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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1905
Page
4
A Kansas experiment from 1903 tested baling green wilted or cured alfalfa. Green hay yielded light bales with mold and poor quality. wilted and cured bales fared better, with cured hay matching the grade of stacked hay. The study concludes baling is advisable only when alfalfa is well cured and dry, and field baling depends on labor, equipment, and market needs.
A maker shares a self crafted saw praised as the finest working tool for pruning and meat cutting. The author notes it is inexpensive, not patented, and has been used extensively since manufacturing.
An American agricultural correspondent extols a versatile sawing tool usable for pruning and as a meat saw, noting it is lighter and easier than others. A Canadian farmer cites brome grass yields from 400 to 800 pounds of seed per acre and two and a half tons of hay, depending on May rains, with best seed price around 10 cents per pound. A Kansas experiment station lays out an egg laying contest run from Nov 1, 1904, to Nov 1, 1905 featuring Barred Plymouth Rocks White Wyandottes Light Brahmas and Rhode Island Reds, while Leghorns are oddly overlooked.
The December 7 1905 event at Kingman Opera House under Purdue School of Agriculture and Kingman Agricultural Society featured a corn judging contest as the main program and talks on clover crop rotation by RE C Martindale. Prof Christie Purdue stressed seed quality and proper planting to raise yields for area farmers and 20 high school boys learned judging by Purdue corn school prize.
After a brief intermission the committee on resolution reported and the resolutions were unanimously adopted. The society extended thanks to Mr Christie. Ancel Cox earned the best grade in judging the sort and qualified for Purdue. E M Cox won first prize for best corn. Christie spoke on agricultural education in public or high schools. The meeting planned another institute in spring, with a Kingman quartette providing music and vocal solos.
An advertisement promotes Cole's Hot Blast stove as air tight and efficient. It guarantees uniform heat with various coal types and a smokeless feed door, claiming one third fuel savings over similar-sized lower draft stoves. Sold by M Mayer Sr.
Fragmentary ad copy touts Hall's Family Pills as superior and mentions Cheney Company in connection with sales. The text references internal action on the blood and macron surfaces and implies tests and annuals, with unclear phrases about a notary and catarrh cure.
Local notice proclaims printing and design services emphasizing up-to-date styles. The ad invites inquiries for varied jobs and emphasizes skilled craft in newspaper printing.
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