. The brake engages when horses pull back, pressing the rear wheel via a lever system connected to the harness and a vertical pivot on the shafts. Also covered are remarks on meat inspection law and a wheat stacking method to keep grain dry.
The bureau of statistics reports a special inquiry covering nearly 2000 counties. It finds annual farm produce hauled totals 49 600 000 tons with a hauling cost around 85 600 000 dollars. Costs vary by product from 7 to 9 cents per 10 pounds for corn wheat hay and potatoes to 44 cents per 144 pounds for wool.
A London News note describes the sparrow hawk as capable of catching small to mid sized birds such as wood pigeons and black birds. It explains the bird’s chase requires its own conditions and that flocks of small birds mob it when numerous. An observed bout with green finches shows the hawk grabbing a victim.
The text explains peach trees struggle on low ground and prefer elevated sites, while plums thrive in stiff damp soil. As a result, plum stocks are commonly used to orchard peaches when they must be planted on lower ground.
An illustration of efficiency shows a Holstein cow at three years old yielding milk over a year amounting to 18 units as a measure of dairy production efficiency.
The article notes 573 pounds of milk and 620 pounds of butter produced by a dairy cow, with an estimated annual net profit around a specified amount. The figures illustrate dairy farming gains and efficiency in historical farming reporting.
An experiment at an agricultural station tested egg viability and chick hatch outcomes. Fertile eggs showed about 20 percent weight loss during incubation while hatchlings reached roughly 30 percent loss. Post incubation, treated eggs experienced around 16 percent weight reduction.
The Carson apple originates from an Ohio seedling stock maintained by the Carson family and is praised for high productivity and quality in northern Ohio. William A. Taylor notes its oblate to slightly conical form, large size, pale yellow washed with crimson, large eyes, thick flesh, and subacid pleasant flavor. It fruits November to March in northern Ohio, with a vigorous upright tree habit and strong productivity.
Farm groves give beauty by breaking prairie monotony and supply wood for fuel and other uses. They shield homes from cold winds in winter and provide cooling shade in hot summers, reducing dependence on coal and offering relief in extreme heat.
Gill remains the leading first early strawberry of rare merit at the Ohio experiment station. The stocky plants sprout with vigor and fruit, producing a heavy burden of berries. The fruit is small at season's end but bears a fair size, mild pleasant flavor.
An elderly remedy baths two infected hens in boiled elder flowers twigs and leaves mixed with soft soap. Lice are killed and plumage remains undamaged in both cases.
The agriculture sector in France provides jobs for about 7.8 million workers, accounting for roughly one fifth of the country’s population.
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